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Memoirs of the Comte de Gramont
£6.00 +
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Anthony [Antoine] Hamilton
The Folio Society 1965
Memoirs of the 17th century French Nobleman describing of the licentious court of Charles II, written by his Irish Brother-In-Law. Sunning to spine but otherwise clean and tight. Lacks slipcase. Very Good.. [more...]
From Atlanta to the Sea
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William T. Sherman
The Folio Society 1961
Neat Folio Society edition of this selection from Sherman's memoirs detailing his destructive march from Atlanta to the port city of Savannah. With b/w images and maps and an introduction by B. Liddell Hart. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase is split to one [more...]
Elizabeth I: The Word Of A Prince: A Life From Contemporary Documents
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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
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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...]
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...]
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...]
Greville's England: selections from the Diaries of Charles Greville, 1818-1860
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Charles Greville; Christopher Hibbert (editor
The Folio Society 1981
Engaging selection from Greville's controversial diaries. With b/w contemporary images of the events. With slipcase. Shelf-wear to slipcase. Volume is crisp and pristine. Fine condition. [more...]
Memoirs of a Mercenary
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Johann Dietz; Bernard Miall (trans)
The Folio Society 1987
'Being the Memoirs of Master Johann Dietz Surgeon in the Army of the Great Elector and Barber to the Royal Court'. Engaging account of life as a 17th century mercenary by efficient German Surgeon. With (near) contemporary illustrations from various manuscrip [more...]
Zuleika Dobson or An Oxford Love Story
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Max Beerbohm
The Folio Society 1966
First Folio Society edition of Beerbohm's biting satire of undergraduate life at Edwardian Oxford. With Beerbohm's own delicate illustrations. Lacks slipcase. Some toning to covers and spine. Contents bright and clean. Good+ [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 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...]
The Red Badge of Courage
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Stephen Crane
The Folio Society 1964
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. Lacks slipcase. Toning and marking to spine. Mild shelf-wear, light [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. Faint toning to spine. Some light shelf-wear, contents crisp and clean. [more...]
The Letters of Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple 1652-54
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Dorothy Osborne; Kingsley Hart (editor)
Folio Society 1968
Letters wrtten by the 17th century aristocrat to her husband, poliican and diplomat Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet. First published in 1888. They tell of the final two years of their fraught courtship before their marriage in 1654, describing their romance [more...]
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