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.

Cover to Cover: The Artist's Book in Perspective | Rob Perrée | NAi Publishers, 2002

Cover to Cover: The Artist's Book in Perspective | Rob Perrée | NAi Publishers, 2002

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Books on the fine arts | AlecTiranti, London booklet 1949

Books on the fine arts | AlecTiranti, London booklet 1949

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Prospectus leaflet - The Song of Songs, by Keith Bosley | Whittington Press Richard Kennedy

Prospectus leaflet - The Song of Songs, by Keith Bosley | Whittington Press Richard Kennedy

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Glossary of the Book by Geoffrey Ashall Glaiser | George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1960

Glossary of the Book by Geoffrey Ashall Glaiser | George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1960

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Prospectus for The Engravings of Eric Gill introduction by Douglas Cleverdon | Christoper Skelton | September Press, 1983

Prospectus for The Engravings of Eric Gill introduction by Douglas Cleverdon | Christoper Skelton | September Press, 1983

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Ephemera: Promotional flyer/order form for Lettering for architects and designers by Milner Gray and Ronald Armstrong, 1962

Ephemera: Promotional flyer/order form for Lettering for architects and designers by Milner Gray and Ronald Armstrong, 1962

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The Making of Books by Seán Jennett | Faber & Faber, 1956 edition

The Making of Books by Seán Jennett | Faber & Faber, 1956 edition

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The Golden Cockerel Press | Per Ardua Ad Victoriam – 1944 prospectus leaflet | John Buckland-Wright

The Golden Cockerel Press | Per Ardua Ad Victoriam – 1944 prospectus leaflet | John Buckland-Wright

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Modern Methods of Illustrating Books by H. Trueman Wood | Elliot Stock, 1886

Modern Methods of Illustrating Books by H. Trueman Wood | Elliot Stock, 1886

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Studio Autumn Books 1949 catalogue | The Studio Ltd

Studio Autumn Books 1949 catalogue | The Studio Ltd

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The Wood-Engravings of Paul Nash | Wood-Lea Press prospectus and order form

The Wood-Engravings of Paul Nash | Wood-Lea Press prospectus and order form

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Golden Cockerel Press | 'Here's Flowers' by Joan Rutter prospectus, 1937 | Wood engravings by John O'Connor

Golden Cockerel Press | 'Here's Flowers' by Joan Rutter prospectus, 1937 | Wood engravings by John O'Connor

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The Nature of the Book by Adrian John | University of Chicago Press, 1998

The Nature of the Book by Adrian John | University of Chicago Press, 1998

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The Beginnings of Printed Book Illustration from the fifteenth century | John Rylands Library, The University Press, Manchester, 1933

The Beginnings of Printed Book Illustration from the fifteenth century | John Rylands Library, The University Press, Manchester, 1933

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La Gravure Les Procédés - L'Histoire | Jean-E Bersier | La Table Ronde 1948

La Gravure Les Procédés - L'Histoire | Jean-E Bersier | La Table Ronde 1948

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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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