Skylona: the bookshop for the creatively curious
SECOND HAND AND RARE BOOKS AND EPHEMERA
Featured items from our collections
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The Cubist Spirit in its Time | London Gallery | catalogue compiled by ELT Mesens and Robert Melville, 1947
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One Hundred Modern Foreign Pictures in the Tate Gallery chosen by John Rothenstein, cover design by Barnett Freedman, Tate, 1949
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Poet and Painter | Royal Academy of Arts 1973
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European Printed Textiles. Large Picture Book No. 4. V&A, HMSO, 1949
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Fred Cuming RA | Adam Gallery, London and Bath, 2013 + private view invitation
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Order form for Wrenching Times Poems from the drum-taps Walt Whitman, wood engravings by Gaylord Schanilec | Gwasg Gregynog
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William Turnbull. Sculpture | Molton Gallery, 1961
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Single title sheet for Paul Nash Genesis, Nonesuch Press, 1924 Rudolf Koch type
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An Ariel Poem - Christmas Eve by C. Day Lewis illustrated by Edward Ardizzone, 1954 unopened envelope
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An Ariel Poem - Prometheus by Edwin Muir illustrated by John Piper, Faber & Faber, 1954 unopened envelope
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Art In Revolt. Germany 1905–25 | Marlborough Fine Art 1959
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Recent Paintings 1949-50 by Ben Nicholson | The Lefevre Gallery, October 1950
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A Humument page 317 'Every time you get this' by Tom Phillips Tetrad Press, 1970
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A Humument page 293 'tell me spirits.' by Tom Phillips Tetrad Press, 1970
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A Humument page 307 'play lady play' by Tom Phillips Tetrad Press, 1970
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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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Kees Stoop by Charles Wentinck | Uitgeverij van Walraven, Vaassen, 1964
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De Chirico by Giovanni Lista | Art Data, 1991
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William Caslon 1693-1766 – Master of Letters by Johnson Ball | Roundwood Press, 1973
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John Nash – Book Designs | By Clare Colvin | Minories Touring exhibition, 1986
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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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Lothar Hempel: Il Casanova Di Federico Fellini | Douglas Hyde Gallery, 2008 catalogue
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Eadweard Muybridge | Small exhibition guide, Tate Britain 2011
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The Language of the Foreign Book Trade by Jerrold Orne | American Library Association, 1949
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Merry Art | Edited by Hannah Barry and Donatien Grau | Hannah Barry Gallery 2015
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Apter-Fredericks. Important English Furniture | London 2013
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Sam Francis. Paintings | Knoedler Gallery London | Nov-Dec 1989 catalogue
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Les avatars du caractère Du Gutenberg à la photocomposition Jacques Robert | Kodak Pathé, 1972
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Axel Hütte. Out of Darkness | Waddington Galleries London, 2009 catalogue
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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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