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The Folio Society

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The Arabian Nights: Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
£15 +
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E. J. Detmold (illustrator)
The Folio Society 2009
Handsome Folio Society edition of the Arabian Nights with 12 colour plates by E. J. Detmold. Contains the stories of Sindbad, Aladdin and Ali Baba and more. In publisher's original shrinkwrap. With slight marking to spine. Very good. [more...]
The Island of Sakhalin
£15 +
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Anton Chekhov; Luba & Michael Terpak (trans)
The Folio Society 1989
Pleasant Folio Society edition of Chekhov's fascinating study of the island of Sakhalin, a remote colony of exiles, prisoners and dwindling natives. Seeking to expose the circumstances and tribulations of its inhabitants, Chekhov embarked on a arduous journey [more...]
Ethics
£14 +
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Aristotle; J. A. K. Thomson (trans); A. C. Gr
The Folio Society 2003
Impressive Folio Society edition of Aristotle's Ethics. Quarter bonded leather with decorated boards. Preface for A.C. Grayling. Complete with slipcase. Dent to rear of slipcase leaving a small dent to rear cover. Slight marking to spine. But contents c [more...]
The Language Instinct: The New Science of Language and Mind
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Steven Pinker
The Folio Society 2009
Stylish Folio Society edition of Pinker's examination of human language, intended for a general reader. Pinker argues that Language is an innate human instinct, an evolutionary result of our need to communicate. With illustrations by Andy Martin and slipcase [more...]
The Gentleman's Daughter
£13 +
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Amanda Vickery
The Folio Society 2006
Tremendous Folio Society edition of Vickery's lively exploration of the experiences of women in Georgian Britain. Following several women in the 18th and early 19th centuries through their diaries and letters we see the minutiae of their lives and their chang [more...]
The Assassins
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Bernard Lewis
The Folio Society 2005
Fetching Folio Society edition of Lewis' history of the Order of the Assassins [Hashshahin], describing how this mystical Ismali sect survived persecution and prospered during the medieval period. Complete with slipcase, colour images and maps. In fine condi [more...]
Elizabeth I: The Word Of A Prince: A Life From Contemporary Documents
£12 +
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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 Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
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Isabella Bird
The Folio Society 1988
Fascinating collection of letters by Isabella Bird, the famed explorer and natural historian, detailing her travels over the Rocky Mountains. Particularly interesting are her depictions of the brutal life endured by American Settlers there. Complete with sli [more...]
The Pastons: A family in the wars of the Roses
£12 +
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The Paston Family et al.
The Folio Society 1981
Fascinating volume telling the story of the Paston family during the wars of the roses through their extensive archive of letters. As norfolk gentry the Paston had a wary eye on national events as well the minutiae of their county and estate. Charming cloth [more...]
Harriette Wilson's Memoirs
£12 +
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Harriette Wilson; Lesley Blanch (editor)
The Folio Society 1979
Elegant edition of the celebrated courtesan's memoirs. Complete with slipcase. One small mark to page edge, else immaculate. Very good/near fine overall. [more...]
Private Lives of the Tudor Monarchs
£12 +
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Henry VII et al.; Christopher Falkus (editior
The Folio Society 1974
Handsome collection of letters and documents relating to Tudor monarchs that reveal their lives and personalities. Lavishly illustrated with colour and b/w images. Quarter vellum with gilt decoration and rich cloth boards. Complete with slipcase and glassin [more...]
Impossible Journeys
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Matthew Lyons
The Folio Society 2009
Tremendous volume detailing the many fantastical and impossible journeys that were attempted or were claimed to have taken place throughout history. Includes the exploits of Thomas Coryat, famed traveller; the oddities of cartography, mythical beasts that wer [more...]
The Spanish Inquisiton: A historical revision
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Henry Kamen
The Folio Society 1998
Striking edition of Kamen's reappraisal of the Spanish Inquisition. With full colour plates and maps as end-papers. Complete with slipcase. Fine/as new condition. [more...]
A Short History of the English People
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John Richard Green
The Folio Society 1993
Hefty yet lively and swift history of the English People from the post roman migrations to the Victorian period. Handsome cloth binding. Complete with slipcase. In fine condition. [more...]
Cleopatra
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Jack Lindsay
The Folio Society 1998
Impressive edition of Lindsay's study of the Ptolemaic queen Cleopatra. With maps to end-papers. Features full colour images and further maps and diagrams. Complete with slipcase. Very light shelfwear. Contents crisp and immaculate. very good+ [more...]
Julius Caesar
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Christian Meier; David McLintock (trans)
The Folio Society 1998
Impressive edition of Meier's study of the Roman statesmen and general. With maps to end-papers. Features full colour images and further maps and diagrams. Complete with slipcase. Very light shelfwear and some marking to slip-case. Contents crisp and immac [more...]
Wonders of the World
£12 +
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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...]
Ordeal by Fire: Witnesses to the Great War
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Lyn MacDonald (editor)
The Folio Society 2001
Impressive Folio Society collection of diary entries and letters written by soldiers and participents during World War One, arranged chronologically. Printed on green pages with black/green images. 312 pp. With slipcase. Slipcase has some light shelfwear bu [more...]
A Month in the Country
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J. L. Carr
The Folio Society 2010
Handsome Folio Society edition of Carr's thoughtful novel set in the aftermath of world war one. Quarter cloth with decorated boards. With illustrations by Ian Stevens. With slipcase. In crisp, fine condition. [more...]
The Sonnets and A Lover's Complaint
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William Shakespeare
The Folio Society 2009
Terrific Folio Society edition of Shakespeare's sonnets. With an introduction by Katherine Duncan-Jones and numerous b/w engravings by a variety of artists including Peter Reddick and Simon Brett. Quarter cloth with fetching purple silk moire paper. With sli [more...]
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