Impressive Folio Society edition of Lincoln's selected writings, including speeches and pieces from his early political career in Illinois to his time as president, including the Gettysburg Address. With numerous b/w images. No slipcase. Some mild shelf-wea [more...]
Handsome five volume Folio Society set of various histories of aspects of the Renaissance including: The Flowering of the Renaissance by Vincent Cronin (first published in1969); The Florentine Renaissance by Cronin (1967); Europe from Renaissance to Reformat [more...]
Lively Folio Society edition of Darwin's journal of his voyage and research aboard the HMS Beagle on its round the world voyage, that was first published in 1839 as Journal and Remarks. This edition uses the revised text of the 1860 edition that includes Darw [more...]
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...]
Pleasant edition of Dickens' Christmas books including the classic Christmas/Ghost story A Christmas Carol plus The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth; The Haunted Man and The Battle of Life. A facsimile of Dickens' favoured 1876 edition. Bound with quarter [more...]
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...]
Jaunty, nicely produced Heritage edition of Treasure Island, derived from the Limited Editions Club version and featuring the same two tone illustrations of Edward Wilson. Quarter faux leather with decorative boards. Complete with slipcase. Some very light [more...]
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...]
Nicely produced volume featuring the complete Sherlock Holmes stories with the original illustrations from the Strand Magazine. Contains A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Valley of Fear and all the collections of sho [more...]
First edition of the influential edition of Gaskell's popular comic novel on rural and small town life in Victorian Britain. Lavishly illustrated by Hugh Thomson with over one hundred b/w drawings and decorations. Bound in the publishers's simple cloth cover [more...]
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...]
Attractive two volume set of Dickens' classic. A facsimile of Dickens' favoured 1873 edition. Bound with quarter faux-leather and marbled end-papers. With original illustrations by phiz. Faint smudge to top edge, else bright and clean. Very good [more...]
Fetching gilt and green cloth binding in the 'Cranford series' style. Illustrated throughout by Charles Brock in b/w. All edges gilt. Previous owners name to ffep. Dusty staining to covers and bumping to edges. Occassional light spotting to front matte [more...]
Decorative, illustrated edition of Swift's enduring satire. With illustrations by W. B. Handforth, including 8 colour plates. No date but c. 1930. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Light rubbing to edges. Tanning to page edges. Very light foxing to f [more...]
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...]
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...]
Beautifully produced Folio Society edition of Hawthorne's 1851 retelling of Greek Myths for children. Includes tales of Bellerophon, Perseus and Heracles. With colour illustrations by Walter Crane, plus decorations and decorated initials by Crane with end-pa [more...]
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...]
Handsome quarter leather Franklin library edition of four of Ibsen's key works. With marbled end-papers. All edges gilt. Illustrations by Tony Eubanks. elaborate gilt design to spine and covers. Some mild shelf-wear, else crisp and clean. Near fine. [more...]
Handsome quarter leather Franklin library edition of a selection of 29 essays, chosen by Mortimer J. Adler . With marbled end-papers. All edges gilt. Illustrations by Carol Wald. elaborate gilt design to spine and covers. Some mild shelf-wear, else crisp [more...]
