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Since 1947

The Folio Society

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Elizabeth I: The Word Of A Prince: A Life From Contemporary Documents
£6.00 +
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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...]
Twenty-one Tales
£6.00 +
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Rudyard Kipling
The Folio Society 1982
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. Light marking to spine and f [more...]
The Best of Dorothy Parker
£6.00 +
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Dorthy Parker
The Folio Society 2009
A Folio Society selection of some of the best writing by Dorothy Parker. Silver cloth covers. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has some mild sheflwear. Peculiar creasing to cover, most likely a production fault. Volume is pristine. Good overall. [more...]
The Pick of Punch
£6.00 +
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Amanda Jane Doran (editor); Kenneth Tynan, Ro
The Folio Society 1998
Collection of literary, political and comedic pieces and cartoons picked from Punch from its entire run, from 1841 to the late 20th century. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase and volume have some mild shelfwear but contents clean and prim. Very good. [more...]
Travels Through Italy and France
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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...]
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...]
England's Constable
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John Constable; C. R. Leslie; Joseph Darracot
The Folio Society 1985
Nice little Folio Society volume featuring letters to and from Constable, revealing the man behind the paintings and his relationship with England. Dozens of colour images throughout. Decorated Slipcase has some wear and rubbing to extremities, light marking [more...]
Fathers and Sons
£6.00 +
FREE p&p
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Ivan Turgenev; Rosemary Edmonds (trans)
The Folio Society 1979
Pleasant Folio Society Edition of Turgenev's great novel. Quarter cloth with decorative paper to boards. An introduction by Colin Ward and illustrations by Janos Kass. Lacks slipcase. Some mild shelf-wear. Contents clean, bright and tight. Very good. [more...]
The Red Badge of Courage
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Stephen Crane
The Folio Society 1997
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. Complete with slipcase. Toning to spine. Very light rubbing to la [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...]
Ralph Rashleigh
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James Tucker
The Folio Society 1977
Folio Society edition of the autobiographical account of the 19th century Australian Convict James Tucker that was found much later and only published in full in 1952. Detailing the protagonist's arrest in England and subsequent life in exile. Complete with [more...]
The Return of the Native
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Thomas Hardy
The Folio Society 1971
Handsome first Folio Society edition of Hardy's controversial novel. With woodcut illustrations by Peter Reddick. Leather label. Lacks slipcase. Slight wear to label, sunning to spine. Rubbing and bumping to edges. Slight lean to spine. Contents clean an [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 Great Enterprise: The History of the Spanish Armada
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Stephen Usherwood (editor)
The Folio Society 1978
Fascinating collection of letters of documents revealing the story of the Spanish Armada. From a variety of sources, Usherwood weaves them into coherent narrative. Gilt device to cover. With colour images. Complete with glassine wrapper. Some mild shelf-w [more...]
The Fire of Liberty
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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...]
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