About Genesis
Made in England, 1974 In the late 19th century, under the influence of William Morris, the private press flourished in Britain, creating books that were works of art in themselves. Similarly inspired, Genesis Publications was founded as an independent publishing house true to the arts of printing and craftsmanship. In an interview... More »

Bbc Shows Concert For George Friday Night - April 16th
15 Apr 2004: Review More »

Brian Roylance In Memoriam (1945-2005)
4 Apr 2008: To commemorate the passing of Brian Roylance, on his birthday this year (4th April) Genesis Publications is donating a football factory to the young men and women of Zambia. Brian had a well-known love of both football and Africa and we are sure he would be pleased to be associated with... More »

Company History
Made in England, 1974 In the late 19th century, under the influence of William Morris, the private press flourished in Britain, creating books that were works of art in themselves. Similarly inspired, Genesis Publications was founded as an independent publishing house true to the arts of printing and craftsmanship. In an interview... More »

Concert For George La Launch
23 Mar 2005: The first US launch for the limited edition book of Concert for George took place in Taschen bookstore in Beverly Hills on 15th March. Customers queued to have their books personalised by Olivia Harrison. Brian Roylance was also in attendance as co-editor and publisher. So too was Tessa Hodgson from Genesis.... More »

Concert For George On Tv In Ny
14 Dec 2004: Charity More »

Concert For George, Nyc Launch
12 Apr 2005: NYC On Saturday 9th April, the warmest, sunniest day of the year in New York, Olivia Harrision launched the Concert for George limited edition book. Olivia provided an entertaining question and answer session, with David Wilde as the witty interviewer. The event was held at the Barnes and Noble Union... More »

Concert For George: Binding Update
4 Feb 2005: Brian Roylance returned very satisfied from his visit to the printers and bookbinders in Milan. The lengthy folding and sewing processes for Concert for George have been completed on more than 1,500 copies. This means that books can now be individually finished, numbered and despatched.Brian reports that the finished copies look... More »

Concert For George: Latest News
28 Jan 2005: Olivia Harrison will be talking about the Concert for George book on the Johnny Walker show on BBC Radio 2 on 7th February. Brian Roylance will be visiting Milan on Monday 31st January to check on the progress of the binding of Concert for George and to ensure that the highest standards... More »

Exile: Interview With Author Dominique Tarlé
25 Jul 2001: An exclusive interview with author Dominique Tarlé, whose beautiful and intimate photographs of The Rolling Stones grace our new volume EXILE: The Making of Exile on Main St., is now available for reading on this site. Dominique's conversation with Brian Roylance, founder and Publisher of Genesis Publications, about the making of... More »

Genesis Publications 30th Anniversary Exhibition In London
29 Apr 2004: Exhibition More »

Genesis Titles Still On The Rise
9 Mar 2004: Henry Pordes booksellers in Charing Cross Road, London are offering second-hand Deluxe copies of three Genesis titles. The three in question are Cook's 'Endeavour' Journal, Darwin's 'Beagle' Journal and Bligh's 'Providence' Journal. They are priced at #1,000, #895 and #895 respectively and are being sold with original letters to the customer... More »

George Harrison 1943-2001
3 Dec 2001: "Love one another." We have been touched by the overwhelming number of messages from people expressing their sadness and condolences at the passing of George Harrison and their thanks for the joy he brought in life. All messages will be passed on to Brian Roylance. More »

George Harrison Inspired Garden
21 May 2008: George Harrison is the focus of a very special garden at the 2008 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Designed by Olivia Harrison and sponsored by The Material World Charitable Fund, the display is composed of four sections that tell the story of his life through a medium that was very close to... More »

George Receives Star Treatment
22 Jun 2007: It was announced today that there would be a star put on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame for George Harrison. Recipients are those that meet the stringent requirements of longevity and accomplishment in their field along with their philanthropic endeavours. He will be joining fellow Beatle John Lennon as well as The... More »

Happy Birthday Brian
4 Apr 2012: Today is the birthday of late Genesis founder, Brian Roylance. More »

Happy Birthday Ravi
9 Apr 2012: George Harrison's mentor and sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar turned 92 on Saturday, 7th April. More »

I Me Mine Selling For Nearly $7,500 On Ebay
11 Aug 2004: If you were ever in doubt that your Genesis limited edition was a worthwhile investment, then cast your eye over an item currently auctioning on Ebay.A copy of I Me Mine by George Harrison is currently being bid at $7,475 (over £4,000) with three days to go. The book is being... More »

In Memoriam Brian Roylance
17 Nov 2005: Memoriam More »

