Welcome to Reed Contemporary Books

Beautifully written, beautifully illustrated, beautifully printed, beautifully bound books – Reed Contemporary Books are 4-dimensional!

Here are books for book lovers, for people who love to hold a book, who love the smell of a book, the feel of beautiful paper, the excitement of turning pages and discovering an unexpected original illustration.

Browse the books on the website or make an appointment to visit Josie Reed in London or Wiltshire, where she will be happy to show you the collection.

New book front cover showing the back of a person holding their hands in the air made from red stained glass. The title of the book is at the top Glory, Azure and Gold: The Stained-Glass Windows of Thomas Denny

Glory, Azure and Gold: The Stained-Glass Windows of Thomas Denny (2023, latest 4th edition with new photographs and articles)

£35 + (plus P&P and insurance)

  • Artists print of a crow. The crow has its beak open and you can only see the head. The background colour is green and the crow is mauve in colour.

    Artists’ books

    Here you will find very collectable books not only by Britain’s leading book artists, but by book artists from France and the USA.

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  • Front cover image of Glory, Azure and Gold: The Stained-Glass Windows of Thomas Denny, 2023 published by Reed Contemporary Books, London, UK. There is a figure holding their hands in the air as a gesture to God.

    Fine presses

    Here are some of the best Fine Press Books being produced in the UK, in Europe and the USA today.

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  • Photograph of Kate Holland's book cover Doors of Perception, 1954 on a table.

    Fine bindings

    Bookbinding is alive and well in Britain and British bookbinders are in demand all over the world.

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  • Photograph of Kate Bernstein's book Measuring the Heavens, 2020.

    Great gifts

    Whether you want to spend just five pounds or 300 or more, we have a wide range of books that would make great gifts.

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  • Picture of a women's head in profile

    A–Z list

    Index of authors, artists and titles

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  • Photograph of Sarah Bodman's book The Collector, 1998

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