APULEIUS Lucius

The Transformations of Lucius, otherwise known as The Golden Ass. Translated by Robert Graves. Lithographs by Michael Ayrton. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 1960. 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, plates and pictorial endpapers; ivory faux-vellum, blocked in sepia, gilt back, red top, backstrip very lightly age-soiled else a very good, clean copy in publisher's board slip-case, the case mildly rubbed and worn at extremities.

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Book number: 48255

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: folio society, apuleius, lucius apuleius, robert graves, ayrton, michael ayrton, golden ass

[ARABIAN NIGHTS].

The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night. Rendered into English from the Literal and Complete Translation of Dr. J.C. Mardrus by Powys Mathers. Illustrations by Eric Fraser. BRIGHT, CLEAN SET

Folio Society,, 1958. 4 vols., roy. 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispieces and plates; gold and red patterned boards, faux-vellum backs lettered in gilt, red tops, a very good, bright, clean, crisp set.

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Book number: 46334

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: folio society, arabian nights, thousand and one nights, eric fraser

ARENDT Hannah

The Origins of Totalitarianism. Introduced by Anne Applebaum. Binding and Slipcase Design by Jamie Keenan. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 2022. 2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with numerous coloured and monochrome photographs; patterned boards, cloth backs, a near fine copy in publisher's die-cut board slip-case.

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Book number: 48756

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: mstock, folio society, tolstoy, arendt, hannah arendt

ARNIM Elizabeth von

The Enchanted April. Introduction by Elizabeth Jane Howard. Illustrations by Debra McFarlane. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 2002. Roy. 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispiece and 6 coloured plates; original pictorial blue cloth, upper board and backstrip elaborately blocked in gilt and black, blue endpapers, a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case. This edition follows the text of the first edition of 1922.

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Book number: 46503

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Keywords: folio society, arnim, elizabeth von arnim, debra mcfarlane, elizabeth jane howard

ASIMOV Isaac

The Foundation Trilogy. [Comprising Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation.]. Introduction by Paul Krugman. Illustrations by Alex Wells. NEAR FINE SET IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, [2021]. 3 vols., 8vo., with coloured plates; pictorial boards, backstrips lettered in black, coloured endpapers, a near fine set in publisher's illustrated board slip-case. First published by FS in 2012.

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Book number: 46783

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: folio society, asimov, isaac asimov, alex wells, foundation, foundation trilogy

ATWOOD Margaret

Oryx and Crake. New Introduction by the Author. Illustrated by Harriet Lee-Merrion. NEAR FINE COPY IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER

Folio Society,, 2019. 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispiece, 6 coloured illustrations and printed endpapers; green boards blocked and lettered in white, a near fine copy in publisher's die-cut board slip-case.

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Book number: 40145

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: mstock, folio society, atwood, margaret atwood, harriet lee-merrion

AUBREY John

Brief Lives. A Selection based upon existing contemporary Portraits edited by Richard Barber. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 1975. 8vo., with frontispiece and numerous portraits in the text; oatmeal cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked in gilt and brown, brown top, terracotta endpapers, a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.

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Book number: 33467

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: mstock, folio society, john aubrey, john, aubrey, brief lives

AUBREY John

Brief Lives. A Selection based upon existing contemporary Portraits edited by Richard Barber. [Fifth Impression thus]. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 1975, [1988]. 8vo., Fifth Impression thus, with frontispiece and numerous portraits in the text; oatmeal cloth, upper board blocked and lettered in gilt and black, green cloth back, blocked and lettered in gilt and black, green endpapers, a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case. This reissue has a considerably more elegant binding than the original edition of 1975.

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Book number: 33824

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: folio society, john aubrey, john, aubrey, brief lives

AUSTEN Jane

Emma. Introduced by Fay Weldon. Illustrated by Sam Wolfe Connelly. FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 2015. 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispiece and 9 coloured plates; gold cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in white and black, a fine copy in publisher's slip-case lettered in gilt. THE FIRST PRINTINGS OF THIS EDITION ARE ALREADY SCARCE.

