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SP Books

SP Books

Publishing house

SP Books is an independent publishing house specialised in the publication of limited facsimile editions of literary manuscripts.[1][2][3]

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Founded in 2012 by Nicolas Tretiakow and Jessica Nelson,[4][5][6] SP Books has published the manuscripts of major literary figures including Francis Scott Fitzgerald, Mary Shelley, Oscar Wilde, Victor Hugo, Virginia Woolf, Marcel Proust, Lewis Carroll, Jules Verne & Charlotte Brontë.

Based in Paris, France, SP Books publishes oversize, slipcased books that are printed on deluxe paper[7] and feature facsimiles of the handwritten manuscripts, with revisions and notes. Most print runs are limited and hand-numbered.[8][9][10]

“SP” stands for “Saints Peres”, district of Paris where the company was originally founded[11]

References

  1. [1]
    SP Books: Manuscripts and prints - SP Books (Editions des Saints Peres) Archived 7 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. [2]
    Publishers Weekly: SP Books Finds Niche with Reproductions of Classic Manuscripts Archived 30 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. [3]
    Newsweek: The French publishing house bringing authors' manuscripts to life Archived 2 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. [4]
    The Guardian: Jane Eyre facsimile manuscript to be published for Brontë bibliophiles.
  5. [5]
    Fine Books Magazine: SP Books Publishes Limited Edition Facsimile of Frankenstein.
  6. [6]
    WWD: Exploring The Great Gatsby in F. Scott Fitzgerald's Own Handwriting.
  7. [7]
    Publishers Weekly: SP Books Finds Niche with Reproductions of Classic Manuscripts Archived 30 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. [8]
    SP Books: Manuscripts and prints - SP Books (Editions des Saints Peres) Archived 7 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine.
  9. [9]
    Bustle: The Original Manuscript Of 'Frankenstein' Is Being Released In Celebration Of The Book's 200th Anniversary.
  10. [10]
    Luxurious Magazine: Luxury Edition of Virginia Woolf's handwritten manuscript of Mrs Dalloway.
  11. [11]
    Los Angeles Review: Saint Père Books - The Los Angeles Review.
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