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Gears, gadgets and gloriously improbable inventions ⚙️ Our book ‘Very Heath Robinson’ is a celebration of the artist’s whinsical creativity and cultural impact ✨

Our ever watchful Mr Jenks 🐾 makes sure even the trickiest contraptions run smoothly 🔧

Ian Logan’s love of folk songs got him hooked on American railroads.He says there’s a song for every line.Here are some of his favourites🎶

Ian even sings himself.Listen in as he launches into ‘City of New Orleans’.Then take a look at his book on the railroad art of mid-century USA,‘Logomotive’🚂

If you’re looking for a gift, we can provide you with beautiful books, beautifully wrapped. 🎁

Add gift wrapping at checkout and we’ll do the rest – available exclusively in the UK at sheldrakepress.co.uk ✨

#ukpublisher #gift #giftwrapping #christmas #logomotive #heathrobinson #doorsoflondon

Every door has a story to tell. 🚪✨ From ornate stained glass and timeworn letterboxes to commemorative blue plaques, London’s entrances are full of history. Overseen by our Feline Director Mr Jenks, bit.ly/DoorsofLondon opens up this hidden world. 🐾
#Architecture #DoorsOfLondon

A colourful collage of images including vintage railway graphics, advertisements and trains that evoke the main themes of Sheldrake Press’s book, Logomotive.

Step back to the golden age of American railroads – 🚂 bold graphics, catchy ads and sleek locos. And keeping a watchful eye? Our Feline Director, Mr Jenks, because every train needs a conductor. 🐾‍

More at 🇬🇧 bit.ly/logomotive or 🇺🇸 bit.ly/LogosUSA

#DesignInspiration #RailroadHistory

Gift Wrapping Available - A Personal Touch from Sheldrake Press We offer personalized gift wrapping to customers ordering on our UK website, including handwritten cards, envelopes and gift tags.

From page to present 🎁: choose any book from our UK site and we’ll gift wrap it for just £3. Perfect for birthdays, anniversaries or just because. Add gift wrap at checkout, and we’ll do the rest ✨

#GiftWrapping #Books #GiftIdeas

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Photograph of an elaborate Victorian brass letterbox on a dark green panelled door in Balham Market, Hildreth Street, south-west London.

🖊️ EDITOR'S NOTES 🖊️

On a grubby door in Balham market, London, I spotted this letterbox. Much more intriguing than the unadorned door furniture available today. Even the L and S of LETTERS are embellished with scrollwork. See more at bit.ly/DoorsofLondon. SR.

#LondonArchitecture #LondonHistory

Book of the Month Sign

Congratulations to our lovely authors @cathlondon.bsky.social and @househistorian.bsky.social, acknowledged on the mahogany Book of the Month sign holder. Gauge their achievement at bit.ly/DoorsofLondon.
#doorsoflondon #architecture #classicalrevival

Book of the Month Lectern

What tribute more fitting for a book filled with Classical entrances than to make it into a high temple of the Classical Revival! ‘Doors of London’ is displayed on the mahogany Book of the Month lectern for the whole of June.

Approach to Dining Room

BOOKSPOTTING
This month our new book ‘Doors of London’ is getting the full mahogany treatment. You could say it has arrived! Here it is in the hallowed halls of London clubland, displayed on a mahogany lectern and announced as Book of the Month on a mahogany sign holder. SR.

Thanks, Mel, for providing that helpful information about how to get the book in the UK and Europe. In the US, please go to sheldrakepress.com.

Who Doesn’t Love a Good Door? - News from Sheldrake Press If you’re into doors, take a look at ‘Doors of London’ just published in the USA by Sheldrake Press, with 500 photographs by Cath Harries.

🎺 NEWS FLASH 🎺
Your front door is the focus of your façade, the face you show to the world. Here are just three examples from our new book ‘Doors of London’. It is published in the USA today.

#doorsoflondon #househistories
@cathlondon.bsky.social @househistorian.bsky.social
bit.ly/DoorsUSA

My favourite London bridge. SR.

Cast ne’re a clout till May be out. But if the forecasters are right, soon we’ll be seeing bees in the garden again. For cautionary tales about these and other hazards, turn to Harry Graham’s ruthless rhymes in ‘When Grandmama Fell Off The Boat’ at bit.ly/giftsSP.

