FOLIO SOCIETY
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MEDIEVAL WOMEN
Written by Eileen Power; Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie; Maxine Berg; M.M. Postan.
Stock no. 1830616
Published by Folio Society.
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Edited by M.M. Postan, foreword by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, introduced by Maxine Berg. Cream mottled boards with colour illustration to front and gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. xlv and 130 pages including index. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has a tiny white mark to one side.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- HISTORY (MEDIEVAL)
VENICE
Written by Jan Morris.
Stock no. 1830615
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2008.
Very good condition.
Printed cloth, silver title to spine. Map of Venice to endpapers. Colour photos. xv and 346 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is heavily faded at edges.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- ITALY
- VENICE
NELSON AND EMMA
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1830614
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1994.
Very good condition.
Edited by Roger Hudson. A story of love and war. Dark blue cloth spine with gilt title. Ivory boards. Colour pictorial onlay to front and rear. Maps to endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 256 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some foxing.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- BIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
LOST CITIES OF THE ANCIENT WORLD (5 VOLUMES)
Written by Carl W. Blegen; Colin F. Macdonald; Joan Oates; Michael Grant; Jane Taylor.
Stock no. 1830606
Published by Folio Society.
2005.
Very good condition.
Five volume set: Troy and the Trojans; Knossos; Babylon; Pompeii & Herculaneum Cities of Vesuvius; and Petra and the Lost Kingdom of the Nabataeans. Light brown cloth with printed illustrations in gilt and black. B/w illustrations, colour plates. Second printing. Spines have caught the sun and faded to a brown/green (only noticeable when removed from the slipcase). Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed and marked but not split.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- ARCHAEOLOGY
THE FAIRY TALES OF CHARLES PERRAULT
Written by Charles Perrault.
Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 1830605
Published by Folio Society.
2003.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Beautiful red cloth covers with elaborate gilt decoration. Colour plates and b/w chapter headers & tails. 185 pages, top edge red. Seventh printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light fading to open edges and a little scuffing.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
AN EMBASSY TO CHINA
Written by Lord Macartney; J.L. Cranmer-Byng; Jonathan Spence.
Illustrated by William Alexander.
Stock no. 1830604
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2004.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Being the journal kept by Lord Macartney during his Embassy to the Emperor Ch'ien-lung 1793-1794. Introduced by Jonathan Spence. Edited by J.L. Cranmer-Byng. Cloth spine with gilt title. Green paper boards with white dragon and lion repeating pattern. Light blue endpapers are maps. Colour illustrations. xviii and 314 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- CHINA
- DIARY
- BIOGRAPHY
THE MIRROR OF THE SEA AND A PERSONAL RECORD
Written by Joseph Conrad; Jeffrey Meyers.
Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1830603
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2005.
Nearly fine condition.
Introduction by Jeffrey Meyers. A novel. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine, blocked design to front board. B/w illustrations. 311 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few minor marks and is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
ALMAYER'S FOLLY AND TALES OF UNREST
Written by Joseph Conrad; Richard Woodman.
Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1830602
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2002.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A novel. Introduction by Richard Woodman. Blue cloth, silver title to spine; black and silver decorations to front cover. B/w illustrations. 329 pages. Top edge of text block slightly grubby else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
TYPHOON: THE NIGGER OF THE 'NARCISSUS' AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Joseph Conrad; Paul Theroux.
Illustrated by Francis Mosely.
Stock no. 1830601
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2000.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A novel. Blue cloth with silver title to spine and black and silver picture to front cover. Introduction by Paul Theroux. 353 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
MISSION TO TASHKENT
Written by F.M. Bailey; Peter Hopkirk.
Stock no. 1830600
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1999.
Nearly fine condition.
Introduction and Epilogue by Peter Hopkirk. Burgundy cloth spine with gilt title, pictorial paper boards. Burgundy endpapers. B/w photos. xxiii and 269 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- ASIA
A TIME OF GIFTS
Written by Patrick Leigh Fermor.
Illustrated by Daniel Whistler.
Stock no. 1830599
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1999.
Slightly better than very good condition.
On foot to Constantinople: From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube. Blue pictorial cloth, silver titles. Endpapers are maps. Full page b/w illustrations. 292 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some minor fading and is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- TOPOGRAPHY (FOREIGN)
- TRAVEL
WAVERLEY; OR 'TIS SIXTY YEARS SINCE
Written by Walter Scott; Alasdair Gray.
Illustrated by Ben Cain.
Stock no. 1830598
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Introduced by Alasdair Gray. Black cloth boards with green and gilt design, gilt title to spine. Colour plates. xxxiv and 491 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a little fading to open edge and is lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE