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JULIUS CAESAR
Written by Christian Meier; Peter Jones.
Stock no. 1326852
Published by Folio Society. 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Dark green cloth with gilt title to spine and gilt bust to front board. 507 pages. Colour & b/w illustrations. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed, has a minor white mark to one side and a few minor knocks to edges.

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THE NEW YORK TRILOGY
Written by Paul Auster. Illustrated by Tom Burns.
Stock no. 1827413
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Contains: City of Glass; Ghosts; The Locked Room. Grey decorated cloth. Yellow endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly rubbed at open corners and lightly scuffed.

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THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (8 VOLUMES)
Written by Edward Gibbon; Betty Radice.
Stock no. 1827330
Published by Folio Society. 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited and introduced by Betty Radice. Full elephanthide cream binding. Red and blue title labels. Gilt borders to front boards. 8 volumes in two sets i.e. four volumes in each set. Second printing of this edition in this binding.A few small spots to top of spine of volume I, volume II has a margin tear to page 37/38 (small) which has left a small indent to margins of a couple of pages before and after, else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcases which have a few light marks and scuffs, light fading at edges.

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THE STORY OF THE RENAISSANCE (5 VOLUMES)
Written by Boies Penrose; G.R. Elton; J.R. Hale; Vincent Cronin.
Stock no. 1827329
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Five volume set: Travel and Discovery in the Renaissance; Europe from Renaissance to Reformation; The Renaissance in Europe; The Flowering of the Renaissance; and The Florentine Renaissance. Three volumes in burgundy cloth with gilt titles and decoration, two volumes in blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration. Colour plates. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is just slightly scuffed.

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THE FOLIO SOCIETY BOOK OF THE 100 GREATEST PAINTINGS
Written by Martin Bailey.
Stock no. 1827328
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Edited by Martin Bailey. From Duccio to Picasso. Blue cloth with gilt titles and the names of artists in gilt to front cover. Colour illustrations throughout. Title to spine is rubbed, spine is also marked. Otherwise, a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is bumped at one corner and stained to plain side.

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LEONARDO DA VINCI
Written by Kenneth Clark; Martin Kemp. Illustrated by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Stock no. 1827327
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Very good condition.

Introduced by Martin Kemp. Large format. Dark brown cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour pictorial front cover. Colour illustrations. Slight mark to top & tail of spine. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some scuffing, and a damp stain to one side.

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SEEDS OF CHANGE: SIX PLANTS THAT TRANSFORMED MANKIND
Written by Henry Hobhouse.
Stock no. 1827326
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Brown cloth spine with green title block and gilt title. Pictorial paper boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed, slightly unevenly faded and a little rubbed.

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HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH CHURCH AND PEOPLE
Written by Venerable Bede; R.E. Latham; Melvyn Bragg.
Stock no. 1827325
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Introduced by Melvyn Bragg. Brown cloth boards, blocked design in gilt and black to front, black title block with gilt title to spine. Colour plates. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is just lightly scuffed.

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THE GNOSTIC GOSPELS
Written by Marvin Meyer.
Stock no. 1827324
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2008. Nearly fine condition.

The Sacred Writings of the Nag Hammadi Library, The Berlin Gnostic Codex and the Codex Tchacos. Brown leather spine with gilt title to spine. Printed cloth boards. Colour plates. xxviii and 724 pages including index. Top edge brown. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN: A NOVEL
Written by Thomas Mann; Michael Wood. Illustrated by Leonard Rosoman.
Stock no. 1827323
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2000. Very good condition.

Blue cloth spine. Stunning pictorial front cover with mountain scene. Colour plates. Translated from the German by John E. Woods. Introduced by Michael Wood. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little scuffed and marked.

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HOURS IN A LIBRARY (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Leslie Stephen; Jonathan Steinberg.
Stock no. 1827322
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1991. Very good condition.

Introduction by Jonathan Steinberg. A series of essays. Blue cloth. Gilt titles and decoration. B/w illustrations. Spines are very slightly damp mottled. Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuffing and minor marks.

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1066 AND ALL THAT: A MEMORABLE HISTORY OF ENGLAND
Written by Walter Carruthers Sellar; Robert Julian Yeatman; Ned Sherrin. Illustrated by John Reynolds.
Stock no. 1827321
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1990. Slightly better than very good condition.

Comprising all the parts you can remember including 103 good things, 5 bad kings and 2 genuine dates. Introduced by Ned Sherrin. Brown paperboards. B/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with a very faint, large dampstain to one side.

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