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THE NORSE MYTHS
Written by Kevin Crossley-Holland.
Illustrated by Jane Lydbury.
Stock no. 1827631
Published by Folio Society.
1991.
Nearly fine condition.
Top edge red. Burgundy leather spine, with silver title. Grey and white decorated boards. B/w illustrations. Introduced and retold by Crossley-Holland. Third printing. Tiny patch of red ink bleeding from top edge to top margin of front endpaper and half-title page. Else contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is very clean.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- MYTHS AND MYTHOLOGY
- NORWAY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
THE WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN (7 VOLUMES)
Written by Jane Austen; Richard Church.
Illustrated by Joan Hassall.
Stock no. 1827569
Published by Folio Society.
1989.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Grey cloth spines, gilt titles. Decorated peach coloured boards. B/w illustrations. Reset edition. Includes Pride and Prejudice; Shorter Works; Sense and Sensibility; Northanger Abbey; Emma; Mansfield Park; Persuasion. Introduction by Richard Church. Sixth impression. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase with a couple of minor marks.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Written by Flavius Arrianus; Aubrey De Selincourt.
Illustrated by Raymond Hawthorn.
Stock no. 1827291
Published by Folio Society.
1971.
Very good condition.
Translated by Aubrey de Selincourt. Turquoise/blue cloth with silver title to spine and head motif to front cover. Wood Engravings by Hawthorn. Second impression. Light corner crease to top corner prelims. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is rubbed and worn at corners.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- BIOGRAPHY
THE TRAGICAL HISTORY OF DOCTOR FAUSTUS
Written by Christopher Marlowe; Charles Nicholl.
Illustrated by George Tute.
Stock no. 1326771
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1993.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Edited by Bullen, introduction by Nicholl. Black cloth spine with gilt title, red & black pictorial paper boards. Black endpapers. B/w wood endgravings. Top edge red. Evidence of pencil erasure to half title-page. Else a fine copy in slightly marked slipcase.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- PERFORMING ARTS
- PLAYS
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
GOING FISHING
Written by Negley Farson.
Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1326733
Published by White Lion Publishers.
1st thus
1973.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
New edition. Tales of fishing between the two world wars. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 143 numbered pages. ISBN: 0856179507. Spine slightly bumped and faded. Some erased pencil writing to front free-endpaper. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed and faded to spine (which is also slightly grubby).
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- ANGLING
- FLY FISHING
- ILLUSTRATED
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
THE SONNETS & A LOVER'S COMPLAINT
Written by William Shakespeare; Katherine Duncan-Jones.
Illustrated by Simon Brett; Peter Reddick; Jane Lydbury; et al..
Stock no. 1827013
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2004.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Reissue of the 1989 edition with new binding. Introduction by Katherine Duncan-Jones. Blue cloth spine with gilt title. Blue/burgundy silk moire boards. Lilac endpapers. B/w engravings by various engravers. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuffing.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- POETRY
- SHAKESPEARE
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
THE FISHERMAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1326254
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1946.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Something unique for all lovers of angling, a selection from some of the best descriptive writing in English, practical advice, unusual adventures, records, everything which can recall for fishermen the pleasures of their chosen sport. Illustrated thoughout with BB's dramatic woodcuts. 568 thin pages. Small format, 6.75" x 4.25" Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering and vignette. Spine and corners slightly bumped, cover edges slightly rubbed. Name plate to front pastedown. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is foxed and slightly grubby/browned, small stain to base of spine.
- Categorised in:
- ILLUSTRATED
- ANGLING
- FIELD SPORTS
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
SEPTEMBER ROAD TO CAITHNESS AND THE WESTERN SEA
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1326251
Published by Nicholas Kaye.
1st
1962.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
BB has been a-wandering again... Colour frontis and over 70 atmospheric b/w engravings. A memorable book. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 168 pages. Spine bumped. Some slight fading to edges and a small dent to top edge of front cover. Textblock is browned, some slight foxing to endpapers. Slight musty smell to contents. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and browned.
- Categorised in:
- ILLUSTRATED
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SCOTLAND
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
THE SHOOTING MAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by BB; Duff Hart-Davis.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1826890
Published by White Lion Books.
1996.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A companion volume to BB's "Fisherman's Bedside Book", illustrated throughout with numerous woodcuts. Brown cloth, gilt titles to spine. A handsome new edition with an introduction by Duff Hart-Davis. ISBN: 1874762112. Reprint.Pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded to spine and spine edges of panels, tiny nick to front vertical edge.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- SHOOTING
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- ILLUSTRATED
IT'S MY DELIGHT
Written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1826110
Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode.
1st
1947.
Almost very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A thorough and entertaining discourse on the art of hunting by orthodox methods. Numerous b/w engravings. Blue/green cloth. Boards a little grubby. Spine is a little cocked. Some minor foxing mainly to endpapers. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, worn at corners with slight loss, surface paper rubbing to spine.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- HUNTING
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- ILLUSTRATED
THREE CLASSIC NOVELS
Written by Jane Austen.
Illustrated by Joan Hassall.
Stock no. 1325651
Published by Folio Society.
1997.
Nearly fine condition.
Three volumes. Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma. Red cloth. Wood engravings. Eighteenth printing, reset. Books are fine. Slipcase is slightly dusty and rubbed at corners.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
THE SPORTSMAN'S BEDSIDE BOOK
Written by BB.
Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1325099
Published by The Country Library.
1940.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
The essence of the English countryside captured in text and superb wood-engravings and sepia plates. 7 etchings by BB, 5 drawings by G.D.Armour and chapter tail-pieces by BB. 237 pages. Green cloth, yellow title to spine. Spine bumped. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to endpapers. Dustwrapper is worn and marked with damp stains to spine and loss to spine and corners.
- Categorised in:
- FIELD SPORTS
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- ILLUSTRATED