[Cadmus Letterhead]                                        Exhibit 99

NEWS RELEASE

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                                                      David E. Bosher
                                           Vice President & Treasurer
                                                       (804) 287-5685

        CADMUS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION ANNOUNCES
         ACQUISITION OF LANCASTER INFORMATION GROUP

RICHMOND, VA, May 22, 1996 -- Cadmus Communications Corporation (NASDAQ NMS:
CDMS) has announced the acquisition of Lancaster Information Group, Inc., a
producer of scientific, technical and medical journals with annual sales of
approximately $58 million.

The purchase price was approximately $57 million, consisting of cash and the
assumption of certain indebtedness of Lancaster. Cadmus anticipates that the
transaction will be neutral with respect to its financial results for its fiscal
1996 fourth quarter and will be accretive to net income in fiscal 1997.

Based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Lancaster is a leading producer of scientific,
technical and medical journals. Lancaster produces approximately 400 titles for
more than 150 customers and employs approximately 600 associates in its combined
operations.

Lancaster's facilities include a 150,000 square-foot journal printing and
production facility in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a high-end composition and
electronic pre-press facility in Akron, Pennsylvania, and an electronic products
unit, E-DOC, with operations in Lancaster and in Baltimore, Maryland.

Cadmus Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, C. Stephenson Gillispie, Jr., said,
"We are very excited to add Lancaster to the Cadmus family. Lancaster is a
well-managed and successful organization and we look forward to combining its
capabilities with those of our Cadmus Journal Services operation to provide
journal publishers with the best possible services available today. This
transaction is consistent with our strategy of acquiring operations which
strengthen existing niche market positions and which are accretive to Cadmus'
net income."

"This transaction represents a unique opportunity to combine the strengths and
assets of two of the leading journal producers in the wor1d today," added David
G. Wilson, Jr., president and chief executive officer of Cadmus Journal
Services. "It will allow us to continue to improve both the level of service and
breadth of products and services we offer to our journal customers. With the
addition of Lancaster's strongly complementary customer base and operations, we
believe we are closer than ever to achieving our vision - to be the best
provider of integrated solutions for those who bring breakthrough information to
the world."

Cadmus Communications Corporation is a graphic communications company offering
comprehensive, specialized products and services in three broad areas: printing,
marketing, and publishing. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Cadmus is one of
the largest graphic communications companies in North America.