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Forest Books was established in 1979, issuing regular catalogues and exhibiting at bookfairs throughout the UK. More 
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RICHARDSON (George)
New Designs in Architecture, Consisting of Plans, Elevations, and Sections for various Buildings, Comprising in XLIV Folio Plates, Designed and Engraved by George Richardson, Architect. / Nouveaux desseins d'architecture, ou, plans, elevations, et coupes de divers bâtimens; Compris in Xliv Planches in Folio, dessinées et gravées par George Richardson architecte.
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NAVARI (Leonora)
Greece and the Levant. The Catalogue of the Henry Myron Blackmer Collection of Books and Manuscripts.
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MOXON (Joseph)
A Tutor to Astronomie and Geographie. Or an easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, coelestial and terrestrial. In six books. The first teaching the rudiments of astronomie and geographie. The shewing by the globe; the solution of 2. Astronomical and geographical prob. 3. Problemes in navigation. 4. Astrological problemes. 5. Gnomonical problemes. 6. Trigonometrical problemes. More fully and amply than hath yet been set forth either by Gemma Frisius, Metius, Hues, Wright, Blæw,...
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WOOLNOUGH (C.W.)
The Whole Art of Marbling as Applied to Paper, Book-Edges Etc. Containing a Full Description of the Nature and Properties of the Materials used, the Methods of Preparing them, and of Executing Every Kind of Marbling in use at the Present Time, with Numerous Illustrations and Examples.
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Latest Catalogue:
Catalogue 115
(A selection of books pertaining to the book arts, particularly relating to bookbinding, printing, bookselling & library history. Including books from the library of Howard M. Nixon OBE (1909-1983), who held high office in the British Library and was a world authority on bookbinding.)
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We are always keen to purchase books that are rare or of collectable value, either singly or collections. We give very fair prices for books that are in very good or better condition. More
