Old Sovereign Publishing
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Publishers of classic literature | Fine leather bound books for a new generation of readers
What do we mean by hand marbled paper? It's a traditional process for adding painted oils to paper to give a striking effect. Here are the cover papers for our M.R. James edition being made by the team we use in the English county of Wiltshire. The oils are placed on water and…
Just imagine a moment, 15 years from now. Your son, developing his nascent curiosity about the world beyond the town you live in, goes up to your bookshelf and notices among the well worn paperbacks a fine, aged leather volume with burnished gold lettering. Your son, takes that…
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Just imagine a moment, 15 years from now. Your son, developing his nascent curiosity about the world beyond the town you live in, goes up to your bookshelf and notices among the well worn paperbacks a fine, aged leather volume with burnished gold lettering. Your son, takes that…
Plutarch is back available for pre-order, do not allow yourself to miss out on it again this time around. 50% payment now, the rest due early next year.


Due to some unforeseen delays and holidays during August, The Prisoner of Zenda will now likely be released at the start of September. Thank you for your patience, it will be very much worth the wait!


M.R. James is available for pre-order. Support great art & artworks and fill your home with the character and charm of the season this Halloween. Ian Simmons haunting illustration for Cannon Alberic's Scrapbook and Jemma Lewis producing the front covers for the books themselves
We would genuinely value your feedback on what you would like to see us produce in the future. Add in your hearts desires below, it's incredibly helpful for us in formulating our medium and long term plans.
All of the customers who haven't received their copy of Plutarch - this was due to a routing error on the part of the courier. These have just been reunited with us and you will be receiving new tracking numbers shortly Apologies for any inconvenience that this may have caused
To reach as many of you as possible we offer many ways to pay, including in installments (Paypal/Klarna). Pre-order items also have a split payment option. You can manage the cost of your purchase over several months. Start today!
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We would genuinely value your feedback on what you would like to see us produce in the future. Add in your hearts desires below, it's incredibly helpful for us in formulating our medium and long term plans.
Today we are launching our Pocketbook Philosophy series. This series was conceived under the inspiration of the late, great, Sir Roger Scruton to whom it is dedicated. Beyond imparting a formal education to his students, Scruton was keen to make them well rounded and cultured…
Very proud of the illustrators and their illustrations, that our competition unearthed for the M.R. James stories