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The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio (2 volumes): Volume 1 The First Five Days and Volume 2 The Second Five Days ; Boccaccio, Giovanni: London, The Folio Society, 1954 & 1955. 2 hardcover volumes in brown cloth with red and green decoration, in dj’s. 392 + 324 pp, with aquatints by Buckland- Wright , Translated by Richard Aldington. Top edges coloured. Books are Very Good, light marks to covers, slight spotting to edges, endpapers browning, internally tight and clean. Jackets Good, small tears and creases, now in protective wraps
Ref 100369: £18.00
THE DECAMERON : The First Five Days / The Second Five Days (2 Volume Set): Giovanni Boccaccio, Richard Aldington (transl.): London, Folio Society, 1954 & 1955. Hardcover, brown cloth decorated in red and green, no dj. 2 volume set comprising First Five Days and Second Five Days, 394 and 324 pages. 10 aquatints in each volume. Very Good books, very slight lean to first volume, endpapers browned, no names. Internally tight and clean
Ref 104997 : £15.00
The Georgics; Maro. Publius Vergilius: Lodon, Folio Society, 1969, 1st thus. Hardcover in slipcase. Cloth boards with title gilt on spine. Translated into english verse by K. R. MACKENZIE. Soft Ground etchings by Nigel Lambourne. Name and address on ffep and a few neat small underlings in Introduction, otherwise book is Fine, in Near Fine brown slipcase with light surface stain on rear Ref 16431: £12.50 (Also under Classic Fiction)
A HISTORY OF THE CRUSADES: Volume I, The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem; Volume II, The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East 1100-1187; Volume III, The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades. (3 volume set): Runciman, Steven : London: Folio Society, 1994. Three hardcover volumes, tan boards with blue and gilt decoration to front and spine, In 3 volume blue and gilt decorated slipcase with gilt title. Books unread and in Fine condition, slip case Very Good with no splits or cracks. 8vo. 316;428;448pp, maps, colour plates. Index, Bibliography and Appendix plus Appendix 3 genealogical trees fold-out. Superb detailed account of the period encompassing the Crusades. Usual lovely Folio edition. Books weigh 3 kg. Will require extra shipping.
Ref 107725 : £55.00
Story of the Middle Ages: THE BIRTH OF THE MIDDLE AGES 395-814; THE CRUCIBLE OF THE MIDDLE AGES The Ninth and Tenth Centuries in European History; THE MAKING OF THE MIDDLE AGES; THE HIGH MIDDLE AGES 1150-1309; THE WANING OF THE MIDDLE AGES: (5 Volume Set): Moss, H. St. L. B.; Matthew, D. J. A.; Barraclough, Geoffrey; Southern, R. W.; Mundy, John H; Huzinga, J. : London, The Folio Society. 1998. 5 volumes, decorative cloth, in one slipcase. 321pp; 216pp; 284pp; 443pp; 341pp Maps, chronology, bibliography, index, lists of emperors and popes, extensive appendices, colour plates. Fine unread books. Slipcase in green decorated with gilt and purple, strong and sturdy, bump to one corner and shelf rubs. The usual superb Folio quality
Ref 107727 : £76.00
A History of England (5 volumes in slip case): Anglo-Saxon England; Early Medieval England; England in the Later Middle Ages; England Under the Tudors; England Under the Stuarts : Peter Hunter Blair; M T Clanchy; M H Keen; G R Elton; G M Trevelyan : London: The Folio Society, 1997. 5 volume set in slip case. Books in navy-blue cloth with ornate gilt borders to front board. Title, etc, gilt on spine, title on pale blue background. Blue end-papers. Colour Frontispieces, other colour and b&w plates. All books in Fine unread condition. In one slip case in navy blue, intact and solid with minor rubs and marks. A lovely set.
Ref 103890: £65.00
A History Of England : England In The Eighteenth Century: Porter, Roy: London: The Folio Society, 1998. Navy-blue cloth with ornate gilt borders to front board. Title, etc, gilt on spine, title on pale blue background. Blue end-papers. Colour Frontispiece, other plates. Book in Fine unread condition. In slip case in navy blue, intact and solid with minor rubs and marks. A lovely book. Part of series. Weight 1.2 kg. Other matching volumes in series available
Ref 103893 : £12.00
A History Of England : England Under the Stuarts Trevelyan, G. M. London: The Folio Society, 1996. Navy-blue cloth with ornate gilt borders to front board. Title, etc, gilt on spine, title on pale blue background. Map end-papers. 8vo, 503pp, colour frontispiece, other plates. Book in Fine unread condition. In slip case in navy blue, intact and solid with minor rubs and marks. A lovely book. Part of series. . The usual superb Folio quality. Other matching volumes in series available. Weight 1.3 kg. Will incur extra postage cost.
Ref 107729 : £12.00
A History Of England : England In The Eighteenth Century: Porter, Roy: London: The Folio Society, 1998. Navy-blue cloth with ornate gilt borders to front board. Title, etc, gilt on spine, title on pale blue background. Blue end-papers. 8vo, 528pp, colour frontispiece, other plates. Book in Fine unread condition. In slip case in navy blue, intact and solid with minor rubs and marks. A lovely book. Part of series. . The usual superb Folio quality. Weight 1.2 kg. Will incur extra postage cost. Other matching volumes in series available
Ref 107728 : £12.00
A MAN OF SINGULAR VIRTUE - Being a Life of Sir Thomas More By His Son-in-Law William Roper and a Selection of More's Letters ; Rowse, A. L. (Editor & Introduction): London: Folio Society, 1980, 1st thus. Hardcover, half leather. Black lather with gilt decoration on red cloth boards, in pink decorated slip case. 127pp, 57 colour and b&w illustrations. Book Fine, looks unread. Slip case Good, surface marks , at open end corners are crumples and rubbed, still sturdy and strong. Usual superb Folio edition.
