Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors
Bowne & Co., Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statements (Nos.
333-102046,
333-64836,
333-81639,
2-96887,
33-48831,
33-35810 and
333-57045)
on
Forms S-8
and in the registration statement (Nos.
333-109810
and
333-160631)
on
Forms S-3
of Bowne & Co., Inc. and subsidiaries of our reports
dated March 2, 2010, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Bowne & Co., Inc. and
subsidiaries as of and for the year ending December 31,
2009 and the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting of Bowne & Co., Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2009 which reports appear in this Annual
Report on
Form 10-K
of Bowne & Co., Inc. and subsidiaries for the year
ended December 31, 2009.
New York, New York
March 2, 2010
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