It's publication day! First published by the Golden Cockerel Press in 1932, our beautiful new edition of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, illustrated by Eric Ravilious, has a new intro, real cloth cover, ribbon marker and decorative ends #ericravilious #woodengraving #shakespeare

Who doesn't love decorative #endpapers ? Here's a sneak preview of the stylish ends for our new collectors' edition of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, beautifully illustrated with engravings by #ericravilious , published 25 April! Order your copy now #shakespeare #woodengraving #books

From one exhibition to the next...

Some wonderful books have arrived for Prof. Simon Horobin's new exhibition, 'C.S. Lewis: Words & Worlds'. From next week it'll be open on Wednesday afternoons, 2pm-4:30pm.

ICYMI, the marble horse from our last exhibition will stay on a while🐴

Join Melanie King, author of 'Tea, Coffee & Chocolate', online, Sunday 28 April 2024, 7pm (GMT) discuss the social history of 'The Drink that Cheers but doesn't Intoxicate' - Tea. Details and booking melaniekingbooks.com/the-history-fo… sponsored by bodleianshop.co.uk/collections/bo…

We're thrilled that Bodleian Libraries is the Festival cultural partner for the OxfordLitFest, 16-24 March. Look out for some of our amazing authors, who will be speaking about their exciting #books on subjects ranging from #chaucer to #shakespeare , & from #language to #photography

Join Melanie King at 12:40 pm on Friday 15 March at the Authors Assembly in Buxton, where she will talk about writing The Secret History of English Spas. Venue: Assembly Rooms, Buxton Crescent. buxtoncrescentexperience.com/tour/authors-a…

It's always a joy to be part of The London Book Fair, 11-13 March 2025 and this year's fair has certainly been busy. Today is the last day, but if you're attending you can still drop by and see our latest books at stand 2A67 #books #publishing #artsandheritage #bookfairs

Potatoes are best planted in early spring, so what better time to grab a copy of our newly published The Potato Book, introduced by the wonderfully witty Kathy Clugston. Perfect for veg growers, allotment enthusiasts and spud-lovers everywhere! #potatoes #growyourown #newbooks

Did you know Jane Austen's Persuasion originally had a different ending? That Mary Shelley cut an entry from Percy Shelley's journal for Frankenstein? Or that Samuel Becket's Waiting for Godot was censored? Our new book explores the writes, cuts and rewrites in great literature

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If you happen to be in the Bath area on 15 February, don't miss Marion Turner Faculty of English, the editor of our new book Chaucer: Here and Now, who will be challenging what we think we know about #chaucer in a lively event Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath

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George Orwell died today in 1950. According to David Crystal in his new book 'A Date with Language', 'Politics and the English Language' is 'one of the most important articles on language from the twentieth century.' We couldn't agree more #georgeorwell #politics #books

Today is Old Twelfth Night, the traditional day for the apple wassail. Being out in an orchard in January may not be your cup of cider, but you can always look forward to our beautiful edition of #Shakespeare 's #twelfthnight , illustrated by Eric Ravilious, published April 24!

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It's Friday night! Are you doing Dry January, or perhaps Dry Gin-uary! Either way, our book on the botany of gin makes for a refreshing read! #gin #january #books #botany #gin uary

🦊💫Competition time! To celebrate my birthday this week, I'm giving away a signed edition of my gold-tipped 'A Fox for All Seasons' journal, complete with map endpapers & ribbon, a further copy of 'Reynard the Fox', both published by Bodleian Publishing & a charming fox companion!…

Caught by the River Nicola Chester Bodleian Publishing Now look what you made me do :) Not only are her engravings in a class of her own but there are fascinating stories behind them. A beautifully produced book.