Pavilion Books
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| Status | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Chrysalis Books Group |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters location | London |
| Distribution | HarperCollins (UK, Australia) Rizzoli and Sterling Publishing (US) Pansing (Singapore) Jonathan Ball Publishers (South Africa) Bloomsbury Publishing (India)[1] |
| Publication types | Books |
| Owner(s) | HarperCollins |
| Official website | www |
Pavilion Books Holdings Ltd is an English publishing company based in London. It is a subsidiary of HarperCollins.[2]
Pavilion Books Group specialises in illustrated and non-fiction books. Its authors include James May, Cath Kidston, Millie Marotta, Oz Clarke, Ben Lebus, Gennaro Contaldo, Asma Khan, Jules Hudson, Stacie Swift, Niklas Ekstedt and Paul Smith. Pavilion co-publishes with organisations such as Mob Kitchen, National Trust and Good Housekeeping.
Background[]
The company traces its history as an independent publisher to 2005 when Chrysalis Books Group was acquired as a management buy-out by Robin Wood, Polly Powell and David Proffit from the Chrysalis Group. Chrysalis Books Group took the name Anova Books to avoid confusion with its former holding company, Chrysalis Group. In 2014, Anova Books was renamed Pavilion Books.
The company's directors are David Graham, Vaughan Grylls (chair), Zana Hanks and Ed Hoare.[citation needed]
Imprints[]
Current imprints[]
- Pavilion Books, founded in 1981 to focus on cookery, lifestyle, photography, art. The imprint features the Then and Now series of books on famous cities and places worldwide, especially those in the United States e.g. "New York Then and Now". In 2019, the cookbook "Sight, Smell, Touch, Taste, Sound" by Sybil Kapoor won the Fortnum & Mason Cookery Book of The Year.
- Collins & Brown, founded in 1989 to focus on non-fiction publishing
- Pavillion Children's publishes a wide range of illustrated books for children
- National Trust Books, founded in 2005 to target National Trust members and others interested in gardening, cooking, and similar topics.
- Portico, founded in 2007 to focus on works of humour and other non-fiction subjects.
Former Imprints[]
Upon the purchase of Pavillion Books by HarperCollins, on 1 December 2021 B. T. Batsford Ltd once again became an independent publishing house, with Pitkin as an imprint.[3] Polly Powell, former owner of Pavillion Books, became the owner of Batsford Books and John Stachiewicz was appointed chairman.
Batsford was founded in 1843 by Bradley Thomas Batsford.[4] A prominent chairman of the firm from 1952 until 1974 was Brian Batsford, known as Brian Cook, who designed many of its dust-jackets. Notable series in past years have included The Face of Britain series, the English Heritage series, the Batsford Paperbacks[5] and Batsford's Half-Guinea Library.[6] It publishes books in various specialty categories such as applied arts, bridge, chess, horticulture and industrial archaeology. Current publications include Millie Marotta's colouring books which have sold in excess of 5 million copies world-wide. Batsford has co-published books with organisations such as the Twentieth Century Society.[7] Under Pavillion, Pitkin Publishing was bought from The History Press in 2017.[8] Pitkin was founded c.1947[9] and publishes works on English cathedrals and other places of historic and cultural interest.
Batsford organises the Batsford Prize in conjunction with Cassart. The prize is an annual student award open to national and international undergraduate and postgraduate students of fine and applied art, fashion and illustration. There are five categories for entrants: Fine Art, Applied Arts, Fashion, Illustration and Children's Illustration.[10]
Notes[]
- ^ "Catalogues". Pavilion Books. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- ^ "Pavilion Books acquired by HarperCollins". Pavilion Books. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ "HarperCollins UK to acquire Pavilion Books as Powell retains two imprints | The Bookseller". www.thebookseller.com. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ Rose, Jonathan. "Batsford, Bradley Thomas". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/38976. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Batsford Paperbacks (B. T. Batsford Ltd.) - Book Series List, publishinghistory.com. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Batsford’s Half-Guinea Library, owu.edu. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "C20 Books – The Twentieth Century Society". c20society.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ "Catalogues". Pavilion Books. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ "Pitkin Books". Pavilion Books. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- ^ "Textile Design students shortlisted for The Batsford Prize 2020-21". Norwich University of the Arts. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
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