Skylona: the bookshop for the creatively curious
SECOND HAND AND RARE BOOKS AND EPHEMERA
Featured items from our collections
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Plans for an Arts Centre. Lund Humphries for the Arts Council 1945
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Poster for General Post Office GPO | ‘Simplicity saves time money & temper' M&M (Moore & Mattes Ltd printer, c.1964
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Three Sunsets and Other Poems by Lewis Carroll | Macmillan, 1898 | bookplate and inscription for Nancy Marsh
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Anthologie de l'humour noir André Breton. Editions du Sagittaire, 1950 Faucheux
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George Auriol by Armand Fields | Peregrene Smith Press, 1985 paperback
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Winifred Knights | The Fine Art Society and Paul Liss | text by Judith Collins, Alan Powers, 1995
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Fold out guide to The Rex Whistler Room at Tate Gallery Restaurant, undated
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An Angel for a Martyr. Jacob Epstein's tomb for Oscar Wilde by Michael Pennington | Whiteknights Press, 1987
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Ravilious in Public A guide to works by the artist in Public Collections | Black Dog Books, 2002
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Barbara Hepworth sculpture from 1952-1962 Whitechapel Art Gallery
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The England of Eric Ravilious by Freda Constable, Sue Simon | Scolar Press, 1982
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The Catalogue Raisonné of the Prints of Paul Durry 1903-1987 by Robin Garton | Garton & Co, 1992 + prospectus and order form
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Vision 21 Day | Bonhams Knightsbridge 22 October 2008
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International Modern and Contemporary Art Christie's Dubai 31 October 2007 sale reference 7477
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Wynkyn de Worde. Father of Fleet Street by James Moran Shenval Press keepsake | Presented by members of the Young Managing Printers USA Study Group October 1977 | British Printing Industries Federation
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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.
Skylona: rare, esoteric and obscure
For those with creative leanings, our collection of vintage books, catalogues, journals and elusive ephemera focuses exclusively on the creative and applied arts, and all aspects of design.
We hope you love our stuff as much as we do. (And please come back regularly – we’re always adding more stock.)
You can either Search by title or name, or explore our Collections below:
Explore our collections...
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Architecture
Our ever-growing selection of vintage architecture books and journals offers a window...
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Art Exhibition Catalogues
Over 1,400 vintage exhibition catalogues – primarily from the 1950s onwards –...
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Art History
This fascinating and diverse selection of second hand and vintage art history...
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Books, Book Design and Prospectuses
This wide-ranging collection of vintage material covers the subjects of book design...
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Ceramics, Pottery and Glass
This far-reaching selection of books and journals spans all aspects of glassmaking,...
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Fashion and Textiles
This wide-ranging collection of books, journals and ephemera offers a rich blend...
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Graphic Design
A gateway to creativity, this inspiring collection of vintage material offers insights...
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Industrial Design and Furniture
For designers, academics, students, or simply those passionate about design, this fascinating...
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Lettering and Calligraphy
This exciting selection of books and journals offers a unique window into...
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Monographs – artists and designers
This significant collection of vintage monograph titles shines a light on the...
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Photography and Film
This inspiring collection of vintage books and journals covers many of the...
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Printing and Print Techniques
This fascinating collection of vintage books and journals explores the world of...
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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
This large collection of vintage typography-focused books, catalogues and journals explores how...
Artist and designer monographs
Hundreds of rare and unusual items that shine a light on the inspiring creatives who shaped our visual world.
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J.J. Gardenier by Charles Wentinck | Uitgarve: J.P. Hagelhout, Arts de Holten, undated
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Robert Medley. Drawn from the Life: A memoir | Faber & Faber, 1983 1st edition
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George Auriol by Armand Fields | Peregrene Smith Press, 1985 paperback
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Lucien Pissarro 1863-1944 | The Fine Art Society 2003
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Just your type?
A truly incredible selection of type specimen leaflets, catalogues and vintage printed ephemera from the world's leading type foundries, including Deberny & Peignot, Monotype, Fonderie Olive, Bauersche Gießerei and Linotype.
Our latest stock
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Leaflet for Edward Bawden. Seven Decades of Watercolours | The Fry Art Gallery, 2012
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Private view invitation for Marc Vaux. Paintings from 1964 | Bernard Jacobson Gallery, 2012
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Donald Hamilton Fraser. Fifty Years of Painting | W.H. Patterson, 2002
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Young contemporaries | RBA Galleries, London, 1957
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Looking Forward. Thirty Contemporary British Artists. Celebrating 190 years as art dealers and 130 years on Old Bond Street | Agnew's, 2007
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Plans for an Arts Centre. Lund Humphries for the Arts Council 1945
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Fine Paintings & Master Graphics at Halcyon Gallery, 2006
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L’Assommoir Emile Zola by Arthur Symons | T Werner Laurie, 1928 Limited edition signed
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Graphic design inspiration
Our selection of rare books and vintage material covers the designers and movements that have influenced generations of graphic designers.
Packaged with care
Every item dispatched by Skylona is wrapped in acid-free tissue and, for booklets and ephemera, a conservation-grade polyester archival pocket.
Items are then double- or triple-packaged in rigid, fully-recyclable cardboard book wraps.
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