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THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH LANDSCAPE
Written by W.G. Hoskins; Keith Thomas.
Stock no. 1830735
Published by Folio Society. 2006. Very good condition.

Introduction by Keith Thomas. Yellow and brown pictorial cloth. B/w photos. xxix and 280 pages including index. Second printing. Spine faded. Minor mark to rear board. Contents are fine. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed.

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THE SILK ROAD
Written by Frances Wood.
Stock no. 1830734
Published by Folio Society. 2003. Nearly fine condition.

Turquoise silk covered boards with gilt decorations, gilt title to spine. Endpapers form maps of the Silk Road in Central Asia. Colour photos and illustrations. 270 pages includes index. Second printing. Top of spine a little creased else a lovely copy (spine not faded, as it often is!) contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly faded to one vertical edge.

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THE FOLIO SOCIETY BOOK OF THE 100 GREATEST PAINTINGS
Written by Martin Bailey.
Stock no. 1830733
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Nearly fine condition.

Edited by Martin Bailey. From Duccio to Picasso. Large format. Blue cloth with gilt titles and the names of artists in gilt to front cover. Colour illustrations throughout. 230 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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MAPPING THE WORLD: A HISTORY OF EXPLORATION
Written by Peter Whitfield.
Stock no. 1830732
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2000. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Turquoise cloth boards with an elaborate decoration in gilt to front, gilt title to spine. Brown pictorial endpapers depicting maps. Colour and b/w illustrations. 263 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some minor rubbing to open corners.

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MICHELANGELO
Written by Howard Hibbard; Michael Levey. Illustrated by Michelangelo.
Stock no. 1830731
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduced by Michael Levey. Large format. Brown cloth spine and rear cover, gilt titles. Pictorial front board. Colour and b/w illustrations and photos. x and 278 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has just a little scuffing.

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CIVILISATION: A PERSONAL VIEW
Written by Kenneth Clark.
Stock no. 1830730
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1999. Nearly fine condition.

Scripts of a series of television programmes, featuring Kenneth Clark, given in the spring of 1969 with virtually no printed script, spoken entirely 'off the top of his head'. Large format. Blue pictorial cloth. Colour and b/w photos. 276 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with minor bumping to corners.

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ULYSSES
Written by James Joyce; Stephen James Joyce; Jacques Aubert. Illustrated by Mimmo Paladino.
Stock no. 1208929
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Facsimile reproduction of the 1926 second edition, with badly broken characters corrected and blemishes deleted, and is published by arrangement. Blue cloth with gilt title to spine an gilt/white decoration to front cover. Gold/black and white illustrations internally. Preface by Stephen James Joyce and Introduction by Jacques Aubert. xix and 735 pages. Very minor, tiny spots to lower edge of text block else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is heavily scuffed to one end.

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THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE-DAME
Written by Victor Hugo; Walter J. Cobb; Quentin Blake. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1208928
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction & illustrations by Quentin Blake. Translated by Walter J. Cobb. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and gilt & black vignette to front. Two colour illustrations. Top edge blue. xii and 442 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed.

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ENGLISH JOURNEY
Written by J.B. Priestley; Margaret Drabble.
Stock no. 1208927
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Being a Rambling but Truthful Account of What One Man Saw and Heard and Felt and Thought During a Journey Through England During the Autumn of the Year 1933. Introduced by Margaret Drabble. Black cloth, b/w photos to front cover and contents. 348 pages includes index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is heavily scuffed at lower end.

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ZULEIKA DOBSON OR AN OXFORD LOVE STORY
Written by Max Beerbohm. Illustrated by Michael Kirkham.
Stock no. 1208925
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

A novel. Light grey, illustrated boards. Cream endpapers. Colour plates. v and 208 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little grubby.

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CAUTIONARY TALES AND OTHER VERSES
Written by Hilaire Belloc. Illustrated by Posy Simmonds.
Stock no. 1208923
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1997. Nearly fine condition.

Olive green, yellow & red pictorial cloth. Colour & b/w illustrations. Yellow endpapers. 160 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with some light shelf-scuffing.

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LORD JIM: A TALE
Written by Joseph Conrad; Gavin Young. Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1830704
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1996. Slightly better than very good 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. Text block very slightly grubby else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf scuffed.

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