Book Arts

Special Collections & Archives maintains many examples of book art: the field of art devoted to the intrinsic design, form, structure, and conceptual properties of a book. Examples include artists’ books, editions printed by private presses and rare volumes featuring fine binding or printing. The collection of artists’ books includes those by authors Palmer & Calvert, William Morris, and David Jones. In addition, the department holds rare editions and early printings of books produced by private presses like the Poetry Bookshop, Dolmen Press, and Hogarth Press. The department also houses editions of books featuring fine printing by printers such as Eric Gill and fine binding examples from well-known bookbinders such as Joseph Zaehnsdorf and Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Moreover, there are hundreds of pulp fiction books in the Lesbian Literature Collection and the B.P. Nichol Library of Science Fiction that reflect the genre’s graphic and colourful cover art.

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Materials relating to the creation and operation of Dumont Press Graphix Limited.

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