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<DIV align="center">
 <B><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on December&nbsp;20, 2002</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="right">
<B><FONT size="2">Registration
No.&nbsp;333-<FONT face="wingdings">l</FONT></FONT></B>
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<B><FONT size="4">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></B>

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<B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<B><FONT size="5">Form S-8</FONT></B>

<DIV align="center">
<B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<B>UNDER</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<B>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<B><FONT size="6">Bowne &#38; Co., Inc.</FONT></B>

<DIV align="center">
<I><FONT size="2">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its
charter)</FONT></I>
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    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <B><FONT size="2">Delaware</FONT></B></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B><FONT size="2">13-2618477</FONT></B></TD>
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    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <I><FONT size="2">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
    or organization)</FONT></I></DIV>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom">
    <I><FONT size="2">(I.R.S. Employer Identification
    Number)</FONT></I></TD>
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<B><FONT size="2">Bowne &#38; Co., Inc.</FONT></B>

<DIV align="center">
<B><FONT size="2">345 Hudson Street</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<B><FONT size="2">New York, New York 10014</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<I><FONT size="2">(Address, including zip code, of
Registrant&#146;s principal executive officers)</FONT></I>
</DIV>

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<B><FONT size="2">Bowne 401(k) Savings Plan</FONT></B>

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<I><FONT size="2">(Full title of the Plan)</FONT></I>
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<B><FONT size="2">Scott L. Spitzer, Esq.</FONT></B>

<DIV align="center">
<B><FONT size="2">Vice President, Associate General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<B><FONT size="2">Bowne &#38; Co., Inc.</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<B><FONT size="2">345 Hudson Street</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<B><FONT size="2">New York, New York 10014</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<B><FONT size="2">(212)&nbsp;924-5500</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<I><FONT size="2">(Name, address, including zip code, and
telephone number,</FONT></I>
</DIV>

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<I><FONT size="2">including area code, of Registrant&#146;s
agent for service)</FONT></I>
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<B><I><FONT size="2">Copies to:</FONT></I></B>

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<B><FONT size="2">Vincent Pagano, Jr., Esq.</FONT></B>

<DIV align="center">
<B><FONT size="2">Simpson Thacher &#38; Bartlett</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<B><FONT size="2">425 Lexington Avenue</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<B><FONT size="2">New York, New York 10017-3954</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<B><FONT size="2">(212)&nbsp;455-2000</FONT></B>
</DIV>

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<B><FONT size="2">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</FONT></B>

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    <TD align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Proposed Maximum</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Proposed Maximum</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Amount of</FONT></B></TD>
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    <TD></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Amount to be</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Offering Price</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Aggregate</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Registration</FONT></B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Title of Securities to be Registered</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Registered</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Per Share</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Offering Price</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Fee</FONT></B></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share
    </FONT></DIV>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT size="2">1,300,000
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">$10.65(a)
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">$14,000,000(a)
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">$1,288(a)
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    <TD><FONT size="2">(a)&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) under the
    Securities Act of 1933, the proposed maximum offering price per
    share, the proposed maximum aggregate offering price and the
    amount of registration fee have been computed on the basis of
    the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock
    reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape on
    December&nbsp;19, 2002.
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<B><FONT size="2">In addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c)
under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement
also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered
or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described
above.</FONT></B>

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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item 4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item 8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item 9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y66797exv5.htm">EX-5: OPINION OF SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y66797exv23w1.htm">EX-23.1: CONSENT OF KPMG LLP</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="y66797exv23w2.htm">EX-23.2: CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<B><FONT size="2">PART II</FONT></B>

<P align="center">
<B><FONT size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT</FONT></B>

