Collection: Books, Book Design and Prospectuses

This wide-ranging collection of vintage material covers the subjects of book design and publishing, along with a unique selection of publishers' prospectus leaflets and promotional material – from major publishers to private presses.

Prospectus for Chapman by Havelock Ellis | Bloomsbury, The Nonesuch Press, 1934

Prospectus for Chapman by Havelock Ellis | Bloomsbury, The Nonesuch Press, 1934

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The Phaidon Press. A retrospect and prospectus 1923-1948

The Phaidon Press. A retrospect and prospectus 1923-1948

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Promotional leaflet for Oscar Wilde by Frank Harris with a preface by Bernard Shaw | Constable & Co, 1938. Maggs Bros

Promotional leaflet for Oscar Wilde by Frank Harris with a preface by Bernard Shaw | Constable & Co, 1938. Maggs Bros

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Prospectus for The Putney Debates by Jack Emery. Lino-cuts by Clare Melinsky | The Rampant Lions Press

Prospectus for The Putney Debates by Jack Emery. Lino-cuts by Clare Melinsky | The Rampant Lions Press

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Old Picture Books by Alfred W. Pollard | William Charles Copperthwaite signature | Methuen & Co, 1902

Old Picture Books by Alfred W. Pollard | William Charles Copperthwaite signature | Methuen & Co, 1902

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Christmas Picture Books: 1952 and 1954 | Victoria & Albert Museum / HMSO

Christmas Picture Books: 1952 and 1954 | Victoria & Albert Museum / HMSO

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Prospectus for Chaucer – The Shakespeare Head | Basil Blackwell letter, 1929

Prospectus for Chaucer – The Shakespeare Head | Basil Blackwell letter, 1929

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Birrell & Garnett Bookseller | Type founders and founts sales catalogue, 1928

Birrell & Garnett Bookseller | Type founders and founts sales catalogue, 1928

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John Murray Paperbacks | 6-page leaflet advertising 5 new titles for Summer 1964

John Murray Paperbacks | 6-page leaflet advertising 5 new titles for Summer 1964

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Boekenliefhebbers en hun boeken | Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum, 2002

Boekenliefhebbers en hun boeken | Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum, 2002

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L'aventure des éscritures – La Page Bibliothèque nationale de France | Anne Zali, 1999

L'aventure des éscritures – La Page Bibliothèque nationale de France | Anne Zali, 1999

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Images & Texts. Their Production & Distribution in the 18th & 19th Centuries | Edited by Peter Isaac & Barry McKay | Oak Knoll Press

Images & Texts. Their Production & Distribution in the 18th & 19th Centuries | Edited by Peter Isaac & Barry McKay | Oak Knoll Press

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A checklist of books by Balzac papers of William Hobart Royce by Albert J George | Syracuse University Press, 1960

A checklist of books by Balzac papers of William Hobart Royce by Albert J George | Syracuse University Press, 1960

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The Rocket Press ephemera – two leaflets: change of address and promotional leaflet

The Rocket Press ephemera – two leaflets: change of address and promotional leaflet

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Trading Words by Claire Hoertz Badaracco | Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995

Trading Words by Claire Hoertz Badaracco | Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995

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Christmas Broadside Number Ten by John Fuller | Lockwood Memorial Library, 1977

Christmas Broadside Number Ten by John Fuller | Lockwood Memorial Library, 1977

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Eton College Library. An exhibition of printed books, 1455-1974 Paul Quarrie DCC

Eton College Library. An exhibition of printed books, 1455-1974 Paul Quarrie DCC

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Kelmscott Lecture 1986, Morris and the printed book. A reconsideration of his views on type and book design in the light of later computer-aided techniques by John Dreyfus | William Morris Society, 1986

Kelmscott Lecture 1986, Morris and the printed book. A reconsideration of his views on type and book design in the light of later computer-aided techniques by John Dreyfus | William Morris Society, 1986

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Prospectus for The Role of Line in Art by Wyndham Lewis The Strawberry Press 2007

Prospectus for The Role of Line in Art by Wyndham Lewis The Strawberry Press 2007

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Two leaflets from the Incline Press – 'Give a Book a Home' and Brian North Lee's 'The Lure of the Label' 2003

Two leaflets from the Incline Press – 'Give a Book a Home' and Brian North Lee's 'The Lure of the Label' 2003

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Prospectus leaflet – The Inward Laugh | Edward Bawden & his circle | Fleece Press, 2008

Prospectus leaflet – The Inward Laugh | Edward Bawden & his circle | Fleece Press, 2008

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Modern Books & Writers | 1951 Exhibition at the National Book League

Modern Books & Writers | 1951 Exhibition at the National Book League

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The Open & Closed Book. Contemporary Book Arts | Victoria & Albert Museum, 1979

The Open & Closed Book. Contemporary Book Arts | Victoria & Albert Museum, 1979

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A Lovers Progress Nancy Quennell | Golden Cockerel Press prospectus 1938

A Lovers Progress Nancy Quennell | Golden Cockerel Press prospectus 1938

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