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...]
Fantastic Folio Society edition of Burton's meditative and personal study of melancholy, or more generally sadness and depression. First publishd in 1621. Ostensibly a medical text-book, in Burton's hand it becomes a literary masterpiece; ranging from Litera [more...]
Handsome Folio Society set of Trollope's series of novels set in the fictitious county. Written between 1855 and 1867, The Chronicles of Barsetshire are considered Trollope's greatest achievement. Quarter cloth binding with decorated boards. B/w illustration [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...]
Elegant Folio Society edition of McEwan's popular 2001 novel. Bound in quarter cloth with a design by Tina Berning. Complete with 9 colour illustrations by Berning and decorative end-papers. With an introduction by Adam Begley. Complete with slipcase. In [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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Beautiful Heron heirloom edition of Macaulay's controversial history of England, published from 1848 to 1855, starting from the ascension of James II to peace of Ryswick in 1697. Produced in lambskin leather with 23ct gold tooling to covers and to page edge. [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...]
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...]
Handsome full leather Easton Press edition of Graham's beloved 1908 novel, featuring the colour illustrations by Arthur Rackham and an introduction by A. A. Milne. All edges gilt. Silk moire end-papers. 8vo. Some very light shelf-wear but crisp and clean. [more...]
First printing of this compact edition of Pride and Prejudice featuring Charles Brock's iconic watercolor illustrations, With 16 plates here. Blue cloth. No DJ. Mild rubbing to edges with light marking to spine. Light foxing to fore-edge. Previous owners n [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...]
Striking Folio Society edition of Maturin's arch gothic novel of 1820. With 8 colour illustrations by Felix Zakar and an introduction by Devendra P. Varma. Bound with parchment style paper with red/black imagery. Complete with slipcase. In crisp fine condi [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...]