SR

#illustration #rhymes #art

We got lucky in the ‘New Camden journal’ last week when Maggie Gruner wrote up our book ‘Doors of London’, re-imagining all the people who had passed through them and brought them to life.

See her cast of characters at bit.ly/JambToday.

#doorsoflondon #architecture
@cathlondon.bsky.social

🔍SPOTLIGHT🔎

‘The way people portray themselves is through their doors,’ says Cath Harries. In an interview with ‘Country Life’, the author of ‘Doors of London’ talks about her 15-year project to find and photograph London’s most extraordinary doors.

Listen on bit.ly/DoorsPodcast

VP

#london

🔍 SPOTLIGHT 🔎

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!

Finding quirky solutions to everyday problems is what made Heath Robinson famous.

For more, sheldrakepress.co.uk/product-cate...

HP

#heathrobinson #heathrobinsonmuseum #illustration #gadgets #creative

Don’t forget your book on World Book Day.

#WorldBookDay #books #readerscommunity

🔍 SPOTLIGHT 🔎

Last weekend our author, the house historian Melanie Backe-Hansen, got front-page coverage in in the Financial Times House & Home section. ‘My focus is on the stories of people,’ she says.

We do like a good story!

HP.

#history #FinancialTimes #househistory #london

Clearing out the kitchen cupboards, I came across an Ian Logan cake tin. In the Swinging Sixties, Ian created a pioneering line of homeware with this Middle Eastern-inspired motif. Now he has indulged another design passion with a railway art book, bit.ly/logomotive.

#designer #art #railway

It was an evening of talk about architecture in architecture, and what bound the two together? A passion for design and decoration.

✨Art of Childhood✨

Kate Greenaway’s art evokes cottagecore charm with whimsical gardens, dreamy dresses and pastel magic. We bring you her art in our albums where you can capture cherished moments of your child.

To know more tap the link bit.ly/giftsSP

#art #illustrations #babybook

No Minimalism Here - A Contrary View from Sheldrake Press The Editor of Sheldrake Press finds no minimalism at the Authors’ Club and none in ‘Doors of London’, an architecture book launched there.

If you want somewhere to launch an architecture book, you could hardly do it better than the National Liberal Club. The marble staircase and arched windows are a perfect match for our new book ‘Doors of London’, celebrating style and craftsmanship.

#doorsoflondon

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Evening Talk on Doors - News from Sheldrake Press An evening talk on doors was held at the historic Authors’ Club in London, presented by the editor and authors of ‘Doors of London’.

Judging books by their covers? Try judging buildings by their doors! Follow @cathlondon.bsky.social, @househistorian.bsky.social and their editor @schulercj.bsky.social as they lead a virtual tour of hidden architectural gems.

#authorsclub #thenationalliberalclub #architecture

bit.ly/DoorTalk

Spending Christmas in the Suffolk coastal town of Aldeburgh gave me an opportunity to do a bit of casual door spotting, and what I found fully confirmed this former sea port's reputation as a treasure trove of architectural detail. SR. #architecture #doors #doorspotting

Locos and logos! 🚂🚂 Jonathan Glancey reveals the fascinating history behind the art deco style and its use in American rail design. See the full interview here: bit.ly/Locos-and-Lo... #artdeco #logomotive #railtravel #streamlined

📚 BOOKSPOTTING 📚
If you're catching a train at St Pancras station, you could stop at Hatchard's and pick up 'DOORS OF LONDON' as a last-minute Christmas present.
#doorsoflondon #bookspotting #booksbooksbooks

Discover more in ‘Doors of London’ by Cath Harries and Melanie Backe-Hansen. #doorsoflondon #londonarchitecture #doors bit.ly/DoorsofLondon

For a first time author like Cath Harries, nothing compares to the feeling of seeing your name up in lights for the first time.

Spot your book, sign it and smile! #doorsoflondon

📚 BOOKSPOTTING 📚

Walking into Foyles on Charing Cross Road, what is the first thing you see? 'Doors of London' by Cath Harries and Melanie Backe-Hansen. This is Cath's friend Emma saying, 'Hey! Look!'