EXHIBIT 99.1



                                  CONTACT:   Ronald E. Hale, Jr.
                                             Consolidated Graphics, Inc.
                                             Vice President & Treasurer
                                             (713) 787-0977

                                             Betsy Brod/Jonathan Schaffer
                                             Media: Merridith Ingram/Heather Fox
                                             Morgen-Walke Associates, Inc.
                                             (212) 850-5600

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                 CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS TO ACQUIRE PICCARI PRESS
                          OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

     Houston, Texas - September 1, 1999 - Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:CGX)
announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Piccari Press,
Inc., a leading commercial printing company serving the Philadelphia area.
Piccari provides a full range of printing services, including electronic
prepress, up to six-color printing and a complete postpress with mailing and
fulfillment capabilities. The management team of Joe Trefaller, President, Carl
Piccari, Sr. and Carl Piccari, Jr. will remain with the company upon completion
of the transaction. Other terms were not disclosed.

     Joe R. Davis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated
Graphics, commented, "Piccari has distinguished itself by focusing on the
service and quality issues that are important to their customers. In just 10
years, the company has grown to be one of the leading printing companies in the
large Philadelphia market. We are pleased to be able to support the management
team of Piccari Press and their dedicated employees as they work to continue
this success in the future."

     Joe Trefaller added, "Shared philosophies on what makes printing companies
successful led to our decision to join Consolidated Graphics. At Piccari, our
success is the product of hard work and a desire to do whatever is necessary to
serve our customers. Consolidated Graphics became the industry leader with a
similar philosophy and we are pleased to join such an outstanding organization."

     Consolidated Graphics, Inc. is the fastest growing printing company in the
United States. A consolidator in a highly fragmented industry, the Company adds
value to its acquisitions through managerial and operational expertise,
financial strength and economies of scale. Upon completion of pending
acquisitions, Consolidated Graphics will have companies operating in 25 states
with annualized revenues in excess of $665 million. For more information, visit
the Company's website at www.consolidatedgraphics.com.

     This press release contains forward-looking statements which involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties or other factors that could cause actual
results to materially differ from the results, performance or other expectations
implied by these forward-looking statements. Consolidated Graphics' expectations
regarding run-rate revenues assume, among other things, completion of pending
acquisitions, general economic conditions, continued demand for its product, the
availability of raw materials, retention of its key management and operating
personnel, as well as other factors detailed in Consolidated Graphics' filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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