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Top 16 Rare book publishers based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 53 rare book publishers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 175 professional contacts across them, including 71 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers rare book publishers headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
53Companies
175Contacts tracked
71Verified emails
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The 16 largest rare book publishers based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 16 of 53 rare book publishers based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to rare book publishers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 202651-20037 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Peter Harrington is one of the most respected and dynamic names in the world of rare books, with permanent galleries in London and New York.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2Strong evidenceGuildford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-1014 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The world's leading limited edition book publisher in music and culture, since 1974.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-509 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 1847, Bernard Quaritch Ltd is one of the oldest antiquarian book dealers in the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-508 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in York in 1761, established in London in 1815, Henry Sotheran Limited has a long and distinguished history.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-507 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Established in 1853, Maggs Bros.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6Partial evidenceKeighley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-104 contacts →

Partial evidence

Books, journals and pamphlets in standard and limited editions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7Partial evidenceForest Row, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 2019 by celebrated international photographer, Dylan Thomas, and award-winning editor and writer Clive Aslet, Triglyph Books is a publishing house that changes the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8Strong evidenceCheltenham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-103 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Cheltenham Rare Books specialises in rare books, first editions, literature, fine bindings, illustrated and private press books, original artwork.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-103 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Reel Art Press is a publishing cult"- Esquire”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10Strong evidenceOtley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-103 contacts →

Strong evidence

“I am a book designer and occasional book publisher, publishing 6 books of my own.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11Indirect evidenceLeeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 202611-502 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“World Leading Academic Bookbinders We are award-winning bookbinders with unrivalled heritage boasting 148 years of experience in traditional and academic bookbinding.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12Partial evidenceNr Wokingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-102 contacts →

Partial evidence

“LUXURY HAND MADE BOOKS Our hand-crafted, hand-stitched photo books are perfect for any occasion where quality matters.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13Partial evidenceHastings, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-102 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Micro Library Books is an independent publishing platform specialising in the design and production of pocket-sized, limited edition books and packaging.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-101 contacts →

Partial evidence

“MAZZOTTI BOOKS is an independent bookbinding and printing studio situated in East London, owned and run by Manuel Mazzotti.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15Strong evidenceKendal, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-101 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Founded in 2011, Notting Hill Editions is an independent British publisher of beautiful and collectable books for the curious reader.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16Indirect evidenceCroydon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 21, 20261-101 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

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Rare book publishers based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026
40.6%Verified-email coverage
3.3Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
35.8%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
43
11-50
9
51-200
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 53 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among rare book publishers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “rare book publishers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names rare book publishers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among rare book publishers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 71 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names rare book publishers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many rare book publishers are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 53 rare book publishers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Peter Harrington, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most rare book publishers?

London leads with 19 headquartered companies, followed by Exeter (2) and Leeds (2).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 71 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 53 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 21, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.