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The Folio Society

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Antony and Cleopatra
£15.00 +
FREE p&p
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William Shakespeare
The Folio Society 1956
First printing From the Folio Society series of Shakespeare's complete plays. Illustrated with the designs of costumes by Audrey Cruddas and b/w images of decor and staging by Roger Furse. With an introduction by Laurence Olivier. Complete with Dust Jac [more...]
Gods, Graves and Scholars: The Story of Archaeology
£15.00 +
FREE p&p
(UK)
C. W. Ceram
The Folio Society 1999
Impressive Folio Society edition of Ceram's account of the history and practice of archeology. From its inception and role as a new science to notable excavations. With b/w images and maps. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has some shelf-wear, marking and r [more...]
The Second Jungle Book
£14.00 +
FREE p&p
(UK)
Rudyard Kipling
The Folio Society 1994
Impressive Folio Society edition of Kipling's 1895 sequel to the Jungle book, continuing the tale of Mowgli in a series of short stories. Featuring the striking illustrations of Edward Detmold, redone in colour by David Eccles. Complete with slipcase. Some [more...]
Adventures of Casanova
£14.00 +
FREE p&p
(UK)
Giacomo Casanova; Willard R. Trask (trans.)
The Folio Society 2007
The most amusing and/or exciting episodes extracted from Casanova's famous memoir. Lavish pictorial cover, full colour plates. Some light rubbing to edges. Contents bright and clean. Very good. [more...]
The Nude
£13.00 +
FREE p&p
(UK)
Kenneth Clark
The Folio Society 2010
Splendid Folio Society edition of Clark's exploration of the nude form throughout Art History. With hundreds of colour images. An introduction by Charles Saumarez Smith.4to. Quater cloth with pictorial covers. Complete with slipcase. Some light marking [more...]
The Decameron (two volumes)
£12.00 +
FREE p&p
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Giovanni Boccaccio; Richard Aldington (trans)
The Folio Society 1954
Early Folio Society edition of Boccaccio's renaissance compendium of short stories. With illustrations by Buckland-Wright. Complete with Dust-jackets. Decorative cloth boards. Some water damage to rear cover of volume 1, affecting rear free end-papers and [more...]
Short Stories
£11.50 +
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H. G. Wells
The Folio Society 1990
Striking Folio Society edition of Well's selected short stories, chosen by Tim Heald with illustrations by Jonathon Hitchin. Complete with slipcase Slipcase has some toning and rubbing. Very faint foxing to fore-edge. Else clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
Wonders of the World
£10.00 +
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(UK)
Simon Goldhill; Richard Barber; Theodore K. R
The Folio Society 2006
Glossy, hefty Folio Society volume detailing the seven wonders of the Ancient world, the seven wonders of the medieval world and so on. Complete with numerous full page colour images. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has some light shelfwear. volume crisp [more...]
The Adventures of Roderick Random
£10.00 +
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Tobias Smollett
The Folio Society 1961
Jaunty Folio Society edition of Smollett's semi-autobiographical 1748 picaresque novel. In decorative cloth with leather label to spine. With b/w illustrations by Frank Martin. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has marking and toning. Some very light toning [more...]
Short Stories
£10.00 +
FREE p&p
(UK)
Anton Chekhov; Elisaveta Fen (trans)
The Folio Society 1974
Pleasant Folio Society edition of Chekhov's selected short stories. Featuring 13 stories, including The Dragonfly, Sleep... Sleep..., The Enemies, The Wife and Hatred. With b/w illustrations by Nigel Lambourne. Complete with slipcase. Spine has some very [more...]
Sakuntala (The Sign of Shakuntala)
£10.00 +
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Kalidasa; Michael Coulson (trans)
The Folio Society 1992
Beautiful Folio Society edition of Kalidasa's play, written in the fourth century AD and based on the story of Sakuntala as told in the Mahabharata. The source material is included here as are two other adaptations including an pictorial version included in th [more...]
A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy
£9.50 +
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Laurence Sterne
The Folio Society 1949
Pleasant early Folio Society edition of Sterne's autobiographical novel on his travels through France and Italy. Bound in decorative cloth with illustrations by Nigel Lambourne. No DJ. Some toning to spine, some bumping to edges. Light markings to top edge [more...]
An Account of the Discovery of Tahiti: From the Journal of George Robertson, Master of the H. M. S. Dolphin
£9.00 +
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George Robertson; Oliver Warner (editor)
The Folio Press; J. M. Dent; Folio Society 1973
Pleasant Folio Society edition of Robertson's account of the discovery of Tahiti, supplemented with additional extracts from the writings of his crew. Published under the Folio Press imprint. Complete with protective DJ with front and rear flaps. Engravings [more...]
Memoirs of a Seafaring Life: The Narrative of William Spavens
£9.00 +
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William Spavens
The Folio Society 2000
Written in 1796, Spavens gives a thorough and illuminating account of his time at sea as well as explaining nautical life, navigation and geography to the lay-person. Featuring terrific colour images of relevant contemporary water-colours. Complete with slip [more...]
Egypt Revealed: Artist Travellers in an Antique Land
£9.00 +
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T. G. H. James
The Folio Society 1997
Superb Folio Society volume detailing some of the earliest expeditions to ancient Egypt with a special view to how the sights and artworks were recorded. With copious colour and b/w images, including paintings by David Roberts and from the Description de L'Eg [more...]
Pather Panchali: Song of the Road
£9.00 +
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Bibhutibhushan Banerji; T. W. Clark & Tarapad
The Folio Society 1971
Elegant Folio society edition of Banerji's 1928 novel. With illustrations by Janet Archer. Bound in red 'open-weave' cloth with leather label to spine. Complete with slipcase. Some mild shelf-wear, else crisp and clean. A nice example. Very good. [more...]
Travels Through Italy and France
£9.00 +
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Tobias Smollett
The Folio Society 1979
Handsome quarter cloth Folio Society edition of Smollett's account of his travels through Italy and France, wherein he displays a somewhat prickly attitude. With b/w images, maps to endpapers, and an introduction by Christopher Hibbert. Complete with slipcas [more...]
Journey Through Britain
£8.50 +
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John Hillaby
The Folio Society 1987
Nicely produced Folio Society edition of Hillbay's engaging and often humorous account of his journey across Britain on foot. With atmospheric b/w photographs by Ian Stevens. Complete with slipcase. Toning to spine and covers. Mild shelf-wear to edges of D [more...]
The Life and Letters of John Keats
£8.50 +
FREE p&p
(UK)
Joanna Richardson; John Keats
The Folio Society 1981
Charming Folio Society edition of Joanna Richardson's life of Keats with frequent reference to his letters and poetry. Quarter cloth with Cockerell marbled paper boards. With b/w images. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has some rubbing and heavy toning. [more...]
The Pilgrim's Progress
£8.50 +
FREE p&p
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John Bunyan
The Folio Society 1962
First Folio Society printing of Bunyan's allegorical christian novel. Quarter leather with red cloth boards. With engravings by J. Sturt, taken from a 1728 edition. No slipcase. Some wear to leather, rubbing to top of spine. Tanning to page edges. Content [more...]
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