U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FORM 4
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. 
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   STV Group Incorporated, Employee Stock Ownership Plan
   11 Robinson Street
   Pottstown, PA  19464
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   STV Group, Incorporated
   STVI
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
   23-2198087
4. Statement for Month/Year
   July 1996
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
   
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director (X) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other 
   (specify below)
   
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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security       |2.    |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                           | Transaction |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                           |      |      |                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                           |      |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                           | Date |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Year      |ect(I)|                           |
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<S>                        <C>    <C>  <C><C>               <C> <C>         <C>                 <C>    <C>
Common Stock               |7/12/9|P   | |2,000             |A  |$7.25      |1,205,850          |I     |In trust for plan          |
                           |6     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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                           |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |participants               |
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*Footnote:  42,501 shares a|      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
re owned by the following E|      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
xecutive Officers and      |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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 Directors of STV Group, In|      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
corporated as of last date |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
of record:                 |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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 Michael Haratunian        |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
  11,696                   |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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 Dominick M. Servedio      |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
10,605                     |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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 Peter W. Knipe            |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
      4,768                |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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 Whitney A. Sanders II     |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
  7,347                    |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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 Frank E. Lyon             |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
      8,085                |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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<CAPTION>
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1.Title of Derivative |2.Con-  |3.   |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security            |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                      |or Exer |     |      | rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                      |cise    |     |      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                      |Price of|     |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                      |Deriva- |     |      |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                      |tive    |     |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                      |Secu-   |     |    | |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                      |rity    |Date |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Year        |(I)|            |
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<S>                   <C>      <C>   <C>  <C><C>        <C> <C>   <C>   <C>          <C>     <C>     <C>          <C> <C>
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSH|        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
IP                    |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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PLAN                  |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITT|        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
EE:                   |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Michael Haratunian    |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Peter W. Knipe        |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Patrick M. Austin     |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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                      |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
The filing of this Statement shall not be construed as an admission (a) that 
the person filing this Statement is, for 
the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended), 
the beneficial owner of any 
equity securities covered by this Statement, or (b) that this Statement is 
legally required to be filed by such 
person.
DATE
August 1, 1996
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FORM 4
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. 
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   STV Group Incorporated, Employee Stock Ownership Plan
   11 Robinson Street
   Pottstown, PA  19464
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   STV Group, Incorporated
   STVI
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
   23-2198087
4. Statement for Month/Year
   July 1996
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
   
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director (X) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other 
   (specify below)
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1. Title of Security       |2.    |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                           | Transaction |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                           |      |      |                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                           |      |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                           | Date |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Year      |ect(I)|                           |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Common Stock               |7/12/9|P   | |2,000             |A  |$7.25      |1,205,850          |I     |In trust for plan          |
                           |6     |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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                           |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |participants               |
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*Footnote:  42,501 shares a|      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
re owned by the following E|      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
xecutive Officers and      |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Directors of STV Group, In|      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
corporated as of last date |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
of record:                 |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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 Michael Haratunian        |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
  11,696                   |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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 Dominick M. Servedio      |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
10,605                     |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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 Peter W. Knipe            |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
      4,768                |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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 Whitney A. Sanders II     |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
  7,347                    |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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 Frank E. Lyon             |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
      8,085                |      |    | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
1.Title of Derivative |2.Con-  |3.   |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security            |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                      |or Exer |     |      | rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                      |cise    |     |      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                      |Price of|     |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                      |Deriva- |     |      |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                      |tive    |     |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                      |Secu-   |     |    | |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                      |rity    |Date |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Year        |(I)|            |
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EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSH|        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
IP                    |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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PLAN                  |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITT|        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
EE:                   |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Michael Haratunian    |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Peter W. Knipe        |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Patrick M. Austin     |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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                      |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses:
The filing of this Statement shall not be construed as an admission (a) that 
the person filing this Statement is, for 
the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended), 
the beneficial owner of any 
equity securities covered by this Statement, or (b) that this Statement is 
legally required to be filed by such 
person.
DATE
August 1, 1996