Decoding a Life
By Tomas Elliott Perhaps the reason why the life and legacy of Alan Turing (1912–1954) continue to fascinate is because they intersect with some of the great highs and lows of twentieth-century British history. From ...
By Lauren Hepburn Rebecah Child, the Marchioness of Worcester, was not alone in personally collecting an extensive range of recipes for her household. Manuscript ‘receipt’ (recipe) books such as Child’s were commonly kept by elite ...
The trial of Oscar Wilde
Sappho’s first lesbian translator
an interview with bookbinders Rosemary and Jasmin
Peter Harrington’s in-house bindery, The Chelsea Bindery, is one of only a handful of traditional binderies left in London. In 2020, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the bindery’s founding, we produced a catalogue to showcase ...
The Morality of Nations and the Making of America
More Than Wittgenstein’s “Old Man”
A play for children and adults
An interview with bookbinder Young Kim
Peter Harrington’s in-house bindery, The Chelsea Bindery, is one of only a handful of traditional binderies left in London. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the bindery’s founding, we’ve put together a catalogue to showcase ...
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New to our shelves!
A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro, first edition, first impression, signed by the author, published in 1982: https://loom.ly/ni7VCnM
View our latest newsletter to discover our new acquisitions: https://loom.ly/CK7r2hY
A selection of astonishing page edges from our shelves!
Pictured:
- Chasovnik - Kazakh Old Believer Book of Hours
- Officium Herbdomada Sanctae Secundum Missale Et Vreviarium Romanum S. PII V. Pontif. Maximi
- The Story of a Puppet or the Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi
We are delighted to announce our participation in the @Londonprintfair from 1st to 8th May. While the print fair can't be hold at the Royal Academy of Arts this year, we invite you to come to our Dover Street bookshop to view our print exhibition. https://loom.ly/Qao17oM
4A couple of days ago, we went to the Chelsea Bindery to meet the bookbinders and discuss about the day-to-day life of a modern bindery.
Here are a couple of photographs showing you the various machinery and tools used for bookbinding.