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Book number: 35887

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: folio society, austen, jane austen, emma, sam wolfe connelly

AUSTEN Jane

The History of England. A Facsimile of her Manuscript written aged sixteen and illustrated by her sister Cassandra. With an Introduction by Deirdre Le Faye and a Transcript of the Text. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 1993. 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured illustrations in the text; marbled boards, ivory faux-vellum back lettered in gilt, primrose top, primrose endpapers, a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case lettered in gilt.

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Book number: 47561

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: folio society, austen, jane austen, cassandra austen

AUSTEN Jane

Mansfield Park. Introduced by Lucy Worsley. Illustrated by Darya Shnykina. FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 2017. 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispiece and 7 coloured illustrations; sand cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in white and black, a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case lettered in gilt. THE FIRST PRINTINGS OF THIS EDITION ARE ALDREADY SCARCE.

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Book number: 35889

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: folio society, austen, jane austen, darya shnykina

AUSTEN-LEIGH J. E.

A Memoir of Jane Austen by her Nephew. Introduction by Fay Weldon. BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, [1989]. 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispiece and 18 monochrome plates on 9; original beige cloth, upper board blocked in silver and black, backstrip lettered in silver, a very good, bright, clean copy in publisher's board slip-case. The text is that of the second edition (1871) as edited by Chapman for the Clarendon Press in 1926.

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Book number: 14268

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: folio society, austen jane austen, austen-leigh

AUSTEN Jane

[The Novels of Jane Austen.]. Illustrated by Joan Hassall. Introductions by Richard Church. Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, Persuasion, Shorter Works. [Second and Best Folio Society edition.] NEAR FINE SET IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 1975 [1993]. 7 vols., 8vo., with wood-engraved frontispieces, numerous engraved illustrations in the text and pictorial endpapers; original patterned paper boards, dark cloth backs lettered and tooled in gilt, ivory endpapers, a near fine set in publisher's board slip-case. The text is based on Chapman's definitive edition; the patterned paper boards were designed by Hassall. First published by Folio Society between 1957-1963, with the Second Edition reset in 1975. In this reissue several novels contain additional wood-engravings. Gilson, E281(P&P; 1957); E286(S&S; 1958); E300(MP; 1959); E307(NA; 1960); E328 (P; 1961); E340(E; 1962); F17 (SW; 1963).

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Book number: 47573

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: folio society, austen, jane austen, hassall, joan hassall, wood engravings, richard church

AUSTEN Jane

Pride and Prejudice. Illustrated by Anna and Elena Balbusso. Introduced by Sebastian Faulks. FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 2013 [2017]. 8vo., with coloured frontispiece and 7 coloured plates; pictorial cloth, a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case lettered in gilt.

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Book number: 37738

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: folio society, austen, jane austen, balbusso, anna balbusso, elena balbusso

AUSTEN Jane

Pride and Prejudice [with] Sense and Sensibility [with] Mansfield Park [with] Northanger Abbey [with] Persuasion [with] Emma. THE NOVELS COMPLETE IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASES

Folio Society,, [2013-2017]. 6 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus (save one volume), with coloured frontispieces and plates; uniformly bound in gold cloth, upper boards and backstrips elaborately blocked in white and black, backstrips lettered in black, stone endpapers, a fine set in publisher's board slip-cases, each case illustrated with a quotation blocked in gilt. The set comprises: Pride and Prejudice. Introduced by Sebastian Faulks. Illustrated by Anna and Elena Balbusso (third impression thus, 2017); Sense and Sensibility. Introduced by Elena Ferrante. Illustrated by Philip Bannister (first edition thus, 2015); Mansfield Park. Introduced by Lucy Worsley. Illustrated by Darya Shnykina (first edition thus, 2017); Northanger Abbey. Introduced by Val McDermid. Illustrated by Jonathan Burton (first edition thus, 2017); Persuasion. Introduced by Siri Hustvedt. Illustrated by Deanna Staffo (first edition thus, 2016); Emma. Introduced by Fay Weldon. Illustrated by Sam Wolfe Connelly (first edition thus, 2015). A FINE SET OF AN ELEGANT EDITION.

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Book number: 48428

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: folio society, austen, jane austen