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The Hole in the Wall
£7.00 +
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Arthur Morrison
The Folio Society 1978
Folio Society edition of Morrison's 1902 novel, set in working class london. With b/w illustrations by Val Biro. With an introduction by Peter Forster. Lacks slipcase. Previous owner's sticker to ffep. Some mild shelf-wear. Contents clean and tight. Goo [more...]
Short Stories
£7.00 +
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H. Munro [Saki]
The Folio Society 1976
Folio Society edition of Saki's terrific short stories selected by John Letts. With drawings by Osbert Lancaster. Complete with slipcase. Some toning to spine, light shelfwear to volume and slipcase. Previous owner's sticker to ffep. Contents clean and prim [more...]
The Divided Loyalist: Crèvecoeur's America
£7.00 +
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Hector St John De Crèvecoeur
The Folio Society 1978
A selection from the letters and writing of the well traveled Soldier-farmer, describing the emergence of American society in the second half of the 18th century. With b/w illustrations by Sarah Van Niekerk. Quarter cloth with marbled paper by Ann Muir. No [more...]
The Worlds of John Aubrey
£6.75 +
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John Aubrey
The Folio Society 1988
'Being a further selection of Brief Lives, together with excerpts from his writings on antiquities and science'. Selected and edited by Richard Barber. With b/w images. Complete with slipcase. Slight sudge mark to cover. previous owner's bookplate to fron [more...]
The Discovery and Conquest of Peru
£6.75 +
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(UK)
Agustin de Zarate; Hernando Pizarro; Alonso d
The Folio Society 1981
Striking Folio Society edition of Cohen's selection and translation of numerous primary sources detailing the conquest of Peru. Featuring 'A translation of books I - IV of Agustin de Zarate's History of these events, supplemented by eye witness accounts of ce [more...]
The Cream of Noel Coward
£6.50 +
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Noel Coward
The Folio Society 1997
A creamy selection chosen by Michael Cox from the writings of Noel Coward. Features extracts from his plays and his poems. Fun gold cloth binding. Illustrations by Helen Smithson. Complete with slipcase. Small nick to spine. Contents crisp and clean. V [more...]
The New Newgate Calendar
£6.50 +
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(UK)
Norman Birkett (editor)
The Folio Society 1994
Folio Society edition of the New Newgate Calendar, the continuation of the Newgate Calendar. A series of 'edifying' sketches of notorious trials and executions of well known criminals of the 18th and 19th centuries, including William Burke and the Earl of Car [more...]
My Early Times
£6.50 +
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Charles Dickens
The Folio Society 1988
Charming edition of Dickens' account of his childhood. He describes, often whimsically, his studies, his toys and all the peculiar things that shaped him. Quarter cloth and decorative boards. B/w and colour images throughout. Some light wear and bumping to [more...]
The First Colonists: Hakluyt's Voyages to America
£6.50 +
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Richard Hakluyt; A. L. Rowse
The Folio Society 1987
'A Modern Version' edited and introduced by Rowse, containing Hakluyt's key writings on the English colonization of the Americas. Generously illustrated in colour and b/w. Nice 4to sized (280x220mm). Complete with slipcase. Some rubbing to edges of slipc [more...]
My Early Times
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Charles Dickens
The Folio Society 1988
Charming edition of Dickens' account of his childhood. He describes, often whimsically, his studies, his toys and all the peculiar things that shaped him. Quarter cloth and decorative boards. B/w and colour images throughout. Complete with slipcase. Volume [more...]
The Shadow of Vesuvius: Pompeii AD 79
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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 but this volume has acquired an ill-fitting one along the way. Crisp and clean. [more...]
Travels With A Donkey In The Cevennes
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Robert Louis Stevenson
The Folio Society 1970
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...]
The Best After Dinner Stories
£6.50 +
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William Shakespeare; Geoffrey Chaucer; Winsto
The Folio Society 2003
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...]
A Shameful Revenge and Other Stories
£6.50 +
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Maria de Zayas y Sotomayor; John Sturrock (tr
The Folio Society 1963
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...]
Eminent Victorians
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Lytton Strachey
The Folio Society 1967
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...]
The Spanish Bawd: Being the Tragi-Comedy of Callisto and Melibea (La Celestina)
£6.50 +
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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. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has some heavy toning. Very light toning to spine. Previous [more...]
The History of England in the Eighteenth Century
£6.50 +
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Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay; Peter Rowland
The Folio Society 1985
Elegant Folio Society edition comprising of Macaulay's various writings on the history and politics of the 18th century, compiled and arranged by Rowland into a cohesive account of England during that period. With b/w images. Complete with slipcase. Shelf [more...]
Richard III: The Great Debate
£6.50 +
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Thomas More; Horace Walpole
The Folio Society 1965
Two key pieces in the debate over Richard III. More's biased but convincing account depicts him as a deformed murderer whilst Walpole's later works casts doubt on these claims. A central part of the Tudor Myth. Complete with slipcase. Previous owner's nam [more...]
The Best After Dinner Stories
£6.25 +
FREE p&p
(UK)
William Shakespeare; Geoffrey Chaucer; Winsto
The Folio Society 2003
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 small marks and mild shelfwear to slipcase. Volume crisp and clean. Near Fine. [more...]
At the Court of The Borgia
£6.20 +
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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...]
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