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George Bayntun CATALOGUES

We regularly issue catalogues of our fine bindings and rare books. Below is a list of our catalogues, which are downloadable as PDF files. EBC Catalogue 14, featuring over a thousand “Particular Bindings,” was bought in its entirety by the British Library.

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2019-2023

Featured

8 Nov 2023

Autumnal Lucubrations

8 Nov 2023

EBC e-catalogue 41.

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Issued 8 November 2023.

8 Nov 2023

21 Jul 2023

Bound to Please

21 Jul 2023

EBC e-catalogue 40.

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Issued 5 July 2023.

21 Jul 2023

16 Nov 2022

From Naturall Bathes (1633) to Confessions of the M.P. for Bath (2017)

16 Nov 2022

EBC e-catalogue 39.

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Issued 16 November 2022.

16 Nov 2022

2 Aug 2022

The Age of Rackham

2 Aug 2022

EBC e-catalogue 38.

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Issued 19 July 2022.

2 Aug 2022

14 Jul 2022

Clarks Books

14 Jul 2022

EBC e-catalogue 37.

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Issued 14 July 2022.

14 Jul 2022

5 Jan 2022

Sundrie Pieces

5 Jan 2022

EBC e-catalogue 36.

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Issued 21 November 2021.

5 Jan 2022

Ten Children’s Books

5 Jan 2022

EBC e-catalogue 35.

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Issued 21 September 2021.

5 Jan 2022

14 Aug 2021

A Very Miscellaneous List

14 Aug 2021

EBC e-catalogue 34.

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Issued 14 August 2021.

14 Aug 2021

24 Mar 2021

Twenty New Bindings

24 Mar 2021

EBC e-catalogue 33.

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Issued 24 March 2021.

24 Mar 2021

23 Feb 2021

LIBERation from Lockdown

23 Feb 2021

EBC e-catalogue 32.

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Issued 23 February 2021.

23 Feb 2021

27 Nov 2020

A Selection from George Bayntun

27 Nov 2020

A selection of highlights for “Firsts Online – London’s Rare Book Fair”, held between 27th November - 2nd December 2020.

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Issued 27 November 2020.

27 Nov 2020

3 Nov 2020

Autumn Leaves

3 Nov 2020

EBC e-catalogue 31.

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Issued 3 November 2020.

3 Nov 2020

10 Sep 2020

A Selection from George Bayntun

10 Sep 2020

A selection of 20 highlights for “Firsts Online – London’s Rare Book Fair”, held between 10th-14th September 2020.

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Issued 10 September 2020.

10 Sep 2020

9 Sep 2020

Newly Bound

9 Sep 2020

EBC e-catalogue 30.

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Issued 9 September 2020.

9 Sep 2020

22 Nov 2019

Bath & Beyond

22 Nov 2019

EBC e-catalogue 29.

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Issued 22 November 2019.

22 Nov 2019

18 Oct 2019

Education & Entertainment

18 Oct 2019

EBC e-catalogue 28.

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Issued 18 October 2019.

18 Oct 2019

22 Jul 2019

A Summer Gathering

22 Jul 2019

EBC e-catalogue 27.

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Issued 22 July 2019.

22 Jul 2019

13 Jun 2019

Newly Bound

13 Jun 2019

EBC e-catalogue 26.

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Issued 13 June 2019.

13 Jun 2019

8 Mar 2019

British Books (but b***** Brexit)

8 Mar 2019

EBC e-catalogue 25.

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Issued 8 March 2019.

8 Mar 2019

23 Jan 2019

Pride and Prejudice

23 Jan 2019

A list of interesting and unusual editions.

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Issued 23 January 2019.

23 Jan 2019

Northanger Abbey and Persuasion

23 Jan 2019

A list of interesting and unusual editions.

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Issued 23 January 2019.

23 Jan 2019

2015-2018

Featured

Emma

A list of interesting and unusual editions.

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Issued 18 December 2018.

Mansfield Park

A list of interesting and unusual editions.

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Issued 23 November 2018.

44 for Fall

EBC e-catalogue 24.

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Issued 29 October 2018.

From Gallows to Palaces

From Gallows to Palaces: A Social History of 50 Books. EBC e-catalogue 23.

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Issued 8 June 2018.

81 18th Century Books

81 18th Century Books. EBC e-catalogue 22.

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Issued 2 May 2018

25 Books for Christmas

25 Books for Christmas. EBC e-catalogue 21.

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Issued 1 December 2017.

Red

EBC e-catalogue 20.

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Issued 8 September 2017.

Summer 2017

EBC e-catalogue 19.

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Issued 20 July 2017.

Too Good To Bind

EBC e-catalogue 18.

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Issued 10 March 2017.

Provincial (Plus Provenance)

EBC e-catalogue 17.

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Issued 8 February 2017.

Fencing, Duelling & Self-Defence

EBC e-catalogue 16.

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Issued 24 January 2017.

A Christmas Gathering

EBC e-catalogue 15.

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Issued 2 December 2016.

Quite a Traditional Catalogue

Quite a Traditional Catalogue - From Ainsworth to Whitman. EBC e-catalogue 14.

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Issued 1 September 2016.

40 New Old Books and Things

EBC e-catalogue 13.

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Issued 24 April 2016.

Twenty 20th Century Poets

HA e-catalogue 1.

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Issued 22 March 2016.

15 Reliures

EBC e-catalogue 12.

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Issued 24 January 2016.

A Final 15 for 2015

EBC e-catalogue 11.

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Issued 24 December 2015.

17 Frabjous Snippets from Wonderland

17 Frabjous Snippets from Wonderland - some finely bound, one in vellum, one in Russian, one in Italian, some ephemeral, some in colour, some in black and white, one is yellow, some are expensive, some are not so expensive, some Rackham, lots of Tenniel, all of them are utterly Alice.

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Issued 14 September 2015.

50 Books and Single Sheets

50 books and single sheets printed and in manuscript, on paper, vellum and silk, bound in goat, calf, sheep and pigskin, vellum, velvet, silk, cloth, canvas (or linen), printed boards and wrappers, hand-coloured and gilt embossed paper, cork and rosewood, with onyx cabochons and a plastic straw. EBC e-catalogue 10.

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Issued 6 August 2015.

The Works

EBC e-catalogue 9.

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Issued 1 May 2015.

45 Books, Many In Fine Bindings

45 Books, Many In Fine Bindings, Some With Fancy Doublures, Others Quite Plain But Notable For Their Contents And Connections. EBC e-catalogue 8.

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Issued 7 April 2015.

2011-2014

Featured

Christmas 2014

Our Christmas e-catalogue of new Bayntun-Riviere bindings.

Download the catalogue in full (3.2MB).

Issued 8 December 2014.

25 Newly Catalogued Items of Interest, Instruction and Ingenuity

EBC e-catalogue 7.

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Issued 8 November 2014.

35 More Books, Plates, Maps, Etchings, Watercolours & Drawings

EBC e-catalogue 6.

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Issued 3 June 2014.

120 years in Bath & 75 years in Manvers Street

The year 2014 marks 120 years since George Bayntun founded his bindery here in Bath. To celebrate this we are issuing a catalogue of 100 beautiful books bound by Bayntun-Riviere. Highlights include first editions of The Lord of the Rings, To Kill a Mockingbird and The Wind in the Willows, plus rare archive photographs of the bindery and shop.

Download the catalogue in full (8.7MB).

Issued 8 March 2014.