LOCK BOOKS is an online book store and publisher based in the UK, focusing on graphic reference and archival art publications, Japanese import books and rare magazines.

Published Works

2026
Fright Flicks
thumbsucker
October 2026
The Animal Covers of Playboy Weekly Japan (1966-1971)
Lock Books
October 2026
Psychic Essence Threshold Signal: User Interfaces From Neon Genesis Evangelion
Lock Books
October 2026
Game Girl Camera
Moana van Ruymbeke
August 2026
Feather Foot
Gunnar Hall
August 2026
2025
Never Forget: Souvenirs from the Gulf War & The War On Terror
W.M.D
October 2025
Our Feature Presentation: An Archive of Japanese Movie Programs
thumbsucker
October 2025
Overclocked: An Archive of Graphics Card Box Art
Mike McCabe & Sam Bailey
May 2025
2024
Top Shelf Type: Adult Magazine Logotypes 1960–1990
Lock Books
March 2024
2023
A Compendium of Print Advertising from The Simpsons
The Best Damn Pet Shop
November 2023 Expanded edition, July 2025

Wholesale

Lock Books titles are distributed to bookshops and retailers by Public Knowledge Books .

For wholesale enquiries and to stock our published titles, please contact Public Knowledge Books directly.

Contact

For all other enquiries, please use our contact form or email info [at] lockbooks.net.