EXHIBIT 23
 
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
  As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to (a) the inclusion of
our report dated January 26, 1995 in this Report on Form 8-K dated February 21,
1995 of R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company and (b) the incorporation by reference
of our report dated January 26, 1995 in the Company's previously filed
Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-19803, 33-43632, 33-49431,
33-49809 and 33-52805), and Form S-3 (33-49539) and previously filed post-
effective amendments thereto.
 
                                          Arthur Andersen LLP
 
Chicago, Illinois,
February 21, 1995