Pleasant decorative Folio Society editions of Darwin's key works: On the Origin of Species by the Means of Natural Selection (2007, fourth printing); The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals & the Autobiography (2008, first thus); Journal of Research [more...]
'with the Self-Interpreting and Explanatory Notes, and Marginal References, of the Late John Brown to which is Appended, A Complete Concordance of the Old and New Testaments'. Impressive full leather Bible. Elaborate gilt decoration to spine, raised bands. A [more...]
Lavishly illustrated account of the history of the nineteenth century and how it reflected in the culture, fashions and mores of society. Features hundreds of images of pictures and engravings, with dozens of colour plates reproduced from La Mode, Gallery of [more...]
Elegant leather binding of Walton's 17th century guide to fishing that ' breathes the very spirit of innocence, purity, and simplicity of the heart.' Features 74 b/w engravings by a variety of artists interspersed within the text. Bound in half leather with [more...]
Charming special edition of Shakespeare's Works, bound in publisher's lambskin with decorative floral design to spines. With introductory essays and glossary. Full leather. Top edge gilt. Frontis-portraits. Small 8vo. (185x135mm) light marking and scratch [more...]
Jaunty Folio Society edition of three of Haggard's greatest victorian adventure stories that appeared in quick succession, in 1885, 1886 and 1887 respectively. With black and white illustrations by David Eccles. Bound in tan cloth with gilt decoration by the [more...]
Elegant edition of Austen's 1814 novel. With numerous b/w illustrations by Hugh Thomson and an introduction by Austin Dobson. Bound in blind-stamped, floral patterned cloth. Fore-edge rough cut. 8vo. Some bumping and rubbing to edges. Some light tanning [more...]
Special Folio Society edition of Bewick's magnum Opus: The History and Description of Land Birds of 1797 and History and Description of Water Birds that was published in 1804. This edition is based on the revised text of 1826. With numerous b/w illustrations [more...]
The Second edition of the Norton facsimile of Shakespeare's First Folio of 1623, printed by Blount and Jaggard. With two introductions explaining the origins, printing methods and modern scholarship of the First Folio. Bound in quarter bonded leather with pic [more...]
Impressive special quarter leather Folio Society edition of Langland's c.1377 religious allegory, written in verse. With the original middle english here, alongside a translation by E. Talbot Donaldson, edited by Elizabeth Robertson and Stephen H. A. Shepherd [more...]
Sophisticated Folio Society edition of le Guin's enduring 1968 fantasy, the first novel to be set in her world of Earthsea. Featuring seven colour illustratons of David Lupton and maps to end-papers. With an introduction by David Mitchell. Complete with slipc [more...]
Curious special edition of Conrad's 1907 political novel, a response to the growing threat of anarchism and terrorism. 17th edition. Publisher's elaborate special decorative leather binding with onlays and gilt cross. Top edge gilt. Fore edge rough cut. 12 [more...]
Handsome fine binding of Bacon's essays in which he holds forth on a number of topics including friendship, cunning, atheism and marriage. Square 8vo. Red and black titles. Half leather with raised bands and elaborate gilt to spine. Top edge gilt, others u [more...]
Interesting full leather binding of Shakespeare's complete works, featuring the plays, sonnets and longer poems, plus a glossary and notes. The larger format india paper edition. Yapp style binding, with elaborate blind-stamping to produce a woven leather ef [more...]
Stylish Folio Society edition of Funder's 2003 account of the lives of various East Germans working for and against the Stasi. With colour images and map. With a new introduction by the author. Complete with slipcase. Some light shelf-wear to slipcase. Vol [more...]
Terrific special Folio Society quarter leather edition featuring episodes from the Icelandic Sagas, selected, translated and edited by Magnus Magnusson. Includes The Saga of the Greenlanders; The Saga of Erik the Red; Hrafnkel's Saga; Njal's Saga and others. [more...]
Fascinating Folio Society set of selected key works telling of the history and culture of the Anglo-saxon, from their origins in Germany to the collapse of the seven Kingdoms and the Norman conquest. Includes poems such as Beowulf and Hereward the Wake and th [more...]
Charming deluxe leather edition of three of Kipling's dog stories: Thy Servant a Dog; Toby Dog and The Great Play Hunt. Features b/w illustrations by G. L. Stampa throughout. Blue mottled leather wth gilt decoration and titling. Inner dentelles, all edges [more...]
Limited edition, selection of stories from the Decameron, taken from the anonymous translation of 1741 and revised by Orson in 1896. Illustrated in b/w with linocuts by Edmondo Lucchesi. Limited to c. 1000 copies, of which this is number 749. quarter cloth w [more...]
Impressive Easton Press edition of Haggard's dramatic 1887 adventure of lost civilizations and sorceresses. Full leather with gilt design to covers. Decorative devices within. All edges gilt. Some light shelf-wear to edges, else crisp and clean. Fine cond [more...]
