
Featured items from our collections
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The Age of Automation by Leon Bagrit. The Reith Lectures 1964 | Pelican, 1966 edition
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Petit Atlas Des Champignons. Delachaux & Niestlé. Neuchâtel. Undated believed to date from 1900. Text in French. Small pocket sized book with fold out pages
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[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. Gombrich
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Ivon Hitchens by Patrick Heron | The Penguin Modern Painters, 1955
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Cryséde: The Unique Textile Designs of Alec Walker by Hazel Berriman | Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro, 1993
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Archigram edited by Peter Cook. Revised edition published by Princeton Architectural Press, 1999. New foreword by Mike Webb
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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)
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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 edition
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Bodoni type specimen brochure | Typefoundry Amsterdam 1950s?
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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 clipping
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Max Bill: No Beginning, No End by Marta Herford | Scheidegger & Spiess, 2018
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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 1943
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Ben Nicholson. Wash drawings in relief and mixed media | Marlborough Gallery, Oct-Nov 1968
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Cairo type specimen | Intertype Corporation Brooklyn New York 1933?
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Ludlow Typefaces. A Specimen Book of Matrix Fonts | Published by Martin J. Slattery
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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.
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Architecture
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Books, Book Design and Prospectuses
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Ceramics, Pottery and Glass
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Fashion and Textiles
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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
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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
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Printing and Print Techniques
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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
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Artist and designer monographs
Creativity and inspiration that spans the generations
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Malcolm Morley. Itineraries by Jean-Claude Lebensztejn | Reaktion, 2001
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Graham Sutherland by Edward Sackville-West | Penguin Painters, revised 1955
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Max Ernst by Ulrich Bischoff | Taschen, 1988
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The Art of Dora Carrington by Jane Hill | Herbert Press, 1994 signed by author
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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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Private view invite Peter Booth Works on Paper | Albermarle Gallery 1988
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Malcolm Morley. Itineraries by Jean-Claude Lebensztejn | Reaktion, 2001
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Olav Christopher Jenssen. The Empty Drawing Room | Kunstverein Göttingen
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Michael Canney. Paintings, Constructions, Reliefs | Katharine House Gallery 2005
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Graham Sutherland by Edward Sackville-West | Penguin Painters, revised 1955
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John Nash Work from the artist’s studio | New Grafton Gallery 2002
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Max Ernst by Ulrich Bischoff | Taschen, 1988
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Light Lines. The Architectural Photographs of Hélène Binet | Royal Academy 2021
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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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