Skylona: the bookshop for the creatively curious
SECOND HAND AND RARE BOOKS AND EPHEMERA
Featured items from our collections
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M.F. Husain. Silk screen prints Gallery in the Crypt & Kings Road Gallery 2009
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The Wonder World of Birds by Marie Neurath | Max Parrish, 1953 Isotype Institute
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They lived like this in Shakespeare's England Marie Neurath Isotype Institute 1971 reprint
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Memorial ephemera Caterina Nascimbeni-Marangoni Il sua memoria dedicano: Il marito. I figli. by Tranquillo Maragoni, artist, and husband of Caterina, 1958
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Il Pleut Apollinaire Chez Lui Guillaume Apollinaire. Galerie Apollinaire, 1947
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Rauschenberg at GraphicStudio | University of South Florida, 1974
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Kenneth Armitage | Gallery Kashara, Osaka, Japan, 1974
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The studio of Kenneth Rowntree | auction catalogue Anderson & Garland 8 September 2009
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Earthly Delights. Mary Adshead 1904-1995 | University of Liverpool Art Gallery | edited by Matthew H. Clough and Ann Compton
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The Order For The Administration Of The Lords Supper John Baskett, London, 1718
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Edward Pond Associates folder of work & exhibition Blackheath School of Art 1990
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The Wonder World of Birds by Marie Neurath | Max Parrish, 1953 Isotype Institute
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Prospectus for Exaltation of Larks | Of a Feather by Colin See-Paynton | Gregynog Press, 2008
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Prospectus for The Texture of the Universe edited by Glyn Pursglove wood engravings by Hilary Paynter Gregynog
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Ioan Bowen Rees. Dolgellau Darlun gan Kyffin Williams | Gwasg Gregynog 1998
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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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Matisse his art and his textiles. The Fabric of Dreams | Royal Academy, 2005 PB
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Constantin Guys Ariel Books intro Clifford Hall 1945 | Hardy Amies bookplate
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Tribute to Sir Hugh Lane | Cork University Press, 1961
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Manet Olympia by Theodore Reff | Art in Context. Allen Lane, 1976
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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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A Selection of Paintings by Cui Zifan | Pacific Asia Museum 1995
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Leaflet R.O. Lenkiewicz. Landscape | Barbican Museum & Library Plymouth 1995
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Programme: An evening with Lenkiewicz | Theatre Royal Plymouth 28 April 1996
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Nicola Hicks. The camel that broke the straw’s back. Will Self | Flowers East, 1998
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Ron Ranson’s Painting School. Oils by Trevor Chamberlain. Anaya Publishers, 1993
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Graham Sutherland From Darkness into Light. Mining, metal & machines Penlee 2013
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William Tillyer. Fearful Symmetries | Bernard Jacobson Gallery 1993
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A Global View. Indian Artists at Home in the World | Jehangir Art Gallery, 2000
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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.
Artworks and artefacts
Along with our ever-growing collection of books and printed ephemera, we also have a small, eclectic selection of one-off artworks and interesting objects. Take a look...
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.
What our customers say
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Steven, Bendigo, Australia
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Jamie, East Sussex
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Articles of interest
A small selection of articles related to the books, catalogues and printed ephemera that we sell in our shop.






















