Catalogue One

Simon Finch Rare Books was founded in 1980. We had shops in Mayfair, Notting Hill and Holt, Norfolk. The firm dealt in a wide range of material from the highlights of science, literature and the arts to erotica and the counterculture.

Voewood Rare Books, based in the woods of the house, is a continuum of that business. This, the first catalogue, is suitably eclectic. The architectural historian, Niklaus Pevsner described Voewood as "a violently idiosyncratic building, some of its inventions reminding one of Gaudi's work in Barcelona".

This is high praise and we hope that this catalogue reflects something of the spirit of Voewood. It contains books annotated by S.T. Coleridge and the rare proof woodcuts for Cupid and Psyche made by William Morris from Burne- Jones's designs and which pre-date the founding of the Kelmscott Press. There is material from the collections of the Barons Kennet of the Dene, the Macmillan family, and John Martin, the founder of the Black Sparrow Press and publisher of Charles Bukowski.

We hope that you find something to amuse, interest and inspire.