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.

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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Japanese Book-binding by Kōjirō Ikegami | Weatherhill, New York, 1986

Japanese Book-binding by Kōjirō Ikegami | Weatherhill, New York, 1986

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Books, mostly scholarly, and some Ephemera | Designed by George Mackie | NLS 1991

Books, mostly scholarly, and some Ephemera | Designed by George Mackie | NLS 1991

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Deux Nocturnes Cur-Nonsky (Sailland) | Illustrations by Joseph Hémard coloured in pochoir by Artdeco, 1927

Deux Nocturnes Cur-Nonsky (Sailland) | Illustrations by Joseph Hémard coloured in pochoir by Artdeco, 1927

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The Title Page – its Early Development 1460-1510 by Margaret M. Smith | The British Library and Oak Knoll Press, 2000

The Title Page – its Early Development 1460-1510 by Margaret M. Smith | The British Library and Oak Knoll Press, 2000

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Decadence in Print by Patricia Wall | Oxford Polytechnic Department of Printing, 1973

Decadence in Print by Patricia Wall | Oxford Polytechnic Department of Printing, 1973

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Caractère Noel 1956 – Bibliotheque Imaginaire Printel Paris

Caractère Noel 1956 – Bibliotheque Imaginaire Printel Paris

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Leaflet – Entertaining à la Carte | Fortnum & Mason | Peyton Skipwith | Mainstone Press, 2007

Leaflet – Entertaining à la Carte | Fortnum & Mason | Peyton Skipwith | Mainstone Press, 2007

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Prospectus for Glue and Lacquer translated by Harold Acton illustrations Eric Gill Golden Cockerel Press c1941

Prospectus for Glue and Lacquer translated by Harold Acton illustrations Eric Gill Golden Cockerel Press c1941

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Golden Cockerel Press prospectus 'Against Women' | Gwyn Williams, John Petts 1953

Golden Cockerel Press prospectus 'Against Women' | Gwyn Williams, John Petts 1953

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Mise en Page: The Theory and Practice of Lay-out Alfred Tolmer | The Studio, 1931

Mise en Page: The Theory and Practice of Lay-out Alfred Tolmer | The Studio, 1931

Regular price £1,250.00 GBP

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Spring, Sunshine and a Chanticleer | The Golden Cockerel Press prospectus, 1935

Spring, Sunshine and a Chanticleer | The Golden Cockerel Press prospectus, 1935

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Topiary: An Historical Diversion | Peter Barker-Mill | Golden Cockerel Press prospectus, 1954

Topiary: An Historical Diversion | Peter Barker-Mill | Golden Cockerel Press prospectus, 1954

Regular price £59.00 GBP

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Bound volume of eight Golden Cockerel Press prospectus from 1937, 1951-1955

Bound volume of eight Golden Cockerel Press prospectus from 1937, 1951-1955

Regular price £450.00 GBP

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