What sets a Century Guild book apart?

Visual, Intellectual, and Tactile Excellence.

The highest aesthetic efforts have been applied both to capturing high-resolution images from original artworks in the Century Guild collection and to printing our books with exceptional quality.

Each of our books is a unique journey through over two decades of mindful collecting, curation, and original research, making these volumes true permanent exhibitions.

From museum-grade imaging to the highest standards in printing, no cost is spared in elevating your collection with the finest and most beautiful keepsake books produced today.

Museum-Grade Imaging

Every artwork is reproduced in-house with precision, accuracy, and the highest possible imaging standards, using museum-grade photography and scanning equipment. Our high-resolution captures allow you to experience each artwork as immersively as possible, preserving details that simply wouldn’t be visible in captures made using consumer or professional-grade scanners.

Meticulous, Original Research

Each of our books is supported with narrative about the period(s), as well as engaging history about the artists and images; in many cases, we've been able to thoroughly research and identify artists often not attributed and identify historical background that had been previously unpublished.

The Highest Quality Printing

No cost is spared in producing our books with exceptional quality. Century Guild's painstaking material selection process pushes the limits of today's printing standards, often involving custom-dyed cover stocks, spot varnishing, and presentations inspired by luxurious antique books.

Original Source Materials

While many books rely heavily on the imaging practices of third parties, images featured in Century Guild books are faithfully captured directly from the rare, original period artworks in our collection.

Each of our books are a unique journey through over two decades of mindful collecting, curation, and original research, making these volumes true permanent exhibitions.

Attention to Every Detail

Century Guild's titles undergo an intensive proofing process to ensure precise color matching. Careful material exploration, such as creating custom-dyed finishes or studying subtle variations of color swatches to determine the perfect shade of gold foil, ensure our books are produced with the finest sense of aesthetics.

From Our Collection to Your Bookshelf

Our books are filled with rare images that you won't find anywhere else, or at this level of clarity and detail. From museum-grade imaging to decades of original research to premium, custom printing materials, no cost is spared in elevating the elegance of your library.