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<B><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Incorporation
of Documents by Reference</I></FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The following documents filed by Bowne &#38; Co,
Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148; or the &#147;Registrant&#148;)
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are hereby
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <FONT size="2">(a)&nbsp;The Annual Report of Bowne &#38; Co,
    Inc. on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
    December&nbsp;31, 2001.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <FONT size="2">(b)&nbsp;The Quarterly Report of Bowne &#38; Co,
    Inc. on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
    September&nbsp;30, 2002.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <FONT size="2">(c)&nbsp;The Quarterly Report of Bowne &#38; Co,
    Inc. on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
    June&nbsp;30, 2002.
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <FONT size="2">(d)&nbsp;The Quarterly Report of Bowne &#38; Co,
    Inc. on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending
    March&nbsp;31, 2002.
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <FONT size="2">(e)&nbsp;The Current Report of Bowne &#38; Co,
    Inc. on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on October&nbsp;7, 2002, and
    Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to such Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K/A
    filed on December&nbsp;11, 2002.
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <FONT size="2">(f)&nbsp;The description of the Company&#146;s
    Common Stock contained in the Company&#146;s Registration
    Statement on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission on
    June&nbsp;23, 1998.
    </FONT></TD>
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">All documents filed by the Company pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement indicating that all securities offered have been sold
or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to
be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in
any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall
not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
</FONT>

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<B><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Description
of Securities</I></FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Not required.
</FONT>

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<B><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Interests
of Named Experts and Counsel</I></FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">None.
</FONT>

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<B><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Indemnification
of Directors and Officers</I></FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The Company is a Delaware corporation. Reference
is made to Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;), which enables a
corporation in its original certificate of incorporation or an
amendment thereto to eliminate or limit the personal liability
of a director for violations of a director&#146;s fiduciary
duty, except (i)&nbsp;any breach of the director&#146;s duty of
loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;acts
or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;transactions
described in Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL (providing for
liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or
unlawful stock purchases or redemptions), or (iv)&nbsp;any
transaction from which a director derived an improper personal
benefit.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-1
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<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Reference is also made to Section&nbsp;145 of the
DGCL, which empowers a Delaware corporation to indemnify any
person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a
party, to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such
corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was
an officer, director, employee or agent of such corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. The
indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such
action, suit or proceeding, provided that such person acted in
good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be
in or not opposed to the corporation&#146;s best interests, and,
for criminal proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe the
person&#146;s conduct was unlawful. A Delaware corporation may
indemnify any person in an action by or in the right of the
corporation under the same conditions, except that no
indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the
person is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where a
present or former officer or director is successful on the
merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to
above, the corporation must indemnify such person against the
expenses (including attorney&#146;s fees) which such person
actually and reasonably incurred.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Article&nbsp;Ninth of the Company&#146;s
Certificate of Incorporation, furthermore, provides that no
director of the Company is personally liable to the Company or
its stockholders for damages for any breach of duty as a
director unless a judgment or other final adjudication adverse
to him establishes that his acts or omissions involved bad
faith, intentional misconduct, a knowing violation of law or
certain expressly prohibited acts, or that he personally gained
a financial profit or other advantage to which he was not
legally entitled.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Article&nbsp;VII of the Company&#146;s By-Laws
provides that the Company shall indemnify all persons whom it
shall have power to indemnify from and against all expenses,
liabilities or other matters to the fullest extent permitted by
the DGCL as from time to time amended.
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The Company also has liability insurance policies
in effect which cover certain claims against officers and
directors of the Company by reason of certain breaches of duty,
neglect, errors or omissions committed by them in such
capacities as officers and directors.
</FONT>

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<P align="left">
<B><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Exemption
from Registration Claimed</I></FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Not applicable.
</FONT>

