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 A Voyage Round the World with Captain James Cook in HMS Resolution by Anders Sparrman | Golden Cockerel Press, 1944 | Wood-engravings by Peter Barker-Mill

Prospectus for A Voyage Round the World with Captain James Cook in HMS Resolution by Anders Sparrman | Golden Cockerel Press, 1944 | Wood-engravings by Peter Barker-Mill

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The Form of the Book by Jan Tschichold | Lund Humphries, 1991 English edition

The Form of the Book by Jan Tschichold | Lund Humphries, 1991 English edition

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Bibliography of Arts Council Exhibition Catalogues 1942-1980 compiled by Judy Collins | Arts Council, 1982

Bibliography of Arts Council Exhibition Catalogues 1942-1980 compiled by Judy Collins | Arts Council, 1982

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Prospectus for Ravilious at War. The complete work of Eric Ravilious, September 1939-1942 | Fleece Press, 2002

Prospectus for Ravilious at War. The complete work of Eric Ravilious, September 1939-1942 | Fleece Press, 2002

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Behind the Type. The Life Story of Frederic W. Goudy by Bernard Lewis | Department of Printing Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, 1941

Behind the Type. The Life Story of Frederic W. Goudy by Bernard Lewis | Department of Printing Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, 1941

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Engraved Bookplates. European Ex Libris 1950-70 by Mark Severin and Anthony Reid | Private Libraries Association, 1972

Engraved Bookplates. European Ex Libris 1950-70 by Mark Severin and Anthony Reid | Private Libraries Association, 1972

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Émigrés – The Transformation of Art Publishing in Britain by Anna Nyburg | Phaidon, 2014

Émigrés – The Transformation of Art Publishing in Britain by Anna Nyburg | Phaidon, 2014

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Bauhaus, modernism & the illustrated book by Alan Bartram | British Library, 2004

Bauhaus, modernism & the illustrated book by Alan Bartram | British Library, 2004

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Varthema | Argonaut Press Books prospectus, 1928

Varthema | Argonaut Press Books prospectus, 1928

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An Account of the Making of the Oxford Lectern Bible | Bruce Rogers, 1936?

An Account of the Making of the Oxford Lectern Bible | Bruce Rogers, 1936?

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Henry Trueman Wood – Modern Methods of Illustrating Books | Hardback | Elliot Stock, 1887

Henry Trueman Wood – Modern Methods of Illustrating Books | Hardback | Elliot Stock, 1887

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Book Typography: A Handlist for Typographers by Hugh Williamson | National Book League London, 1955

Book Typography: A Handlist for Typographers by Hugh Williamson | National Book League London, 1955

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Modern French Bookbindings by members of the Societe de la Reliure Originale | Arts Council Gallery, 1961

Modern French Bookbindings by members of the Societe de la Reliure Originale | Arts Council Gallery, 1961

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Prospectus for Alphabetum Romanum Felice Feliciano| G. Mardersteig Officina Bodoni, c. 1960

Prospectus for Alphabetum Romanum Felice Feliciano| G. Mardersteig Officina Bodoni, c. 1960

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Twopenny Trifles No 21 and No 22 1921 | The Shakespeare Head Press sold by W.J. Ibbett

Twopenny Trifles No 21 and No 22 1921 | The Shakespeare Head Press sold by W.J. Ibbett

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Association of Little Presses journal | Poetry and Little Press Information | Issue no. 5, July 1981

Association of Little Presses journal | Poetry and Little Press Information | Issue no. 5, July 1981

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Catalogue of Little Press Books in Print | 7th edition, 1982 | Association of Little Presses

Catalogue of Little Press Books in Print | 7th edition, 1982 | Association of Little Presses

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Picasso as a Book Artist by Abraham Horodisch | Faber & Faber, 1962

Picasso as a Book Artist by Abraham Horodisch | Faber & Faber, 1962

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Prelude to Plenty – Nonesuch Press Limited Editions, Winter 1937-8

Prelude to Plenty – Nonesuch Press Limited Editions, Winter 1937-8

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Prospectus – Everyman by Thomas Derrick | The Temple Press, c1930

Prospectus – Everyman by Thomas Derrick | The Temple Press, c1930

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English Prayer Books: An Introduction to the literature of Christian public worship by Stanley Morison | Cambridge University Press, 1949 3rd edition

English Prayer Books: An Introduction to the literature of Christian public worship by Stanley Morison | Cambridge University Press, 1949 3rd edition

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Book-Collecting More Letters to Everyman by Percy H. Muir | Cassell, 1949

Book-Collecting More Letters to Everyman by Percy H. Muir | Cassell, 1949

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The Looking Book. A pocket history of Circle Press 1967-96 by Cathy Courtney and Ronald King | Circle Press Publications, 1996

The Looking Book. A pocket history of Circle Press 1967-96 by Cathy Courtney and Ronald King | Circle Press Publications, 1996

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The London Bookshop - Part 1 | Richard Brown and Stanley Brett, 1971

The London Bookshop - Part 1 | Richard Brown and Stanley Brett, 1971

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