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LEGENDS OF KING ARTHUR (3 VOLUME SET)
Written by Richard Barber. Illustrated by Roman Pisarev.
Stock no. 1828057
Published by Folio Society. 2003. Very good condition.

Edited and Introduced by Richard Barber. Three titles: Arthur, The Holy Grail, and Tristan. Green cloth spine, gilt titles. Green pictorial paper boards. Green endpapers. B/w illustrations. Fourth printing. Light mark (patch of fading?) to top of spine of Arthur and Tristan. Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which scuffed and marked.

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GHOST STORIES OF M.R. JAMES
Written by M.R. James; Nigel Kneale. Illustrated by Charles Keeping.
Stock no. 1828056
Published by Folio Society. 1979. Very good condition.

Selected and with an Introduction by Nigel Kneale. Spooky pictorial cloth, gilt title to spine. Lithographs by Keeping. 207 pages. Third impression. Spine is faded to green else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly browned at ends, rubbed at open corners and a little scuffed.

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THE RAINBOW
Written by D.H. Lawrence; Richard Hoggart. Illustrated by Charles Raymond.
Stock no. 1828055
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1981. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Hoggart. Orange cloth with gilt title to spine and black illustration to front. Pale blue endpapers. 430 pages. B/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is browned at ends and a little scuffed.

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THE GREEK MYTHS
Written by Robert Graves; Kenneth Mcleish. Illustrated by Grahame Baker.
Stock no. 1828054
Published by Folio Society. 1997. Very good condition.

Dark brown leather spine with gilt title. Pictorial boards. Attractive two-tone colour illustrations. Originally published in two volumes, this is the combined edition. Introduced and edited by McLeish. Second printing. Minor mark to top edge of text block else a lovely copy. Contained in publisher's slipcase which ia a little marked and scuffed.

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THE NORMANS
Written by David C. Douglas; M.T. Clanchy.
Stock no. 1828053
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2002. Very good condition.

Introduced by M.T. Clanchy. Blue decorative cloth, gilt. Colour illustrations. Top edge blue. Top headband to spine is coming unglued (see photo). Else book and contents fine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is marked and scuffed (VG).

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CHILDREN'S BIBLE STORIES
No author listed. Illustrated by Peter Malone.
Stock no. 1327766
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Beige decorated buckram cloth, blue title block to spine with gilt title. Frontis and 12 colour illustrations. Book is fine. Blue slipcase is scuffed with a light splash mark to one panel.

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MY COUSIN RACHEL
Written by Daphne Du Maurier. Illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark.
Stock no. 1828046
Published by Folio Society. 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Blue decorated cloth, gilt title to spine. Reissued as a single volume (with a new binding) 2008. B/w illustrations. Third printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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COLOUR: TRAVELS THROUGH THE PAINTBOX
Written by Victoria Finlay.
Stock no. 1327601
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

How humans have attempted to reproduce nature's colours. Vivid colours of the rainbow covers. Colour photos/illustrations. 424 pages. Book itself is fine. Slipcase is slightly dusty and scuffed.

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THE STONES OF VENICE
Written by John Ruskin; Jan Morris. Illustrated by John Ruskin.
Stock no. 1327600
Published by Folio Society. 2010. Nearly fine condition.

The Stones of Venice was originally published in 3 volumes between 1851 and 1853. Ruskin believed that the best of Gothic architecture was to be found in Venice. This edition is in beautiful terracotta pictorial cloth with colour plates by Ruskin. 350 pages includes index. Edited and Introduced by Jan Morris. Sixth printing. Slight scuffing to slipcase. Book itself is fine.

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THE CRETAN RUNNER
Written by George Psychoundakis; Patrick Leigh Fermor.
Stock no. 1327598
Published by Folio Society. 2010. Nearly fine condition.

The author's story of the German occupation of Crete in World War Two. Translated and with an introduction by Patrick Leigh Fermor. Colour pictorial boards. B/w photos. Second printing. Minimal bumping and rubbing to corners. Minimal scuffing to slipcase.

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THE GENTLEMAN'S DAUGHTER
Written by Amanda Vickery.
Stock no. 1327597
Published by Folio Society. 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Women's lives in Georgian England. Peach decorative cloth. Colour illustrations. Second printing. Book itself is fine. Back panel of slipcase is lightly rubbed.

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RELATIVITY: THE SPECIAL AND THE GENERAL THEORY
Written by Albert Einstein; Robert W. Lawson; Roger Penrose.
Stock no. 1327596
Published by Folio Society. 2005. Nearly fine condition.

Grey patterned boards. Authorised translation by Lawson, introduced by Penrose. Second printing. Book itself is fine. Black slipcase is lightly scuffed.

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