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<B><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Exhibits</I></FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The following exhibits are filed as part of this
Registration Statement:
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    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;3(ii)
    </FONT></DIV>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    <FONT size="2">By-Laws (incorporated by reference to
    Exhibit&nbsp;4 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on
    Form&nbsp;8-K Filed June&nbsp;23, 1998)
    </FONT></TD>
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    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;4.1
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    <FONT size="2">Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by
    reference to Exhibit&nbsp;2 to the Company&#146;s Current Report
    on Form&nbsp;8-K filed June&nbsp;23, 1998)
    </FONT></TD>
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    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;4.2
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    <FONT size="2">Certificate of Designations (incorporated by
    reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3 to the Company&#146;s Current Report
    on Form&nbsp;8-K filed June&nbsp;23, 1998)
    </FONT></TD>
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    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;4.3
    </FONT></DIV>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    <FONT size="2">Rights Agreement, dated as of June&nbsp;19, 1998
    between the Company and The Bank of New York (incorporated by
    reference to Exhibit&nbsp;5 to the Company&#146;s Current Report
    on Form&nbsp;8-K filed June&nbsp;23, 1998)
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;5
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    <FONT size="2">Opinion of Simpson Thacher &#38; Bartlett
    regarding the legality of the common stock being registered
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">23.1
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    <FONT size="2">Consent of KPMG LLP
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">23.2
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    <FONT size="2">Consent of Deloitte&nbsp;&#38; Touche LLP
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">23.3
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    <FONT size="2">Consent of Simpson Thacher &#38; Bartlett
    (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    <DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">
    <FONT size="2">24
    </FONT></DIV>
    </TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="bottom">
    <FONT size="2">Power of Attorney (included in signature page)
    </FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT size="2">Item&nbsp;9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Undertakings</I></FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <FONT size="2">(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which
    offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
    this Registration Statement;
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <FONT size="2">(i)&nbsp;to include any prospectus required by
    Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the
    &#147;Act&#148;);
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <FONT size="2">(ii)&nbsp;to reflect in the prospectus any facts
    or events arising after the effective date of this Registration
    Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
    which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
    change in the information set forth in this Registration
    Statement (except to the extent the information required to be
    included by clauses (i)&nbsp;or (ii)&nbsp;is contained in
    periodic reports filed by the Company pursuant to
    Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
    incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement);
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <FONT size="2">(iii)&nbsp;to include any material information
    with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
    disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change
    to such information in this Registration Statement.
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <FONT size="2">(2)&nbsp;That, for the purposes of determining
    any liability under the Act, each such post-effective amendment
    shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
    the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
    securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
    <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <FONT size="2">(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of
    a post-effective amendment any of the securities being
    registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
    offering.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <FONT size="2">(4)&nbsp;That, for purposes of determining any
    liability under the Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s
    annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the
    Exchange Act (and each filing of the Plan&#146;s annual report
    pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
    incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall
    be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
    securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
    at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide
    </I>offering thereof.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <FONT size="2">(5)&nbsp;To submit the Company&#146;s Plans and
    any amendments to such plans to the Internal Revenue Service
    (the &#147;IRS&#148;) in a timely manner and to make all changes
    required by the IRS in order to qualify such plans under
    Section&nbsp;401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    <FONT size="2">(6)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for
    liabilities arising under the Act may be permitted to directors,
    officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to
    the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
    advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
    indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
    and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
    indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment
    by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
    officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
    successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
    asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
    connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant
    will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
    settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
    appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
    indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
    the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
    issue.
    </FONT></TD>
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<B><FONT size="2">SIGNATURES</FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, Bowne &#38; Co., Inc. certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused
this the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New
York, State of New York, on the 20th day of December, 2002.
</FONT>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">BOWNE &#38; CO., INC.
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="38%"></TD>
    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="60%"></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ SCOTT L. SPITZER
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="62%"></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <HR size="1" align="left" noshade></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center">
    <I><FONT size="2">Vice President, Associate General Counsel and
    Corporate Secretary</FONT></I></TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, the Bowne &#38; 401(k) Savings Plan has duly caused
this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York
and State of New York, on this 20th day of December, 2002.
</FONT>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">BOWNE 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="58%"></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">Investment and Administrative Committee
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="2%"></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ PHILIP E. KUCERA
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="62%"></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <HR size="1" align="left" noshade></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center">
    <I><FONT size="2">Senior Vice President and General
    Counsel</FONT></I></TD>
</TR>

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<P align="center">
<B><FONT size="2">POWER OF ATTORNEY</FONT></B>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Bowne &#38; Co., Inc. and each person whose
signature appears below hereby authorize both C. Cody Colquitt
and Scott L. Spitzer, each with full power to act alone, to file
in either paper or electronic form a Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-8 and any and all amendments thereto, under the
Securities Act of 1933 as amended, relating to the Bowne 401(k)
Savings Plan which Registration Statement and amendments shall
contain such information and exhibits as the said C.&nbsp;Cody
Colquitt or Scott&nbsp;L. Spitzer deems appropriate. Bowne &#38;
Co., Inc. and each such person hereby further appoint both C.
Cody Colquitt and Scott L. Spitzer as his or her and its
attorneys-in-fact, each with fill power to act alone, to execute
such Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto
in the name and on behalf of Bowne &#38; Co., Inc. as well as in
the name and on behalf of each such person, individually and in
each capacity state below, thereby granting to said
attorneys-in-fact and each of them full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that any
of them may deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out
fully the intent of the foregoing as the undersigned might or
could do personally or in their capacities aforesaid.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">BOWNE &#38; CO., INC.
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="2%"></TD>
    <TD width="60%"></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ C. CODY COLQUITT
    </FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="38%"></TD>
    <TD width="62%"></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    <HR size="1" align="left" noshade></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center">
    <I><FONT size="2">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
    Officer</FONT></I></TD>
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<P align="left">
<FONT size="2">Dated: December&nbsp;20, 2002
</FONT>

<P align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<FONT size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933 as amended, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on
the 20th day of December, 2002.
</FONT>

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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="32%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="15%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Signature</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Title</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap><B><FONT size="1">Date</FONT></B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="7"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ ROBERT M. JOHNSON<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>(Robert M. Johnson)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">Chairman of the Board and<BR>
    Chief Executive Officer<BR>
    (and Director)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">December&nbsp;20, 2002
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="7"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ CARL J. CROSETTO<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>(Carl J. Crosetto)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">President (and Director)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">December&nbsp;20 2002
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="7"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ C. CODY COLQUITT<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>(C. Cody Colquitt)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">Senior Vice President and<BR>
    Chief Financial Officer<BR>
    (Principal Financial Officer)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">December&nbsp;20, 2002
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="7"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ DOUGLAS B. FOX<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>(Douglas B. Fox)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">Director
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">December&nbsp;20, 2002
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="7"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ GLORIA M. PORTELA<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>(Gloria M. Portela)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">Director
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">December&nbsp;20, 2002
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="7"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ H. MARSHALL SCHWARZ<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>(H. Marshall Schwarz)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">Director
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">December&nbsp;20, 2002
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="7"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ WENDELL M. SMITH<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>(Wendell M. Smith)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">Director
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">December&nbsp;20, 2002
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="7"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ LISA A. STANLEY<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>(Lisa A. Stanley)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">Director
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">December&nbsp;20, 2002
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="7"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ VINCENT TESE<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>(Vincent Tese)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">Director
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">December&nbsp;20, 2002
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="7"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ HARRY WALLESA<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>(Harry Wallesa)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">Director
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">December&nbsp;20, 2002
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="7"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ RICHARD R. WEST<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>(Richard R. West)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">Director
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">December&nbsp;20, 2002
    </FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="7"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="3" align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">/s/ ROBERT M. JOHNSON<BR>
    <HR size="1" noshade>(Robert M. Johnson)
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">Attorney-in-Fact
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT size="2">December&nbsp;20 2002
    </FONT></TD>
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    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;3(ii)
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    <FONT size="2">By-Laws (incorporated by reference to
    Exhibit&nbsp;4 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on
    Form&nbsp;8-K Filed June&nbsp;23, 1998)
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    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;4.1
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    <FONT size="2">Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by
    reference to Exhibit&nbsp;2 to the Company&#146;s Current Report
    on Form&nbsp;8-K filed June&nbsp;23, 1998)
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    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;4.2
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    <FONT size="2">Certificate of Designations (incorporated by
    reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3 to the Company&#146;s Current Report
    on Form&nbsp;8-K filed June&nbsp;23, 1998)
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    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;4.3
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    <FONT size="2">Rights Agreement, dated as of June&nbsp;19, 1998
    between the Company and The Bank of New York (incorporated by
    reference to Exhibit&nbsp;5 to the Company&#146;s Current Report
    on Form&nbsp;8-K filed June&nbsp;23, 1998)
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    <FONT size="2">&nbsp;5
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    <FONT size="2">Opinion of Simpson Thacher &#38; Bartlett
    regarding the legality of the common stock being registered
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    <FONT size="2">Consent of KPMG LLP
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    <FONT size="2">Consent of Deloitte&nbsp;&#38; Touche LLP
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    <FONT size="2">Consent of Simpson Thacher &#38; Bartlett
    (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5)
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">EX-5 OPINION OF SIMPSON THACHER &#038; BARTLETT</FONT>

