JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES INTO THE NATURAL HISTORY AND GEOLOGY OF THE COUNTRIES VISITED DURING THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. BEAGLE ROUND THE WORLD UNDER CAPTAIN FITZ ROY
Written by Charles Darwin; Richard Keynes.
Stock no. 1830230
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2003. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Richard Keynes. Blue cloth with printed design in black and gilt. Colour & b/w plates. Maps to endpapers. Top edge blue. xxxiv and 518 pages including index. Couple of minor corner creases to contents else a lovely copy. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES: BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION
Written by Charles Darwin; Richard Keynes.
Stock no. 1830229
Published by Folio Society. 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. Introduction by Richard Keynes. This edition follows the text of the first edition published in 1859 with some minor emendations and the inclusion of a glossary of scientific terms first published int he fifth edition of 1869. Brown pictorial cloth with gilt titles and decorations. Colour illustrations. Top edge orange. xxxi + 415 pages. Sixth printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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EGYPT REVEALED: ARTIST-TRAVELLERS IN AN ANTIQUE LAND
Written by T.G.H. James.
Stock no. 1830209
Published by Folio Society. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Elaborate blue pictorial cloth in Egyptian design. Colour & b/w illustrations. 224 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly rubbed at corners, lower rear edge is starting to crack.

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ITALIAN CITIES (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Christopher Hibbert.
Stock no. 1830206
Published by Folio Society. 1998. Almost very good condition.

Three volume set: Venice; Florence; and Rome. Bound in full moire silk with gilt titles to spine and vignettes to front. Colour & b/w photos. Second printing. Spines have faded (fairly normal for this set). Center section of first set of coloured plates in 'Rome' has not been bound in and so is loosely contained but present, lower front corner is bumped in correlation with the slipcase. Contents of all three volumes are clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little bashed to lower end (and thus 'Rome' is bumped to one lower corner) with wear to short side.

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CAPTAIN COOK'S VOYAGES 1768-1779
Written by Captain Cook; Glyndwr Williams.
Stock no. 1830205
Published by Folio Society. 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Selected and introduced by Glyndwr Williams. Elaborately decorated blue cloth with gilt. Colour illustrations. Top edge blue. xxxiv and 522 pages including index. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed and lightly bumped at corners.

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THE TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO
Written by Marco Polo; Ronald Latham.
Stock no. 1830201
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1968. Very good condition.

Translated and introduced by Ronald Latham. Black cloth spine with gilt title, burgundy paper boards. Maps to endpapers. Colour plates (illuminated manuscripts) reproduced taken from The Bodleian Library. 310 pages including index. Top edge red. Spine lightly scuffed, boards very lightly faded. Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is worn at edges and starting to split at one edge, scuffed.

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THE CREAM OF NOEL COWARD
Written by Noel Coward; Michael Cox. Illustrated by Helen Smithson.
Stock no. 1830199
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Selected by Michael Cox. Gold pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. 277 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is just slightly grubby.

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PARIS IN THE REVOLUTION
Written by Reay Tannahill.
Stock no. 1830193
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1966. Very good condition.

A collection of eye-witness accounts edited by Reay Tannahill. Black cloth spine. Blue paper boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. 127 pages. Spine faded. Corners rubbed. Boards scuffed. Contents clean. NO slipcase, as issued.

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AT THE COURT OF THE BORGIA
Written by Johann Burchard; Geoffrey Parker.
Stock no. 1830192
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1963. Very good condition.

Being an Account of the Reign of Pope Alexander VI written by his Master of Ceremonies Johann Burchard, edited and translated by Geoffrey Parker. Brown decorated cloth. Gilt title and decorations to spine and front board. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. 245 pages including index. Spine lightly faded (slight). Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is grubby and worn (being white in colour) and has small neat previous owner's name in ink to one side at horizontal edge.

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THE BUCCANEERS OF AMERICA
Written by A.O. Exquemelin; Alexis Brown; Jack Beeching.
Stock no. 1830191
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1972. Very good condition.

Comprising a Pertinent and Truthful Description of the Principal Acts of Depredation and Inhuman Cruelty Committed by the English and French Buccaneers Against the Spaniards in America. Translated by Alexis Brown, Introduction by Jack Beeching. Blue leather spine with silver title. Wood effect paper boards. B/w illustrations. 194 pages. Top edge brown. Spine a little grubby and lightly worn. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed, a little grubby and lightly worn at corners.

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ADVENTURE STORIES FROM THE STRAND
Written by Geraldine Beare; Tim Heald. Illustrated by David Eccles.
Stock no. 1329884
Published by Folio Society. 1st 1995. Very good condition.

Stories selected by Geraldine Beare. Introduction by Tim Heale. Green and gilt pictorial cloth, gilt title block to spine with black title. B/w illustrations. Top edge green. Spine is faded and slightly spotted, bumped at top and tail. Gold slipcase is slightly scuffed.

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THE DIARIES
Written by William Allingham.
Stock no. 1329647
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Reprint edition with new introduction. Green cloth, gilt titles and decorations. Sepia photos. A super copy contained in slipcase which is just a little/lightly scuffed.

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