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.

Pages from Books Set on the Monotype Composing Machine | The Monotype Corporation, 1931

Pages from Books Set on the Monotype Composing Machine | The Monotype Corporation, 1931

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Prospectus for Florence Press Books in Florence types designed by Herbert P. Horne | Messrs Chatto and Windus, 1908

Prospectus for Florence Press Books in Florence types designed by Herbert P. Horne | Messrs Chatto and Windus, 1908

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The Spiral Press exhibition catalogue | Joseph Blumenthal, New York, 1968

The Spiral Press exhibition catalogue | Joseph Blumenthal, New York, 1968

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Specimen pages for The Bamboo Dancer Clover Hill Press Cleverdon | Eileen Mayo, 1937

Specimen pages for The Bamboo Dancer Clover Hill Press Cleverdon | Eileen Mayo, 1937

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Leaflet for Edmund Blampied 'Modern Masters of Etching' | The Studio, 1926

Leaflet for Edmund Blampied 'Modern Masters of Etching' | The Studio, 1926

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A Note on the Format – The Nonesuch Dickens | Nonesuch Press, 1937 | Text by Francis Meynell

A Note on the Format – The Nonesuch Dickens | Nonesuch Press, 1937 | Text by Francis Meynell

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Prospectus for Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe | Basilisk Press| illustrations by Edward Gordon Craig

Prospectus for Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe | Basilisk Press| illustrations by Edward Gordon Craig

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Leaflet to promote the publication Clay Cuts by Jack Clemo | woodcuts by Stan Dobbin, 1991 | Previous Parrot Press

Leaflet to promote the publication Clay Cuts by Jack Clemo | woodcuts by Stan Dobbin, 1991 | Previous Parrot Press

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Promotional leaflet/prospectus for The Shakespeare Head – Brontë | Basil Blackwell, c.1931

Promotional leaflet/prospectus for The Shakespeare Head – Brontë | Basil Blackwell, c.1931

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Hommage a Gérard Blanchard. Cahiers Gutenberg. No. 30, October 1998 ATypI, Lyon

Hommage a Gérard Blanchard. Cahiers Gutenberg. No. 30, October 1998 ATypI, Lyon

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Book design and production journal | Vol 3 No 2, 1960

Book design and production journal | Vol 3 No 2, 1960

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Homme de plume vole au vent | Deux mille proverbes des cinq continents réunis par Claire Vervin | Preface Claude Roy. Illustrations Pierre Faucheux.

Homme de plume vole au vent | Deux mille proverbes des cinq continents réunis par Claire Vervin | Preface Claude Roy. Illustrations Pierre Faucheux.

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Everyman’s History of the Prayer Book by Rev. Percy Dearmer | A.R. Mowbray & Co Ltd, 1912

Everyman’s History of the Prayer Book by Rev. Percy Dearmer | A.R. Mowbray & Co Ltd, 1912

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Leaflet for [Mark] Rothko Memorial Portfolio, 1973 | introduction by Bryan Robertson

Leaflet for [Mark] Rothko Memorial Portfolio, 1973 | introduction by Bryan Robertson

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Saint Roch Healer. Leaflet as broadsheet. Printed by 'E.W.' Edward Walters, 1934

Saint Roch Healer. Leaflet as broadsheet. Printed by 'E.W.' Edward Walters, 1934

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Prospectus for On Type Faces by Stanley Morison | Medici Fleuron 1923

Prospectus for On Type Faces by Stanley Morison | Medici Fleuron 1923

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Steeplechase. A Circular Walk Southborough, Speldhurst, Bidborough Southborough, November 1993 by Stuart Mugridge | limited edition artist book

Steeplechase. A Circular Walk Southborough, Speldhurst, Bidborough Southborough, November 1993 by Stuart Mugridge | limited edition artist book

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Reader, Lover of Books, Lover of Heaven | Book Arts Ontario 1978 | David B. Kotin

Reader, Lover of Books, Lover of Heaven | Book Arts Ontario 1978 | David B. Kotin

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Festival of Britain – Exhibition of Books catalogue | V&A, 1951

Festival of Britain – Exhibition of Books catalogue | V&A, 1951

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The Golden Cockerel Press prospectus | Autumn Publication, 1936

The Golden Cockerel Press prospectus | Autumn Publication, 1936

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Contemporary ex-libris by Frantisek Dvorak | Contemporary Czech art | Odeon, 1979

Contemporary ex-libris by Frantisek Dvorak | Contemporary Czech art | Odeon, 1979

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Single sheet flyer for Mr Eric Gill – Recollections of David Kindersley, 1990

Single sheet flyer for Mr Eric Gill – Recollections of David Kindersley, 1990

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Festive Songs for Christmas | The Shakespeare Head Press Booklets No. II 1906

Festive Songs for Christmas | The Shakespeare Head Press Booklets No. II 1906

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Roman Books And Their Impact by O.A.W. Dilke | Promotional leaflet | The Elmete Press, 1977

Roman Books And Their Impact by O.A.W. Dilke | Promotional leaflet | The Elmete Press, 1977

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