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The Folio Society

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The Good Soldier
£11 +
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Ford Maddox Ford
The Folio Society 2008
Impressive Folio Society edition of Ford Maddox Ford's novel on tangled relationships on the eve of WWI. With colour images by Philip Bannister and an introduction by Julian Barnes. Complete with Slipcase. Some mild rubbing to top and tail of spine. Content [more...]
Wonders of the World
£10 +
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Simon Goldhill; Richard Barber; Theodore K. R
The Folio Society 2006
Glossy, hefty Folio Society volume detailing the seven wonders of the Ancient world, the seven wonders of the medieval world and so on. Complete with numerous full page colour images. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has some light shelfwear. volume crisp [more...]
The Double Cross System
£10 +
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J. C. Masterson
The Folio Society 2008
Account of the double cross (or XX) system in which British intelligence managed to take control of German agents operating in Britain and use them to send back misleading information. Written by Masterson, the chairman of the Twenty Committee, who ran the op [more...]
Wonders of the World
£10 +
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Simon Goldhill; Richard Barber; Theodore K. R
The Folio Society 2006
Glossy, hefty Folio Society volume detailing the seven wonders of the Ancient world, the seven wonders of the medieval world and so on. Complete with numerous full page colour images. Complete with slipcase. Sealed in publisher's shrinkwrap. As new. [more...]
Cakes and Ale or The Skeleton in the Cupboard
£10 +
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W. Somerset Maugham
The Folio Society 1970
Pleasant Folio Society edition of Maugham's novel on social attitudes and offended sensibilities. Pictorial covers. B/w illustrations by Dodie Masterson. Complete with slipcase. Spine is sunned and marked. Light marking to page edges. Previous owner's boo [more...]
The Siege of Malta 1565
£10 +
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Francisco Balbi di Correggio; Ernle Bradford
The Folio Society 1965
Folio Society edition of Correggio's eye witness account of the Siege of Malta where the Knights Hospitaller defended the island against a much larger force of Ottoman Turks. With b/w images and maps. Bound in quarter vellum style parchment paper and wood ef [more...]
The Siege of Quebec and the Campaigns in North America 1757 - 1760
£10 +
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John Knox
The Folio Society 1976
Folio Society edition of Knox's experiences as a British officer stationed in Canada and in constant conflict with the French and native americans. Red cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. With b/w images and maps. Complete with slipcase. Some mild shelfw [more...]
England Their England
£10 +
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A. G. MacDonell
The Folio Society 1987
Fun Folio Society edition of MacDonell's gently comic novel depicting England (and village cricket) between the wars. With illustrations by Peter Brookes. Some mild wear to slipcase. Very faint marking to spine. Contents crisp and clean. Near fine. [more...]
Medieval People
£10 +
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Eileen Power
The Folio Society 1999
Terrific Folio Society edition of Power's gallery of Medieval people, from Marco Polo, to Madame eglentyne to the peasant Bodo. An examination of their times, lifestyles and histories. Bound in printed parchment. Complete with slipcase. With colour images [more...]
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
£10 +
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Thomas de Quincey
The Folio Society 1992
Handsome Folio Society edition of de Quincey's literary account of his laudanum addiction, which he published anonymously in 1821. With woodcut illustrations by Blair Hughes-Stanton. Green cloth with gilt decoration. Some mild shelf-wear to slipcase. Conte [more...]
The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne
£10 +
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Gilbert White
The Folio Society 1994
Mightily handsome quarter cloth edition of White's great account of Selborne, a collection of observations, letters and reports. Written in 1789, it is valuable as a document of pre-industrial England as well as an early example of ecological study. With woo [more...]
The Double Cross System
£9 +
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J. C. Masterson
The Folio Society 2008
Account of the double cross (or XX) system in which British intelligence managed to take control of German agents operating in Britain and use them to send back misleading information. Written by Masterson, the chairman of the Twenty Committee, who ran the op [more...]
Diary of a Country Parson
£9 +
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James Woodforde
The Folio Society 1993
Handsome quarter cloth edition Woodforde's Diary of Country Parson, the journals of an 18th century clergyman. With engravings by Ian Stephens. Marbled paper to boards by Ann Muir. Complete with slipcase. Shelf-wear to slipcase. Small mark to top edge. In [more...]
An Account of the Discovery of Tahiti: From the Journal of George Robertson, Master of the H. M. S. Dolphin
£9 +
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George Robertson; Oliver Warner (editor)
The Folio Press; J. M. Dent; Folio Society 1973
Pleasant Folio Society edition of Robertson's account of the discovery of Tahiti, supplemented with additional extracts from the writings of his crew. Published under the Folio Press imprint. Complete with protective DJ with front and rear flaps. Engravings [more...]
The Tudor Venturers
£9 +
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Richard Hakluyt
The Folio Society 1970
Handsome Quarter Leather Folio Society edition of this selection of Hakluyt's writings on the various naval expeditions undertook during his life, primarily concerning the colonization of America. With wood effect decorative paper. B/w images. Complete with [more...]
Memoirs of a British Agent
£9 +
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R. H. Bruce Lockhart
The Folio Society 2003
Memoirs of Lockhart's wartime escapades. With b/w images and notes & introduction and epilogue by the author. Complete with slip case. Slipcase as has some white marking to spine. Volume is pristine. Very good overall. [more...]
The Travels of Marco Polo
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Marco Polo; Ronald Latham (trans.)
The Folio Society 1994
Attractive fourth printing of the folio edition of Marco Polo's account of his travels. Complete with slipcase. Illustrated with full colour images of pages from the illuminated Manuscript. Some very light shelf-wear. Contents crisp and clean. Very Good [more...]
No Man is an Island: A Selection from the Prose of John Donne
£9 +
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John Donne
The Folio Society 1997
Elegant Folio Society selection of Donne's prose, edited by Rivers Scott. Includes Biathanatos, his defense of suicide, and Devotions upon Emergent Occasions, as well as his letters and sermons. With numerous b/w images from the first editions and contemporar [more...]
Elizabeth I: The Word Of A Prince: A Life From Contemporary Documents
£8 +
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Maria Perry
The Folio Society 1990
A study of the life of Elizabeth I largely drawn from her own letters and writings. An intriguing account, often in Elizabeth's own voice. Quarter cloth with decorated boards. Features a plethora of colour and b/w images. Slip-case has some rubbing. Book [more...]
A Journal of the Terror
£8 +
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M. Jean-Baptiste Clery; Abbe de Firmont
The Folio Society 1955
' being an Account of the Occurrences in the Temple during the confinement of Louis XV1 by M. Clery, the King's valet de chambre, together with a description of the last hours of the King.' Handsome volume featuring these two accounts of the demise of Louis X [more...]
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