The Other Collection

Letterpress printed books in the 21st century While classic letterpress offers a pleasant analog reading experience, its limitations, including the high cost of traditional metal typesetting, have so far made it prohibitive for modern book production. By transferring the layouts onto polymer plates with our in-house lasersetter and improving print quality, step by step, on a Heidelberg Cylinder press by Daniel Klotz @dielettertypen , we combine the virtues of analog and digital processes. This results in the best of both worlds: refined digital typography and a smooth analog reading experience. #letterpress #booklovers #bibliophiles #bookarts #finepress #bookcraftsmanship #tactilebooks #readingasexperience #printedbooks #bookmateriality #slowprint #analogreading @peopleofprint 🎥 @aaronoah

The Other Collection – Ten books worth having For those who seek the rare, the exceptional, and the collectible: Discover ten special editions—each a tribute to the excellence of contemporary writing and the elevated art of bookmaking, design, and typography.
TOC stands alone as the only publisher fully committed to printing complete books using genuine letterpress. Our ten current editions showcase how meticulous craftsmanship and a passion for detail can still make a book truly exceptional today. #RareBooks #LimitedEditionBooks #CollectibleBooks #ContemporaryLiterature #BookArt #BookDesign #Letterpress #LetterpressPrinting #FinePressBooks #TypographyArt
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#SignedAndNumbered #ExclusiveEdition #BookCollector #TOCPublishing#letterpress #limitedition #finepress #bookcollector #analog #signededition #luxurybooks #timeless #craftsmanship #stillreadingbooks #tocbooks #tocletterpress #bookcollecting Photographs: @normanposselt

We are TOC – The Other Collection We are reimagining the art of the book by uniting the precision of analog craftsmanship with the possibilities of digital innovation, by that we create a unique reading experience. Erik Spiekermann, a trailblazing type designer who believes we must grasp things with our hands to truly understand them. Susanna Dulkinys, who designed the visual direction for our brand, used textile patterns as stories and turned them into the language of our book jackets. Birgit Schmitz, a publisher drawn to books whose relevance speaks directly to the spirit of our time. #letterpress #limitedition #finepress #bookcollector #analog #signededition #luxurybooks #timeless #craftsmanship #stillreadingbooks #erikspiekermann #susannadulkinys #birgitschmitz #tocbooks #tocletterpress #bookcollecting #collectorsedition #booksarehuman #bookstouchyourmind #readingishuman 🎥 @aaronoah

When traditional craftsmanship meets digital layout design and literature. @tocpublishing Exclusive Letterpress Editions Printed on an original Heidelberg Cylinder Press from 1954. Each book is a limited edition print run of 998 numbered copies printed in Berlin, and signed by the author. Publisher at TOC’s @schmitz_birgit Designers at TOC’s @espiekermann & @sudulkinys Printer @dielettertypen Find all THE OTHER COLLECTION titles available at @margaschoeller listed below: TOC 1 Deborah Levy: The Cost of Living TOC 2 Chimamanda N. Adichie: Half of a Yellow Sun TOC 3 John Banville: The Sea TOC 4 William Boyd: Any Human Heart TOC 5 Elizabeth Kolbert: The Sixth Extinction TOC 6 Claire Messud: The Woman Upstairs TOC 7 Richard Sennett: The Craftsman TOC 8 Jonathan Safran Foer: Everything is Illuminated TOC 9 Wolfram Eilenberger: Time of the Magicians TOC 10 George Saunders: Tenth of December Find out more about THE OTHER COLLECTION at @tocpublishing and find the books and catalogue in store at MARGA SCHOELLER BOOKS, Knesebeckstraße 27, Berlin-Charlottenburg! #theothercollection #letterpress #letterpressprinting #heidelbergerdruckmaschinen #heidelbergerprintingmachines #crafts #craftsmanship #contemporaryliterature #independentbookstore #berlinbookstore

