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The Folio Society

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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
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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
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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
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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...]
From Atlanta to the Sea
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William T. Sherman
The Folio Society 1961
Neat Folio Society edition of this selection from Sherman's memoirs detailing his destructive march from Atlanta to the port city of Savannah. With b/w images and maps and an introduction by B. Liddell Hart. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase is split to one [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
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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...]
At the Court of The Borgia
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Johann Burchard [Burchart]; Geoffrey Parker (
The Folio Society 1963
'Being an account of the reign of the Pope Alexander VI'. An account of life under the Borgia pope, written by his Master of Ceremonies, Burchard. Maps as end-papers and b/w images. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has rubbing and splitting to bottom panel [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
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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
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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...]
The New Newgate Calendar
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Norman Birkett (editor)
The Folio Society 1960
Folio Society edition of the New Newgate Calendar, the continuation of the Newgate Calendar. A series of 'edifying' sketches of notorious trials and executions of well known criminals of the 18th and 19th centuries, including William Burke and the Earl of Car [more...]
Memoirs of Louis Philippe Comte de Segur
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Louis Philippe Comte de Segur
The Folio Society 1960
Memoirs of the French soldier, diplomat and writer who served in the American War of Independance, fought for Napoleon and supported the French Revolution. Nicely bound in red cloth with elaborate gilt design. Endpapers decorated with maps. Coloured top-edg [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...]
Zuleika Dobson or An Oxford Love Story
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Max Beerbohm
The Folio Society 1966
First Folio Society edition of Beerbohm's biting satire of undergraduate life at Edwardian Oxford. With Beerbohm's own delicate illustrations. Lacks slipcase. Some toning to covers and spine. Contents bright and clean. Good+ [more...]
Thomas Wolsey: Late Cardinal his Life and Death, Written by George Cavendish his Gentleman-Usher
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George Cavendish
The Folio Society 1962
Pleasing Folio Society edition of the contemporary biography of Henry VIII's influential advisor . Features b/w images of relevant artworks. Decorated endpapers. lacks slipcase. Sunning to spine. Tanning to page edges. [more...]
My Life on the Plains. Or, Personal experiences with Indians
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General George A. Custer
The Folio Society 1963
Interesting account of his experiences by the controversial solider. Features black and white full page images of photographs. Cloth boards with coloured top edge and sewn headband. Very light shelfwear, mild toning to spine. Lacks slipcase. Binding tig [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...]
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