Attractive Heron edition of Malraux's 1933 novel of the communist insurrection in Shanghai. From the 'Books that have shaped Man's thinking' series. Quarter cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. Decorated end-papers. With an introduction and b/w images. An [more...]
Handsome Heron Literary Heritage edition of Ainsworth's intriguing historical novel with supernatural elements, focusing on Henry VIII's pursuit of Anne Boleyn. Blue faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. With b/w illustrations. Extremely light m [more...]
Handsome Heron edition of the classic bushranger adventure novel. Blue faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. Decorated end-papers. Introduction by G. F. Maine. B/w illustrations. Some light shelf-wear. Else clean and prim. Fine. [more...]
Generously illustrated account of Louis XIV's milieu and pursuits. With colour and b/w images throughout. Issued without Slipcase. Slight toning to spine. Else pristine. Very good, near fine. [more...]
Attractive Heron edition of London's perennially popular short describing a dog's return to the wild. With 8 other stories including John Barleycorn and the Mexican. From the 'Books that have shaped Man's thinking' series. Quarter cloth with elaborate gilt [more...]
Handsome collins edition of Kingsley's historical novel, concerning Francis Drake and adventures on the high seas. Limp red leather with gilt decoration to spine, top edge gilt. With b/w illustrations by G. C. Hindley. No date but c. 1930. Sunning to spin [more...]
Handsome Folio Society edition of Goldsmith's letters, purportedly from an outsider, satirizing the manners of the English. Quarter cloth with marbled boards and decoration by Cecil Keeling. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has some light toning and rubbing [more...]
Handsome Heron edition. With b/w illustrations by Renate Meyer. Green faux leather covers with ornate gilt design. Sewn headband and silken marker. Some mild tanning to page edges. Contents clean and sound. Very good+ [more...]
Pleasant Heron edition of Stevenson's great novel along with other stories and Merry Men. Bound in brown faux-leather with elaborate gilt decoration. With decorated endpapers. No date but c.1970. Introduction by Rae Jeffs and illustrations by Charles Keepi [more...]
Splendid Folio Society edition of Wood's history of the Silk Road. With numerous colour images. Bound in full silk with gilt decoration. Maps to end-papers. complete with slipcase. very mild marking to covers. Sunning to spine, as is common with this ed [more...]
Handsome Guild edition of Cleland's controversial erotic novel that was written in 1748 but remained banned until the 1960/70s . In green faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration and decorated end-papers. Clean, bright and tight. Very good+ [more...]
Handsome Guild edition of Lord Lytton's historical novel set during Roman times. With elaborate gilt decoration and decorated end-papers. Some very light shelf-wear. Contents bright and clean. Very good. [more...]
Generously illustrated Folio Society volume presenting an account of the Grand Tour - the 'edifying' excursion many young Englishmen took to continental europe - through the writings of a selection of authors. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has some mild sh [more...]
Pleasant Folio Society edition of Barrow's authoritative 1831 account of the mutiny on the HMS Bounty which had occurred some forty years previously. Drawing on the official documents and letters pertaining to the incident, Barrow looks critically at the figu [more...]
The story of extravagant and parasitic Delaney siblings wherein Du Maurier employs some innovative narrative techniques. Summer green faux leather covers with ornate gilt design. Original illustrations by Christopher Bradley. Sewn headband and silken marker [more...]
Handsome Heron Literary Heritage edition of Eliot's novel. In blue faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. With b/w illustrations and introduction. Mild shelf-wear. Contents clean and prim. Very Good [more...]
Pleasant Heron edition of Conrad's response to Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment. With b/w illustrations by Geoffrey Plant. Some rubbing to edges. Foxing to page edges. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. [more...]
Attractive Heron edition of Stowe's 1852 abolitionist novel. From the 'Books that have shaped Man's thinking' series. Quarter cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. Decorated end-papers. With an introduction and b/w images. An Appreciation of the author to t [more...]
Folio Society edition of Holmes' great biography of Mozart, first published in 1845. Edited and with an introduction by Christopher Hogwood. Quarter cloth with gilt silhouette to cover. Complete with slipcase and b/w images. Some very slight fading to spin [more...]
Early Folio Society edition of Goldsmith's popular 18th century novel, With illustrations by Margaret Weathebee. Decorative boards with decorative edn-papers. No slipcase as issued. Some toning to spine and Some tanning to page edges but otherwise is clean, p [more...]
