Wicked yet elegant Folio Society edition of Bierce's satirical dictionary published in 1906. Full of acerbic definitions. With illustrated letters by Peter Forster. Quarter cloth with flame like marbled papers. Complete with slipcase. Some very light shelf [more...]
Economic wartime edition of Edward Lear's nonsensical verse. With copious b/w illustrations throughout. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Bright and clean. Very good condition. A nice copy. [more...]
Glorious Folio Society edition of some of Wodehouse's best short stories, selected and introduced by Christopher Falkus. Bound in dogtooth pattern cloth. With b/w illustrations by George Adamson. Complete with slipcase. Some shelf-wear to slipcase. Very l [more...]
Selected stories of the comedic lawyer, chosen by John Mortimer. With grey cloth covers and silver design. Sketches by Paul Cox. Slipcase has some marking and shelfwear. Spine slightly sunned. But contents crisp and clean. Very good overall. [more...]
Charming take on 'Gentleman Prefer Blondes', told from the perspective of a dog called Remus. With b/w illustrations by Wilma Hickson. Dust jacket is torn with loss to edges. Booksellers label removed with loss. Red cloth boards are sunned to spine. But con [more...]
Smashing edition of Lear's nonsensical poetry and limericks, as well as his absurd botany and more. Features colour illustrations throughout. Coloured by Richard Beards, who designed the cover/slipcase. Introduction by Quentin Blake. Complete with slipcase. [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...]
Charming Folio Society edition of Fielding's great comic novel of 1749. With splendid b/w engraves by Derrick Harris. Pictorial cloth covers with leather lable to spine. Lacks slipcase. Slight sunning to spine. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
Charming Folio Society edition of Fielding's great comic novel of 1749. With splendid b/w engraves by Derrick Harris. Pictorial cloth covers with leather label to spine. Complete with slipcase. Sunning to spine. Slipcase has some foxing to rear panel. Co [more...]
Fun Folio Society edition of MacDonell's gently comic novel depicting England (and village cricket) between the wars. With illustrations by Peter Brookes. Some mild wear to slipcase. Light toning to spine. Contents tight and clean. Very good [more...]
Handsome quarter cloth edition of Trollope's tragic novel, published in 1878. With b/w illustrations by Eliza Trimbly with an introduction by Maeve Binchey. Complete with slipcase. Some mild shelf-wear to slipcase. In crisp fine condition. [more...]
Fascinating philosophical, and frequently humourous, account of one man's nascent career with London Underground. Crisp and clean with light shelfwear. Very good/near fine condition. [more...]
Amusing volume of witty definitions from various scientific fields. The first book by Punch writer Ellis. With numerous b/w illustrations. No DJ but front cover tipped in to ffep (so the removed appendix joke is restored). Light foxing to page edge. Other [more...]
Amusing Folio Society volume featuring 61 culturally significant lists including what are the seven wonders of the world and what are the seven ages of man according to Shakespeare. Each list is supported with context and background information. With b/w dec [more...]
Charming Folio Society edition of Fielding's great comic novel of 1749. With splendid b/w engraves by Derrick Harris. Pictorial cloth covers with leather lable to spine. Lacks slipcase. A little rubbing to label, slight bumping to edges. Light marking to [more...]
Amusing Folio Society volume featuring 61 culturally significant lists including what are the seven wonders of the world and what are the seven ages of man according to Shakespeare. Each list is supported with context and background information. With b/w dec [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...]
A selection of Thurber's best auto-biographical sketches. With b/w illustrations. Complete with slipcase. Light marking to spine and covers. Very faint toning to spine. Volume is clean and prim. Good+ overall. [more...]
Kipling's collection of humorous tales including Pig and The Legend of Mirth. With 23 full page b/w illustrations by Reginald Cleaver. 8vo. 512pp. With ads to rear. Previous owner's inscription to ffep. Sunning/toning to covers. Rubbing to joints with te [more...]