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The Folio Society

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What is Life? The Physical Aspect of the Living Cell
£31.00 +
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Erwin Schrodinger
The Folio Society 2000
Pleasant Folio Society edition of Schrodinger's popular science book, that was 'based on lectures given under the auspices of the Dublin institute for Advanced Studies at Trinity College Dublin, february 1943'. An interesting exploration of the function and l [more...]
Othello
£30.00 +
FREE p&p
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William Shakespeare
The Folio Society 1955
First edition from the Folio Society series of Shakespeare's complete plays. Illustrated with the designs for costumes and stages by Tanya Moiseiwitsch done for the Stratford Company's tour of Australia and New Zealand. With an introduction by Ivor Brown. [more...]
The Folio Book of the Carols
£28.00 +
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Percy Dearmer
The Folio Society 2007
Elegant Folio Society collection of Christmas Carols from the thirteenth century to the twentieth, chosen by Percy Dearmer. With numeorus colour plates featuring related contemporary artworks, illustrations and illuminated manuscript. With illustrated slipca [more...]
An Outcast of the Islands
£24.00 +
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Joseph Conrad
The Folio Society 2003
Striking Folio Society edition of conrad's second novel published in 1896, leaning on his experiences at sea. With illustrations by Francis Mosley. Introduction by Richard Woodman. Blue cloth with silver and black design. Complete with slipcase. In crisp [more...]
Epitaph for a Spy
£23.00 +
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Eric Ambler
The Folio Society 2013
Striking Folio Society edition of Ambler's breakthrough 1938 mystery espionage thriller in which a unwitting refugee is drawn into a game of internation espionage. With stylish colour illustrations by Paul Blow and an introduction by ex-Mi6 head Stella Rimmi [more...]
The Persian Expedition [Anabasis]
£23.00 +
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Xenophon; Rex Warner (trans.)
The Folio Society 2009
Handsome Folio Society edition of Xenophon's great Anabasis, the expedition of 10,00 Greek mercenaries in the service of Cyrus. Betrayed after the death of Cyrus, they had to fight their way home through hostile and inhospitable territory. The inspiration fo [more...]
The Great fire of London in 1666
£21.00 +
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Walter George Bell
The Folio Society 2004
Striking Folio Society edition of Bell's revised 1952 account of the Great Fire of London, describing the state of the city prior to the inferno; the cause of the blaze and accounts of its spread throughout London, as well the immediate and long term aftermat [more...]
The Shadow-Line & Within the Tides
£21.00 +
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Joseph Conrad
The Folio Society 2001
Striking Folio Society edition of conrad's 1917 novella and Within the Tides, a collection of four short stories. With illustrations by Francis Mosley. Introduction by Alan Ross. Blue cloth with silver and black design. Complete with slipcase. In crisp fine [more...]
Epitaph for a Spy
£21.00 +
FREE p&p
(UK)
Eric Ambler
The Folio Society 2013
Striking Folio Society edition of Ambler's breakthrough 1938 mystery espionage thriller in which a unwitting refugee is drawn into a game of internation espionage. With stylish colour illustrations by Paul Blow and an introduction by ex-Mi6 head Stella Rimmi [more...]
A Voyage Round the Coast of Great Britain
£20.00 +
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William Daniell
The Folio Society 2008
Nicely produced Folio Society edition of Daniell's account of his journey around the coast of Great Britain between 1813 and 1823, seeking out suitable scenes to paint. Numerous colour images of Daniell's watercolours plus maps. With an introduction by C. J. [more...]
The Ascent of Man
£19.00 +
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Jacob Bronowski
The Folio Society 2012
Impressive Folio Society edition of Bronowski's book adaptation of his 1973 television series that traces the evolution of human society and culture and how this is intertwined with our scientific and technical understanding. Bound in quarter cloth with decora [more...]
The Shadow of Vesuvius: Pompeii AD 79
£15.00 +
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Raleigh Trevelyan
The Folio Society 1976
Splendid, generously illustrated Folio Society edition detailing the rediscovery of Pompeii and the effect it had on europe in the early 18th century. Issued without a slipcase but complete with glassine wrapper. Some light shelfwear, but otherwise bright, c [more...]
Antony and Cleopatra
£15.00 +
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William Shakespeare
The Folio Society 1956
First printing From the Folio Society series of Shakespeare's complete plays. Illustrated with the designs of costumes by Audrey Cruddas and b/w images of decor and staging by Roger Furse. With an introduction by Laurence Olivier. Complete with Dust Jac [more...]
Gods, Graves and Scholars: The Story of Archaeology
£15.00 +
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C. W. Ceram
The Folio Society 1999
Impressive Folio Society edition of Ceram's account of the history and practice of archeology. From its inception and role as a new science to notable excavations. With b/w images and maps. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has some shelf-wear, marking and r [more...]
The Folio Golden Treasury: The Best Songs and Poems in the English Language
£15.00 +
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Tennyson; Burns; Wordsworth; Byron et al.
The Folio Society 1997
Tremendous Quarter leather edition of Folio's Golden Treasury featuring poems and song from the 16th century to the 20th. With b/w engraving by a variety of artists. With slipcase. In fine condition. [more...]
American Short Stories
£14.50 +
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Edgar Allen Poe; Washington Irving; Mark Twai
The Folio Society 1997
Splendid Folio Society edition featuring some of the greatest American short stories by the most illustrious US authors. Includiing works by Jack London, John Steinbeck, Dorothy Parker. With b/w illustrations by Paul Gulla and an introduction by William Abrah [more...]
The Second Jungle Book
£14.00 +
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Rudyard Kipling
The Folio Society 1994
Impressive Folio Society edition of Kipling's 1895 sequel to the Jungle book, continuing the tale of Mowgli in a series of short stories. Featuring the striking illustrations of Edward Detmold, redone in colour by David Eccles. Complete with slipcase. Some [more...]
Adventures of Casanova
£14.00 +
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Giacomo Casanova; Willard R. Trask (trans.)
The Folio Society 2007
The most amusing and/or exciting episodes extracted from Casanova's famous memoir. Lavish pictorial cover, full colour plates. Some light rubbing to edges. Contents bright and clean. Very good. [more...]
The Nude
£13.00 +
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Kenneth Clark
The Folio Society 2010
Splendid Folio Society edition of Clark's exploration of the nude form throughout Art History. With hundreds of colour images. An introduction by Charles Saumarez Smith.4to. Quater cloth with pictorial covers. Complete with slipcase. Some light marking [more...]
The Decameron (two volumes)
£12.00 +
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Giovanni Boccaccio; Richard Aldington (trans)
The Folio Society 1954
Early Folio Society edition of Boccaccio's renaissance compendium of short stories. With illustrations by Buckland-Wright. Complete with Dust-jackets. Decorative cloth boards. Some water damage to rear cover of volume 1, affecting rear free end-papers and [more...]
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