OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE WATERLOO COMMEMORATIVE ANTHOLOGY Today sees the official launch of the Waterloo commemorative Anthology, exactly one month before the bicentenary. We hope that by the end of the week all of our subscriber copies will have left the bindery, leaving us plenty of
WATERLOO EXEMPLARY GOES ON DISPLAY We are absolutely delighted that the first exemplary copy is going on display in the Great Hall at the Royal Hospital Chelsea. The book will rest on one of the hospital's great treasures, the table on which the Duke himself was
THE WATERLOO COMMEMORATIVE ANTHOLOGY EXEMPLARY EDITION Finally the very first copy of our exemplary has arrived in the office. The box, modelled on an officer's writing slope, has taken several prototypes to perfect, but we are now absolutely delighted with it. The book and the portfolio sit snugly
LIBRARIES BUY CARTOGRAPHIC HISTORY Following our excellent review in the IMCOS journal the Cartographic History of the Channel Islands was purchased by both Cambridge University Library and The Bibliotéque Nationale.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM ILLUSTRATED BY ARTHUR RACKHAM Richard at the bindery hand crafts all of our SAS War Diaries and when he is not doing that, well he lets rip a little. This absolutely beautiful rebinding of A Midsummers Nights Dream, illustrated by Arthur Rackham
WATERLOO FIRST PRINTING We have just completed the printing of the maps and tip-ins for the Waterloo Commemorative Anthology. The Siborne anaglyptographs were a challenge to say the least, but Steve and the team at Hampton Printing have done a fantastic job. Its not often you
WATERLOO ANTHOLOGY IN PRODUCTION Our Waterloo commemorative anthology is now well under way, The page designs are nearly completed, the first scatter proofs have arrived, the wooden writing slopes for the Exemplary Edition are ordered and the first of the embroidered leather panels have been completed.
COME TO YORK BOOK FAIR 19TH AND 20TH SEPTEMBER 2014 You can see the full range of our books, including the latest Waterloo anthology dummy copies and the bespoke writing slope for the exemplary at the York National Book Fair on the 19th and 20th of September. Come
OUR WATERLOO BOX ARRIVES The first prototype of the box for the Exemplary copies of our Waterloo anthology has arrived. It has been beautifully crafted in sapele wood and then finished in our bindery. There are more pictures in the gallery at waterloobook.co.uk Now we have the
LIMITED EDITION CHOCOLATE! I know that strictly speaking you can't really have limited edition chocolate. That said on a recent trip to Guernsey to discuss the Folio Society's edition of The Toilers of the Sea [ see previous posts ] I came across chocolatier Ben Le Prevost,