<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Exhibit&nbsp;5</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">SIMPSON THACHER &#038; BARTLETT<BR>
425 LEXINGTON AVENUE<BR>
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017<BR>
December&nbsp;20, 2002</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Bowne &#038; Co., Inc.<BR>
345 Hudson Street<BR>
New York, New York 10014
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">Ladies and Gentlemen:
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have acted as counsel to Bowne &#038; Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
&#147;Company&#148;), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (the
&#147;Registration Statement&#148;) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Act&#148;), relating to the issuance by the Company of &#149;1,300,000 shares of Common
stock par value $.01 per share (together with any additional shares of such
stock that may be issued by the Company pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(b) (as prescribed
by the Commission pursuant to the Act) in connection with the offering
described in the Registration Statement, the &#147;Shares&#148;) of the Company issuable
under the Bowne 401(k) Savings Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;).
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have examined the Registration Statement, the Plan and the form of
prospectus related to the Plan. We also have examined the originals, or
duplicates or certified or conformed copies, of such records, agreements,
instruments and other documents and have made such other and further
investigations as we have deemed relevant and necessary in connection with the
opinions expressed herein. As to questions of fact material to this opinion,
we have relied upon certificates of public officials and of officers and
representatives of the Company.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures,
the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents
submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all
documents submitted to us as duplicates or certified or conformed copies, and
the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications and
limitations stated herein, we are of the opinion that (1)&nbsp;when the Board of
Directors of the Company (the &#147;Board&#148;) has taken all necessary corporate action
to authorize and approve the issuance of the Shares, and (2)&nbsp;upon payment and
delivery in accordance with the Plan approved by the Board, the Shares will be
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and we do not express
any opinion herein concerning any law other than the Delaware General
Corporation Law.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit&nbsp;5 to the
Registration Statement.
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Very truly yours,</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">EX-23.1 CONSENT OF KPMG LLP</FONT>

<P align="right"><FONT size="2">EXHIBIT 23.1</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">INDEPENDENT AUDITORS&#146; CONSENT</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statement dated December&nbsp;20, 2002 on Form&nbsp;S-8 of Bowne &#038; Co., Inc. of our reports dated February&nbsp;14,
2002, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Bowne &#038; Co., Inc. and
subsidiaries as of December&nbsp;31, 2001 and 2000, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders&#146; equity and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December&nbsp;31, 2001 and the related
financial statement schedule, which reports appears in the December&nbsp;31, 2001
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K of Bowne &#038; Co., Inc. and our
report dated December&nbsp;11, 2002, with respect to the combined
balance sheet of Berlitz GlobalNet, Inc. and affiliated entity as of
September&nbsp;27, 2002 and the related combined statements of
operations and cash flows for the period January&nbsp;1, 2002 through
September&nbsp;27, 2002, which report appears in the
December&nbsp;11, 2002 Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K/A of
Bowne&nbsp;&amp; Co., Inc.
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December&nbsp;20, 2002
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<B><FONT size="2">INDEPENDENT AUDITORS&#146; CONSENT</FONT></B>

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<FONT size="2">We consent to the incorporation by reference in
this Registration Statement of Bowne&nbsp;&#38; Co., Inc. on
Form&nbsp;S-8 of our report dated December&nbsp;9, 2002, with
respect to the combined financial statements of Berlitz
GlobalNet, Inc. and affiliated entities as of and for the year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2001, appearing in the Current Report on
Form&nbsp;8-K/A of Bowne&nbsp;&#38; Co., Inc. filed on
December&nbsp;11, 2002.
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