Edinburgh Napier University has been the custodian of the Edward Clark Collection since 1964, arising from the legacy of late Edinburgh born publisher Edward Clark, who took over ownership of R & R Clark, a thriving publishers, in 1894 upon the death of his father.
The collection which is of considerable historical and financial value, concentrates on the development of typography, the techniques of printing illustrations, and fine bindings. It includes several rare imprints and some splendid examples of typographers, printers, illustrators and binders art and craft.
Searching the collection
The catalogue of the Collection is fully integrated into Edinburgh Napier University LibrarySearch, so general searches will also retrieve Edward Clark Collection items.
You can also choose Heritage Collections > Edward Clark Collection to browse.
Special index terms have been added in the cataloguing of the Collection which should permit the use of specialist search terms such as metal clasps, decorated papers, armorial bookplates etc. in your search.
For questions about any of our Heritage Collections, please email heritage@napier.ac.uk.