Collinge & Clark
A London rare and secondhand bookshop specialising in private presses, typography, graphic design and the art of the book.
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Overview
Collinge & Clark is a rare and secondhand bookshop based in London, United Kingdom. According to its own website, it holds a medium-sized stock of rare and secondhand books and describes itself as one of London's leading shops for Private Presses, Typography, Graphic Design and the art of the book since William Morris. The shop also offers bargains on a wide range of subjects in its basement and in boxes outside the premises. The business is known for issuing catalogues, selling books worldwide, and occasionally hosting events. Its online catalogue is organised into categories including Our Latest Acquisitions, Private Press & Illustrated Books, Typography & Design, Book Collecting, Book Illustration, Bookbinding & Paper, Calligraphy, First Editions & Literature, Oddbins, Periodicals, and Wood Engravings & Other Prints. Featured stock has included works such as Edward Ardizzone and Maurice Gorham's 'The Local', Alfred Bastien and G.J. Freshwater's 'Printing types of the world', Edward Bawden's 'Hares, Foxes and Eagles', the 1914 'Blast: Review of the Great English Vortex' edited by Wyndham Lewis, Richard Briggs's 'The English Art of Cookery', the Gregynog Press 'Bible - Lamentations', Edy Legrand's 'Macao et Cosmage', C. Stower's 'The Printer's Grammar', André Virion's 'Gouaches', the Amsterdam Type Foundry's 'Proeven van Oostersche Schriften', Chisato Tamabayashi's 'Airborne', the Dropmore Press 'Syon House' by Adrian Bury, and Roger Lewinter's 'Story of Love in Solitude' from Oblique Books. The shop is also noted for its connection to the television series 'Black Books', which was filmed at its premises. Its website states plainly that it does not serve coffees or teas, distinguishing it from a café-bookshop, while emphasising its catalogues, worldwide sales and occasional events. Collinge & Clark operates as a private retail business and does not appear to be part of a larger corporate group.
History
Collinge & Clark is a rare and secondhand bookshop in London, United Kingdom. Its own website describes it as having a medium-sized stock of rare and secondhand books and as one of London's leading shops for Private Presses, Typography, Graphic Design and the art of the book since William Morris. The shop also offers bargains on all sorts of subjects in its basement and in boxes outside. The business is known for issuing catalogues, selling books worldwide, and occasionally hosting events. Its online catalogue is divided into categories such as Our Latest Acquisitions, Private Press & Illustrated Books, Typography & Design, Book Collecting, Book Illustration, Bookbinding & Paper, Calligraphy, First Editions & Literature, Oddbins, Periodicals, and Wood Engravings & Other Prints. Featured products have included Edward Ardizzone and Maurice Gorham's 'The Local' (£750), Alfred Bastien and G.J. Freshwater's 'Printing types of the world' (£90), Edward Bawden's 'Hares, Foxes and Eagles' (£2,250), 'Blast: Review of the Great English Vortex. No. 1. June 20th, 1914' edited by Wyndham Lewis (£950), Richard Briggs's 'The English Art of Cookery' (£575), the Gregynog Press 'Bible - Lamentations' (£1,950), Edy Legrand's 'Macao et Cosmage ou, L'Experience du Bonheur' (£800), C. Stower's 'The Printer's Grammar' (£650), André Virion's 'Gouaches' (£550), the Amsterdam Type Foundry's 'Proeven van Oostersche Schriften' (£400), Chisato Tamabayashi's 'Airborne' (£62), the Dropmore Press 'Syon House' by Adrian Bury (£500), and Roger Lewinter's 'Story of Love in Solitude' from Oblique Books (£28). The shop is also noted for its connection to the television series 'Black Books', which was filmed at its premises. Its website states that it does not serve coffees or teas, but does issue catalogues, sell books worldwide and occasionally host events. Collinge & Clark operates as a private retail business and does not appear to be part of a larger corporate group.
Products and positioning
One of London's leading shops for Private Presses, Typography, Graphic Design and the art of the book since William Morris.
Ardizzone (Edward) and Maurice Gorham - The Local
Bastien (Alfred) & G.J. Freshwater - Printing types of the world
Bawden (Edward) - Hares, Foxes and Eagles
Blast: Review of the Great English Vortex. No. 1. June 20th, 1914. Edited by Wyndham Lewis
Briggs (Richard) - The English Art of Cookery
Gregynog Press - Bible - Lamentations
Legrand (Edy) - Macao et Cosmage ou, L'Experience du Bonheur
Stower (C.) - The Printer's Grammar
Virion (André) - Gouaches
Amsterdam Type Foundry - Proeven van Oostersche Schriften
Tamabayashi (Chisato) - Airborne
Dropmore Press - Syon House, by Adrian Bury
Oblique Books - Lewinter (Roger). Story of Love in Solitude
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