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THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE
Written by James M. Cain; Steve Erickson. Illustrated by Patrick Leger.
Stock no. 1827890
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduced by Steve Erickson. Grey pictorial cloth boards. 7 full page colour illustrations including frontis. Front joint pulled between front endpaper and half-title page (relatively minor) else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed (VG).

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LEONARDO DA VINCI
Written by Kenneth Clark; Martin Kemp. Illustrated by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Stock no. 1827886
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduced by Martin Kemp. Large format. Dark brown cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour pictorial front cover. Colour illustrations. A lovely copy that appears to be unread, contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has a few white marks to one side (VG).

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THE FOLIO SOCIETY BOOK OF THE 100 GREATEST PORTRAITS
Written by Martin Bailey.
Stock no. 1827884
Published by Folio Society. 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Martin Bailey. Large format. Colour illustrations. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed (VG+).

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THE EARTH: AN INTIMATE HISTORY
Written by Richard Fortey.
Stock no. 1827883
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Cloth spine with pictorial boards. A new introduction by the author. Colour photos. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed (NR F).

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REVOLT IN THE DESERT
Written by T.E. Lawrence; Raleigh Trevelyan. Illustrated by Edward Bawden.
Stock no. 1827878
Published by Folio Society. 2008. Very good condition.

Introduced by Raleigh Trevelyan. Pictorial cloth. B/w photos and illustrations. Gilt title to spine. Endpapers are sketch map to show Lawrence's desert campaigns. Ninth printing.Lower board corners lightly rubbed. Else a fine copy. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and is bumped at one closed end (VG).

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THE SILVER BRANCH
Written by Rosemary Sutcliff; Julia Eccleshare. Illustrated by Roman Pisarev.
Stock no. 1827877
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Introduced by Julia Eccleshare. Grey pictorial cloth with gilt title to spine. Full-page b/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed (VG+).

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THE PRINCESS AND THE GOBLIN
Written by George MacDonald; Maria Tatar. Illustrated by Madalina Andronic.
Stock no. 1827874
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth with silver title to spine. 168 pages. Colour plates. Introduced by Maria Tatar. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase whichh has a small tear to middle of one edge (relatively minor).

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THE LOST WORLD
Written by Arthur Conan Doyle; Andrew Lycett.
Stock no. 1827873
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Being an account of the recent amazing adventures of Professor George E. Challenger, Lord John Roxton, Professor Summerlee, and Mr. E.D. Malone of the Daily Gazette. A novel about a scientific expedition to authenticate reports of prehistoric fauna in furthest South Americal. Introduced by Andrew Lycett. Red cloth pictorial boards with gilt borders and dinosaur images. Colour & b/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has a crease created during binding process to one edge (VG+).

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THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK
Written by Lewis Carroll; Michael Rosen. Illustrated by Jeffrey Fisher.
Stock no. 1827872
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Pictorial boards. An agony, in Eight Fits. Blue cloth spine with gilt title, pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Introduction by Rosen. Based on the Penguin Books edition first published in 1967 and reprinted with revisions in 1974, with minor emendations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf-scuffed.

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THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
Written by Kazuo Ishiguro. Illustrated by Finn Campbell-Notman.
Stock no. 1827871
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Nearly fine condition.

A sad and humourous love story. Brown and gilt pictorial cloth with gilt title to spine. Full page colour illustrations. Tiny bump to lower front corner of board else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly faded at open edge.

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THE ASCENT OF MAN
Written by J. Bronowski; Melvyn Bragg.
Stock no. 1827867
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

New foreword by Melvyn Bragg. Blue cloth spine, gilt title. Blue paper boards with blocked design. Colour & b/w illustrations. xvii and 302 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed and a little marked (VG).

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THE WORLD OF ODYSSEUS
Written by M.I. Finley; Simon Hornblower.
Stock no. 1827866
Published by Folio Society. 2003. Nearly fine condition.

Burnt orange pictorial cloth. Colour photos. Introduction by Hornblower. Third printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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