INSIDE OUT Sold On Ebay For $6,500
15 Dec 2005: News More »

Italy's Leading Paper Celebrates 30 Years Of Genesis
6 Apr 2004: Review More »

Italy's Top Paper Features Genesis
6 Nov 2003: About Genesis More »

Itn Runs Two Separate Stories On The Exhibition
17 May 2004: Exhibition More »

New Hendrix Microsite
2 Oct 2009: It was a pioneering moment when Brian Roylance set up the first Genesis website, at a time when very few publishing houses, let alone specialist limited edition publishers, had any sort of presence on the newly-minted 'world wide web'. In our thirty fifth year, we decided the time was right to launch... More »

News Archive 2005
The year began with Concert For George, honouring the life of George Harrison. That summer everyone enjoyed Nick Mason's Inside Out. The year ended tragically with the passing of Genesis's founder, Brian Roylance. More »

Nick Mason And Genesis
4 Feb 2005: On Wednesday 2nd February Brian Roylance met with Nick Mason and Storm Thorgerson. Genesis are to take 500 of the First Edition of Nick Mason's book 'Inside out'. Each will be re-bound in leather, signed by Nick Mason and included in a 'box of delights' designed and assembled by Storm Thorgerson,... More »

Nick Mason's 'box Of Delights'
7 Apr 2005: Nick Mason's 'Inside Out' forthcoming limited edition 'box of delights': Genesis has given the go-ahead to Storm Thorgeson to design the new cover for the leatherbound book which will be part of this highly collectible boxed set. The photographic shoot for the cover image will take place at a London location... More »

Olivia Harrison Launches Concert For George In Australia
11 Mar 2005: Lots of images More »

Pet Sounds Lyrics Fetch $105,000
18 Feb 2005: Brian Roylance and Brian Wilson. The lyrics and chord structures to Pet Sounds handwritten by Brian Wilson and hand-bound by Genesis fetched $105,000. It was the highest selling item of the night. The unique volume was auctioned on Friday 11th February at the Brian Wilson Tribute evening at the Hollywood Palladium.Brian... More »

Peto's Beatles: Book & Show Launch
1 Feb 2006: Thursday 26th Jan saw the launch of Now These Days Are Gone, a collection of unseen photographs of The Beatles, taken during the making of 'Help!' The University of Dundee are custodians of the fascinating collection of some 500 previously unpublished images by renowned photojournalist, Michael Peto. Genesis is honoured to... More »

Playback Us Launch A Huge Success
15 May 2003: Book Launch More »

Rebel Music At Bookbinders
9 Feb 2005: While Nick Roylance was at the bookbinders photographing the finishing of the Brian Wilson volume he took the opportunity to take some shots of a few more copies of our much-acclaimed Bob Marley volume being completed. Hand-made and signed by Eric Clapton, these are destined to become highly collectible, especially as... More »

Tessa Departs
16 Aug 2006: After many years of extremely loyal service, primarily as PA to Genesis' founder Brian Roylance, Tessa Hodgson has moved on to new pastures. We will miss her as, we're sure, will the many customers whom she came to call friends. The good news is that her partner, David Williams, who for the... More »

The Beatles - 'All Together Now' And 'Concert For George' - Special Screenings
30 May 2008: The Liverpool Culture Company will present the UK premiere of the documentary 'All Together Now' tonight (Friday 30th) followed with a special screening of 'Concert For George' tomorrow (Saturday 31st) at the Foundation for Art and Creative Technology (FACT) as part of the ongoing celebrations in Liverpool as European Capital of... More »

The Beatles Anthology, Mania Days And A Time To Live
4 May 2001: I am afraid that I have some disappointing news. There is not going to be a limited edition of The Beatles Anthology book after all. Any decision by The Beatles has to be unanimous to proceed and although there was a majority vote for the limited edition this was not sufficient. Naturally,... More »

The German Launch Of When We Was Fab Took Place In Hamburg At Kemp's Bar On Saturday 18th October.
21 Oct 2003: Brian Roylance from Genesis attended a very sociable evening perfectly hosted by Astrid Kirchherr. Those present also included Klaus Meine of the Scorpions, Otto Waalkes the celebrated comedian and Marius Müller-Westerhagen, actor and major rock star.Kemp's owner is Gibson Kemp the drummer who replaced Ringo in Rory Storm and the Hurricanes.... More »

The Lions Update
6 Jul 2005: Forthcoming More »

Your COMMENTS - The Traveling Wilburys
22 Feb 2010: A few of the latest comments sent to us from subscribers to THE TRAVELING WILBURYS. More »