SP Books

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SP Books
Founded2012 (2012)
FoundersNicolas Tretiakow, Jessica Nelson
Country of origin France
Publication types Manuscripts
Nonfiction topicsLiterature, Music, Art, Science
Official website www.spbooks.com

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]

Manuscripts

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.

References

  1. "NOUVEAU : un manuscrit inédit de Marcel Proust - Editions des Saints Pères". lessaintsperes.fr. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 The Guardian: Jane Eyre facsimile manuscript to be published for Brontë bibliophiles .
  3. 1 2 Fine Books Magazine: SP Books Publishes Limited Edition Facsimile of Frankenstein .
  4. 1 2 WWD: Exploring The Great Gatsby in F. Scott Fitzgerald's Own Handwriting .
  5. Jean de La Fontaine. "Les Editions des Saints Pères, ou comment le vintage fait des classiques, les must have de votre bibliothèque". Lecteurs.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  6. Publishers Weekly: SP Books Finds Niche with Reproductions of Classic Manuscripts Archived 30 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine .
  7. SP Books: Manuscripts and prints - SP Books (Editions des Saints Peres) Archived 7 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine .
  8. Bustle: The Original Manuscript Of 'Frankenstein' Is Being Released In Celebration Of The Book's 200th Anniversary .
  9. Luxurious Magazine: Luxury Edition of Virginia Woolf's handwritten manuscript of Mrs Dalloway .
  10. Los Angeles Review: Saint Père Books - The Los Angeles Review .
  11. "Karine Papillaud". lecteurs.com. 29 April 2015.
  12. "Hygiène de l'assassin, le manuscrit d'Amélie Nothomb". lessaintsperes.fr. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  13. "L'Écume des jours en version originelle". Lefigaro.fr. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  14. ""La belle et la bête" de Cocteau dans votre bibliothèque – Le Point". Lepoint.fr. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  15. "Le Mépris, le manuscrit (Edition Limitée à 1000 exemplaires numérotés) de Jean-Luc Godard – Livre Roman – Elle". Elle.fr. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  16. Emmanuelle de Boysson. "Interview. Le manuscrit du Voyage au bout de la nuit enfin disponible". Salon-litteraire.com (in French). Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  17. "Vingt mille lieues sous les mers_ Éditions des Saints Pères – vidéo Dailymotion". Dailymotion.com. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  18. "Des fac-similés du manuscrit de Candide". Lefigaro.fr. April 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  19. "Adrien Goetz / France Inter". Franceinter.fr. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  20. Angelique Chrisafis. "Proust's memory-laden madeleine cakes started life as toast, manuscripts reveal - Books". The Guardian . Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  21. Waldman, Katy (20 October 2015). "Proust's madeleine was originally toast, the Guardian reports: Slate found an early draft featuring yet another baked good". Slate.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  22. "Proust's madeleine cakes might have started life as toast – Yahoo News". News.yahoo.com. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  23. "Amélie Nothomb, amoureuse d'Alice de Lewis Carroll". Lefigaro.fr. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  24. "Le manuscrit de "Madame Bovary"". Salonlitteraire.fr. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  25. ""Notre-Dame de Paris", le trésor de Victor Hugo - Le Point". Lepoint.fr. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  26. ""Le mystère de Jean l'oiseleur" : Cocteau par lui-même". Parismatch.com. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  27. "Les livres ont la parole : Amélie Nothomb préface "Les Contes de Perrault"". rtl.fr. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  28. "Jane Eyre facsimile manuscript to be published for 'Brontë bibliophiles'". theguardian.com. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  29. "Le manuscrit original du "Tour du monde en 80 jours" retrouvé - L'Express". express.fr. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  30. "Philippe Tesson sombre dans "Alcools" - Le Point". lepoint.fr. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  31. SP Books: Manuscripts and prints - SP Books (Editions des Saints Peres) Archived 7 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine .
  32. Publishers Weekly: SP Books Finds Niche with Reproductions of Classic Manuscripts Archived 30 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine .
  33. Newsweek: The French publishing house bringing authors' manuscripts to life Archived 2 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine .