Skylona: the bookshop for the creatively curious
SECOND HAND AND RARE BOOKS AND EPHEMERA
Featured items from our collections
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Machines which seem to think by Marie Neurath. Max Parrish, London, 1954 Isotype Institute
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Henry Moore – Back to a Land | Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 2016
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Gavin Turk | Text by Judith Collins and Ian Sinclair | Prestel, 2013 | signed by the artist
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Eduardo Paolozzi. The Metallization of a Dream | John Munday, 1963 | Limited edition
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Farbe und Form. Monatsschrift für Kunst und Kunstgewerbe | Mit der beilage ‘Mitteilungen der Schule [Albert] Reimann' | 12 Jahrgang, 10/11, November 1927
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Three ‘Monotype’ Scripts by Imre Reiner: Matura / Mercurius / Pepita | The Monotype Corporation type specimen leaflet
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Ravilious Submarine by James Russell | The Mainstone Press, 2013
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Polemic 2 edited by Humphrey Slater. Rodney Phillips & Co, January 1946. Cover design by Ben Nicholson. Typography by Anthony Froshaug
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The Music of Painting by Peter Vergo | Phaidon. 2012 reprint
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The Story of Graphic Design by Patrick Cramsie | British Library, 2010
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Henry Lamb. The Artist and his Friends by Keith Clements | Redcliffe Press, 1985
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Twit and Howlet and the Balloon, by Barbara Jones | Longman Young Books, 1970 | First edition
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Le Corbusier | The Modulor | Faber Paperbacks, 1977 edition
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Homage to Picasso – Drawings & Paintings Since 1893 | Lund Humphries catalogue, 1951
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The Developing Process | Designed by Richard Hamilton | Organised by Victor Pasmore, Harry Thubron, Richard Hamilton, Tod Hudson, with Terry Frost, Alan Davie, Hubert Dalwood, Lawrence Gowing and Eric Taylor | ICA, London, 1959 | King's College, Newcastle
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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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Gwen John 1876-1939 by Susan Chitty | Hodder & Stoughton 1981
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Paul Nash. Outline. An Autobiography | Lund Humphries, 2016 HB
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Architecture in England Since Wren by John Summerson | British Council 1948
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Oil Paint and Grease Paint by Dame Laura Knight | Ivor Nicholson & Watson, 1936
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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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Gwen John 1876-1939 by Susan Chitty | Hodder & Stoughton 1981
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Ivon Hitchens | Royal Academy of Arts 1979 exhibition catalogue
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Paul Nash. Outline. An Autobiography | Lund Humphries, 2016 HB
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Paul Vezelay by Ronald Alley | Tate Gallery exhibition catalogue, 1983
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Leon Underwood. Wood engravings and linoprints | Blond Fine Art catalogue, 1992
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Works on paper by Margarete Berger-Hamerschlag, June Berry, Tiffany McNab | Honor Oak Gallery catalogue, 1996
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Oriel Guide | Architecture of England by Bruce Allsopp and Ursula Clark 1964
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L’Illustration journal 22 August 1931 | L’Exposition Coloniale No 4616
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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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