SP Books explained

Founders:Nicolas Tretiakow, Jessica Nelson
Country:France
Publications:Manuscripts
Topics:Literature, Music, Art, Science

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

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]

Notes and References

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