Ref 102463 : £6.00
Richard III - The Great Debate: History Of King Richard III, & Historic Doubts On The Life And Reign Of King Richard III ; More, Thomas & Walpole, Horace: London, Folio Society, 1965 Hardcover, black cloth spine and rear white cloth front with orange gilt and black decoration. In Black patterned slip case. Contains 'History of King Richard III' by Sir Thomas More, and 'Historic doubts on the life and reign of King Richard III' by Horace Walpole; edited with introductions by Paul Kendall. Illustrated with b&w plates. 8vo, 244pp. Book Near Fine, couple of very small marks on front, minor bump on edge of rear board, internally fine. Slipcase Near Fine. Usual lovely Folio edition. Ref 100522: £12.00 (Also under History)
PATHFINDERS OF THE AMERICAN WEST The Journals of Lewis and Clark: Lewis, Meriwether and Clark, William (edited by Frank Bergon) : London, The Folio Society. 2000. Hardcover in slipcase. Green pictorial cloth with black and gilt picture and lettering to the front board and spine with the early pioneers meeting North American Indians. 8vo, 506pp, map on endpapers, colour frontis, illustrated with colour and black & white plates. Book in Fine unread condition. In black slip case, intact and solid with minor rubs and marks. A lovely book. Printed in Monotype Bulmer on St Pauls Wove paper. The usual superb Folio quality. Weight 1.3 kg. Will incur extra postage cost.
Ref 107730 : £20.00
The Amateur Emigrant & The Silverado Squatters ; Stevenson, Robert Louis : London, Folio Society, 1991. Hardcover red cloth decorated with black engraved illustration. 231pp, illustrated in b&w. Introduction by James Michie. Endpaper map drawn by Denys Baker. Near Fine unread book, no sip-case. “Robert Louis Stevenson, is thought to be a novelist, and tale-teller who occasionally wrote essays. Yet a large portion of his work is non-fiction, and much of it about travel….”. Usual lovely Folio edition, set in Century Schoolbook on Monument Wove paper. Top edge red.
Ref 19523: £7.50
The Black Death; Ziegler, Philip : London, The Folio Society, 1997. Hardcover cloth, blocked with a striking design in black, red and gold by Francis Mosley. 280pp, illustrated in colour, endpapers printed with map showing spread of the plague through Europe. Book Near Fine with slight top edge marks, looks unread. . Usual lovely Folio edition, set in Minion, Caxton Wove paper.,
Ref 19521: £7.50
BED 29 AND OTHER STORIES ; Maupassant, Guy de : London: Folio Society, 1993, 1st thus. Hardcover, light tan cloth illustrated with drawing in brown, in brown slip case. Top edge coloured. 221pp, 14pp illustrations by Helen Smithson. Translated by Donald Adamson. Book Fine, looks unread. Slip case Very Good, minor shelf rubs, sturdy and strong. A lovely book set Scotch Roman on Ibis Wove paper. Usual superb Folio edition.
Ref 102462 :
£8.50
Wren's London; de Mare, Eric: London: Folio Society, 1975 Cloth. Hardcover. 4to. 128 pages, plans, coloured illustrations and other illustrations. The buildings designed by Wren after the Great Fire in 1666. Book Very Good, very light rubs to cover extremities, internally tight and clean. A lovely and fascinating book for all interested in London and/or architecture Ref 16695: £10.00 (Also under Topography)
EMPIRES OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST ( 4 VOLUMES ): THE BABYLONIANS, THE EGYPTIANS, THE HITTITES, THE PERSIANS.[Buy it!] Saggs, H.W.F.; Gardiner, Alan; Gurney, O.R.; Cook, J.M.: London: Folio Society, 1999. 4 volumes in one slipcase. Bound in different coloured buckram, green, red, brown, blue. Each with detailed gilt illustrations on front, gilt title and gilt illustrations on spine. Map end papers. 479, 444, 240, and 374pps, plus numerous plates in each book. Books are unread and as new. Slipcase has bump at one edge, but is sturdy and sound with no edge cracks. Beautiful books in lovely condition. Usual superb Folio Society quality. Ref 103331 : £40.00 (Also Under History)
Memoirs of the Mogul Court; Manucci, Niccolao / Edited by Michael Edwardes: London, Folio Society, no date [c1960s]. Hardcover, yellow and grey decorated cloth boards in grey slipcase. 180pp, illustrated with b&w plates, top edge coloured, map of India on the inside front and back cover. Near Fine copy. Slipcase has some scuffs to paper cover, still sound and sturdy. Usual lovely Folio edition.
Ref 100438: £8.00
The History of the Reign of King Henry VII; Bacon, Francis edited by Roger Lockyer: London: Folio Society, 1971 Hardcover, Decorative Cloth. Previous owner’s bookplate and name and address on ffep else book would be fine. In near fine pale blue slipcase. 256pp, illustrated with 13 leaves of lithographic plates and fold-out family tree. Very attractive edition of a classic history
Ref 16390: £12.50
Sun King and His Loves; Norton, Lucy : London: Folio Society, 1982. Hardcover, blue cloth spine and rear, front boards glossy colour illustration., no slip case. 160pp, 95 colour and b&w illustrations, family trees on endpapers. Book Near Fine, looks unread. Usual superb Folio edition.
Ref 102465 : £6.00
Magellan's Voyage - A Narrative Account Of The First Navigation: Pigafetta, Antonio: London. The Folio Society. 1975. 1st thus. Hardcover in slip case. 15 x 23 cms. 159pp. 490g. Translated and edited by R. A. Skelton. Illustrated with 6 colour plates, and map to endpapers. Colour frontis of Magellan. Colour map illustrations after the originals. Title page of the original manuscript in colour is reproduced Dark blue cloth boards with gilt lettering and galleon design to front board. Top edge coloured. Book Fine, looks unread. Slip case Very Good, sturdy and strong. Usual superb Folio edition.
Ref 102466 : £9.00
Paris In The Revolution - A Collection Of Eye-Witness Accounts. Tannahill, Reay. (Editor): London, The Folio Society, 1966. Very Good hardcover. B;ack cloth spine on paper covered boards decorated with illustration of contemporary French notice. Gilt titles on spine. 127pp, with 52 colour and b&w illustrations. Book Very Good, name and address on ffep, slight rubs at corners and edges of boards Ref 16378: £6.50 (Also under History)
The Cream of Noel Coward. Noel
Coward. Folio Society , Preface by Graham Payn and Sheridan Morley. Folio
Society 1st, 1996. 8¾" x 5½", 278pp plus 12 plates, gold 'metallic' cloth
printed in black, hb. Illustrated with monochrome drawings by Helen Smithson.
Near Mint condition - c/w slip case.
The Cream of Noel Coward. Noel
Coward. Folio Society , Preface by Graham Payn and Sheridan Morley. Folio
Society 1st, 1996. 8¾" x 5½", 278pp plus 12 plates, gold 'metallic' cloth
printed in black, hb. Illustrated with monochrome drawings by Helen Smithson.
