Forest Books

Catalogue of Specimens of Printing Types by English and Scottish Printers and Founders 1665-1830. With an Introduction by Stanley Morison.

BERRY (W. Turner) & JOHNSON (A. F.) Compilers. · 1935

£188.13 (€225.50 | $248.55 | ¥39,690)

Oxford: The University Press, 1935. First edition, 4to, liii, 98pp., 24 plates (4 folding), orig. cloth-backed boards, untrimmed. A scarce and most important bibliography of thirty-five type founders specimens. Provenance: With the woodcut bookplate of William Maxwell.

History of the Monotype Corporation. Edited by Andrew Boag & Christopher Burke.

SLINN (Judy) CARTER (Sebastian) & SOUTHALL (Richard) · 2014

£48.38 (€57.99 | $63.92 | ¥10,207)

London: Printing Historical Society, 2014. Royal 8vo, 432pp., 256 illustrs., 22 in colour, original cloth, d.w.

A Selection of the Specimen Sheets of Famous ‘Monotype’ Books & Publicity Faces.

MONOTYPE SPECIMENS. · 1959

£48.38 (€57.99 | $63.92 | ¥10,207)

London: The Monotype Corporation Limted, [1959]. 4to, [140]pp., specimen sheets, contained in the original ring binder.

Love and Joy about Letters. [About Letters and Lettering].

SHAHN (Ben) · 1963

£37.63 (€45.11 | $49.71 | ¥7,939)

New York: Grossman Publishers, 1963. Oblong 4to, 79pp., numerous coloured illustrations, original publishers decorated cloth, corners a little bumped, housed in the original worn slip-case.

Printers Ornaments. Applied to the Composition of Decorative Borders, Panels and Patterns.

WARDE (Frederic) · 1928

£317.13 (€380.13 | $418.97 | ¥66,905)

London: Lanston Monotype Corporation Ltd., 1928. 4to, 67, [1], 107-114pp., the DE-LUXE EDITION PRINTED ON HAND-MADE PAPER, 19 specimen papers printed in various patterns, in colour, on colour paper, beautifully printed with elaborate ornamental borders throughout, bound in th...

The Roman and Italic of John Baskerville: A Critical Note.

BASKERVILLE. · 1927

£37.63 (€45.11 | $49.71 | ¥7,939)

London: The Monotype Recorder, Volume XXVI-November 221. 1927. 4to, 32pp., tipped-in portrait, facsimiles, orig. decorated wrappers. From the private press reference library of David Chambers (1930-2025), with his bookplate and original purchase invoice.

English & Scottish Printing Types 1501-35 * 1508-41 [1535-58 * 1552-58]. Collected and Annotated by Frank Isaac.

ISAAC (Frank) · 1930

£69.88 (€83.76 | $92.32 | ¥14,743)

Oxford: The Bibliographical Society, 1930-32. First edition, 2 vols., 4to, titles printed in red and black, facsimiles, cloth-backed boards, uncut, a very nice set.

Notes on a Century of Typography at the University Press Oxford 1693-1794. A Photographic Reprint of the Edition of 1900 with an Introduction and Additional Notes by Harry Carter.

HART (Horace) · 1970

£23.65 (€28.35 | $31.24 | ¥4,989)

Oxford: The University Press, 1970. Large 4to, xvi, 204pp., frontis., orig. cloth, spine faded. Research done since the book was issued, particularly by the late Stanley Morison into the origins of the Fell types, is digested in revisions by Hart have been added. This editio...

Typographie. Composition - Impression.

JAVET (Albert) & MATTHEY (Henri) · 1967

£30.10 (€36.08 | $39.77 | ¥6,350)

Lausanne: Imprimerie La Concorde, 1967. Second edition, 4to, 269pp., illustrated throughout, limp black rexine, lettered in gilt, a fine copy.

The Encyclopaedia of Type Faces.

BERRY (W. Turner) JOHNSON (A.F.) & JASPERT (W. P.) · 1983

£40.85 (€48.97 | $53.97 | ¥8,618)

Poole: Blandford Press, 1983. Fourth edition, 4to, xvi, 416pp., original publishers cloth, preserved in a clear dust wrapper, a very nice copy. One of the most comprehensive publications ever presented in the whole history of printing, showing over 450 type faces.

History of the XIII. Hussars.

