Featured items from our collections
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Six American Abstract Painters | Ellsworth Kelly, Alexander Liberman, Agnes Martin, Ad Reinhardt, Leon Smith, Sidney Wolfson | Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd London 1961
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Albert Hollenstein / Studio Hollenstein, Hollenstein Phototypo, Paris | Type specimen 1971
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Constructivism in Poland 1923–1936 | Kettle's Yard catalogue | Gresty & Lewison
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Op Kinkon & Eyear. An introduction to concrete poetry optical, kinetic & phonic, by Frank Fricker 1966
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Modern Art in Your Life exhibition catalogue | Paul Rand cover | MOMA 1953
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Twit and Howlet and the Balloon, by Barbara Jones | Longman Young Books, 1970 | First edition
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Metropol type specimen leaflet | Societá Nebiolo, Torino | Attrazione Grafica, undated
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Max Bill: No Beginning, No End by Marta Herford | Scheidegger & Spiess, 2018
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Brazil Builds Architecture New and Old 1652-1942 / Construção Brasileira: Arquitetura Moderna e Antiga 1652-1942 by Philip Lippincott Goodwin | MoMA, New York, 2nd revised edition 1943
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Ludlow Typefaces. A Specimen Book of Matrix Fonts | Published by Martin J. Slattery
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Sunlight Almanac For the Home 1899. Lever Brothers, Port Sunlight
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L'Esprit Nouveau journal | Issue No. 27 1924 | Amédée Ozenfant and Le Corbusier
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Frank Auerbach by Robert Hughes | Thames & Hudson, 1992
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Planes / The Planar Dimension by Margaret Rowell | Solomon Guggenheim Foundation, 1979
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Edward Bawden Storyteller | Morley Gallery London 2014 | Nick Rampley, Peyton Skipwith, Elaine Andrews and Alan Powers
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Art exhibition catalogues
We have a significant selection of vintage and hard-to-find catalogues from some truly inspiring exhibitions; from internationally renowned shows to the more obscure.
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Architecture
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Art Exhibition Catalogues
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Art History
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Books, Book Design and Prospectuses
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Ceramics, Pottery and Glass
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Fashion and Textiles
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Graphic Design
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Industrial Design and Furniture
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Lettering and Calligraphy
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Monographs – artists and designers
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Photography and Film
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Printing and Print Techniques
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Type Specimens
This amazing selection of hard-to-find vintage brochures, booklets and promotional material represents...
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Typography
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Artist and designer monographs
Creativity and inspiration that spans the generations
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Adrian Heath by Jane Rye | Lund Humphries 2012
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Harunobu and his age The Development of Colour Printing in Japan | D.B. Waterhouse | British Museum, 1964
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Rex Whistler's War – Artist Into Tank Commander | National Army Museum, 1994
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Caxton Celebration, 1877 catalogue | South Kensington Museum | George Bullen, Vivian Ridler
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Just your type?
An amazing selection of type specimen leaflets, catalogues and vintage printed ephemera from the world's leading type foundries.
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The Archive of Macmillan Publishers 1905-1969 | Sotheby's London, 19 July 1990
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The Clore Gallery | Tate Gallery, James Stirling 1987
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Adrian Heath by Jane Rye | Lund Humphries 2012
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Two pieces of ephemera | The Old Stile Press. Supplement 2 1992-3, 1998 Books
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Pierre Alechinsky. Private view invitation | Ronny van de Velde 1999
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Russell Frampton exhibition catalogue | Stark Gallery c. 2009
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Michael Irmer – Kulturamt der Stadt Dusseldorf | Exhibition catalogue, 1985
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Avanguardia '60 Baj, Rotella, Spoerri | Introduction by Gio Marconi 1990
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Graphic design inspiration
Our selection of rare vintage books covers the designers and movements that have influenced generations of graphic designers.
Skylona: the creatively-curated book store
Thanks for dropping in to the Skylona online bookshop, the go-to destination for second-hand books and printed ephemera – dedicated exclusively to the creative and applied arts, and all aspects of design.
Our collection spans rare and vintage books, journals, catalogues, and unique printed materials to inspire collectors, artists, designers, academics, and the creatively-minded.
Whether you’re seeking an out-of-print treasure, a design classic, or esoteric ephemera to fill a gap in your collection, our shop offers a thoughtfully assembled selection with sustainability and discovery at its heart.
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