Very Goodt condition - c/w slip case. Slight blemishes to gilt cover, slip case
has faint staining.
Saint Joan Of Arc ; Sackville-West, Vita. London, The Folio Society, 1995. Hardcover blue cloth illustrated in silver, in silver slip case. 339pp, illustrated with woodcuts by Chris Daunt, endpaper maps. Top edge pale blue Near Fine book, looks unread. Slip case Very Good, surface rubes, sturdy and intact. Usual lovely Folio edition, set in Dante on Domremy Laid paper.
Ref 101072: £9.50
Memoirs Of A British Agent; Lockhart, R. H. Bruce: London, The Folio Society, 2003. Hardcover in slipcase. Cloth spine & boards illustrated with photographic plates. Frontis and 37 other b&w illustrations. 280pp. Book As New in Fine slipcase. Ref 18943: £12.00 (Also under Biography)
Plato ( Translated with an introduction by Peter George ); The Trial and Execution of Socrates. London, The Folio Society, 1972. Quarter bound hardback, red cloth boards, cream marbled spine with gilt decoration. 197 pages. Illustrated with drawings by Michael Ayrton. Cream endpapers. Owners name and address written on front endpaper else book would be fine. InVery good cream slipcase with small scuffs to opening edges and small surface marks. Ref 16357: £11.00 (Also under History)
Poems of Samuel Taylor Coleridge;
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor: London, The Folio Society, 1963.
Hardcover in slip case. Selected with an introduction by Graham Hough. Red cloth
boards, black leather spine. Good, Name and address on REAR endpaper some
minor rubs to leather spine,
Ref 16427: £5.50
Poems by William Wordsworth; Mallaby, George (Editor) with wood engravings by Thomas Bewick: Folio Society, London, 1970. Hardcover in slipcase. 270 page with 'Index of First Lines'. B&w engravings by Thomas Bewick selected by Montague Weekley, Half brown leather over brown cloth boards. Very Good in Very Good slipcase. Few small scuffs on leather spine, inscribed on REAR endpaper and a note to this effect on ffep, otherwise internally book is in mint condition. Lovely edition of Wordsworth
Ref 16276: £12.00
Memoirs of the Public and Private Life of Queen Caroline: Nightingale, Joseph - Edited and introduced by Christopher Hibbert: London, the Folio Society, 1978. First printing, 8vo, hardcover in slipcase. Original brown buckram decorated with a design based upon a London binding of about 1820. Previous owner’s bookplate on ffep, previous owner’s (a Reverend gentleman) name and address on REAR endpaper and a note to this effect on title page along with dates of author and subject. Apart from these faults book is in mint condition in Near Fine slipcase. 362 pp with 12 b&w plates
Ref 16277: £8.00
Memoirs of Madame Du Barry: de Mairobert, Pidansat: London, Folio Society, 1956. Hardcover, blue silk cloth spine on patterned red and silver boards, not issued with slipcase. 8to, 167pp. Illustrated with drawings by Sir William Russell Flint. Edited with an Introduction By Eveline E Cruickshanks. Near Fine book. Usual beautiful Folio edition
Ref 106644: £8.00
Turgenev, Ivan, Translated By Rosemary Edmonds; Fathers and Sons: London, Folio Society, 1979. Hardcover in slipcase, 260pp, lithographs by Janos Kass, quarter tan cloth, check patterned boards. Book has previous owner's name and address on REAR endpaper with a note to this effect written on title page. He also saw fit to add dates of author and work. Otherwise book would be fine with a few neat text underlings and margin notes in introduction. Blue slipcase fine. Ref 16412: £7.50 (Also Under Classic Fiction)
My Life; Bewick, Thomas: London: The Folio Society, 1981. Hardcover in slipcase. Edited and with an Introduction By Iain Bain, Illustrated by Thomas Bewick. Quarter brown cloth with gilt titles on yellow paper covered boards decorated with engraving. Text has neat underlinings throughout and occasional margin notes. Owner’s name and address on copyright page, few soilmarks on front board. 192 pp, with 67 b&w engravings and colour plates of 31 watercolour drawings. Book is tight and bright and apart from the underlings – clean. Marbled paper covered slipcase is Very Good
Ref 16278: £5.50
The Life of Charlemagne; Einhard The Frank: London, Folio Society, 1970. Hardcover in slipcase. Translated and with an introduction by Lewis Thorpe. 8vo. 88pp, cream paper covered boards, with gilt lettering, maroon slip case. Colour plates and b&w map. Pink and gilt patterned endpapers. Name and address on copyright page else book would be fine. Slip case is rubbed along open edges and on other corners. A lovely book in super condition. Ref 16274: £8.00 (Also under History)
The Mutiny And Piratical Seizure Of HMS Bounty, its Causes and Consequences; Barrow, Sir John: London, The Folio Society, 1976 Hard Cover in slipcase. Attractive blue cloth with gilt compass points on upper boards and pale blue waves. 261 pp, illustrated in b&w Edited and with an introduction by Captain Stephen W Roskill. Map endpapers. Book has previous owner’s name and address on REAR page and a note to this effect on title page, plus owner’s book plate on ffep. Otherwise book would be in fine condition, Blue covered slip case has few dark stains on rear with not splits or tears or scuffs. The mutiny, Bligh’s journey in the open boat and the eventual fate of the mutineers. A good account in an attractive book.
Ref 16358: £9.00
The Shadow of Vesuvius, Pompeii AD 79; Trevelyan Raleigh: London, The Folio Society, 1976, First in this edition. . No slipcase as published. Cream coloured board with gold illustration, brown cloth spine. Colour and black and white illustrations. 128 pp. Illustrated EPs. Colour frontispiece. Book is Very Good, very slight marks on boards, internally as new
Ref 14395: £6.00
The Private Lives Of The Tudor Monarchs; Falkus, Christopher (Editor): London, The Folio Society, 1975, 2nd imp. Hardcover in slip case. Red cloth boards, quarter marbled cream spine with gilt decorations on front. Colour and black and white illustrations. 127pp. Colour frontispiece. Book is As New (still in glassine wrap with small all tears) in Fine blue slipcase. A selection of letters and documents that provide an insight into the private affairs of the Tudors from Henry VII to Elizabeth I A lovely book .
