Heywood Hill Gift Guide 2015/6

BY APPOINTMENT TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN BOOKSELLERS G.HEYWOOD HILL LTD LONDON

Gift Guide for Readers 2015/16

Dear Friends of the Shop, Welcome to our second annual Gift Guide for Readers.

Our A Year in Books subscription service – where we send someone a carefully chosen book each month for a year - is going great guns. We have had tremendous feedback from subscribers all over the world. To celebrate we are introducing several enhancements including twelve beautiful bookmarks – a different one for each month – by the acclaimed artist Cressida Bell.

We hope you will explore our extensive new range of Book Boxes. It includes our Special Edition Book Boxes chosen by a writer, a journalist, an artist and a wine connoisseur – all fellow friends of the shop. Our children’s range has grown too – including our new Ultimate Library for Intelligent Teenagers.

Ever read Waugh? Or Leigh Fermor? Or Amis? It is surpising how often the answer is no. Our new series of stylish introductory Book Boxes – Heywood Hill Immortals and Heywood Hill Heroes – provides a life-improving solution. The complete range of Book Boxes is available at heywoodhill.com Our private library commissions this year have come in all sorts of shapes, subjects and sizes. You can find out more of what we have been up to, and what we can offer you, inside.

Thank you again for all your support throughout the year.

Yours faithfully

Nicky Dunne Chairman of Heywood Hill

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A YEAR IN BOOKS A HANDPICKED BOOK A MONTH

A Year in Books is a gift that keeps on giving: twelve books throughout the year chosen by our experienced booksellers.

How Does It Work?

1. You choose from our range of monthly book subscriptions 2. We then send a handsome welcome note to the recipient

and invite them to an optional reading consultation 3. They receive a gift-wrapped book chosen to suit their reading taste each month throughout the year

“Heywood Hill has succeeded in reading my mind.

They send books that broaden my horizons, and introduce me to new authors with admirable attention to my tastes.” SUBSCRIBER

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FREE POSTAGE ON ALL UK SUBSCRIPTIONS

A YEAR IN BOOKS SUBSCRIPTIONS A Year in Books Hardback £350 A Year in Books Paperback £200 A Year in Books for Children £200 A Year of PG Wodehouse £225 A Year in Books with Literary Review £370

N E W ! Recipients are additionally entitled to a 10% discount on all new books ordered from Heywood Hill during the lifetime of their subscription

P L U S Each book comes with a different special edition monthly bookmark designed by artist Cressida Bell

Shop online heywoodhill.com Subscribers can be based worldwide

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BOOK BOXES THOUGHTFULLY CHOSEN, BEAUTIFULLY WRAPPED

We are delighted to present our new and improved range of Book Boxes. As well as books on various themes chosen by cultural titans and friends of the shop, you will find our own selections of unmissable books from writers present and past. Prices start at £30. Visit heywoodhill.com to see the full range.

NEW!

SPECIAL EDITION BOXES Personal book collections curated by four leading experts from the world of food, wine, arts and culture Edmund de Waal: Ten Books that Made Me £150 AA Gill: A Personal Collection of the Best Food Writing £180 Virginia Nicholson: Inside Charleston £120 Simon Berry: The Young Wine-Lover’s Guide £320

NEW!

HEYWOOD HILL HEROES and HEYWOOD HILL IMMORTALS Introductory book bundles for the uninitiated. The three books you shouldn’t miss from over 20 different authors. Choose from writers including Penelope Lively, Anthony Trollope, Deborah Devonshire, William Boyd, Christopher Hitchens, Martin Amis and Patrick Leigh Fermor from £30

“There really is nothing like a crisp new book wrapped in brown paper with ribbon.” SUBSCRIBER

All items include UK p&p. See online for international shipping rates

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BOOK BOX SUBSCRIPTIONS Living abroad and want to stay up to date with the best new books? Receive ten books each quarter chosen to suit your reading tastes. After an optional reading consultation, Heywood Hill will send you a handpicked selection of the best new books for you or your family.

Anglophile Subscription £950 Ten hardback books delivered each quarter for one year Expat Subscription £500 Ten paperback books delivered each quarter for one year

FREE UK POSTAGE ON ALL BOOK BOXES

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Shop by phone +44 (0)207 629 0647

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CHILDREN’S BOOKS AND GIFTS PERFECT PRESENTS FOR LITTLE READERS

Our popular range of Children’s Book Boxes continues to grow offering present inspiration for tiny bookworms to troublesome teens.

NEW! Bedtime Stories Book Boxes for all ages from £65 Collections of the best board and picture books for little people from £50 Beautiful sets of classic tales for children from £65

NEW! The Ultimate Library for an Intelligent Teenager £4000 The 300 books that every bright young thing should read

All items include UK p&p. See online for international shipping rates

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HEYWOOD HILL RECOMMENDS THE BEST BOOKS IN ONE PLACE

What to read next? For nearly 80 years Heywood Hill has been answering this question. And we prefer human rhythms – intelligence, humour and subtlety – to algorithms. We believe the best book recommendations come from someone you can trust. So we have put some of our accumulated expertise into our new literary blog.

Heywood Hill Recommends brings you the best new, old and rare books chosen by our booksellers and a growing band of trusted Heywood Hill Readers – various cultural titans amongst our customers.

S t a y i n s p i r e d a n d f o l l o w u s o n F a c e b o o k , Tw i t t e r a n d I n s t a g r a m

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Shop by phone +44 (0)207 629 0647

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P R I VAT E L I B R A R I E S HANDPICKED COLLECTIONS OF BOOKS

Heywood Hill Private Libraries works with readers and collectors to create original collections of books, old and new. Recent projects have included a large library on polar exploration, ‘200 books that I should read before I die’, an extensive holiday home reading library containing only ‘good books not glossy rubbish’, and a contemporary art library.

To find out more about our Private Libraries service please contact the shop or email nicky@heywoodhill.com

“There is no greater luxury than a bespoke library from Heywood Hill” VOGUE “The leading purveyor of bespoke libraries” THE ECONOMIST

All items include UK p&p. See online for international shipping rates

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SEE OUR RECOMMENDED READING LIST FOR THE BEST NEW BOOKS

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O R D E R I N G I N F O R M AT I O N

Shop online: heywoodhill.com Shop by phone: +44 (0)207 629 0647 Get in touch: enquiries@heywoodhill.com Delivery: UK postage is included in all Year in Books and Book Box prices. For international shipping rates please see online or contact the shop. All items can be shipped globally.

We will endeavour to dispatch items within 48 hours of purchase. Shipping times may vary but we always aim to achieve the most cost-effective and secure means. If your order is particularly time sensitive please let us know and we will do our best to make sure it reaches you quickly.

Prices and the content of the Book Boxes are subject to change at Heywood Hill’s discretion. For the most up to date information please visit heywoodhill.com

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