ABOUT THE PUBLISHING HOUSE
The story of the Rare Books from Saint Petersburg publishing house began in 1991 with a dream of reviving the traditions that had become lost in Russia of producing books as works of art. It took enormous efforts to find and restore old printing equipment and to bring together skilled practitioners of disappearing crafts. Today our publishing house’s books are more than just a unique gift that art connoisseurs seek to obtain for their collections, they are also museum exhibits that can be found in leading museum and library collections around the world.
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The Creative Process
The atmosphere in our publishing house conjures up a printshop of Gutenberg’s day. When producing the books, our craftspeople use vintage printing and binding equipment. Each individual copy is unique, including original graphic art and calligraphy, with typesetting, printing, assembling and binding all being done by hand.
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Exhibitions
Our publishing house’s books have enduring spiritual, cultural and collectible value. They are regularly exhibited in Russia and abroad, in leading museums and art galleries around the globe. In Russia’s State Hermitage, where a copy of each edition is kept, our publishing house has already had eight individual exhibitions.
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How to buy
Our publishing house’s books are truly a delight for bibliophiles – small numbered print-runs, exquisite paper, original illustrations by some of the world’s finest artists and originally designed bindings. These luxury items, created to be viewed at length and collected, are capable of surprising even the most sophisticated connoisseur of art, becoming an exclusive and impressive gift, a gem in a personal library, a family heirloom and a profitable investment.
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The Bolshoi Ballet in the Artist’s Book
The Treatise "Thirty-Six Stratagems". A Canon Of The Art Of War In Ancient China.
The Book as Art: 20 years of the Rare Books from Saint Petersburg Publishing House