Ref 14397: £11.00
THE PRIVATE LIVES OF THE TUDOR MONARCHS; Falkus, Christopher (Editor): London, Folio Society, 1974, 1st thus. Hardcover, half simulated vellum with gilt decorations on rich red cloth boards. In original glassine wrap, no slipcase. 128pp, illustrated in colour and b&w. Near Fine, minor cover marks and minor marks on fore-edge. Usual lovely Folio edition.
Ref 100468: £8.50
THE PRIVATE LIVES OF THE TUDOR MONARCHS; Falkus, Christopher (Editor): London, Folio Society, 1974, 1st thus. Hardcover, half simulated vellum with gilt decorations on rich red cloth boards. IN slipcase. 128pp, illustrated in colour and b&w. Has bump at spine head, internally Fine and looks unread. Slip case has similar bump at top edge, still sturdy and strong Usual lovely Folio edition.
Ref 102632 : £6.00
Life Of Michelangelo Buonarroti; Vasari, Giorgio: London: The Folio Society, 1971. In Brown buckram with gilt decoration, lettering & decorated frames on front binding and gilt lettering & decoration on spine. Binding design based upon a renaissance binding of c1508. 158 pages of text, plus 31 b&w plates each with facing page of description, 220 page in total. Name and address of ffep else book would be fine. In near fine brown slipcase with slight surface shelf rubs. A lovely book in lovely condition.
Ref 16370: £11.50
Elizabeth I - The Word of a Prince, A Life From Contemporary Documents; Perry, Maria: London, The Folio Society, 1990. Hardcover in slip case. Cream marbled board with gold signature, red cloth spine,.. Colour and black and white illustrations. 352 pp. Decorated EPs. Colour frontispiece. Book is Fine in Near Fine burgundy and gold decorated slipcase. A lovely book .
Ref 14396: £12.00
Thomas Wolsey Late Cardinal. His Life and Death, Written By George Cavendish His Gentleman-Usher; Cavendish, George: Folio Society, London, 1973. Edited by Roger Lockyer. Hardcover, dark blue cloth decorated with gilt arms and crest on front and on rear and gilt title and decoration on spine. In original clear plastic wrap with paper flaps. 242pp. Portrait, and other ills. Book has name and address on REAR endpaper and a note to this effect on title page, else would be in mint condition. Jacket is unclipped and not torn but has the usual crinkles along spine and front and rear margins. A lovely copy.
Ref 16261: £8.00
The Age of Scandal - An Excursion Through a Minor Period; White, T.H.: Folio Society, London, 1993. Hardcover, Quarter brown cloth with decorative paper covered boards in slipcase. Mint in Fine slipcase, minor shelf marks to case. 240pp with b&w plates. Ref 16271: £8.50 (Also under History)
Songs of the Wandering Scholars; Waddell, Helen, edited with preface by Dame Felicitas Corrigan: London, The Folio Society, 1982. Large 8vo, frontispiece and wood engravings by Joan Freeman, 371pp on special cream laid paper, brown Bamburger Iris cloth, purple and gilt decoration of montype ornaments. A near fine copy with signature and date on ffep in Very Good , intact but with daed back and faded strip across top front and rear.slipcase. Bookplate on front pastedown. Ref 16359: £12.00 (Also under Arts)
CHARLES LAMB : ESSAYS; LAMB, CHARLES edited with an introduction by VALLANCE, ROSALIND & HAMPDEN, JOHN : London, The Folio Society, 1963. Hardcover, black cloth decorated in gilt on front and spine, red title block. In red slip case. 181 pp, illustrated end-papers, wood-engraved illustrations by Frank Martin throughout, red coloured top edge. Book Near Fine in Very Good undamaged slip case . Usual lovely Folio edition.
Ref 100198: £8.00
Utopia: Thomas More: Translated and with an introduction by Paul Turner. London, The Folio Society, 1972. Hardcover in slipcase. Green pictorial cloth, in dj. 8vo, 140pp, 6 plates by Edward Bawden. Very Good book, sunned spine. Very Good slip case, strong and undamaged. The usual superb Folio quality. Ref 107731 : £7.00 (Also under Classic Fiction)
Venice, The Most Triumphant City; Bull, George: London, The Folio Society, 1980, Hardcover, no slip case as published. Green cloth boards with gilt decorations on front. Colour frontispiece. 192 pages, many fine coloured and b&w illustrations, decorated green & sepia endpapers. Book is Fine and still in glassine wrap. A tour through five centuries Venetian history A lovely book .
Ref 14398: £8.00
Venice, The Most Triumphant City; Bull, George: London, The Folio Society, 1981, Hardcover, no slip case as published. Green cloth boards with gilt decorations on front. Colour frontispiece. 192 pages, many fine coloured and b&w illustrations, illustrated green & sepia endpapers. Book is Near Fine, very slight corner bumps to boards, internally fine and still in glassine wrap. A tour through five centuries Venetian history A lovely book.
Ref 101644; £7.50
Mother Courage; Grimmelshausen, Johann Von. Translated by Walter Wallich. Lift-Ground Drawings By Fritz Wegner. London, Folio Society ; 1965. Small 8vo. 151p. Extract from translators introduction. Hans Jakob Christoffel van Grimmelshausen ( ca 1622-76) was the father of the modern German novel & influenced it as profoundly as Defoe did the English novel a few years later. But though he towered head & shoulders above his contemporaries &, unlike Defoe, found no immediate & worthy successors, we knew until recently remarkably little about his life & person...... Stone coloured cloth design along bottom edge of front panel, title in gold on spine. Contained in paper covered cardboard slip case, Mother Courage, incensed by Simplicius' treatment of her in his autobiography, is determined to take her revenge. Fine in Fine slipcase. Ref 11138: £6.50 (Also in Adult Fiction)
Life Of Nelson; Southey, Robert: London, Folio Society, 1960. Reset of 1956 edition, Hardcover in slipcase 303pp, frontis port. and 11 other half tone plates, number of maps and battle plans in text, endpaper maps. Blue cloth, gilt decoration on upper board and spine. Acknowledged as the best short biography of the life and career of Nelson. Book very Good with previous owner’s bookplate and name and address on ffep, else book would be fine. Slipcase bumped and rubbed through at corners
Ref 16265: £8.00
(Also under Biography and
The First Colonists - Hakluyt's Voyages to North America; Rowse, A. L.: London: Folio Society, 1987 Second printing. 11.25in x 8.75in, hardcover in slipcase, quarto 142 pages illustrated with black & white and colour plates. Bound in light brown Three Point Canvas decorated on upper board with compass. Name and address on prelim otherwise book would be in mint condition. Slipcase in pale blue with matching compass decoration, slight open edge corner bumps, very slight shelf rubs and marks. A lovely book Ref 16282: £10.00 (Also under History)
THE FIRST COLONISTS Hakluyt's Voyages to North America; Rowse, A. L. (intro): London: Folio Society, 1987 Second printing. 11.25in x 8.75in, hardcover in slipcase, quarto 142 pages illustrated with black & white and colour plates. Bound in light brown Three Point Canvas decorated on upper board with compass. Book in Fine condition. Slip case firm and sturdy with no splits but with some spotting and slight soil marks. A lovely book.
