Well, here we go! Moving the business online was something I thought I would never do but until June/July at least that is how things will be. It is an interesting experiment.

Every week I will be uploading new stock onto the website, and indeed on biblio.com and abebooks.com. I will also be putting together curated ‘e-lists’ of fresh stock – look out for ones of new David Jones prints and books, books written by ‘Great Scots’, and a whole new catalogue of recently acquired books.

Of course we will get through this, but I am hoping it will be fun. I have already found books I had forgotten I had here and have a pile of projects to finish. I do enjoy face to face interaction but that will have to wait for now…

I hope you are safe and well. If you are musically orientated the Berlin Philharmonic website with their free digital concerts is a real treat!

Very best and see you soon

Sophie

We are thrilled to be exhibiting at the fair this year which begins this week.

At stand E-7 we will be showing a selection of books from private presses including some particularly good Eragny, Kelmscott and Golden Cockerel Press books, illustrated books by David Jones, Eric Gill, John Buckland Wright amongst others, fine press and artist’s books, fine bindings and some fabulous typography and lettering including a remarkable set of printer’s archive proofs of Edward Johnston’s wooden type for London Underground. This is the only set to be on the market as it was a private printing done for the archive of the London Transport Museum.

In addition we are showing a small selection from a new collection we have celebrating ‘GREAT SCOTS’ which includes important work by Adam Smith, Walter Scott, David Hume, Alexander Wilson, the pioneering American ornithologist and mentor to Audubon, Kenneth Grahame and signed works by the great John Muir and Andrew Carnegie.

Please do come to visit us or you can browse the catalogue below…

A splendid copy of Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments

60TH NEW YORK ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR
Park Avenue Armory
643 Park Avenue, between 66/67 Streets
NEW YORK
USA
March 5th-8th, 2020

For a detailed list of what we will be showing click here

A beautiful new slate carved by John Mawby makes our move to Kensal Green official – meanwhile I am on my way to California to exhibit at the 53rd California Antiquarian Book Fair. It is on between the 7th and 9th February at the Pasadena Convention Center and we are showing a good selection from our stock at stand 508.

For an illustrated list of what we are showing click here

I will be back in London on the 12th February so do come to see the slate after that.

We are exhibiting this weekend at the Boston Antiquarian Book Fair, November 15th – 17th.

If you are in town do come to visit us at stand 106. Full details of the fair are available here

A full illustrated list of what we have displayed on the stand is available here:

Fair List for Boston Book Fair

Please do come to visit us in our new, permanent, purpose-built premises at 1010 Harrow Road. The books from our last catalogue, Private Press Books from the Library of George van Houten Pt. II, are on display in our new 3 room showroom, together with hundreds of other books and prints. There are fine and designer bindings, private press books, illustrated books, superb examples of printing, typography and lettering, contemporary artists’ and fine press books alongside numerous wood engravings, linocuts and other prints.

A warm welcome and a comfortable chair await you….

To view the catalogue please click on the front cover.

IN SEPTEMBER WE WILL BE OPENING IN OUR NEW PREMISES IN KENSAL GREEN
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE

As well as our usual large stock of private press & illustrated books, fine bindings, artists’ books, calligraphy, prints and artwork, our new premises in Kensal Green will house a permanent showcase of the best of contemporary fine printing, wood engraving, designer bookbinding, lettering and other book arts. Please watch the website for information on workshops, shows and short lists of contemporary work.