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THE SECRET AGENT: A SIMPLE TALE
Written by Joseph Conrad; Colin Ward.
Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1208970
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1999.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A novel. Introduction by Colin Ward. Dark blue and silver pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. 270 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some shelf-scuffing.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
CHANCE: A TALE IN TWO PARTS
Written by Joseph Conrad; Malcolm Bradbury.
Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1208969
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2001.
Nearly fine condition.
A novel. Introduced by Malcolm Bradbury. Dark blue, black and silver pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. 345 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
LORD JIM: A TALE
Written by Joseph Conrad; Gavin Young.
Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1208968
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1996.
Nearly fine condition.
A novel. Introduced by Gavin Young. Dark blue cloth with blocked design to front board, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 294 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
NOSTROMO: A TALE OF THE SEABOARD
Written by Joseph Conrad; Richard Holmes.
Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1208967
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1996.
Nearly fine condition.
A novel. Introduction by Richard Holmes. Blue pictorial cloth in black and silver. B/w illustrations. 424 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
UNDER WESTERN EYES
Written by Joseph Conrad; Jeffrey Meyers.
Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1208966
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2000.
Nearly fine condition.
A novel. Introduced by Jeffrey Meyers. Blue cloth, silver title to spine. Black and silver decoration to front cover. 298 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE ACCESSION OF JAMES II (FIVE VOLUMES)
Written by Thomas Babington Macaulay; Peter Rowland.
Stock no. 1830800
Published by Folio Press.
1st thus
1985.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Introduction by Peter Rowland. Blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration. Top edge blue. B/w illustrations. Volume 3 has a small mark to spine, each volume has name & date in ink to front pastedown and four digit number to front endpaper. Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcases which have light fading at edges and one or two minor marks. Volumes 1-2 1st thus 1985, Volumes 3-5 1st thus 1986.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (8 VOLUMES)
Written by Edward Gibbon.
Stock no. 1830799
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1983.
Slightly better than very good condition.
8 volume set in individual slipcases. Brown/maroon cloth, gilt titles and borders. Name & date in ink to top of front pastedowns, four digit number in ink to top corner of front endpapers. All volumes are first editions in this formt dated from 1983 through to 1990. Some minor marks to boards. Text blocks lightly browned. Volume III the title to the spine is in silver foil and not gilt although the borders to front boards are gilt. Contained in publisher's slipcases in VG condition, slight fading at open edges, one volume is worn at open corners and starting to split. Overall, a decnet set.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- HISTORY (ROMAN)
- ROME
THE WESSEX NOVELS (5 VOLUMES)
Written by Thomas Hardy.
Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830798
Published by Folio Society.
1991.
Very good condition.
Includes: Far from the Madding Crowd, The Trumpet Major, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, The Mayor of Castorbridge, and Jude the Obscure. Various colour cloth boards with corn dolly vignette to front boards. Various printings of 1991 exceot Jude the Obscure which is a first thus 1992. Fading to spine of Jude the Obscure. Title blocks are scuffed. Minor foxing to text blocks. Contents otherwise clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is shelf-scuffed and has a small worn patch to one side, foxing/damp to inside of slipcase. Slipcase does give the impression of being just a little too large width-ways for the books... unsure if this set is the original set for the box.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE
Written by Thomas Hardy.
Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830797
Published by Folio Society.
1991.
Very good condition.
A Wessex Novel. Green cloth boards, corn dolly motif to front board. Top edge green. B/w wood-engravings. 413 pages. Fifth printing. Spine very slightly faded. Text block lightly grubby. Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has some shelf-scuffing and paper wear to one edge.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
THE ILIAD
Written by Homer; Robert Fagles; Bernard Knox.
Illustrated by Grahame Baker.
Stock no. 1830796
Published by Folio Society.
2008.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Robert Fagles' translation of The Iliad. Introduction and notes by Bernard Knox. Red cloth spine with gilt title, beige cloth boards with blocked design. Colour plates. lxxxv and 596 pages. Eighth printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some very light shelf-scuffing and very faint fading to one edge.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
SHORT STORIES
Written by Anton Chekhov; Gordon McVay; Zinovy Zinik.
Illustrated by Debra Mcfarlane.
Stock no. 1830794
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2001.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Edited and introduced by Gordon McVay, Foreword by Zinovy Zinik. Red cloth spine with gilt title, orange paper boards with repeating pattern. Colour plates. xxiv and 480 pages. Faint stain to spine. Top edge of text block lightly grubby. Else contents fine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf-scuffed.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
MUSIC, MEN, AND MANNERS IN FRANCE AND ITALY 1770
Written by Charles Burney; H. Edmund Poole.
Stock no. 1830793
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1969.
Very good condition.
Being a journal written by Charles Burney, Mus.D. during a Tour through those countries undertaken to collectmaterial for A General History of Music. Edited and with an introduction by H. Edmund Poole. Green cloth with maroon title block and gilt text to spine. B/w illustrations. xxix and 245 pages. Text block has very tiny foxspots. Else contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly worn at ends, one end starting to split, and has a few minor knocks. Musty odour present.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- FRANCE
- ITALY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)