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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C. 20549





Form 10-K/ A


(Amendment No. 1)


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|þ  |  | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934    
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|   |  | For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004,                                                
|or
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|o  |  | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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|   |  | For the Transition period
    from          to                                              

Commission File No. 1-5842


Bowne & Co., Inc.


(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


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|Delaware                                                           |  | 13-2618477                                 
|(State or other jurisdiction of
    incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer
    Identification Number)
|345 Hudson Street
    New York, New York                           |  | 10014(Zip code)                            
|(Address of principal executive offices)                           |  |                                            

(212) 924-5500


(Registrants telephone number, including area code)


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:


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|---------------------------- |  | -----------------------------------------
|Title of Each Class          |  | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
|                             |  |                                          
|Common Stock, Par Value $.01 |  | New York Stock Exchange                  

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Act:


None


(Title of class)


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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE




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|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  |  | ---------------------- | 
|Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement
    dated April 11, 2005 |  |  | Part III, Items  10-12 | 

EXPLANATORY NOTE






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| |  | Item 9A is amended to update Managements Annual
    Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting to include
    managements assessment of the effectiveness of the
    Companys internal control over financial
    reporting, and
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| |  | The related auditors report of the independent registered
    public accounting firm is included.                                                                                                                                          















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|Item 9A. | Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures.


Managements Annual Report on Internal Control
Over Financial Reporting.








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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial
Reporting.




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| |  | Formalized and enhanced processes and procedures for reconciling
    and reviewing the elimination of adjustments and entries related
    to purchase price adjustments for the globalization segment.        
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| |  | Implemented a more thorough and comprehensive reconciliation and
    review of the profitability, tax expense and related tax
    accounts associated with each legal entity in the globalization
    segment.



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Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
















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|Item 15. | Exhibits and Financial Statements Schedule

Documents filed as part of this Amendment No. 1
to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/ A:




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|Exhibit |    |    |  |   |            
|Number  |    |    |  |   | Description
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|        | 23 | .2 |  |  |             | Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting
    Firm                                                                                        
|        | 31 | .3 |  |  |             | Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
    Act of 2002, signed by Philip E. Kucera, Chief Executive Officer                              
|        | 31 | .4 |  |  |             | Certification pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
    Act of 2002, signed by C. Cody Colquitt, Senior Vice President
    and Chief Financial Officer

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SIGNATURES






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| | Bowne & Co., Inc.



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| | By: | /s/ C. Cody Colquitt

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| | -----------------------------
| |                              
| | C. Cody Colquitt             
| | Senior Vice President and    
| | Chief Financial Officer      
| | (Principal Financial Officer)



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