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.

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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The London Bookshop - Part 2 | Richard Brown and Stanley Brett, 1977

The London Bookshop - Part 2 | Richard Brown and Stanley Brett, 1977

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By the Way. No. 1 Autumn 1959. An occasional bulletin The Curwen Press - cover illustration by John Nash

By the Way. No. 1 Autumn 1959. An occasional bulletin The Curwen Press - cover illustration by John Nash

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Fleurons. Their place in history and in print by Mark Arman, The Workshop Press, Thaxted, hand printed, 1988

Fleurons. Their place in history and in print by Mark Arman, The Workshop Press, Thaxted, hand printed, 1988

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Book Design by Andrew Haslam | Laurence King Publishing, 2006

Book Design by Andrew Haslam | Laurence King Publishing, 2006

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Prospectus for Edwin Smith Cuts. Wood-engravings woodcuts & Linocuts. Parrot Press, undated

Prospectus for Edwin Smith Cuts. Wood-engravings woodcuts & Linocuts. Parrot Press, undated

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The Form of the Book Book | Edited by Sara De Bondt and Fraser Muggeridge | Occasional Papers, 2009

The Form of the Book Book | Edited by Sara De Bondt and Fraser Muggeridge | Occasional Papers, 2009

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Prospectus Art for Life The Story of Peggy Angus by Carolyn Trant | Incline Press, 2004

Prospectus Art for Life The Story of Peggy Angus by Carolyn Trant | Incline Press, 2004

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Seven flyers/pieces of ephemera relating to Black Sparrow Press Los Angeles 1970s

Seven flyers/pieces of ephemera relating to Black Sparrow Press Los Angeles 1970s

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Prospectus for Reynolds Stone Engravings | John Murray c. 1977

Prospectus for Reynolds Stone Engravings | John Murray c. 1977

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Leaflet for The Wood-Engravings of Paul Nash | The Wood Lea Press c.1997

Leaflet for The Wood-Engravings of Paul Nash | The Wood Lea Press c.1997

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Spanish Interiors and Furniture | Arthur Byne & Mildred Stapley | Dover Books, 1969

Spanish Interiors and Furniture | Arthur Byne & Mildred Stapley | Dover Books, 1969

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The Book on Books on Artists Books | Arnaud Desjardin 2013, Everyday Press | Signed

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The Book on Books on Artists Books | Arnaud Desjardin 2013, Everyday Press | Signed

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I Remember (you, him, her, us, them) by John Crombie | Kickshaws, Paris, 1991 | No. 63/135

I Remember (you, him, her, us, them) by John Crombie | Kickshaws, Paris, 1991 | No. 63/135

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Circus Turn by Ronald Ron King | Circle Press 1994, unlimited edition

Circus Turn by Ronald Ron King | Circle Press 1994, unlimited edition

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Mon Oncle Benjamin by Claude Tillier | Illustrations by Joseph Hemard | Editions Athena, Paris 1950

Mon Oncle Benjamin by Claude Tillier | Illustrations by Joseph Hemard | Editions Athena, Paris 1950

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Prospectus for The Story of Cupid and Psyche | William Morris | Clover Hill, 1974

Prospectus for The Story of Cupid and Psyche | William Morris | Clover Hill, 1974

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Prospectus & Retrospectus of the Nonesuch Press, 1932

Prospectus & Retrospectus of the Nonesuch Press, 1932

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Penguins on the March. Penguin Collectors Society. Facsimile reprint from Typographica 5 Herbert Spencer's 1962 survey of Penguin design, 2013

Penguins on the March. Penguin Collectors Society. Facsimile reprint from Typographica 5 Herbert Spencer's 1962 survey of Penguin design, 2013

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Prospectus for The Diary of a Madman by Nicolas Gogol with aquaitints by A. Alexeieff | The Cresset Press 1929

Prospectus for The Diary of a Madman by Nicolas Gogol with aquaitints by A. Alexeieff | The Cresset Press 1929

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Le Petit Chaperon Vert suivi d’autres contes by André Lichtenberger | Pochoir by Joseph Hémard | 1922

Le Petit Chaperon Vert suivi d’autres contes by André Lichtenberger | Pochoir by Joseph Hémard | 1922

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Prospectus to promote Edward Bawden editioned prints | Wood Lea Press, 2005

Prospectus to promote Edward Bawden editioned prints | Wood Lea Press, 2005

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