Skylona: the bookshop for the creatively curious
SECOND HAND AND RARE BOOKS AND EPHEMERA
Featured items from our collections
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The Seductive Art The British Passion for Etching 1850-1950 Elizabeth Harvey-Lee
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The complete prints of Eduardo Paolozzi. Prints, drawings, collages 1944-77 by Rosemary Miles, V&A, 1977
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James Bostock wood engravings and other prints | Hilary Chapman, 20th Century Gallery 2022
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Wood Engraving by Dorothea Braby | A Lecture given to the Society of Typographic Designers and reprinted from the Journal of the Society The Typographer | School of Printing, College of Technology, Bristol
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Leaflet for Enid Marx and her Circle | Sally Hunter Fine Art, October 1992
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Geoffrey Wales by Hilary Chapman edited by Simon Brett | Primrose Hill Press 1998
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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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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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A life drawing recollections of an illustrator. Shirley Hughes | Bodley Head 2002
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Thinking the Plant. The watercolour drawings of Rebecca John | Pimpernel Press, 2020
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The Reminiscences of Edmund Evans Ruari McLean | Oxford, 1968 reprint | Inscribed by Harry Carter to George Buday
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The complete prints of Eduardo Paolozzi. Prints, drawings, collages 1944-77 by Rosemary Miles, V&A, 1977
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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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British Wood Engraving of the 20th century Albert Garrett | Scolar Press, 1980 bookplate for Simon Brett
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The Painted Word by Tom Wolfe | Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 1975
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The Western Type Book 194 specimens of typefaces for books Hamish Hamilton 1970 new revised edition foreword by Hans Schmoller
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The New Art History edited by A.L. Rees & F. Borzello | Camden Press, 1986
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Engaging images. Practical Criticism & Visual Art by Merlin James | Menard Press King's College 1992
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French Surrealism by Antonin Artaud Collected works vol 4 | Calder & Boyars, 1974
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The Golden Age of Children’s Book Illustration by Richard Dalby Michael O'Mara Books, 1991
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Nothing is profane. Seán Crampton Sculptor text by John Lloyd | St Edmund, 2000 inscribed
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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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Articles of interest
A small selection of articles related to the books, catalogues and printed ephemera that we sell in our shop.






















