Seizin Press

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The Seizin Press was established in Hammersmith in London in 1928 by Laura Riding and Robert Graves as a private press. Vyvyan Richards showed the two how to advertise and print to get their business started. The Seizin Press tried to publish all authors of different genres and ideas. Seizin means “possession” so Laura Riding wanted the press to be named Seizin Press so that authors would take advantage of their own creative liberties.

The first edition of the press, Seizin One, in 1928 and there were 175 circulating copies. Seizin Two was published the following year with 225 copies. It featured Gertrude Stein. Seizin Three featured Robert Graves and there were also 225 copies even though this is the shortest of all the editions.The Seizin Press also published a number of books, as listed below.

Excerpt from The Seizin Press of Laura Riding and Robert Graves – Moran

A Checklist of Seizin Press Titles

  1. Love as Love, Death as Death, by Laura Riding. 1928
  2. An Acquaintance with Description, by Gertrude Stein. 1929
  3. Poems 1929, by Robert Graves. 1929
  4. No Trouble, by Len Lye. 1930
  5. Though Gently, by Laura Riding. 1930
  6. To Whom Else? by Robert Graves. 1931
  7. Laura and Francisca, by Laura Riding. 1931

Seizin/Constable Titles

  • Progress of Stories, by Laura Riding. 1935

  • The Natural Need, by James Reeves

  • A Mistake Somewhere, (anonymous) 1935

  • Convalescent Conversions, by Madeline Vara. 1936

  • Antigua, Penny Puce, by Robert Graves. 1936

  • The Moon’s No Fool, by Thomas Matthews. 1936

  • Almost Forgotten Germany, by Georg Schwarz, trans. Riding and Graves. 1936

  • The Heathen, by Honor Wyatt. 1937

  • Epilogue — A Critical Miscellany, edited by Laura Riding

    • No. 1. Autumn 1935
    • No. 2. Summer 1936
    • No. 3. Spring 1937

  • A Trojan Ending, by Laura Riding, 1937.