SP Books

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

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

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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