Ref 101645; £10.00
Anne Brontë; The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: London, The Folio Society, 1966. Lithographs by Julian Trevelyan, Black leather spine decorated in gilt and blue, blue cloth boards. Name and address on prelim, very light scuffs to spine. Internally book is fine. In near fine slipcase with very slight surface marks Ref 16414: £12.50 (Also under Classic Fiction)
Anne Brontë; The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: London, The Folio Society, 1966. Lithographs by Julian Trevelyan, Black leather spine decorated in gilt and blue, blue cloth boards. Name and address on prelim, minor scuffs to spine. Internally book is fine. In Very Good slipcase with very slight surface rubs marks
Ref 100209: £10.00
Anne Brontë; AGNES GREY : London, The Folio Society, 1969. Lithographs by Anthony Moore. Black leather spine decorated in gilt and blue, blue cloth boards. Book Near Fine in Near Fine slipcase with very slight surface rubs/marks. Usual lovely Folio edition.
Ref 100215: £8.00
Charlotte Brontë, Illustrated by Walter Hoyle; Shirley: London, The Folio Society, 1968. Lithographs by Walter Hoyle, Black leather spine decorated in gilt and blue, green cloth boards. Name and address on prelim, very light scuffs to spine, otherwise book is fine. In near fine slipcase with very slight surface scuff
Ref 16416: £10.00
Charlotte Brontë, Illustrated by Walter Hoyle; Shirley: London, The Folio Society, 1968. Lithographs by Walter Hoyle, Black leather spine decorated in gilt and blue, green cloth boards. In Very Good slipcase with very light surface rubs
Ref 100210: £11.00
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Brontë, Charlotte; Illustrated by Clarke Hutton: Villette: London, The Folio Society, 1967. Lithographs by Clarke Hutton, Black leather spine decorated in gilt and blue, green cloth boards. Name and address on prelim, previous owner’s comments written on title page, few isolated underlinings in text, light rubs to leather spine, otherwise book is fine. In Very Good slipcase with very slight surface indent and marks
Ref 16425: £5.00
Goldsmith, Oliver ; The Vicar of Wakefield: London, The Folio Society, 1952, hardcover, patterned cloth, in dj. 176pp, green patterned endpapers, top edge coloured, illustrations by Margaret Wetherbee. Book Very Good, slight bumps and rubs to cover corners and spine ends, pastedown endpapers browning, internally tight and clean, Jacket Good+, clipped, chips at spine head, slight edge curl, few spots
Ref 100446: £7.00
Les Liaisons Dangereuses; de Laclos, Choderlos : London: Folio Society, 1962. Hardcover, red satin finish cloth, in grey paper covered slip case. Translated by Richard Aldington and with wood-engravings by Raymond Hawthorn. 399pp, coloured top edge. Book Very Good+, very minor marks to cloth, internally fine and looks unread. Slipcase has small edge splits in paper at top and bottom of backstrip but still firm and otherwise undamaged. Usual lovely Folio edition.
Sir Roger de Coverly; Addison, Joseph & Steele, Sir Richard & Budgell, Eustace: London, Folio Society 1967. Hardcover. Quarter buckram gilt over marbled paper boards, in slip case. 158pp, illustrated with Wood Engravings by Richard Shirley Smith. Top edge coloured. Book Fine. Slip-case Fine. 18th century political satire. Usual lovely Folio edition.
Ref 100206: £8.50
The History and Remarkable Life of the Truly Honourable Colonel Jack; Defoe Daniel: London, Folio Society, 1967. Hardcover, Bright yellow and black pictorial cloth, in slip case. 318pp. Wood engravings by John Lawrence. Book Near Fine with very minor marks to spine. Internally fine and looks unread. Slip case Near Fine. Usual lovely Folio edition.
Ref 100219: £9.50
Travels With A Donkey In The Cevennes; Stevenson, Robert Louis - illustrated by Edward Ardizzone: London, Folio Society, 1967, 1st thus.. Hardcover in slipcase. Olive green cloth decorated with drawing by Ardizzone. 136pp, illus throughout by Edward Ardizzone, top edge coloured. Book is Fine. In Near Fine slipcase. Frontis & b/w. First published in 1879, this entertainingly and vividly describes Stevenson's journey through the Cevennes in the company of a donkey to carry all his supplies.
Ref 100448: £9.00
Travels With A Donkey In The Cevennes; Stevenson, Robert Louis - illustrated by Edward Ardizzone: London, Folio Society, 1972, 4th imp. Hardcover in slipcase. Olive green cloth decorated with drawing by Ardizzone. 136pp. Frontis & b/w illus throughout by Edward Ardizzone. First published in 1879, this entertainingly and vividly describes Stevenson's journey through the Cevennes in the company of a donkey to carry all his supplies. Book is Fine. Slipcase is Very Good, surface rubs and marks from shelf, sturdy and strong
Ref 102469 : £7.50
The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote : Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra: London: The Folio Society, 1995. Yellow cloth illustrated with line drawing, in slip case. 8vo, 769pp, 17 illustrations by Quentin Blake. Prefixed by account of author”s life by T. Smollett and an introduction by Robin Chapman. Near Fine unread book, very slight binding wrinkle on spine . Slip case undamaged with shelf rubs. Usual beautiful Folio edition. Weight 1.75 kg.
Ref 107724 : £20.00
The Beach of Falesá; Stevenson, Robert Louis : London, Folio Society, 1959. Hardcover, green cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine, black stamping design to upper panel, in brown wood patterned slip case. . Introduction by HE Bates and drawings by Clarke Hutton. 127pp. Nr. Fine in Nr. Fine slipcase. Usual lovely Folio edition.
