BookPresses

London, United Kingdom

Susan Allix

Hand-made artist's books that combine letterpress text, original etchings and other printmaking, and fine binding, all made by the artist herself.

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About the press

Susan Allix is a London-based book artist who produces limited-edition artist's books, handling every stage from typography and letterpress printing to etching and fine binding herself. Trained at the Royal College of Art, she treats her books as works closer to paintings or sculpture than conventional craft bindings.

Notable titles

  • Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
  • Daphnis and Chloe
  • Colours of Persia
  • A South Italian Journey
  • Walking with Tennyson

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