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.

Letters of Maria Edgeworth & Anna Letitia Barbauld | Golden Cockerel Press prospectus leaflet, 1953

Letters of Maria Edgeworth & Anna Letitia Barbauld | Golden Cockerel Press prospectus leaflet, 1953

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The Dedication of Books by Henry B. Wheatley | Elliot Stock, 1887 (ex-library)

The Dedication of Books by Henry B. Wheatley | Elliot Stock, 1887 (ex-library)

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Victor Scholderer: Fifty Essays in C15th & 16th Bibilography | D.E. Rhodes, 1966

Victor Scholderer: Fifty Essays in C15th & 16th Bibilography | D.E. Rhodes, 1966

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On the Making and Issuing of Books by Charles Thomas Jacobi | Bodley Head, 1891

On the Making and Issuing of Books by Charles Thomas Jacobi | Bodley Head, 1891

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The Golden Cockerel Press – leaflet article printed for The Colophon, July 1931 | Engravings by Robert Gibbings

The Golden Cockerel Press – leaflet article printed for The Colophon, July 1931 | Engravings by Robert Gibbings

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Gabriel Harvey Fovre Letters and Certeine Sonnets, Especially Touching Robert Greene and Other Parties by Him Abused 1592 | The Bodley Head limited edition, 1922

Gabriel Harvey Fovre Letters and Certeine Sonnets, Especially Touching Robert Greene and Other Parties by Him Abused 1592 | The Bodley Head limited edition, 1922

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Russische Boektypographie / Russian Bookcovers 1922-1932 | SMA Cahiers, 1999

Russische Boektypographie / Russian Bookcovers 1922-1932 | SMA Cahiers, 1999

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The Nonesuch Press | King James Bible specimen pages | Francis Meynell, 1963

The Nonesuch Press | King James Bible specimen pages | Francis Meynell, 1963

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The Printed Book by Harry G. Aldis | Cambridge University Press, 3rd edition 1951 | Carl A. Kroch signature

The Printed Book by Harry G. Aldis | Cambridge University Press, 3rd edition 1951 | Carl A. Kroch signature

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The Making of the Bruce Rogers World Bible, William Targ | World Publishing 1949

The Making of the Bruce Rogers World Bible, William Targ | World Publishing 1949

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Modern Book Design by Ruari McLean | The British Council, 1951 | Colin Banks

Modern Book Design by Ruari McLean | The British Council, 1951 | Colin Banks

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The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám | Translated by Edward FitzGerald | Routledge 1910

The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám | Translated by Edward FitzGerald | Routledge 1910

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Stenography Compleated, Or the Art of Short-Hand | Compiled by James Weston 1727

Stenography Compleated, Or the Art of Short-Hand | Compiled by James Weston 1727

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Book Types from Clowes of Beccles | Monotype Book Faces, 1935

Book Types from Clowes of Beccles | Monotype Book Faces, 1935

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Prospectus for Sporting Dogs by A. Croxton Smith G. Vernon Stokes | John & Edward Bumpus Ltd | Country Life, undated presumed to be c. 1938

Prospectus for Sporting Dogs by A. Croxton Smith G. Vernon Stokes | John & Edward Bumpus Ltd | Country Life, undated presumed to be c. 1938

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Faber Books, 1925-1975, Impressions of a Publishing House & Faber Music, Notes of a Decade | National Book League, 1975 | Edward Bawden cover

Faber Books, 1925-1975, Impressions of a Publishing House & Faber Music, Notes of a Decade | National Book League, 1975 | Edward Bawden cover

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Prospectus Roses of Sharon W.O.E Oesterley | Mary Groom | Golden Cockerel Press, 1937

Prospectus Roses of Sharon W.O.E Oesterley | Mary Groom | Golden Cockerel Press, 1937

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Six items of ephemera relating to Die Officina Vindobonensis | Robert Haas 1930s?

Six items of ephemera relating to Die Officina Vindobonensis | Robert Haas 1930s?

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Prospectus for Swallow of the Sea by Dorothy Una Ratcliffe | Illustrated by Margaret Dobson

Prospectus for Swallow of the Sea by Dorothy Una Ratcliffe | Illustrated by Margaret Dobson

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Prospectus for William Blake – Illustrations of the Book of Job | William Blake Trust, 1987

Prospectus for William Blake – Illustrations of the Book of Job | William Blake Trust, 1987

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Promotional leaflet for ARK journal – Royal College of Art | October 1950

Promotional leaflet for ARK journal – Royal College of Art | October 1950

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Promotional leaflet for Quentin Blake. Fireworks, Fanfares & Fancies! Chris Beetles 2013/14

Promotional leaflet for Quentin Blake. Fireworks, Fanfares & Fancies! Chris Beetles 2013/14

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Joseph Cundall. A Victorian Publisher. Notes on his life and a check-list of his books by Ruari McLean | Private Libraries Association, 1976

Joseph Cundall. A Victorian Publisher. Notes on his life and a check-list of his books by Ruari McLean | Private Libraries Association, 1976

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Prospectus for Vines Twenty poems by David Burnett | The Rocket Press, 1984

Prospectus for Vines Twenty poems by David Burnett | The Rocket Press, 1984

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