Ref 100521 £7.50
THE OREGON TRAIL: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky Mountain Life; Parkman, Francis: London, The Folio Society. 1975 second imp. Hardcover in Slip Case. 8vo, 309pp. Lino-cuts by Peter Pendrey. Quarter brown cloth with gilt decoration and titles to spine, decorated paper covered boards. Reprint of the 1892 edition of the account of the great treks across America by the pioneering settlers. Near Fine unread book. Slip case has bumps and rubs at corners but generally sound.
Ref 107726 : £8.00
The Oregon Trail, Sketches of Prairie and Rocky Mountain Life; Parkman, Francis London, The Folio Society. 1973. Hardcover in Slip Case. Lino-cuts by Peter .Pendrey. Quarter brown cloth with gilt decoration and titles to spine, decorated paper covered boards. Name and address on REAR endpaper with a note to this effect on title page, otherwise book is Fine. In Near Fine light brown slipcase. Reprint of the 1892 edition of the account of the great treks across America by the pioneering settlers.
Ref 16432: £8.00
Hours in a Library (3 volumes in Slip Case); Stephen, Leslie : London., The Folio Society, 1991; Three volumes, Binding Blue Buckram decorated in gilt and black, in blue slipcase. 230mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). Usual lovely Folio edition, set in Linotron Sabon, Monument Wove paper, bound in full buckram with design by Caroline Archer, top edge coloured dark blue. Books all in Fine condition. Slip case sturdy and strong with no splits, surface marks and rubs c. Weight 2.4kg.
Ref 103437 : £20.00
Hours in a Library (3 volumes); Stephen, Leslie : London., The Folio Society, 1991; Three volumes, Binding Blue Buckram decorated in gilt and black. No slipcase.; 230mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). Usual lovely Folio edition, set in Linotron Sabon, Monument Wove paper, bound in full buckram with design by Caroline Archer, top edge coloured dark blue, books Near Fine. Weight 2.2kg. Postage at Cost
Ref 19507: £15.00
PHINEAS FINN The Irish Member ;Trollope, Anthony : Anthony: London, Folio Society, 1993. Hardback. Dark green cloth spine with black labels, gilt titles and decoration, on pale green paper covered boards with green decoration. No slip-case. Near Fine, looks unread. 631pp, 16 illustrations by Llewellyn Thomas, introduction by J. Enoch Powell. Top edge green. Usual lovely Folio edition, set in Monotype Bell
Ref 19516: £7.50
The Eustace Diamonds; Trollope, Anthony : Anthony: London, Folio Society, 1993. Hardback. PDark blue cloth spine with black labels, gilt titles and decoration, on pale blue paper covered boards with blue decoration. No slip-case. Near Fine, looks unread. 647pp, 16 illustrations by Llewellyn Thomas, introduction by P. D. James. Top edge Blue. Usual lovely Folio edition, set in Monotype Bell
Ref 19519: £9.00
Can You Forgive Her?; Trollope, Anthony : London : Folio Society, 1993, 4th printing of the 1989 edition; Hardback. Red cloth spine with black labels, gilt titles and decoration, on pale blue paper covered boards with red decoration. No slip-case. 739 pages, 16 illustrations by Llewellyn Thomas, introduction by David Skilton. Book Fine with merest of shelf mark and nudge on lower board edges, looks unread. Usual lovely Folio edition, set in Monotype Bell
Ref 19511: £7.50
A Life Of The Buddha From A Burmese Manuscript ;Edwards. Michael (editor) : London, Folio Society, 1960 2nd imp. Hardback, brown leather on yellow cloth boards, in yellow slip case. 188pp, illustrated by T. J. Widdaker, top edge coloured. Book Very Good, surface rubs to spine at ends, internally fine. Slip case splits at rear top and bottom edges and to one fore-edge, but still intact. Usual quality Folio Publication
Ref 100212: £6.50
Sotomayor, Maria De Zayas Y / Translated with an introduction by John Sturrock: A Shameful Revenge and Other Stories : London, Folio Society, 1963. Hardcover, red quarter cloth on decorated papered boards, in slip case. Illustrated by Eric Fraser. Book Near Fine and unread. White and black marbled Slip Case, Very Good, slight scuffing of paper cover, sturdy and sound. . Usual lovely Folio edition.
Ref 100217: £7.50
Essays; Hazlitt, William :London, Folio Society, 1964. Hardcover, maroon buckram decorated in gilt, in grey slipcase. xii +164pp, edited with an introduction by Rosalind Vallance and John Hamden. Wood engravings by Frank Martin. d.8vo. 176pp. Binding design blocked in gilt based on a book from George 111's library (now in the British Museum). Book is Near Fine, no names or inscriptions and internally looks unread. Slip case Very Good, minor rubs at corners and no damage. Usual lovely Folio edition. Ref 100415: £12.50 (Also under art/Literature)
The Diary of a Nobody; Grossmith, George and Weedon: London, Folio Society, 1990, reprint. Hardcover in slipcase, yellow cloth decorated with drawing in brown, in green slip case. 165pp, illustrated with drawings by John Lawrence, top edge coloured. Book Fine. Slip case Very Good, minor shelf rubs and fading along margin, sturdy and intact. Usual superb Folio edition.
Ref 101084 ; £7.50
Experiences of an Irish R. M.: Somerville, E. & Ross, Martin: London, Folio Society, 1984. Hardcover, Green cloth with black line drawing, no slip case. 268pp, illustrated with drawings by Paul Cox. Very Good book, fade on spine and faded discolouration around cover margins. Internally looks unread. Usual superb Folio edition
Ref 101085: £6.00
The Diary of a Nobody; Grossmith, George and Weedon: London, Folio Society, 1969, 1st thus. Hardcover in slipcase, yellow cloth decorated with drawing in brown, in slipcase. 165pp, illustrated with drawings by John Lawrence, top edge coloured. Book Fine. Slipcase Very Good, small surface scuff on rear, sturdy and firm.
