THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE
Written by Thomas Hardy. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830797
Published by Folio Society. 1991. Very good condition.

A Wessex Novel. Green cloth boards, corn dolly motif to front board. Top edge green. B/w wood-engravings. 413 pages. Fifth printing. Spine very slightly faded. Text block lightly grubby. Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has some shelf-scuffing and paper wear to one edge.

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A STUDENT'S GUIDE TO WOOD ENGRAVING (BOOKS FOR THE CRAFTSMAN)
Written by Wilfred Gregson.
Stock no. 1830773
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

A practical introduction to the technique of the woodcut. The author is a wood engraver and is well qualified to eplain the technique of the craft and to illustrate the technique. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w wood engravings. xv and 79 pages including index. Boards clean. Text block foxed. Endpapers browned. Some foxing throughout. Green pictorial dustwrapper is browned, edge-rubbed with a few small closed tears and chips, small amount of loss to base of spine.

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THE WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN (7 VOLUMES)
Written by Jane Austen; Richard Church. Illustrated by Joan Hassall.
Stock no. 1830757
Published by Folio Society. 1991. Slightly better than very good condition.

Reset edition. Includes Pride and Prejudice; Shorter Works; Sense and Sensibility; Northanger Abbey; Emma; Mansfield Park; Persuasion. Introduction by Richard Church. Red cloth spines, gilt titles. Decorated cream boards. B/w decorations chapter headers and illustrations. Tenth Printing. Spines very lightly faded (not really noticeable). Tail of spine of 'Persuasion' is bumped. Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few light scuffs.

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OUR VILLAGE
Written by Mary Russell Mitford; Ronald Blythe. Illustrated by Joan Hassall.
Stock no. 1830696
Published by Folio Society. 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

A selection of stories from the original five-volume edition. Introduction by Ronald Blythe. Blue cloth spine with dark green title block and gilt title. Marbled paper boards. B/w wood engravings. Top edge green. xxiii and 422 pages. Second impression. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.

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THE WOODLANDERS
Written by Thomas Hardy; Tim Heald. Illustrated by Peter Reddick.
Stock no. 1830659
Published by Folio Society. 1992. Very good condition.

Introduction by Tim Heald. Brown cloth boards, brown title block with gilt title to spine. Corn dolly motif to front board. B/w wood engravings. Top edge brown. xiv and 348 pages. Second printing. Spine ligthly faded (only noticeable when out of the slipcase). Minor foxing to text block. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has a small knock to one closed edge.

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THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER
Written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge; Richard Holmes. Illustrated by Garrick Palmer.
Stock no. 1830617
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Richard Holmes. Burgundy silk moire boards, gilt title to spine, pictorial onlay to front. Pale blue endpapers. Printed on pale blue paper. B/w wood engravings. 50 pages. Spine very lightly faded else a lovely copy. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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ROB ROY
Written by Walter Scott; Allan Massie. Illustrated by George Tute.
Stock no. 1830597
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Allan Massie. Brown cloth spine with gilt title and vignettes. Marbled paper boards. B/w wood engravings. xv and 500 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a thin band of fading to open edge and is lightly scuffed.

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A HISTORY OF WOOD ENGRAVING
Written by Albert Garrett. Illustrated by Various.
Stock no. 1330453
Published by Midas Books. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

A comprehensive study of one of Britain's most influential schools of art, and of its birth and development from its international forebears. Packed with examples of wood-engravings throughout the ages. A valuable reference work for the collector. 407 pages including biographical notes of the artists and index. Large format. Cream cloth boards, gilt title to black label on spine, black vignette to front cover. ISBN: 0859360776. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to spine and cover edges. Contents clean.

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THE FOLIO GOLDEN TREASURY
Written by James Michie; et al. Illustrated by Simon Brett; et al..
Stock no. 1830569
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1997. Very good condition.

The Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in English Language chosen and introduced by James Michie. Illustrated with Wood Engravings by various artists selected by Simon Brett. Leather spine with gilt titles. Yellow cloth boards with repeating pattern. B/w wood engravings. 733 pages including index. Top edge yellow. Tiny fox-spots to text block, not affecting contents. Last few pages have been miscut by binder so top corner of page is folded in a crease. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed and marked.

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THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY GENTLEMAN
Written by Laurence Sterne; Gilbert Phelps. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1830561
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1970. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Gilbert Phelps. Olive green patterned cloth boards, white title block with gilt title to spine. B/w wood engravings. 492 pages. Title block is scuffed, spine is lightly faded. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is bumped at one end of spine and worn at the other.

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QUIET AS MOSS
Written by Andrew Young. Illustrated by Joan Hassall.
Stock no. 1330433
Published by Rupert Hart-Davis. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Thirty-six poems chosen by Leonard Clark. Green boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 39 numbered pages. Small mark to front edge of spine. Spine very slightly bumped. Foxing else contents clean. Pale blue pictorial wrapper is edge worn, foed and faded to spine and folds. Small damp stains to front fold.

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WALKING WITH FANCY
Written by E.L. Grant Watson. Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1330428
Published by Country Life Ltd.. 1st 1943. Very good condition.

Sketches of country life. Blue cloth, black titles. B/w illustrations. 120 pages. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. A few small marks to cover edges. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing, mainly to textblock but does affect some page margins.

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