BARRETT (C. R. B.) · 1911

£91.38 (€109.53 | $120.73 | ¥19,278)

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1911. First edition, 2 vols., 4to, xxi, 393: xviii,442pp., coloured frontispieces, numerous plates (some coloured), 10 folding maps, original publishers blue cloth, small nick to upper joint of volume I, regimental crest on uppers covers,...

Historical Record of the 14th (King’s) Hussars from A.D. 1715 to A.D. 1900.

HAMILTON (Colonel Henry Blackburne) · 1901

£64.50 (€77.31 | $85.21 | ¥13,607)

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1901. First edition, small 4to, 632pp., coloured frontispiece, 14 coloured plates, 33 photogravure portraits,maps and plans, original publishers two-toned cloth, regimental crest in gilt to upper board, all edges gilt. White, p. 22.

Incunabula and their Readers. Printing, Selling and Using Books in the Fifteenth Century.

JENSEN (Kristian) · 2003

£241.88 (€289.93 | $319.56 | ¥51,029)

London: The British Library, 2003. First edition, small 4to, x, 291pp., numerous illustrs., orig. cloth, d.w. The contributions to this volume address important issues about books and their users in the fifteenth century. A unifying theme is the complex relationships between...

The History and Antiquities of Nantwich, in the County of Palatine of Chester.

PLATT (J. W.) · 1818

£69.88 (€83.76 | $92.32 | ¥14,743)

London: Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818. First edition, 8vo, [8], 128pp., with half-title, engraved frontispiece, paper repair to blank outer upper corner of title page, early ownership signature to foot of title page, engravings in the text, original ...

History of the Royal Dragoons 1661-1934. With a foreword by Brig.-Gen. E. Makins.

ATKINSON (C. T.) · 1934

£263.38 (€315.70 | $347.96 | ¥55,565)

Glasgow: Printed for the Regiment by Robert Maclehose and Co. Limited at the University Press, 1934. First edition, 4to, xx, 547pp., ONE OF 125 NUMBERED DE-LUXE COPIES PRINTED ON FINE PAPER, portrait frontispiece, 21 coloured plates, 53 maps and diagrams, original morocco-back...

Type Studies. The Norstedt Collection of Matrices in the Typefoundry of the Royal Printing Office. A History and Catalogue.

AXEL-NILSSON (Christian) · 1983

£64.50 (€77.31 | $85.21 | ¥13,607)

Stockholm: Norstedts Tryckeri, 1983. First edition, 4to, 199pp., limited edition, numerous illustrations of different type etc., 3 facsimile folios of type specimens of the typefounder Johann Gottfried Poetzsch loosely inserted, original red cloth, gilt motif on upper cover.

The New Western Type Book. Analysed page specimens of Monotype, Linotype and Intertype faces and VIP Photoset typefaces available at Western Printing Services.

RYDER (John) Foreword by. · 1980

£21.50 (€25.77 | $28.40 | ¥4,536)

London: Hamish Hamilton Ltd., for Western Printing Services Ltd. 1980. New edition, royal 8vo, [10], 332pp., original cloth.

Specimens of Wood Letter Borders, Ornaments, &c. Designed and Cut by Stephenson Blake & Co., Ltd.

STEPHENSON BLAKE & CO., LTD. · 1962

£263.38 (€315.70 | $347.96 | ¥55,565)

Sheffield: Letter Foundry and Wood Material Works, 1962. Fourth edition, 4to, 141pp., of specimens, some in colour, original spiral binding, original stiff printed wrappers, a fine copy.

Historical Record of the Third (King’s Own) Hussars. Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1685 and its subsequent services to 1903

THIRD THE KING’S OWN HUSSARS. · 1903

£134.38 (€161.08 | $177.53 | ¥28,350)

London: W. P. Griffith & Sons Limited, 1903. Revised edition, 8vo, xx, 349pp., 8 coloured plates of uniforms, some light offsetting from plates as usual, contemporary smooth calf, spine tooled in gilt, spine labels lettered in gilt, some minor rubbing. White, p. 16.

The Standards of the Household Cavalry 1660-1967. [Parts I & 2]. [Bound with:] The Colours of the Guards Division 1660-1968. [Parts I-IV].

DAWNAY (Major Nicolas Payan) · 1968

£48.38 (€57.99 | $63.92 | ¥10,207)

Aldershot: Printed by BPC Letterpress Ltd., 1968. 8vo, 16; 20; 64pp., WITH THE AUTHOR’S BOOKPLATE, numerous illustrations, original publishers blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt.