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,
ENDPAPERS - A CELEBRATION if you need to keep up with the world of contemporary art, then you will be familiar with Hyperallergic. if not click here to read thier lovely piece on book endpapers. Shown on the right is a rather lovely dandelion design, upside down on their
RING OF BRIGHT WATER Just 200 copies of this fabulous edition of the classic RING OF BRIGHT WATER are being released, get in the queue by clicking here. The book will help to support the Eilean Ban Trust who look after the island, home of Gavin Maxwell and the
TOILERS OF THE SEA LAUNCHED On May the 8th I was delighted to help launch the Folio Society's limited edition of Victor Hugo's Toilers of the Sea. Having lobbied and cajoled for over a year in order to persuade Folio to publish the first ever edition illustrated with Hugo's
THE LYTLEWODE PRESS Television Comes To Ballarat Written by Robert C. Littlewood Illustrated by Hilary Paynter A personal memoir by Robert C. Littlewood with wood engravings by Hilary Paynter. Stoke-on-Trent : The Lytlewode Press, 2010. Quarto, gilt-decorated cloth in matching slipcase, 13pp., illustrated with three original wood engravings by
WATERLOO MAPS An invitation to vist the Bathhurst Estate at Cirencester revealed a large folio of Waterloo maps, evidently sent to Lord Bathurst. The one illustrated is highly unusual having the centre flap stuck on in order to illustrate two different periods during the battle. I
SUSAN ALLIX Bazaar is a book large in format, noisy in colour, and crowded with textures and patterns. It contains a collection of observations on the experiences of visiting these chaotic, vibrant and expressive places, together with a series of eight original prints. The wanderings are set
SUSAN ALLIX [2] Susan incorporates intaglio processes such as etching, aquatint, drypoint, carborundum, and surface roll with hand colouring. Of the eight images, one is a lino cut and the large letters of the title page have also been cut in lino. The prints are complicated,