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The Folio Society

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The Vicar of Wakefield
£7.25 +
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Oliver Goldsmith
The Folio Society 1971
Redesigned Folio Society edition of Goldsmith's popular 18th century novel, With illustrations by Margaret Weathebee. Decorative boards with decorative end-papers. Complete with slipcase. Some very light sunning to spine. Mild shelf-wear and rubbing to edge [more...]
Eminent Victorians
£7.00 +
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Lytton Strachey
Folio Society 1967
Stout Folio Society edition of Strachey's influential, pioneering and controversial sketches of a number of eminent victorians. Complete with slip case. Some sunning to spine and very minor shelfwear. Otherwise clean and square. Good+ overall. [more...]
What are the Seven Wonders of the World
£7.00 +
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Peter D'Empiro; Mary Desmond Pinkowash
The Folio Society 2005
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...]
The Memoirs of Sir James Melville of Halhill
£7.00 +
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James Melville
Folio Society 1972
Memoirs of the Elizabethan diplomat, valuable for Melville's proximity to Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth. Complete with slip case. Features full colour illustrations and images. Sewn head band and coloured top-edge. Slight sunning to spine and very min [more...]
Voice from the ranks: A personal narrative of the Crimean campaign
£7.00 +
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'A Sargeant of the Royal Fusiliers'; Kenneth
The Folio Society 1954
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...]
Charles Lamb: Essays
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Charles Lamb; Rosalind Vallance & John Hampto
The Folio Society 1963
Handsome Folio Society edition of this selection of Lamb's engaging essays that appeared first in the London Magazine in the 1820s. Taken from the Essays and Last Essays of Elia, popular fallacies and other miscellaneous pieces. Black cloth with gilt decorat [more...]
Abelard and Heloise: The Story of His Misfortunes & Personal Letters
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Thomas More; Betty Radice (trans)
The Folio Society 1977
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 Tales
£7.00 +
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Rudyard Kipling
The Folio Society 1972
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...]
An Account of the Discovery of Tahiti: From the Journal of George Robertson, Master of the H. M. S. Dolphin
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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...]
A Man of Singular Virtue
£7.00 +
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Thomas More; William Roper
Folio Society 1980
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...]
The Queen of Spades; The Captain's Daughter
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Alexander S. Pushkin; Gillon R. Aitkin (trans
The Folio Society 1970
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...]
Nelson and Emma
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Roger Hudson (editor)
The Folio Society 1994
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...]
Edgar Degas: Ballet Dancers
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Edgar Degas; Lillian Browse (editor)
The Folio Society 1960
Quarter cloth. A selection of colour plates and b/w images. 4to. Some mild shelf-wear. Sunning to spine. Contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Nelson and Emma
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Roger Hudson (editor)
The Folio Society 1994
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...]
Venice: The Most Triumphant City
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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, but complete with glassine wrapper. Some light shelf-wear. Contents clean and tight. Very Good. [more...]
Barchester Towers
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Anthony Trollope
The Folio Society 1982
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...]
Chartres: The Making of a Miracle
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Colin Ward
The Folio Society 1986
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...]
A Short History of Time
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Leofranc Holford-Stevens
The Folio Society 2007
Nice little 16mo. Folio Society volume exploring time and time keeping and its practice throughout history. Decorated cloth covers. Complete with slipcase. Contents crisp and clean. Fine. [more...]
Inventions of the Middle Ages
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Chiara Frugoni
The Folio Society 2010
Folio Society volume detailing the many inventions and innovations of the middle ages, with frequent reference to the primary sources. With colour images throughout. With slipcase. Some very light toning to slipcase, otherwise in crisp fine condition. [more...]
The Cream of Noel Coward
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Noel Coward
The Folio Society 1997
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...]
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