THE TRUCE: A SURVIVOR'S JOURNEY HOME FROM AUSCHWITZ
Written by Primo Levi; Stuart Woolf; David Mendel. Illustrated by Jane Joseph.
Stock no. 1830791
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2002. Very good condition.

Translated by Stuart Woolf, Introduction by David Mendel. Blue cloth boards, silver title to spine, silver design. Pale blue endpapers. B/w etchings. 239 pages. Spine lightly faded and has a few foxspots. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase.

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A MEMOIR OF JANE AUSTEN
Written by J.E. Austen-Leigh; Fay Weldon.
Stock no. 1830779
Published by Folio Society. 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Fay Weldon. Peach cloth boards with silver title to spine, portrait silhouette to front cover. Colour frontis and b/w illustrations. xx and 202 pages including index. Sixth impression. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase, in very good condition with some discolouration and a few marks.

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JOHN SMEATON
Written by A.W. Skempton.
Stock no. 1830766
Published by Thomas Telford. 1st 1981. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Biography of the famous engineer who was involved with everything from mills, bridges and fen drainage to the Eddystone Lighthouse. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 291 pages including index. ISBN: 007277088X. Boards clean. Personal gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned, faded to spine and a little scuffed.

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PALLADIO
Written by Guido Beltramini; Howard Burns.
Stock no. 1830764
Published by Royal Academy of Arts. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Published for the exhibition marking the 500th anniversary of the birth of the great Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio (1508-1580). Edited by Guido Beltramini and Howard Burns. Large heavy format. Pale grey paper boards, white title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout. xv and 433 pages including index. ISBN: 9781905711246. Light shelf-wear to base of spine else boards clean. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased. Overall a lovely copy.

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RONNIE PETERSON: FORMULA 1 - SUPER SWEDE
Written by Johnny Tipler.
Stock no. 1330537
Published by Coterie Press Limited. 1st 2003. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards with gilt title to spine and printed signature to front cover. 231 pages. Packed full of colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 190235107X. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Small, light damp(?) stain to top corner tips of some pages else contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased and slightly grubby.

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AYRTON SENNA: MEMORIES AND MEMENTOES FROM A LIFE LIVED AT FULL SPEED
Written by Christopher Hilton.
Stock no. 1330535
Published by Haynes. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Large format. An Interactive Voyage. Includes realistic replicas of baptism certificate, letters & race agendas, team stickers and other special items. 191 pages. ISBN: 9781844256556. Slight bumping to base of spine. Contained in original slipcase which is slightly worn at corners.

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THE NATURALIST OF THE SEA-SHORE: THE LIFE OF PHILIP HENRY GOSSE
Written by Edmund Gosse.
Stock no. 1208941
Published by William Heinemann. 1st thus 1896. Almost very good condition.

Great Lives & Events series. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w portraiture frontis. viii and 387 pages including index. Spine faded and browned, top & tail lightly shelf-worn. Board edges rubbed. Boards a little scuffed. 'Ex Libris' and signature in red ink to front pastedown. Joints starting to crack. Endpapers and text block browned. Preface is present but detached from the binding (1 page). One or two minor marks to contents else clean.

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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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ROBERT MYLNE: ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER 1733 TO 1811
Written by A.E. Richardson.
Stock no. 1830728
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Robert Mylne was a famous eighteenth century architect. The diaries show by their day to day entries the way in which a busy eighteenth century architect worked, and, in the case of Mylne, the many long journeys he contstantly undertook and his meticulous care in carrying out his commissions, large or small. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 220 pages. Board corners lightly rubbed/worn. Foxing mainly to text block and prelims, some foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is grubby, edge-rubbed, worn at corners with slight loss, browned to spine, some foxing.

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MEMOIRS OF A GEORGIAN RAKE
Written by William Hickey; Roger Hudson. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830695
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1995. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Roger Hudson. Burgundy cloth spine with navy blue title blocks and gilt title, blue marbled paper boards. B/w engravings. Top edge blue. xvii and 414 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a long score mark to one side and is a little scuffed.

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THE DIARY OF A VILLAGE SHOPKEEPER 1754-1765
Written by Thomas Turner; David Vaisey. Illustrated by Miriam Macgregor.
Stock no. 1830694
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Nearly fine condition.

Edited by David Vaisey. Blue cloth spine with burgundy title block and gilt title, marbled paper boards. B/w engravings. Top edge red. xxxix and 443 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.

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KASPAR HAUSER: THE HOLY FOOL & THE PATH OF SACRIFICE
Written by Johannes Steuck; Jonathan Stedall. Illustrated by Greg Tricker.
Stock no. 1830681
Published by Millwheel Art Press. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

An inspired collection of over forty original paintings by Greg Tricker portraying the extraordinary life of Kaspar Hauser. Born a Prince, yet confined as a child to an underground prison for over twelve years, living on bred and water with a small toy horse to play with. He stumbled out onto the streets of Nuremberg in 1828 and became famous throughout Europe for his remarkable abilities and intriguing character. Kaspar Hauser's mysterious life and his historical background is challengingly explored by writer and artist, Johannes Steuck, and complemented by an insightful foreword by Jonathan Stedall. Large format. White cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations. 143 pages. ISBN: 0954287312. A lovely copy. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby to rear panel with a small patch of scoring.

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