Tremendous Folio Society edition of Ovid's great treatise on love and its proper application. Comprised of three books in which he poetically instructs men on winning women, how to keep them and how women can keep men. With erotic and explicit colour images [more...]
A study of the life of Elizabeth I largely drawn from her own letters and writings. An intriguing account, often in Elizabeth's own voice. Quarter cloth with decorated boards. Features a plethora of colour and b/w images. Slip-case has some rubbing. Book [more...]
'Being the Memoirs of Master Johann Dietz Surgeon in the Army of the Great Elector and Barber to the Royal Court'. Engaging account of life as a 17th century mercenary by efficient German Surgeon. Very slight sunning to spine, very minor shelfwear. Otherwis [more...]
Memoirs of the 17th century French Nobleman describing of the licentious court of Charles II, written by his Irish Brother-In-Law. Sunning to spine but other clean and tight. Complete with slipcase. Good+ overall. [more...]
Important contemporary account of the Life of Charlemagne by the diminutive scholar, Einhard. Bound in a mock vellum with gilt titling. Full colour images of illuminated manuscripts and artifacts. Decorated endpapers, complete with slipcase. Spine has some [more...]
The Diaries of minor poet William Allingham. His posthumously published diaries, including his encounters with the great poets of the day, overshadowed his literary output. Minor shelfwear. Contents prinstine. complete with slipcase. Very good overall. [more...]
Nice edition of Jerome's autobiography, especially interesting for the depiction of his family's crushing poverty in the west midlands. With numerous b/w images and slipcase. Previous owner's bookplate and dates of purchase and reading - Although minor a sha [more...]
'A selection from the writings of William Cobbett, giving a view of his youth recalled, his adventures in Canada, his pugnacious career as a Philadelphian journalist, his outspoken comments on the war of 1812, his pungent reminiscences of a years residence on [more...]
Stout Folio Society edition of Stevenson's travel writings describing his journey from England, across america to the Napa Valley, whereupon he honeymooned for two months. Contains The Amateur Emigrant, Across the Plains and The Silverado Squatters. Complete [more...]
Folio Society edition of Aubrey's 17th century short biographies. Notable for their controversial content. Pleasing cloth covers are clean and bright though bobbling very very slightly on the spine. Slipcase has some light shelfwear. Contents pristine. Ve [more...]
Handsome edition featuring thirteen short stories of Doyle's great detective, including The Dancing Men. Quarter cloth with decorated boards. b/w illustrations throughout. Very Good condition. [more...]
Handsome edition featuring Doyle's most famous Sherlock Holmes adventures. Quarter cloth with decorated boards. b/w illustrations throughout. Very Good condition. [more...]
Lively study of the apogee of the avaricious and amoral city-state. Issued without slipcase but complete with glassine wrapper. Some shelfwear commensurate to age, very slight bumping to bottom edge, contents clean and prim. A bright copy. Very good. [more...]
Charming Folio Society volume of anecdotes and stories from well known raconteurs and conversationalists including Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens and Woody Allen. With b/w drawings by John Lawrence throughout. Metallic copper cloth covers. Complete with slipc [more...]
Handsome Heron Literary Heritage edition of two of Goldsmith's novels plus his poems. In blue faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. With b/w illustrations by Christopher Bradbury and introduction. In crisp fine condition. [more...]
Handsome special collectors' Heron edition of Spencer Dunmore's wartime novel. Red faux-leather cloth with gilt decoration and decorated end-papers. Foxing to top edge. Small marks to free end-papers (caused by tape residue from a previous owner's protectiv [more...]
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...]
