BONAPARTE Napoleon

The Waterloo Campaign. Edited and translated by Somerset de Chair. With an Introduction by Henry Lachouque. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 1957. 8vo., First Edition thus, on laid paper, with portrait frontispiece, plates, and maps in red and black, free endpapers browned; maroon buckram, upper board elaborately framed and blocked in gilt, gilt back, red top, a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.

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Book number: 48782

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: folio society, bonaparte, napoleon bonaparte, napoleonic wars, waterloo,

BOOK OF PROVERBS.

The Book of Proverbs. From the Authorised King James Version of the Bible. Introduced by Bishop Nick Baines. Lettering by Jessica Hische. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 2020. 8vo., First Edition thus, text in orange and black; orange cloth, upper board and backstrip letterd in blue, blue top, ribbon marker, a near fine copy in publisher's blocked board slip-case.

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Book number: 46226

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: mstock, folio society, religion, christianity, bible, proverbs, book of proverbs

BOOK OF JONAH.

The Book of Jonah. Taken from the Authorized Version of King James I, with Engravings on Wood by David Jones. [Facsimile reissue of the Golden Cockerel Press edition of 1926, with separate Essay by Sebastian Carter). 750 COPIES WERE PRINTED

[Golden Cockerel Press], Folio Society,, 1926, [2017]. 2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with fine wood-engraved illustrations throughout; Facsimile in ivory cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper; Essay 4pp; the whole housed in publisher's custom-made blue board solander case lettered in gilt with mounted illustration (repeated from text). EDITION LIMITED TO 750 NUMBERED COPIES (THIS COPY NO. 96). Splendid facsimile reissue of the renowned Golden Cockrel Press edition of 1926.

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Book number: 33639

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: folio society, golden cockerel press, david jones, wood engravings, bible, jonah, book of jonah,

BOOK OF GENESIS.

Genesis. Twelve Woodcuts by Paul Nash with the First Chapter of Genesis in the Authorised Version. [Facsimile reissue of the Nonesuch Press edition of 1924, with separate Essay by Sebastian Carter). 750 COPIES WERE PRINTED

[Nonesuch Press], Folio Society,, 1924, [2017]. 2 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus, with fine wood-engraved illustrations throughout; Facsimile in black cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper; Essay 4pp; the whole housed in publisher's custom-made terracotta board solander case lettered in gilt with mounted illustration (repeated from text). EDITION LIMITED TO 750 NUMBERED COPIES.. Splendid facsimile reissue of the renowned Nonesuch Press edition of 1924.

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Book number: 49166

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: mstock, folio society, nonesuch press, nash, paul nash, wood engravings, bible, genesis, book of genesis

BORGES Jorge Luis

Labyrinths. Selected Stories and other Writings. Edited by Donald A. Yates and James E. Irby. Introduction by Adam Feinstein. Foreword by Andre Maurois. Illustrated by Neil Packer. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 2007. Roy. 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispiece (original printed guard present) and 7 coloured plates; patterned boards, brown cloth back, backstrip lettered in red, brown endpapers, a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case, the case with one small scuff at bottom corner. VERY SCARCE.

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Book number: 47238

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: mstock, folio society, borges, jorge luis borges, neil packer

BOULLE Piere

Planet of the Apes. Translated by Xan Fielding. Introduced by Frans de Waal. Illustrated by David de las Heras. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 2020. 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece in monochrome and 7 coloured plates (2 double-page); pictorial boards, red cloth back lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in publisher's slip-case.

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Book number: 47633

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: mstock, folio society, boulle, pierre boulle, xan fielding, planet of the apes

BRADBURY Ray

The Illustrated Man. Introduced by Margaret Atwood. Illustrated by Marc Burckhardt. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 2017. 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece and 5 coloured illustrations; metallic sand buckram, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in red and brown, red endpapers, a near fine copy in publisher's blocked board slip-case.

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Book number: 47634

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: mstock, folio society, bradbury, ray bradbury, science fiction, sci-fi

BRADBURY, intro. Sue

A Travellers Christmas. Introduced by Sue Bradbury. Illustrated by Paul Slater. FINE COPY IN SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 2006. 8vo., First Edition thus, with a coloured frontispiece and 14 coloured plates; pictorial boards, upper board lettered in silver, red cloth back lettered in silver, silver endpapers, a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.

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Book number: 22139

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: folio society, sue bradbury, paul slater, christmas

BRADFORD Ernle

Hannibal. Introduced by Kenneth McLeish. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 1998. 8vo., First Edition thus, with decorative title, numerous plates and maps, and endpaper maps; red cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.

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Book number: 37904

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: folio society, hannibal, ernle bradford

BRANDS H.W.

The Age of Gold. The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream. Introduced by Kevin Starr. FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 2015. 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece and 24 pages of coloured and monochraome photographs; black cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.

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Book number: 28592

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: mstock, folio society, usa, americana, california, gold rush, american dream

BRENCHLEY Peter

Jaws. Introduced by Wendy Brenchley. Illustrated by Hokyoung Kim. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 2022. 8vo., First Edition thus, with illustrated title-spread and 7 colour illustrations; pictorial boards, backstrip lettered in silver and red, a near fine copy in publisher's blocked board slip-case.

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Book number: 47024

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: mstock, folio society, brenchley, peter brenchley, hokyoung kim

BRICKHILL Paul

The Dam Busters. Introduced by Mary Stopes-Roe. FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 2016. 8vo., with frontispiece, 16 pages of plates and endpaper charts; pictorial red cloth, black cloth back blocked and lettered in cream and red, a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.

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Book number: 34985

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: mstock, folio society, paul brickhill, dam busters, barnes wallis, 617 squadron, chastise, upkeep

BRICKHILL Paul

The Great Escape. With the original Preface by George Harsh. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 2016. 8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, 16 pages of coloured and monochrome illustrations, illustrations in the text and printed endpapers; pictorial green cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in cream and black, a near fine copy in publisher's slip-case, the latter lightly marked on lower surface. Illustrated with photographs from the Imperial War Museum and National Archives, together with original colour sketches by captive Ley Kenyon.

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Book number: 43958

Catalogue: Folio Society0

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BRICKHILL Paul

Reach for the Sky. Afterword by Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader. FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 2017. 8vo., First Edition thus, with fine portrait frontispiece, 16pp of plates in monochrome, map and printed endpapers; blue boards blocked in black, black cloth back lettered in white, a fine copy in publisher's board slip-case.

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Book number: 42172

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: mstock, folio society, brickhill, paul brickhill, bader, douglas bader, aviation, ww2, wwii, spitfire, hurricane

BRIGGS Katharine M.

Folk Tales of Britain: Narratives. Collected and edited by Katharine M. Briggs. With a Preface by Philip Pullman. Illustrated by Hannah Firmin. FINE SET IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE

Folio Society,, 2011. 3 vols., 8vo., with coloured frontispiece and 28 monochrome illustrations in each volume; pictorial green cloth, upper boards and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt and black, green endpapers, a fine set in publisher's illustrated board slip-case.

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Book number: 43561

Catalogue: Folio Society0

Keywords: mstock, folio society, katharine briggs, folk tales, folklore, philip pullman