(also publishing as Edito-Service in europe) were active through the late 60s to the early 80s.
They produced affordable but attractive editions of popular and classic works often in faux-leather kidron bindings with lavish gilt tooling in contemporary or historically influenced designs.
Heron editions can often be found in unread condition but a light foxing to the page edge and some fading to the gilt on the spine is common.
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. Crisp and clean. Fine [more...]
Neat Heron edition of Shaw's early politically conscious novel. Brown faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. Decorated endpapers. Foxing to top edge. Small marks to free-endpapers (tape residue from a previous owner's protective jacket). Cont [more...]
Handsome Heron Literary Heritage edition of Swift enduring satire. In blue faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration and decorated end-papers. With b/w illustrations by Herbert Cole and introduction by Peter Quennell. Mild shelfwear. Small white mar [more...]
Handsome Heron Literary Heritage edition of Thackeray's great social novel. In blue faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration and decorated end-papers. With b/w illustrations and introduction. Mild shelfwear. Small white marking and rubbing to top of [more...]
Pleasant Heron edition of Conrad's tragic romantic novel on a young sailors fall and rise. With b/w illustrations by David Knight. Some rubbing to edges. Foxing to page edges. Contents clean and binding sound. Good. [more...]
Pleasant Heron edition of Conrad's great novel. With b/w illustrations by Graham Byfield. Some cracking to outer joints. mild rubbing to edges. Contents clean and binding sound. Fair/Good. [more...]
Du Maurier's colourful history of her family since the early 19th century including, of course, her father George DuMaurier. Summer green faux leather covers with ornate gilt design. Sewn headband and silken marker. Some light rubbing to extremities of cove [more...]
Green faux leather covers with ornate gilt design. Sewn headband and silken marker. Some fading to gilt on spine. light rubbing to extremities of covers but interiors are clean and unread. Good+ [more...]
Handsome Heron Literary Heritage edition of Thackeray's great social novel. In blue faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration and decorated end-papers. With b/w illustrations and introduction. Mild shelfwear. Small dent to spine. Previous owner's st [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...]
Charming little volume of choice extracts from Dickens on a variety of themes. In the chapter 'The London Scene', for example, we find selections from A Christmas Carol and Bleak House. Other chapters include Husbands and Wives, The Philosophic Mind and To L [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...]
Handsome Heron Literary Heritage edition of Disraeli's political novel. In blue faux-leather cloth with elaborate gilt decoration and decorated end-papers. With b/w illustrations by Robin Jacques and introduction. Creasing to cover, hence reject stamp to ffe [more...]
