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.

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

Regular price £45.00 GBP

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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

Regular price £175.00 GBP

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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

Regular price £115.00 GBP

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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

Regular price £75.00 GBP

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Caractère Noel 1956 – Bibliotheque Imaginaire Printel Paris

Caractère Noel 1956 – Bibliotheque Imaginaire Printel Paris

Regular price £120.00 GBP

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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

Regular price £28.00 GBP

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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

Regular price £65.00 GBP

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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

Regular price £55.00 GBP

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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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The History of a Book by Annie Carey | Cassell Petter & Galpin, 1873

The History of a Book by Annie Carey | Cassell Petter & Galpin, 1873

Regular price £145.00 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

Regular price £40.00 GBP

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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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Two promotional leaflets relating to John Rodker Publisher, 1929

Two promotional leaflets relating to John Rodker Publisher, 1929

Regular price £80.00 GBP

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An Introduction to the Kelmscott Press | Andrew Isherwood | V&A/NAL 1986

An Introduction to the Kelmscott Press | Andrew Isherwood | V&A/NAL 1986

Regular price £25.00 GBP

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Promotional leaflet: Paul the Hero of the Fire by Edward Ardizzone | Constable, 1962

Promotional leaflet: Paul the Hero of the Fire by Edward Ardizzone | Constable, 1962

Regular price £35.00 GBP

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