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.

Bookplates in Britain | The Bookplate Society and The Victoria & Albert Museum, HMSO, 1979

Bookplates in Britain | The Bookplate Society and The Victoria & Albert Museum, HMSO, 1979

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William Blackstone & the Reform of the Oxford University Press | I.G. Philip | Oxford University Press, 1957

William Blackstone & the Reform of the Oxford University Press | I.G. Philip | Oxford University Press, 1957

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Twenty-five years. Penguins Progress 1935-60 | book design by Hans Schmoller | device on cover by Elizabeth Friedlander

Twenty-five years. Penguins Progress 1935-60 | book design by Hans Schmoller | device on cover by Elizabeth Friedlander

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Modern Book Illustration in Great Britain & America by F. J. Harvey Darton, 1931

Modern Book Illustration in Great Britain & America by F. J. Harvey Darton, 1931

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One-hundred title pages 1500-1800. Selected and arranged with an introduction and notes by A.F. Johnson | John Lane Bodley Head 1928 limited edition of 100

One-hundred title pages 1500-1800. Selected and arranged with an introduction and notes by A.F. Johnson | John Lane Bodley Head 1928 limited edition of 100

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Leaflet for The Rainbow Press | The first 10 publications 1970-1977 | The John Robert Press | includes Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath

Leaflet for The Rainbow Press | The first 10 publications 1970-1977 | The John Robert Press | includes Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath

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Napoleon's Memoirs Somerset de Chair | The Golden Cockerel Press prospectus, 1944

Napoleon's Memoirs Somerset de Chair | The Golden Cockerel Press prospectus, 1944

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Bligh's Voyage in the Resource | The Golden Cockerel Press prospectus, 1937

Bligh's Voyage in the Resource | The Golden Cockerel Press prospectus, 1937

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Book Design: A Few Quotations... Selected by Geoff Green | Wynkyn de Worde, 2007

Book Design: A Few Quotations... Selected by Geoff Green | Wynkyn de Worde, 2007

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Prospectus for Medici Society Cookery Books | Maggs Brothers, undated c. late 1930s

Prospectus for Medici Society Cookery Books | Maggs Brothers, undated c. late 1930s

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Prospectus leaflet for The Golden Press 1947 - for publications in 1948

Prospectus leaflet for The Golden Press 1947 - for publications in 1948

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Popular Reading and Publishing in Britain 1914-1950 by Joseph McAleer | Clarendon Press | Oxford Historical Monographs, 1992

Popular Reading and Publishing in Britain 1914-1950 by Joseph McAleer | Clarendon Press | Oxford Historical Monographs, 1992

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Eye witness of an Era - some memories of Lund Humphries in the '30s | Printed memento written by Anthony Bell from a Double Crown Club talk 3 December 1981 with an introduction by Nicolas Barker

Eye witness of an Era - some memories of Lund Humphries in the '30s | Printed memento written by Anthony Bell from a Double Crown Club talk 3 December 1981 with an introduction by Nicolas Barker

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The English Provincial Printers, Stationers & Bookbinders to 1557 | E. Gordon Duff, 1912

The English Provincial Printers, Stationers & Bookbinders to 1557 | E. Gordon Duff, 1912

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Towards Today's Book: Progress in 19th Century Britain | Arthur Chick, 1997

Towards Today's Book: Progress in 19th Century Britain | Arthur Chick, 1997

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The Week-End Book | The Nonesuch Press, London, 1928

The Week-End Book | The Nonesuch Press, London, 1928

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The New Book-Illustration in France by Léon Pichon | The Studio Ltd, London 1934

The New Book-Illustration in France by Léon Pichon | The Studio Ltd, London 1934

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The Green Ship specimen page | Golden Cockerel Press | Eric Gill | Patrick Miller

The Green Ship specimen page | Golden Cockerel Press | Eric Gill | Patrick Miller

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Documents of the Avant-Garde 1945–1990 | Sam Fogg Rare Books | Catalogue 13 | Gordon House design

Documents of the Avant-Garde 1945–1990 | Sam Fogg Rare Books | Catalogue 13 | Gordon House design

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Flowers & Flourishes by John Ryder | The Bodley Head, 1976

Flowers & Flourishes by John Ryder | The Bodley Head, 1976

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Prospectus for A History of Wood-Engraving by Douglas Percy Bliss | J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, c .1928? | Cornish Brothers booksellers stamp

Prospectus for A History of Wood-Engraving by Douglas Percy Bliss | J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, c .1928? | Cornish Brothers booksellers stamp

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About the Nonesuch Press | Gainsborough House museum | April 1974

About the Nonesuch Press | Gainsborough House museum | April 1974

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Promotional leaflet for Sketch Book by Hugh Casson | The Lion and Unicorn Press, 1975

Promotional leaflet for Sketch Book by Hugh Casson | The Lion and Unicorn Press, 1975

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Leaflet for Bog Poems by Seamus Heaney | The Rainbow Press, 9 | Published May 1975

Leaflet for Bog Poems by Seamus Heaney | The Rainbow Press, 9 | Published May 1975

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