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Hi everyone, It’s time to fully reveal our latest title! All of the information for our forthcoming edition of Carmilla is now live on
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Carmilla
Find out more about our current project – a limited edition of J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s Gothic masterpiece, Carmilla. Published by Lyra’s Classics, the edition is illustrated by Hugo Award-winning artist Abigail Larson, who has created fourteen artworks for the book. It also features a newly commissioned afterword by Professor Roger Luckhurst. All copies are signed by Abigail and Roger.
The edition is limited to 301 hand-bound, letterpress-printed copies across two states – the Numbered and Lettered editions.
Visit the Carmilla project page to find out more about this edition.
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Book Awards Winner
We were honoured to receive the prestigious Best British Book award at the 2025 British Book Design and Production Awards (BBD&PA) for our Lettered Edition of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Widely regarded as the highest accolade in British book design, printing and production, the BBD&PA Awards recognise and celebrate excellence across the publishing industry.
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Don't Look Now
Find out more about our previous project – a limited edition of Daphne du Maurier’s macabre classic, Don’t Look Now. Published by our Lyra’s Press imprint, the edition was illustrated by Leslie Gerry, who provided twenty-one prints for the book. All copies were signed by Leslie, along with acclaimed writer and director Mike Flanagan, who contributed the afterword.
This edition was limited to 301 hand-bound, letterpress-printed copies across two states. Visit the Don’t Look Now project page to find out more about the book and how it was made.