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 but this volume has acquired an ill-fitting one along the way. Crisp and clean. [more...]
Charming Folio edition of Stevenson's first published work. Written to secure independence from his parents and a future with the woman he loved, Travels with a Donkey is a pioneering work of travel writing. Detailing Stevenson's journey through the curious [more...]
Charming volume of humourous or notable after dinner type speeches selected by Tim Heald from throughout history. Features illustrations by Paul Cox. Complete with slipcase. Some mild shelfwear to slipcase. Volume crisp and clean. Fine. [more...]
Collection of eight stories by the 17th century Spanish writer, including The Ravages of Vice and A Shameful Revenge (La más infame venganza). With striking b/w illustrations by Eric Fraser. Lacks slipcase but in protective jacket. Some mild shelf=wear, el [more...]
Pleasant Folio Society reprint edition of Strachey's influential, pioneering and controversial sketches of a number of eminent victorians. Complete with slip case. Some cracking to slipcase. Light sunning to spine. Contents clean and sound. Good+ [more...]
Handsome Folio Society edition. Account of the English language by the great lexicographer Burchfield, exploring its history, usage and alphabet. Quarter cloth. With colour images. Complete with Slipcase. Slipcase has some light shelf-wear and mark. Prev [more...]
Elegant Folio Society of Southey's 1813 biography of Horatio Nelson. Edited and introduced by Kenneth Fenwick. With b/w illustrations and maps to end-papers. gilt decorated cloth covers. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has mild rubbing, wear and marking. [more...]
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. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has some heavy toning. Very light toning to spine. Previous [more...]
Attractive Heron edition. Scarlett leatherette boards with gilt titling and design, decorated endpapers and silken bookmarker. Fading to gilt on spine. Interior is clean and unread. Good overall. [more...]
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 slipcase and colour images. Slight sunning to spine and foxing to [more...]
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 rubbing to edge [more...]
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...]
Handsome Heron Literary Heritage edition of Butler's provocative social novel. In blue faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration and decorated end-papers. With b/w illustrations and introduction. Very light shelfwear. Contents prim and clean. Very g [more...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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 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...]
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...]
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...]
