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 Medici Society Cookery Books | Maggs Brothers, undated c. late 1930s

Prospectus for Medici Society Cookery Books | Maggs Brothers, undated c. late 1930s

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Prospectus leaflet for The Golden Press 1947 - for publications in 1948

Prospectus leaflet for The Golden Press 1947 - for publications in 1948

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Popular Reading and Publishing in Britain 1914-1950 by Joseph McAleer | Clarendon Press | Oxford Historical Monographs, 1992

Popular Reading and Publishing in Britain 1914-1950 by Joseph McAleer | Clarendon Press | Oxford Historical Monographs, 1992

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Eye witness of an Era - some memories of Lund Humphries in the '30s | Printed memento written by Anthony Bell from a Double Crown Club talk 3 December 1981 with an introduction by Nicolas Barker

Eye witness of an Era - some memories of Lund Humphries in the '30s | Printed memento written by Anthony Bell from a Double Crown Club talk 3 December 1981 with an introduction by Nicolas Barker

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The English Provincial Printers, Stationers & Bookbinders to 1557 | E. Gordon Duff, 1912

The English Provincial Printers, Stationers & Bookbinders to 1557 | E. Gordon Duff, 1912

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Towards Today's Book: Progress in 19th Century Britain | Arthur Chick, 1997

Towards Today's Book: Progress in 19th Century Britain | Arthur Chick, 1997

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The Week-End Book | The Nonesuch Press, London, 1928

The Week-End Book | The Nonesuch Press, London, 1928

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The New Book-Illustration in France by Léon Pichon | The Studio Ltd, London 1934

The New Book-Illustration in France by Léon Pichon | The Studio Ltd, London 1934

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The Green Ship specimen page | Golden Cockerel Press | Eric Gill | Patrick Miller

The Green Ship specimen page | Golden Cockerel Press | Eric Gill | Patrick Miller

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Documents of the Avant-Garde 1945–1990 | Sam Fogg Rare Books | Catalogue 13 | Gordon House design

Documents of the Avant-Garde 1945–1990 | Sam Fogg Rare Books | Catalogue 13 | Gordon House design

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Flowers & Flourishes by John Ryder | The Bodley Head, 1976

Flowers & Flourishes by John Ryder | The Bodley Head, 1976

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Prospectus for A History of Wood-Engraving by Douglas Percy Bliss | J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, c .1928? | Cornish Brothers booksellers stamp

Prospectus for A History of Wood-Engraving by Douglas Percy Bliss | J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, c .1928? | Cornish Brothers booksellers stamp

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About the Nonesuch Press | Gainsborough House museum | April 1974

About the Nonesuch Press | Gainsborough House museum | April 1974

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Promotional leaflet for Sketch Book by Hugh Casson | The Lion and Unicorn Press, 1975

Promotional leaflet for Sketch Book by Hugh Casson | The Lion and Unicorn Press, 1975

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Leaflet for Bog Poems by Seamus Heaney | The Rainbow Press, 9 | Published May 1975

Leaflet for Bog Poems by Seamus Heaney | The Rainbow Press, 9 | Published May 1975

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Book Design and Production Vol 2 No 2 1959 | Printing News Ltd edited by James Moran includes article on Will Carter

Book Design and Production Vol 2 No 2 1959 | Printing News Ltd edited by James Moran includes article on Will Carter

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Order form for The Rainbow Press Lyonnesse by Sylvia Plath c.1971

Order form for The Rainbow Press Lyonnesse by Sylvia Plath c.1971

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Ravilious engravings addenda and corrigenda is a compilation of information that has come to the attention of Jeremy Greenwood since the publication of Ravilious engravings, Wood Lea Press, 2008 - this leaflet published 2016

Ravilious engravings addenda and corrigenda is a compilation of information that has come to the attention of Jeremy Greenwood since the publication of Ravilious engravings, Wood Lea Press, 2008 - this leaflet published 2016

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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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