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CRUSADER CASTLES
Written by T.E. Lawrence; Mark Bostridge.
Stock no. 1829174
Published by Folio Society.
2012.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Blue decorated cloth. Introduced by Bostridge. B/w maps, diagrams and photos. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- CASTLES
IN PRAISE OF FOLLY AND LETTER TO MAARTEN VAN DORP, 1515
Written by Desiderius Erasmus; Eamon Duffy.
Illustrated by Matthew Richardson.
Stock no. 1829154
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2014.
Nearly fine condition.
An essay written in Latin first published in 1511. The text of this edition follows that of the translation by Betty Radice first published in 1971 by Penguin books. Introduced by Eamon Duffy. Brown paper boards with black titles and blocked design. Colour plates. xxv and 168 pages sincluding index. A lovely copy, feels unread, contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few minor scuffs.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
IMPOSSIBLE JOURNEYS
Written by Mathew Lyons.
Stock no. 1328890
Published by Folio Society.
1st
2009.
Nearly fine condition.
Attempted journeys to places that did not in fact exist; claims to have visited or seen such places; journeys it is not longer possible to make; and journeys that, whether in planning, the execution or the outcome, were implausible or unlikely, if not actually wholly impossible. Blue cloth spine with gilt title and decoration, blue pictorial paper boards. B/w illustrations. Contained in a slipcase which has surface paper damage to one of the opening edges (corner bumped to same).
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- TRAVEL
- MYTHS AND MYTHOLOGY
MY LIFE
Written by Thomas Bewick; Iain Bain.
Illustrated by Thomas Bewick.
Stock no. 1328889
Published by Folio Society.
1st
1981.
Nearly fine condition in a poor dustwrapper.
Brown cloth spine, gilt titles. Yellow boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Original tissue-paper wrapper is browned and edge torn with loss to top of spine and also around front panel.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- BIOGRAPHY
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- WATERCOLOUR
- NATURAL HISTORY
LEAVES FROM THE JOURNAL OF OUR LIFE IN THE HIGHLANDS
Written by Queen Victoria; Arthur Helps; Delia Millar.
Stock no. 1829106
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2002.
Nearly fine condition.
Published in honour of The Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. From Queen Victoria's journal, 1848 to 1861. Introduced by Delia Millar. Red buckram cloth covered boards with extensive gilt and black decorations. Bevelled boards. B/w and colour illustrations. Limited edition of 1850 numbered copies. Large format. All edges gilt. Light vertical crease to free front endpaper, tip of lower corner of contents lightly creased (likely to have been dropped at some point but boards not affected). Else a lovely copy. This is copy 1198. Contained in publisher's red cloth solander case which is lightly speckled.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- ROYALTY
- SCOTLAND
- HISTORY (VICTORIAN)
- HISTORY (BRITISH)
- LIMITED EDITION
PENSEES
Written by Blaise Pascal; A.J. Krailsheimer; T.S. Eliot.
Stock no. 1829103
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2011.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Translated and with an introduction by Krailsheimer. Introduced by Eliot. Black cloth, gilt title and decorations. Colour illustrations. xlvii and 368 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed, and has a small knock to one end.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- RELIGION
- CHRISTIANITY
IRISH FAIRY AND FOLK TALES
Written by W.B. Yeats; Paul Muldoon.
Illustrated by Linda Farquharson.
Stock no. 1829094
Published by Folio Society.
2009.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Selected and edited, with an introduction by Yeats. Foreword by Paul Muldoon. Black, red & silver pictorial boards, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. xxvi and 336 pages. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed (VG).
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- CHILDRENS
- FAIRY TALES
- FOLK TALES
- IRELAND
THE RENAISSANCE: STUDIES IN ART AND POETRY
Written by Walter Pater; Michael Prodger.
Stock no. 1829092
Published by Folio Society.
Circa
2013.
Nearly fine condition.
Introduced by Michael Prodger. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and blocked decoration to front. Colour illustrations. A lovely copy, still in original shrinkwrap!
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- ART
- RENAISSANCE
- POETRY
'GOBLIN MARKET' AND SELECTED POEMS
Written by Christina Rossetti; Kathryn Hughes.
Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki.
Stock no. 1829085
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2011.
Very good condition.
All poems in this edition follow the text of R.W. Crump's Complete Poemso f Christina Rossetti which was published by Louisiana State University Press 1979-90. Introduction by Hughes. Pictorial front board. Purple cloth to rear cover and spine, gilt title to spine. Full page colour illustrations. xix and 130 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is faded at edges and a little scuffed (VG).
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- POETRY AND VERSE (CHILDRENS)
- ILLUSTRATED
THE SPANISH INQUISITION: A HISTORICAL REVISION
Written by Henry Kamen.
Stock no. 1828553
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1998.
Very good condition.
A Historical Revision. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, dramatic gilt and red decoration to front. Brown endpapers show districts of the Spanish Inquisition. Colour plates. Contents are bound UPSIDE-DOWN and back to front. Else a lovely copy contained in VG publisher's slipcase which has some surface paper loss to lower spine and is a little scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- SPAIN
BETJEMAN'S BRITAIN
Written by John Betjeman; Candida Lycett Green.
Stock no. 1828552
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1999.
Very good condition.
Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine, front board has five images in b/w imprinted. B/w photographic endpapers. Full of b/w photos. A lovely copy in a VG publisher's slipcase which is rubbed & worn at edges.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- TOPOGRAPHY (UK GENERAL)
REPORTAGE (5 VOLUMES)
Written by George Orwell.
Stock no. 1828515
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1998.
Very good condition.
Five volumes: Homage To Catalonia; Down And Out In Paris And London; Funny But Not Vulgar; The Road To Wigan Pier; My Country Right Or Left. B/w photographic pictorial cloth. B/w photos. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is split at head and base width-ways but still holding.
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY GENERAL
- BIOGRAPHY
- CIVIL WAR (SPANISH)