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THE ASCENT OF MAN
Written by J. Bronowski; Melvyn Bragg.
Stock no. 1827046
Published by Folio Society.
Circa
2012.
Slightly better than very good condition.
New foreword by Melvyn Bragg. Blue cloth spine, gilt title. Blue paper boards with blocked design. Colour & b/w illustrations. xvii and 302 pages. Still in original shrinkwrap. One side open edge corners are crushed, book believed to be unharmed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
CHRONICLES
Written by Raphael Holinshed; Michael Wood.
Stock no. 1827027
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2012.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Green decorated cloth; gilt titles. Selections from the Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland, first collected and published by Raphael Holinshed, William Harrison and Others. Introduction and commentary by Michael Wood. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
THE QUEST FOR CORVO
Written by A.J.A. Symons; Norman Birkett; Shane Leslie.
Stock no. 1827025
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1992.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Introductions by Birkett and Leslie. The reissued edition. Dark blue cloth spine with silver title. Bright red and blue decorative boards. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly rubbed at corners, lightly scuffed and a couple of minor creases to one edge.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- BIOGRAPHY
LANDSCAPE INTO ART
Written by Kenneth Clark; Will Gompertz.
Stock no. 1827024
Published by Folio Society.
Circa
2013.
Nearly fine condition.
Oblong format. Blue cloth spine with gilt title. Pictorial paper boards. Colour illustrations throughout. xiv and 188 pages including index. Introduction by Will Gompertz. Still in original shrinkwrap with some light scuffing.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- ART
- ART HISTORY
- LANDSCAPE
ANTHEM FOR DOOMED YOUTH: POETS OF THE GREAT WAR
Written by Lyn MacDonald.
Stock no. 1827022
Published by Folio Society.
2003.
Very good condition.
Edited and introduced by Lyn MacDonald. Green pictorial cloth. B/w photos. Printed on pale green paper. Third printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little grubby and slightly faded at edges.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- POETRY
- WORLD WAR I
THE SIEGE OF KRISHNAPUR
Written by J.G. Farrell.
Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1826963
Published by Folio Society.
Circa
2008.
Nearly fine condition.
Yellow pictorial boards, red title to spine. 9 full page colour illustrations. Still in original shrinkwrap! This copy would make a wonderful gift.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
THE FOLIO BOOK OF DAYS
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1326138
Published by Folio Society.
1st
2002.
Nearly fine condition.
Selected and introduced by Roger Hudson. Dark blue cloth, gilt astrolabe design to front, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. Book itself is fine. Slipcase is slightly scuffed, slight chipping to top edge of pictorial onlay.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Written by Robert Burchfield; Robert McCrum; John Simpson.
Stock no. 1326006
Published by Folio Society.
2007.
Nearly fine condition.
Introduction by McCrum, afterword by Simpson. Red cloth spine gilt titles, patterned paper boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Third printing. Book is fine. Slipcase bright with a few light scuff marks (only visible in certain light).
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- ENGLISH
FIRST FOLIO
Written by Catherine Taylor.
Stock no. 1826545
Published by Folio Society.
Nearly fine condition.
A Little Book of Folio Forewords. Introduced by Catherine Taylor. Small format. Black cloth spine, gilt title. Blue paper boards. B/w and colour illustrations. Still in original shrinkwrap which is starting to split at join on spine.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
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THE GULAG ARCHIPELAGO 1918-1956: AN EXPERIMENT IN LITERARY INVESTIGATION
Written by Alexander Solzhenitsyn; Brian W. Aldiss.
Stock no. 1826285
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2005.
Nearly fine condition.
The author's experiences in the Soviet Gulag system. Edited from the original three volume edition by Edward E. Ericson. Translated from the Russian by Thomas Whitney and Harry Willetts. Introduced by Aldiss. Pictorial boards. B/w photos. Couple of tiny minor marks to rear last page but one. Else a lovely copy, appears unread, contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- RUSSIA
- BIOGRAPHY
THE JUBILEE YEARS 1887-1897
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1325717
Published by Folio Society.
1st
1996.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Compiled by Hudson. Blue cloth spine, gilt title. Pictorial boards. Colour and b/w illustrations. Minimal rubbing to corners and scuffing to covers. Contents fine. Slipcase is bumped at corners and faded to edge of front panel, mark to lower edge.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- HISTORY (VICTORIAN)
RURAL RIDES
Written by William Cobbett.
Illustrated by Joe McLaren.
Stock no. 1325630
Published by Folio Society.
Fine condition.
In the Counties of: Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Somersetshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfollk and Hertfordshire With Economical and Political Observations relative to matters applicable to, and illustrated by, the State of those Counties respectively. Grey/brown cloth spine with vignette of tree in black, gilt title. Beige cloth boards with silhouette of tree to front. Brown endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. A fine copy still in original shrinkwrap.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- COUNTRYSIDE