SP Books
Founded2012 (2012)
FoundersNicolas Tretiakow, Jessica Nelson
Country of originFrance
Publication typesManuscripts
Nonfiction topicsLiterature, Music, Art, Science
Official websitewww.spbooks.com

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]

References

  1. ^ SP Books: Manuscripts and prints - SP Books (Editions des Saints Peres) Archived 7 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ Publishers Weekly: SP Books Finds Niche with Reproductions of Classic Manuscripts Archived 30 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ Newsweek: The French publishing house bringing authors' manuscripts to life Archived 2 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
  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 Archived 30 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ^ SP Books: Manuscripts and prints - SP Books (Editions des Saints Peres) Archived 7 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine.
  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: Saint Père Books - The Los Angeles Review.
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