Early Folio Society volume, account by a veteran of the Crimean war with contemporary illustrations. Some light toning and marking to covers. Mild tanning to page edges but contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Gentle Folio Society edition of the letters exchanged between the ill fated 12th century Monk and Nun on spiritual matters and their catastrophic love affair and marriage. With wood engravings by Raymond Hawthorn. No slipcase but with protective wrapper. Som [more...]
Twenty one of Kipling's best short stories, Contains Beyond the Pale, The Brush-wood boy and more. With b/w illustrations by Ian Ribbons. complete with slipcase. Slipcase has some toning and rubbing to edges. Toning to spine. Contents clean and tight. G [more...]
Pleasing volume featuring 'The life of Thomas More' written by his son in Law, Roper, and a selection of his letters, introduced and edited by A. L. Rowse. Contains numerous full colour images. Attractive gilt to cover. Complete with slipcase. slipcase has [more...]
Quarter cloth Folio edition of Pushkin's enduring short story and novella. Illustrated with etching by Clarke Hutton. Quarter cloth with interesting decorative paper to boards. Lacks slipcase. Boards bowed. Slight shelf-wear and bumping to edges. Content [more...]
Profusely illustrated collection of letters and primary sources relating to Nelson and Emma. Edited by Roger Hudson. Complete with pictoral slip case. Crisp, clean. Fine condition. [more...]
Profusely illustrated collection of letters and primary sources relating to Nelson and Emma. Edited by Roger Hudson. Complete with pictoral slip case. Crisp, clean. Fine condition. [more...]
Lively study of the apogee of the avaricious and amoral city-state. Issued without slipcase as issued, but complete with glassine wrapper. Some light shelf-wear. Contents clean and tight. Very Good. [more...]
Reprint of the first Folio Society edition of Trollope's Barsetshire novel. With illustrations by Peter Reddick. Complete with slipcase. Maps to endpapers. Some light shelfwear to slipcase. Contents bright and clean. Very good. [more...]
Generously illustrated Folio Society edition of Ward's study of the design, construction and influence of Chartres Cathedral. Red cloth with gilt decoration. Numerous colour and b/w images of the cathedral, its plans, stained glass etc. Complete with slipc [more...]
Handsome leather edition of Stevenson's second collection of literary essays, including pieces on Victor Hugo and Francois Villon. Red leather covers with gilt titling and design. Top edge gilt. Rubbing to extremities. Contents clean. Nice and tight. [more...]
Quarter cloth Folio edition of Pushkin's enduring short story and novella. Illustrated with etching by Clarke Hutton. Quarter cloth with interesting decorative paper to boards. Complete with slipcase. Sunning and light marking to spine. Rubbing and cracki [more...]
Pleasant compilation of writings detailing life in the jubilee years from 1887 to 1897. Features diary entries, articles and sketches from a range of characters describing society, technology, culture and more. With colour images. Complete with slipcase. Sl [more...]
A creamy selection chosen by Michael Cox from the writings of Noel Coward. Features extracts from his plays and his poems. Fun gold cloth binding. Illustrations by Helen Smithson. Complete with slipcase. Small nick to spine. Contents crisp and clean. V [more...]
Folio Society edition of the New Newgate Calendar, the continuation of the Newgate Calendar. A series of 'edifying' sketches of notorious trials and executions of well known criminals of the 18th and 19th centuries, including William Burke and the Earl of Car [more...]
Charming edition of Dickens' account of his childhood. He describes, often whimsically, his studies, his toys and all the peculiar things that shaped him. Quarter cloth and decorative boards. B/w and colour images throughout. Some light wear and bumping to [more...]
'A Modern Version' edited and introduced by Rowse, containing Hakluyt's key writings on the English colonization of the Americas. Generously illustrated in colour and b/w. Nice 4to sized (280x220mm). Complete with slipcase. Some rubbing to edges of slipc [more...]
Charming edition of Dickens' account of his childhood. He describes, often whimsically, his studies, his toys and all the peculiar things that shaped him. Quarter cloth and decorative boards. B/w and colour images throughout. Complete with slipcase. Volume [more...]
Splendid, generously illustrated Folio Society edition detailing the rediscovery of Pompeii and the effect it had on europe in the early 18th century. Issued without a slipcase but this volume has acquired an ill-fitting one along the way. Crisp and clean. [more...]
Charming Folio edition of Stevenson's first published work. Written to secure independence from his parents and a future with the woman he loved, Travels with a Donkey is a pioneering work of travel writing. Detailing Stevenson's journey through the curious [more...]