Ref 100449: £7.50
DICKENS’ LONDON: Dickens, Charles (essays selected by Vallance, Rosalind): London, Folio Society, 1966. Hardcover, beige cloth with decoration in brown, in slipcase. 8to, 239pp, coloured top edge. Illustrated from engravings by George Cruickshank. Fine book,. Dark grey slipcase in VG condition, sturdy and strong. Usual beautiful Folio edition
Ref 106640: £6.00
DICKENS IN EUROPE; Dickens, Charles (essays selected by Vallance, Rosalind): London, Folio Society, 1975. Hardcover, beige cloth with decoration in brown, in slipcase. 8to, 212pp, coloured top edge. Illustrated with b&w plates. Fine book,. Dark grey slipcase in VG condition, sturdy and strong. Usual beautiful Folio edition
Ref 106642: £7.00
Jerome, K. Jerome: THREE MEN IN A BOAT to say nothing of the dog : London, Folio Society, 1964. Hardcover, blue cloth with decoration in brown, in slipcase. 8to, 191pp, coloured top edge. Illustrated with drawings by Ian Ribbons. Near Fine book,. Slipcase in VG condition, sturdy and strong. Usual beautiful Folio edition
Ref 106643: £9.00
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La Dame Aux Camelias; Dumas The Younger, Alexandre : London, Folio Society, 1975, 1st thus. Hardcover, green silk, gilt and white blocked design on spine and upper board. The spine has darkened to a rather attractive dark bronze colour. In gold papered slip case. 219pp, illustrated with drawings by Jennifer Campbell. Top edge coloured. Book Fine. Slip case Very Good, few small bubbles in paper, sturdy and firm. Usual lovely Folio edition.
Ref 100469: £10.00
Nana; Zola, Emile (Translated By Charles Duff ): ): London, Folio Society, 1956. Hardcover, lilac silk moire cloth, in slipcase. 8to, 387pp, coloured top edge. Illustrated with etchings by Charles Duff.Very Good book, still in original glassine wrap, slight spine fade and top edge fade. Dark grey slipcase in VG condition, minor soiling, sturdy and strong. Usual beautiful Folio edition
Ref 106639: £6.00
ST PETER'S UMBRELLA; Mikszath, Kalman (Translated by B.W.Worswick): London, The Folio Society, 1966, 1st. thus. Hardcover ,green cloth with decorations, gilt titles to spine. In tan slip case. 218pp, Woodcuts by Zoltan Perei .Top edge coloured. Book Very Good, mild rubs to cloth at corners and spine ends, internally looks unread. Slip case Very Good+, sturdy and firm, no splits or cracks. First published in 1895. Mikszath "learnt to tell a story not from the writers of novels but from the Hungarian peasants." Usual lovely Folio edition.
Ref 100473: £6.50
WASHINGTON SQUARE; James, Henry : London., The Folio Society, 1963. Hardcover, light green own cloth decorated with figure drawings front and rear, in slipcase. 8vo, 196pp, illustrated with lithographs by Lynton Lamb. Top edge coloured. Book Very Goods, slight darkening on spine along with a few foxing spots, internally clean and bright, looks unread. Slip case Very Good, soil marks and some foxing spots to paper covers, very sturdy and strong with no splits. Usual quality Folio Publication.
Ref 100477: £12.00
The Adventures of Roderick Random; Smollett, Tobias : : London, Folio Society, 1961, Hardcover decorative green and white boards, in slipcase. 8to, 458pp, coloured top edge. Wood engravings by Frank Martin. Very Good book, internally fine. Grey slipcase has minor rubs and cracks but is sturdy and strong. Usual beautiful Folio edition
Ref 106632: £6.00
Tartarin of Tarascon; Daudet, Alphonse (Translator J.M. Cohen) : London, Folio Society, 1968. Hardcover orange cloth with black decorations, in slipcase. 8to, 118pp, coloured top edge. Lithographs by M. Lin-Desportes. Fine book. Grey slipcase sturdy and strong. Usual beautiful Folio edition
Ref 106633: £6.00
THE TORRENTS OF SPRING; Turgenev, Ivan (Translated by David Magarshack): London, Folio Society, 1967. Hardcover , black cloth spine on patterned boards, in slipcase. 8to, 167pp, coloured top edge. Illustrated by Faith Jaques. Near Fine book, slight spine fade. Grey slipcase sturdy and strong. Usual beautiful Folio edition
Ref 106634: £6.00
Mother Courage: von Grimmelshausen, Johann (translated by Walter Wallich): London, Folio Society, 1965. Hardcover , natural canvas, featuring pictorial frieze in blue by Fritz Wegner, in slipcase. 8to, 151pp, coloured top edge. Illustrated with lift ground drawings at chapter heads and as frontispiece by Fritz Wegner. Near Fine book, slight spine fade. Dark grey slipcase in VG condition, sturdy and strong. Usual beautiful Folio edition
Ref 106638: £6.00
TALES FROM TWO POCKETS: Capek, Karel (translated by Paul Selver): London, Folio Society, 1962. Hardcover , blue cloth with line drawing, in slipcase. 8to, 213pp, coloured top edge. Illustrated with black and white drawings by Karel Svolinsky. Near Fine book, slight spine fade. Red marbled slipcase, small crack at joint, still sturdy and strong. Usual beautiful Folio edition
Ref 106636: £8.00
Chaucer, Geoffrey (Translated into modern English by Nevill Coghill): THE CANTERBURY TALES (2 volume set): London , Folio Society, 1956. Two volumes, Quarter leather and cloth, top edge coloured, in dustjackets. 8vo, 288 and 304 pages, with woodcuts by Edna Whyte. Books Very Good, a tight sound pair. Volume 1 has had a bookmark inserted for a long time resulting in slight gaps in the top edges near the spine. No names or inscriptions. Jackets Good, minor edge wear and minor scuffs and marks
Ref 107392 : £20.00
The Diaries ; Allingham, William : London, The Folio Society, 1990. Hardcover, green cloth ornately decorated in gilt, in green slip case. 351pp, illustrated with 16 black and white photograph plates. Allingham (1824-1889) was a minor poet but as a diarist his comments are well expressed and contain much fine observation. Edited by H. Allingham and D. Radford. Introduction by John Julius Norwich. Book Near Fine, slight bump to spine tip, slip case Very good, minor shelf rubs and minor bumps. A lovely book set Bulmer on Hebrides Antique Laid paper. Usual superb Folio edition.
Ref 101075 ; £10.00
The Wit of Oscar Wilde; Wilde, Oscar : London, The Folio Society, 1997. Hardcover, gilt boards with black illustrations, in olive green slip case. 239pp, b&w illustrations by Ian Archie Beck. Selected and introduced by Merlin Holland. Book Near Fine and unread. Slip case Fine. Usual lovely Folio edition.
