Harry Duncan, one of the most influential figures in fine printing in the Midwest, first used the Abattoir Editions imprint in 1972, when he began teaching at the University of Nebraska Omaha. He continued to use it until his retirement in 1985, when he reverted to his own Cummington Press imprint. Abattoir Editions remains the fine press imprint of the University of Nebraska Omaha's College of Fine Arts.

Special Collections has the following items printed at or published by Abattoir Editions:

• Catullus. The Poems of Catullus. Omaha: 1979. PA6275.E5 M28
• Damon, S. Foster. Selected Poems of S. Foster Damon. Omaha: 1974. PS3507.A525 A6 1974
• Deagon, Ann. The Polo Poems. Omaha: 1990. PS3554.E116 P6 1990
• Kuzma, Greg. A Day in the World: Poems. Omaha: 1976. PS3561.U9 D38 1976
• Smyth, Paul. Thistles and Thorns: Abraham and Sarah at Bethel. Omaha: 1977. PS3569.M9 T46 1977
• Wright, John Williams. Poems and Woodcuts. Omaha: 1976. PS3573.R5367 P6 1976