• THE OTHER COLLECTION (TOC) Now exclusively at MARGA SCHOELLER BOOKS! @tocpublishing Exclusive Letterpress Editions Printed on an original Heidelberg Cylinder Press from 1954. Each book is a limited edition print run of 998 numbered copies printed in Berlin, and signed by the author. Publisher at TOC’s @schmitz_birgit Designers at TOC’s @espiekermann & @sudulkinys Printer @dielettertypen Find all THE OTHER COLLECTION titles available at @margaschoeller listed below: TOC 1 Deborah Levy: The Cost of Living TOC 2 Chimamanda N. Adichie: Half of a Yellow Sun TOC 3 John Banville: The Sea TOC 4 William Boyd: Any Human Heart TOC 5 Elizabeth Kolbert: The Sixth Extinction TOC 6 Claire Messud: The Woman Upstairs TOC 7 Richard Sennett: The Craftsman TOC 8 Jonathan Safran Foer: Everything is Illuminated TOC 9 Wolfram Eilenberger: Time of the Magicians TOC 10 George Saunders: Tenth of December Find out more about THE OTHER COLLECTION at @tocpublishing and find the books and catalogue in store at MARGA SCHOELLER BOOKS, Knesebeckstraße 27, Berlin-Charlottenburg! #theothercollection #letterpress #letterpressprinting #heidelbergerdruckmaschinen #heidelbergerprintingmachines #contemporaryliterature #independentbookstore #berlinbookstore

The 2025/26 catalog brings together our first ten signed letterpress editions. DM us if you like to have the printed copy. #letterpress #booklovers #finepress #letterpressprinting #limitededition All Photos by @normanposselt

Booklover's Delights: George Saunders shines as a gemstone in our collection. Green ink printing, green sewn binding, extraordinary typography—reduced to headlines, letting the text breathe. #Letterpress #FinePress #GeorgeSaunders #Bookstagram #TOCBerlin #Typography #LimitedEdition #BookCollectors #patternmaking #printmaking #artistbooks #booklovers #literaryart #visualnarrative #limitededition #analogueprint #slowdesign #bookstagram #tenthofdecember

Booklover’s Delights 📚 Exploring Time of the Magicians by Wolfram Eilenberger – four minds reshaping modern thought: Heidegger, Cassirer, Benjamin, Wittgenstein. Paired with a Bauhaus spirit and Kris Sowersby’s fresh take on Paul Renner’s Futura, The Future. And if you ever wonder what to do with photos in a book: turn them into a zine that doubles as a poster. #Booklovers #TimeOfTheMagicians #WolframEilenberger #Heidegger #Cassirer #Benjamin #Wittgenstein #PhilosophyBooks #ModernThinking #Bauhaus #Futura #TheFuture #KrisSowersby #TypographyLove #DesignInspiration #ZineLife #BookDesign #PosterArt #ReadingInspiration

Booklover’s Delights: Jonathan Safran Foer’s cover draws inspiration from a radiant pattern by fashion icon Paul Smith—rows of light rays that brilliantly capture the essence of Everything Is Illuminated and its layered narrative depths. Complemented by the finest silver endpapers and René Bieder’s exquisite Virtuv font. #Booklovers #EverythingIsIlluminated #JonathanSafranFoer #PaulSmith #BookDesign #Typography #RenéBieder #VirtuvFont #LiteraryArt #CraftedCovers

Booklover’s Delights: Richard Sennett’s The Craftsman remains our cherished bible. We seized the moment to weave in evocative images of lead typesetting from our own workshop. This elegant sociological masterpiece captivates, offering a profound exploration of craftsmanship—how we work, and aspire to work. #Booklovers #TheCraftsman #RichardSennett #Letterpress #Typesetting #Craftsmanship #Sociology #WorkshopVibes #Printmaking #ArtisanLife

Booklover’s Delights: Relationships can shred into shards, leaving sharp edges behind. Inspired by Claire Messud’s The Woman Upstairs, where triangles cut the deepest, we translated these fractured shapes—like the artists in the novel—into a shifting pattern. With two inks in letterpress, new colors appear where they overlap, making every single print a one-of-a-kind echo of a broken, remade heart. #bookloversdelight #clairemessud #thewomanupstairs #letterpress #bookinspiredart #relationshipart #shards #fragments #triangles #patternmaking #printmaking #artistbooks #booklovers #literaryart #visualnarrative #limitededition #analogueprint #slowdesign #bookstagram

Booklover’s Delights: Do you think this pattern is a typeface? The brilliant type designer Zuzana Licko created the font Tangly - It belongs to Licko’s strand of experimental, texture‑oriented designs. We used Tangly to form a perfectly balanced first layer. Beneath it, we disrupted that perfection—symbolizing how our beautiful planet, once flawless in its natural harmony, is gradually damaged by human influence. #BookDesign #TypographyLovers #ZuzanaLicko #FinePress #Letterpress #DesignWithMeaning #SustainableDesign #ArtOfTheBook #PrintDesign #VisualStorytelling #tangly #letterpress #elisabethkolbert #thesixthextinction