Seán Jennett (12 November 1912 – 1981), now known as an author of many travel books, was a typographer for Faber and Faber, who published his The Making of Books (1951). He is also a published poet (then as Sean Jennet). He is from Yorkshire, of Irish extraction. He translated Journal of a Younger Brother: The Life of Thomas Platter (1964), and was co-author with Sam McGredy of A family of roses (1971).