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.

Méthode Boscher ou La Journée des Tout Petits Mme J. Chapron 1958

Méthode Boscher ou La Journée des Tout Petits Mme J. Chapron 1958

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Cockerell Bindings 1894-1980 | Adeane Gallery, Fitzwilliam Museum, 1981

Cockerell Bindings 1894-1980 | Adeane Gallery, Fitzwilliam Museum, 1981

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The Book Illustrations of Orlando Jewett by Frank Broomhead | Private Libraries Association, 1995

The Book Illustrations of Orlando Jewett by Frank Broomhead | Private Libraries Association, 1995

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Wynkyn de Worde Society – Maximilien Vox talk | Booklet, 1965

Wynkyn de Worde Society – Maximilien Vox talk | Booklet, 1965

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British Book Illustration 1935-1945 | The National Book League, 1946

British Book Illustration 1935-1945 | The National Book League, 1946

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Abstracts from the Wills of English Printers and Stationers by Henry R. Plomer | Bibliographical Society, London, 1903

Abstracts from the Wills of English Printers and Stationers by Henry R. Plomer | Bibliographical Society, London, 1903

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Designing Books by Jost Hochuli | Agfa Compugraphic | 1990 | Ruari McLean

Designing Books by Jost Hochuli | Agfa Compugraphic | 1990 | Ruari McLean

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The World of the Elseviers 1580 - 1712 | David W. Davies | 1960

The World of the Elseviers 1580 - 1712 | David W. Davies | 1960

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Creating the Printed Page. A Guide for Authors, Publishers and Designers | BAS, 2000

Creating the Printed Page. A Guide for Authors, Publishers and Designers | BAS, 2000

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Rampant Lions Press – Books Designed and Printed by Will & Sebastian Carter | 1974/5

Rampant Lions Press – Books Designed and Printed by Will & Sebastian Carter | 1974/5

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Rampant Lions Press – Books Designed and Printed by Will and Sebastian Carter | 1982

Rampant Lions Press – Books Designed and Printed by Will and Sebastian Carter | 1982

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Prospectus leaflet – Goat Green or The Better Gift, Gwenda Morgan | Golden Cockerel Press, 1937

Prospectus leaflet – Goat Green or The Better Gift, Gwenda Morgan | Golden Cockerel Press, 1937

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Specimen page/prospectus – Twenty-five sonnets of Shakespeare | The Shakespeare Head Press | Undated, perhaps c.1922

Specimen page/prospectus – Twenty-five sonnets of Shakespeare | The Shakespeare Head Press | Undated, perhaps c.1922

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Leaflet and order form for Charles Holtzapffel’s Printing Apparatus for the use of Amateurs by The Parlour Press | Undated, possibly 1971

Leaflet and order form for Charles Holtzapffel’s Printing Apparatus for the use of Amateurs by The Parlour Press | Undated, possibly 1971

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Rampant Lions Press booklet – Books Designed and Printed by Will and Sebastian Carter | 1980

Rampant Lions Press booklet – Books Designed and Printed by Will and Sebastian Carter | 1980

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Binding your own books by John Woodcock. Puffin Picture Book 104.

Binding your own books by John Woodcock. Puffin Picture Book 104.

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The Maypole of Merrymount from the Twice-told takes of Nathaniel Hawthorne | Merrymount Press, 1947

The Maypole of Merrymount from the Twice-told takes of Nathaniel Hawthorne | Merrymount Press, 1947

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Prospectus – Hellmuth Weissenborn Painter & Graphic Artist | Bachman & Turner | Whittington Press, 1976

Prospectus – Hellmuth Weissenborn Painter & Graphic Artist | Bachman & Turner | Whittington Press, 1976

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Five leaflets for The Rainbow Press relating to books by Ted Hughes – 1970s | Fine Limited First Editions

Five leaflets for The Rainbow Press relating to books by Ted Hughes – 1970s | Fine Limited First Editions

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Private Presses and the Printing Industry | James Moran – British Printer supplement, 1962

Private Presses and the Printing Industry | James Moran – British Printer supplement, 1962

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Prospectus for Through The Looking Glass Lewis Carroll | The Inky Parrot Press | Illustrations by Angel Domínguez

Prospectus for Through The Looking Glass Lewis Carroll | The Inky Parrot Press | Illustrations by Angel Domínguez

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Promotional leaflet for Ravilious Engravings | The Wood Lea Press

Promotional leaflet for Ravilious Engravings | The Wood Lea Press

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Prospectus leaflet for Edward Gibbon's Library | Geoffrey Keynes | Jonathan Cape c.1940

Prospectus leaflet for Edward Gibbon's Library | Geoffrey Keynes | Jonathan Cape c.1940

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Les nouvelles conquêtes de la Science. L'Électricité by Louis Figuier c.1870

Les nouvelles conquêtes de la Science. L'Électricité by Louis Figuier c.1870

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