Welcome to the Mainstone Press. We produce beautifully crafted books and limited edition prints on a range of popular artists such as Eric Ravilious, Edward Bawden, and John Minton. 

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It’s that time of year again… You really can’t beat a homemade soup. Personal faves at the Mainstone Press include Pea and broccoli and if it’s really cold, sweetcorn and potato chowder. One of the best soups I ever taste
A mystery object… found on a recent trip to Spitalfields’ Thursday market. A haven for antique and treasure hunters! Any thoughts on what it is…
Are you a fan of illustrated dust jackets? Here’s a particular favourite by #edwardbawden for Iris Murdoch’s The Flight from the Enchanter showing the mysterious Mischa Fox with one eye brown and the other blue … Bawden produced a
Another nice antique shop find by @dimainstone in a Hastings shop. A charming fireside scene but who’s the artist? Can anyone decipher the text on the back of the painting or recognise the painter?
Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE @thedandywarhols and when they’re playing in London are a must see! Great to catch them @o2forumktown tonight on a double bill with the one and only @theblackangels … Thanks for making this 58year o
Calling all Lovejoys, art detectives and divvies… Can you help? On a recent trip to Hastings, my eagle-eyed sister @dimainstone spotted the attached watercolour drawing in an old antique shop. It’s by an artist called David Fredenthal a
Meanwhile in Brick Lane…. A performance piece for Whitechapel Gallery by @guler.ates1 @whitechapelgallery
Wonderful to read about this Eric Ravilious discovery today… from the Antique Collecting Magazine: “A ceramic mug commemorating the coronation of King George VI went under the hammer for an incredible £13,500 at auction, after bein
“They are true poems, visions of daily life, created with uninhibited joy and a deep fervour of devotion to the work…”. Elisabeth Macke Loved The Expressionists exhibition @tate - so many wonderful works on show.
Suzanne Cooper, talented wood engraver and painter - a modernist whose star shone brightly before WW2. Her work has much charm and zest underlied with a slightly surreal feel. I’m delighted to say that her work has been rediscovered over the la
Where the thistle lifts a purple crown Six foot out of the turf, And the harebell shakes on the windy hill… The Robert Tavener exhibition @townergallery is a revelation and an absolute joy. The poem is by Francis Thompson and featured in
In 1925, Henri Guilac, a Parisian illustrator, selected 62 writers from the literary avant-garde and reimagined them as shopkeepers standing in the doorway of a shop named after one of their famous novels. Looking through his list of authors 100 year