| Founded | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Founders | Nicolas Tretiakow, Jessica Nelson |
| Country of origin | France |
| Publication types | Manuscripts |
| Nonfiction topics | Literature, Music, Art, Science |
| Official website | www |
SP Books, also known as Editions des Saints Peres, is an independent publishing house specialized in the publication of limited facsimile editions of literary manuscripts. [1] Founded in 2012 by Nicolas Tretiakow and Jessica Nelson, [2] [3] [4] , Editions des Saints Peres has published the manuscripts of major literary figures including Charles Baudelaire, Jean Cocteau, Jean-Luc Godard, Jules Verne, Lewis Carroll, and Marcel Proust . [5]
Based in Paris, France, SP Books publishes oversize, slipcased books that are printed on deluxe paper [6] and feature facsimiles of the handwritten manuscripts, with revisions and notes. Most print runs are limited and hand-numbered. [7] [8] [9]
“SP” stands for “Saints Peres”, district of Paris where the company was originally founded [10] Editions des Saints Peres' luxury editions are limited and hand-numbered. During a 2015 interview with lecteur.com, Jessica Nelson stated that "in order to bring the facilities of the works back to their original state, each project requires a veritable restoration of the text and the page, it's very touching." [11]
is an independent publishing house specialised in the publication of limited facsimile editions of literary manuscripts. [31] [32] [33]
Founded in 2012 by Nicolas Tretiakow and Jessica Nelson, [2] [3] [4] SP Books has published the manuscripts of major literary figures including Francis Scott Fitzgerald, Mary Shelley, Oscar Wilde, Victor Hugo, Virginia Woolf, Marcel Proust, Lewis Carroll, Jules Verne & Charlotte Brontë.