Ref 101071: £12.00
SALOME: Wilde, Oscar (Newly Translated by Vyvyan Holland): London: Folio Society, 1957. Hardcover, in slipcase Beautifully bound in blue brocade with peacocks pattern. 8vo, 62pp, illustrated with engravings by Frank Martin. Originally written in French in 1892, this is a new translation by Vyvyan Holland. Near Fine book, looks unread. Slip case, black, minor surface rubs, no splits. Tthe usual superb Folio edition. Ref 106814 : £10.00 (Also under Media)
SALOME: Wilde, Oscar (Newly Translated by Vyvyan Holland): London: Folio Society, 1957. Hardcover, no dj. Beautifully bound in blue brocade with peacocks pattern. 8vo, 62pp, illustrated with engravings by Frank Martin. Originally written in French in 1892, this is a new translation by Vyvyan Holland. Very Good book, slight spotting to top edge, internally fine and looks unread. A lovely book without slip case and the usual superb Folio edition. Ref 105001 : £9.00 (Also under Media)
The Genius of James Thurber; Thurber, James : London: Folio Society, 1997. Hardcover, silver foil-blocked binding with a design in black by Helen Smithson, in light grey slip case. 256pp, illustrated with b&w line drawings. Selected and Introduced By Michael Rosen. A selection of cartoons and prose by one of America"s favorite humorists. Book Fine, looks unread, slip case Near Fine, minor shelf rubs. A lovely book set Berkeley on IbisWove paper. Usual superb Folio edition.
Ref 101077 ; £7.50
The Jubilee Years 1887-1897; Hudson, Roger. (compiled by) : : London: Folio Society, 1996. Hardcover, cloth spine on colour pictorial boards, in light blue slip case with gilt motif.. 240pp, a look into Victorian Life illustrated with superb colour and b&w illustrations, covering the monarchy, culture, arts, science, transport and sport. . Book Fine, looks unread, slip case Near Fine, minor shelf rubs. A lovely on Fineblade Cartridge paper. Usual superb Folio edition.
Ref 101078 ; £10.00
LONDON 1851 The Year Of The Great Exhibition; de Mare, Eric : London, The Folio Society, 1972. Hardcover, cloth spine on laminated pictorial boards. Landscape format, 7.5in (tall) x 10in. Many illustrations in colour and b&w. Book Very Good+, tight and clean. 110pp, first 22 pages devoted to London in general, the rest to the exhibition. Lovely book.
Ref 101556: £7.50
THE NEW NEWGATE CALENDAR; Birkett, Lord (edited by): London, The Folio Society, 1960: Hardcover, green cloth spine on marbled boards, no slip case. 265pp, coloured top edge. This fascinating book contains a collection of the criminal trials taken from the Newgate Calendar. It provides an insight into the horrors of crime and punishment in the nineteenth, with murder, bigamy, theft, resulting mainly in transportation or execution. Book generally Very Good, light marks and shelf rubs to cloth and board corners, spotting to endpapers, internally tight and clean. . Usual lovely Folio edition
Ref 101640: £5.00
Poems of Love ; Donne, John : London: Folio Press. 1989. Reprint of 1958 edition by photo-lithography. Hardcover, green cloth decorated in gilt, in slip case. 208pp, in two colours with pagination and headings in red. Introduction by Kingsley Hart. Book generally Very Good, slight marks to cloth, internally tight and clean. Slip case Very Good, no splits or scuffs. . Usual lovely Folio edition
Ref 101641: £7.00
An Innkeeper's Diary; Fothergill, John, Illustrated by Peter Bailey: London: Folio Society, 2000. Hardcover in dj. Green cloth spine on decorative boards, in green slip case. 278pp, in text b&w illustrations by Peter Bailey throughout. Near Fine book, internally looks unread. Slip case very good, shelf rubs to surfaces, sturdy. Usual lovely Folio edition, set in Walbaum type on Balmoral Wove paper Ref 102461 : £12.00 (Also under Biography)
The Secret Garden; Burnett, Frances Hodgson : London. The Folio Society. 1986. Hardcover, green illustrated cloth, in lime green illustrated slip case. 232pp, illustrated with drawings by Dodie Masterman. Book Near Fine, slight fade to spine, looks unread. Slip case Good, sturdy and strong. with soiling front and rear. Usual superb Folio edition.
Ref 102809 : £6.50
ADVENTURE STORIES FROM 'THE STRAND'; Beare, Geraldine (Ed) Illustrated by David Eccles. London:, The Folio Society, 1995. Hardcover in slipcase. Green cloth, with gilt and black art on front, small vignette on the rear cover, in gilt coloured slip case, top edge green. 329pp, b&w illustrations by David Eccles. Book Very Good, spine lightly sunned, looks unread, slip case much rubbed with gilt colour scuffed but still robust and not split. A collection of classic stories from the 1890s to 1940. Includes: Kipling: the Lost Legion/ Doyle: Howe the Brigadier Came to the Castle of Gloom / Wells: The land Ironclads / Crompton: Eventful day in the life of Miss Faversham / etc., etc. Usual beautiful Folio edition Ref 103488: £8.00
SHORT STORIES FROM 'THE STRAND'; Beare, Geraldine (Ed) Illustrated by David Eccles. London:, The Folio Society, 1992. Hardcover in slipcase. Grey cloth, with gilt and dark grey text and art on front, small vignette on the rear cover, in gilt coloured slip case, top edge maroon. 318pp, b&w illustrations by David Eccles. Book Near Fine, looks unread, slip case much rubbed with gilt colour scuffed but still robust and not split. A collection of classic short stories from the 1890s to 1940s, including Max Pemberton, H G Wells, Jerome K Jerome, Arthur Conan Doyle, O Henry, Joseph Conrad, D H Lawrence, P G Woodhouse, and others. Usual beautiful Folio edition Ref 103487: £8.00
Consolation of Philosophy; BOETHIUS / WATTS, V.E. [Translator] : London, Folio Society, 2001 4th printing. Hardcover, bound in full Art Vellum, blocked with a beautiful design in red blue gilt ad brown by David Eccles, illustrated in, in red slip case. 207pp, colour plates. Fine unread book. Slip case has minor marks, no splits, sturdy and strong. Usual lovely Folio edition. Ref 103492 : £10.00
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