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First Folio: A Little Book of Folio Forewords
£6.00 +
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Phillip Pullman; John Sutherland et al.
The Folio Society 2008
Nice little volume featuring fifteen specially commissioned forewords by prominent writers on significant books published by The Folio Society. Includes Phillip Pullman on The Anatomy of Melancholy; Helen Dunmore on Anna Karenina; John Sutherland on Slaughter [more...]
The Fight for Freedom: Palermo, 1860
£6.00 +
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F. Brancaccio Di Carpino; John Parris (trans)
Folio Society 1968
Folio Society edition of di Carpino's account of Garribaldi's invasion and liberation of Sicily. With b/w images. Complete with slipcase. Spine is sunned. Previous owner's bookplate to front blank. Contents clean and prim. Good/very good. [more...]
The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
£6.00 +
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Benvenuto Cellini; George Bull (trans)
The Folio Society 1966
Folio Society edition of the autobiography of the 16th century Italian sculptor and artist. Red cloth. Gilt decoration. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase is toned and worn. Slight marking to spine. Markings to rear cover. Previous owner's bookplate to fr [more...]
Lark Rise
£6.00 +
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Flora Thompson
The Folio Society 1983
Early Folio Society edition of Thompson's popular semi-autobiographical novel of her childhood in Juniper Hill, which spawned two sequels, forming the Lark Rise to Candleford trilogy. With b/w images. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has some marking and spi [more...]
The Eventful History Of The Mutiny And Piratical Seizure Of HMS Bounty: Its Causes And Consequences
£6.00 +
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John Barrow
The Folio Society 1976
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...]
Twenty-one Tales
£6.00 +
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Rudyard Kipling
The Folio Society 1946
Twenty one of Kipling's best short stories, Contains Beyond the Pale, The Brush-wood boy and more. In protective wrapper. Some mild shelf-wear. Contents clean and tight. Good/very good. [more...]
The Fine Art of Food
£6.00 +
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Reay Tannahill
The Folio Society 1968
Readable account of fine food throughout the ages, with an view to its role within various cultures. With numerous b/w and colour images. Lacks the issued glassine jacket. Quarter cloth. Mild toning to cloth. Light marking to covers. Foxing to fore-edge. [more...]
The Shadow of Vesuvius: Pompeii AD 79
£6.00 +
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Raleigh Trevelyan
The Folio Society; Michael Joseph 1976
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 , lacks wrapper. Some foxing/staining to fore-edge and cover. contents clean and [more...]
Venice: The Most Triumphant City
£6.00 +
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George Bull
Folio Society 1980
Lively study of the apogee of the avaricious and amoral city-state. Issued without slipcase as issued, lacks wrapper. Some mild rubbing to edges. Marking to fore-edge and rear. Contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Memoirs of the Comte de Gramont
£6.00 +
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Anthony [Antoine] Hamilton
The Folio Society 1965
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 otherwise clean and tight. Lacks slipcase. Very Good.. [more...]
Elizabeth I: The Word Of A Prince: A Life From Contemporary Documents
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Maria Perry
The Folio Society 1990
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 is a trifle grubby. . V [more...]
A Short History of English Literature
£6.00 +
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Gilbert Phelps
The Folio Society 1962
Swift, readable history of english literature from Chaucer to the victorian era. With b/w images. Quarter leather with gilt decoration. Complete with slipcase. slipcase has some rubbing and toning. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Toning and light marking t [more...]
The Sun King and his Loves
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Lucy Norton
The Folio Society 1982
Generously illustrated account of Louis XIV's milieu and pursuits. With colour and b/w images throughout. With glassine protective jacket Contents crisp and clean. Near fine. [more...]
The Jubilee Years
£6.00 +
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Roger Hudson; Jerome K Jerome; Max Beerbohm e
The Folio Society 1996
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...]
Greville's England: selections from the Diaries of Charles Greville, 1818-1860
£6.00 +
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Charles Greville; Christopher Hibbert (editor
The Folio Society 1981
Engaging selection from Greville's controversial diaries. With b/w contemporary images of the events. With slipcase. Shelf-wear to slipcase. Volume is crisp and pristine. Fine condition. [more...]
Memoirs of a Mercenary
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Johann Dietz; Bernard Miall (trans)
The Folio Society 1987
'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. With (near) contemporary illustrations from various manuscrip [more...]
The Spanish Bawd: Being the Tragi-Comedy of Callisto and Melibea (La Celestina)
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Fernando de Rojas; J. M. Cohen (trans)
The Folio Society 1973
Folio Society edition of de Rojas' great novel published in 1499 and considered the first renaissance work in Spanish. With b/w illustrations by Dodie Masterson. No Slipcase but with protective wrapper. Some light shelf-wear to edges but contents crisp and [more...]
Roger de Coverly
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Joseph Addisson; Richard Steele; Eustace Budg
The Folio Society 1967
Handsome Folio Society edition of these humorous vignettes from the Life of Roger de Coverley, an 18th century country gentleman, taken from The Spectator Magazine, illustrated with wood engravings by Rochard Shirley Smith. No slipcase but with protective wra [more...]
The Fire of Liberty
£5.50 +
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Esmond Wright (editor); Jefferson, Cornwallis
The Folio Society 1983
Selected extracts from a variety of first hand sources that tell the story of the American Revolution. With b/w images and colour endpapers and frontispiece. Issued without a slipcase but complete with glassine jacket. Some light shelf-wear, contents crisp [more...]
The Red Badge of Courage
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Stephen Crane
The Folio Society 1964
Crane's affecting novel of a young soldiers experiences in the American Civil War, renowned for its "psychological portrayal of fear". Illustrated by striking photographs of the civil war. Lacks slipcase. Toning and marking to spine. Mild shelf-wear, light [more...]
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