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IN XANADU: A QUEST
Written by William Dalrymple.
Stock no. 1827517
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2015.
Slightly better than very good condition.
With a new introduction by the author. The author's quest across Asia to Coleridge's Xanadu. Pictorial boards. Colour & b/w photos. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuff marks (shelf wear).
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- TRAVEL
- ASIA
THE COMPLETE TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Roald Dahl.
Illustrated by Helen Smithson.
Stock no. 1827516
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition.
An omnibus volume containing Kiss Kiss, Over to You, Switch Bitch, Someone Like You, and eight further Tales of the Unexpected. Pictorial boards, red title to spine. Black endpapers. Colour plates. A very few minor marks/browning to text block. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
WIND, SAND AND STARS
Written by Antoine De Saint-Exupery; Cecil Lewis.
Illustrated by Linda Kitson.
Stock no. 1827515
Published by Folio Society.
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Striking blue, black and silver decorated cloth. B/w illustrations. The author's experiences as a pilot in the first world war. Introduced by Cecil Lewis. Top edge blue. Third printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuff marks (shelf wear).
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR I
- AIR FORCE
A BOOK OF TRAVELLERS' TALES
Written by Eric Newby.
Stock no. 1827514
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2005.
Slightly better than very good condition.
An anthology of travellers' tales assembled by Eric Newby. Green cloth boards with blocked design and gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w plates. xiii and 558 pages including index. Light bump to base of spine. A few minor foxspots to text block. Contents clean. Publisher's slipcase is bumped at one open corner and a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- TRAVEL
OF HUMAN BONDAGE
Written by W. Somerset Maugham; Selina Hastings.
Illustrated by Michael Kirkham.
Stock no. 1827512
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Grey pictorial cloth with cream title to spine. Introduced by Selina Hastings. Colour plates. Top of inner spine pulling away from outer board spine (see photo) else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuff marks (shelf wear).
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
THE STORY OF THE RENAISSANCE (5 VOLUMES)
Written by Boies Penrose; G.R. Elton; J.R. Hale; Vincent Cronin.
Stock no. 1827329
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Five volume set: Travel and Discovery in the Renaissance; Europe from Renaissance to Reformation; The Renaissance in Europe; The Flowering of the Renaissance; and The Florentine Renaissance. Three volumes in burgundy cloth with gilt titles and decoration, two volumes in blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration. Colour plates. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is just slightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
THE FOLIO SOCIETY BOOK OF THE 100 GREATEST PAINTINGS
Written by Martin Bailey.
Stock no. 1827328
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2001.
Almost very good condition.
Large format. Edited by Martin Bailey. From Duccio to Picasso. Blue cloth with gilt titles and the names of artists in gilt to front cover. Colour illustrations throughout. Title to spine is rubbed, spine is also marked. Otherwise, a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is bumped at one corner and stained to plain side.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- ART
SEEDS OF CHANGE: SIX PLANTS THAT TRANSFORMED MANKIND
Written by Henry Hobhouse.
Stock no. 1827326
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2007.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Brown cloth spine with green title block and gilt title. Pictorial paper boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed, slightly unevenly faded and a little rubbed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- SOCIOLOGY
- SOCIAL HISTORY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- BOTANY
HOURS IN A LIBRARY (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Leslie Stephen; Jonathan Steinberg.
Stock no. 1827322
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1991.
Very good condition.
Introduction by Jonathan Steinberg. A series of essays. Blue cloth. Gilt titles and decoration. B/w illustrations. Spines are very slightly damp mottled. Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuffing and minor marks.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERARY CRITICISM
1066 AND ALL THAT: A MEMORABLE HISTORY OF ENGLAND
Written by Walter Carruthers Sellar; Robert Julian Yeatman; Ned Sherrin.
Illustrated by John Reynolds.
Stock no. 1827321
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1990.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Comprising all the parts you can remember including 103 good things, 5 bad kings and 2 genuine dates. Introduced by Ned Sherrin. Brown paperboards. B/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with a very faint, large dampstain to one side.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
- HUMOUR
THE DIARY OF A COUNTRY PARSON
Written by James Woodforde; David Hughes.
Illustrated by Ian Stephens.
Stock no. 1827320
Published by Folio Society.
1993.
Very good condition.
Extracts from R.L. Winstanley's transcript from the diaries, 1759-81, selected by David Hughes. Blue cloth spine with burgundy title block and gilt title. Marbled boards. Red endpapers. B/w engravings. Top edge red. Second printing. Light rubbing to corners of boards else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a bit grubby.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- EAST ANGLIA
- NORFOLK
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- DIARY
LOVE IN A COLD CLIMATE
Written by Nancy Mitford; Pauline Tennant.
Illustrated by Roland Pym.
Stock no. 1827313
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1992.
Very good condition.
Introduced by Pauline Tennant. Very attractive blue pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little grubby and unevenly faded.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE