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The Age of Automation by Leon Bagrit. The Reith Lectures 1964 | Pelican, 1966 editionRegular price £35.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
Petit Atlas Des Champignons. Delachaux & Niestlé. Neuchâtel. Undated believed to date from 1900. Text in French. Small pocket sized book with fold out pagesRegular price £125.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
[Abram] A. Games. 60 years of Design. Catalogue to accompany an exhibition held at Howard Gardens Gallery, South Glamorgan Institute in association with The Financial Times in March 1990. Foreword by E.H. GombrichRegular price £35.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
Ivon Hitchens by Patrick Heron | The Penguin Modern Painters, 1955Regular price £75.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
Cryséde: The Unique Textile Designs of Alec Walker by Hazel Berriman | Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro, 1993Regular price £125.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
Archigram edited by Peter Cook. Revised edition published by Princeton Architectural Press, 1999. New foreword by Mike WebbRegular price £75.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
Country Walks London Transport (3 vols) by Charles White. Eric Ravilious woodcuts Vol 1 (1936); Vol 2 (second and revised edition 1938, first published 1936); Vol 3 (second and revised edition 1939, first published 1937)Regular price £125.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
Printing 1770-1970 an illustrated history of its development and uses in England by Michael Twyman. The British Library, Oak Knoll Press, Reading University Press, 1998 editionRegular price £120.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
Bodoni type specimen brochure | Typefoundry Amsterdam 1950s?Regular price £85.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
Meredith Frampton by Richard Morphet. Tate Gallery, 1982. Signed/inscribed by Meredith Frampton to Diana. Includes private view invitation for the exhibition and original envelope plus newspaper clippingRegular price £275.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
Max Bill: No Beginning, No End by Marta Herford | Scheidegger & Spiess, 2018Regular price £25.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
Brazil Builds Architecture New and Old 1652-1942 / Construção Brasileira: Arquitetura Moderna e Antiga 1652-1942 by Philip Lippincott Goodwin | MoMA, New York, 2nd revised edition 1943Regular price £525.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
Ben Nicholson. Wash drawings in relief and mixed media | Marlborough Gallery, Oct-Nov 1968Regular price £45.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
Cairo type specimen | Intertype Corporation Brooklyn New York 1933?Regular price £100.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
Ludlow Typefaces. A Specimen Book of Matrix Fonts | Published by Martin J. SlatteryRegular price £345.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per
 
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.
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Artist and designer monographs
Creativity and inspiration that spans the generations
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Harunobu and his age The Development of Colour Printing in Japan | D.B. Waterhouse | British Museum, 1964Regular price £26.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
Rex Whistler's War – Artist Into Tank Commander | National Army Museum, 1994Regular price £28.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
Caxton Celebration, 1877 catalogue | South Kensington Museum | George Bullen, Vivian RidlerRegular price £375.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
Georges Braque: A Life | Alex Danchev Penguin 2007Regular price £28.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per
 
Just your type?
An amazing selection of type specimen leaflets, catalogues and vintage printed ephemera from the world's leading type foundries.
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Theseus and the Minotaur by Hugh Honour V&ARegular price £15.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
Harry Hughes Williams | Oriel Ynys Môn, 1992Regular price £26.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
Gordon House: 'After Powhaten' | Ashmolean Museum exhibition catalogue, 1993Regular price £24.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
Critics Choice David Sylvester Works by Living British Artists | Arthur Tooth catalogue, 1958Regular price £69.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
Book Illustration. A Review of the Art as it is to-day by G.P. Gossop | J.M. Dent, 1937Regular price £23.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
Chardin 1699-1779. Gallery guide to accompany the Royal Academy exhibition 2000Regular price £24.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
Critic's Choice exhibition catalogue | Michael Shepherd | Arthur Tooth, 1972Regular price £32.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per- 
            
A Remembered Harvest by Helen Thomas | The Tragara Press, Alan Anderson 1970Regular price £26.00 GBPRegular priceUnit price / per
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Graphic design inspiration
Our selection of rare vintage books covers the designers and movements that have influenced generations of graphic designers.
Skylona: the creatively-curated book store
Thanks for dropping in to the Skylona online bookshop, the go-to destination for second-hand books and printed ephemera – dedicated exclusively to the creative and applied arts, and all aspects of design.
Our collection spans rare and vintage books, journals, catalogues, and unique printed materials to inspire collectors, artists, designers, academics, and the creatively-minded.
Whether you’re seeking an out-of-print treasure, a design classic, or esoteric ephemera to fill a gap in your collection, our shop offers a thoughtfully assembled selection with sustainability and discovery at its heart. 
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