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Voice from the ranks: A personal narrative of the Crimean campaign
£7.00 +
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'A Sargeant of the Royal Fusiliers'; Kenneth
The Folio Society 1954
Early Folio Society volume, account by a veteran of the Crimean war with contemporary illustrations. Some light toning and marking to covers. Mild tanning to page edges but contents clean and tight. Good+ [more...]
Charles Lamb: Essays
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Charles Lamb; Rosalind Vallance & John Hampto
The Folio Society 1963
Handsome Folio Society edition of this selection of Lamb's engaging essays that appeared first in the London Magazine in the 1820s. Taken from the Essays and Last Essays of Elia, popular fallacies and other miscellaneous pieces. Black cloth with gilt decorat [more...]
Abelard and Heloise: The Story of His Misfortunes & Personal Letters
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Thomas More; Betty Radice (trans)
The Folio Society 1977
Gentle Folio Society edition of the letters exchanged between the ill fated 12th century Monk and Nun on spiritual matters and their catastrophic love affair and marriage. With wood engravings by Raymond Hawthorn. No slipcase but with protective wrapper. Som [more...]
Twenty-one Tales
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Rudyard Kipling
The Folio Society 1972
Twenty one of Kipling's best short stories, Contains Beyond the Pale, The Brush-wood boy and more. With b/w illustrations by Ian Ribbons. complete with slipcase. Slipcase has some toning and rubbing to edges. Toning to spine. Contents clean and tight. G [more...]
An Account of the Discovery of Tahiti: From the Journal of George Robertson, Master of the H. M. S. Dolphin
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George Robertson; Oliver Warner (editor)
The Folio Press; J. M. Dent; Folio Society 1973
Pleasant Folio Society edition of Robertson's account of the discovery of Tahiti, supplemented with additional extracts from the writings of his crew. Published under the Folio Press imprint. Complete with protective DJ with front and rear flaps. Engravings [more...]
A Man of Singular Virtue
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Thomas More; William Roper
Folio Society 1980
Pleasing volume featuring 'The life of Thomas More' written by his son in Law, Roper, and a selection of his letters, introduced and edited by A. L. Rowse. Contains numerous full colour images. Attractive gilt to cover. Complete with slipcase. slipcase has [more...]
The Queen of Spades; The Captain's Daughter
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Alexander S. Pushkin; Gillon R. Aitkin (trans
The Folio Society 1970
Quarter cloth Folio edition of Pushkin's enduring short story and novella. Illustrated with etching by Clarke Hutton. Quarter cloth with interesting decorative paper to boards. Lacks slipcase. Boards bowed. Slight shelf-wear and bumping to edges. Content [more...]
Nelson and Emma
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Roger Hudson (editor)
The Folio Society 1994
Profusely illustrated collection of letters and primary sources relating to Nelson and Emma. Edited by Roger Hudson. Complete with pictoral slip case. Crisp, clean. Fine condition. [more...]
Venice: The Most Triumphant City
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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, but complete with glassine wrapper. Some light shelf-wear. Contents clean and tight. Very Good. [more...]
Barchester Towers
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Anthony Trollope
The Folio Society 1982
Reprint of the first Folio Society edition of Trollope's Barsetshire novel. With illustrations by Peter Reddick. Complete with slipcase. Maps to endpapers. Some light shelfwear to slipcase. Contents bright and clean. Very good. [more...]
Chartres: The Making of a Miracle
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Colin Ward
The Folio Society 1986
Generously illustrated Folio Society edition of Ward's study of the design, construction and influence of Chartres Cathedral. Red cloth with gilt decoration. Numerous colour and b/w images of the cathedral, its plans, stained glass etc. Complete with slipc [more...]
The Queen of Spades; The Captain's Daughter
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Alexander S. Pushkin; Gillon R. Aitkin (trans
The Folio Society 1970
Quarter cloth Folio edition of Pushkin's enduring short story and novella. Illustrated with etching by Clarke Hutton. Quarter cloth with interesting decorative paper to boards. Complete with slipcase. Sunning and light marking to spine. Rubbing and cracki [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...]
Adventure Stories from the Strand
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Conan Doyle; Rudyard Kipling; H. G. Wells et
The Folio Society 1995
Splendid Folio Society volume of selected crime stories that appeared in the Strand Magazine. Including How the Brigadier came to the Castle of Gloom by Arthur Conan doyle; The Lost Legion by Rudyard Kipling; Mirage by W. Somerset Maucgham; The News in Englis [more...]
The Hole in the Wall
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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
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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
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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
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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...]
Short Stories
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W. Somerset Maugham
The Folio Society 1985
Pleasant Folio Society edition of Maugham's selected short stories, chosen by Sue Bradbury with b/w illustrations by Christopher Brown. Complete with slipcase Slipcase has some heavy toning/staining. Sunning to spine. Previous owner's sticker to ffep. Conte [more...]
The Discovery and Conquest of Peru
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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...]
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