A Miscellany of Type, The Whittington Press, 1990, Near Fine hardcover w/slipcase

Randle, John [foreword], et al. Andoversford: The Whittington Press, 1990.

English, Near Fine, HC, Folio, 14 3/8" x 10 5/8", 125 pp. 

Hardcover in green and orange patterned paper over orange buckram with gilt lettering to spine, an orange painted top edge, and deckled edges. Near Fine slipcase in beige paper over orange buckram, light soiling to front and back panels. 125 pp. Includes reproductions of engravings and ink drawings, from artists such as Miriam Macgregor, Peter Forester, Gwenda Morgan, Vance Gerry, Robert Gibbings, Edward Ardizzone, among others. Compilation by the Whittington Press of a variety of typefaces and sizes from Baskerville and Bembo to Scotch Roman and Walbaum using examples from forewords, stories, letters, and more. From the publisher's website: "The Press has one of the widest selections of Monotype faces under a single roof anywhere, particularly after it acquired all the diecases and ancillary equipment from Oxford University Press in 1986." 209 of 530 copies printed.