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The Folio Society

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Memoirs of the Public and Private Life of Queen Caroline
£6.00 +
£24 p&p
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Joseph Nightingale
The Folio Society 1978
Handsome cloth and gilt decorated Folio Society edition of The life of Caroline of Brunswick, controversial queen consort. Complete with slipcase. With b/w images. Slipcase has some rubbing to edges. Volume is crisp and clean. In very good condition [more...]
First Folio: A Little Book of Folio Forewords
£6.00 +
£24 p&p
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Phillip Pullman; John Sutherland et al.
The Folio Society 2008
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...]
The Fight for Freedom: Palermo, 1860
£6.00 +
£24 p&p
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F. Brancaccio Di Carpino; John Parris (trans)
Folio Society 1968
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...]
The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
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£24 p&p
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Benvenuto Cellini; George Bull (trans)
The Folio Society 1966
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...]
Lark Rise
£6.00 +
£24 p&p
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Flora Thompson
The Folio Society 1983
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...]
The Eventful History Of The Mutiny And Piratical Seizure Of HMS Bounty: Its Causes And Consequences
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£24 p&p
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John Barrow
The Folio Society 1976
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 Tales
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£24 p&p
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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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£24 p&p
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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
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£24 p&p
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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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£24 p&p
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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...]
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