THE BLUE FLOWER
Written by Penelope Fitzgerald; Neel Mukherjee. Illustrated by James Albon.
Stock no. 1822730
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2015. Fine condition.

A novel based on the life of Friedrich Von Hardenberg before he became famous under the name Novalis. Blue cloth spine, silver titles. Introduced by Neel Mukherjee. Blue and brown decorative boards. Colour illustrations. Still in original shrinkwrap! This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF
Written by Beryl Bainbridge. Illustrated by Beryl Bainbridge.
Stock no. 1321833
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2016. Fine condition.

A novel about the 1912 RMS Titanic disaster. This edition follows the text of the first edition (1996) with minor emendations. Black decorated cloth. Blue endpapers. 188 pages. Colour plates. Preface by Psiche Hughes. Still in original shrinkwrap! This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE
Written by Gilbert White; Keith Thomas.
Stock no. 1822656
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2009. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Brown cloth spine and rear cover with gilt title. Front cover is green with black/gilt drawings. The text of this edition is taken from the 1789 edition and includes the first part only, with minor emendations. The additional two letters 'Timothy the Tortoise to Miss Hecky Mulso' and 'On the Sense of Hearing in Fishes', were first published in the 1877 edition of 'The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne', edited by Thomas Bell, 2 vols, published by John Van Voorst. Exquisite full page colour illustrations. A beautiful edition! Still in original shrinkwrap which is a little scuffed and has a tiny hole to one corner. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE VOYAGE OF ARGO THE ARGONAUTICA
Written by Apollonius Of Rhodes; E.V. Rieu; Lawrence Norfolk. Illustrated by Daniel Egneus.
Stock no. 1321751
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2014. Fine condition.

Blue pictorial boards. Translated by Rieu with an introduction by Norfolk. Colour & b/w illustrations. Still in original shrinkwrap! This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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BLACK MISCHIEF
Written by Evelyn Waugh. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1822543
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2016. Nearly fine condition.

Folio Collectables series issued without a slipcase. Blue cloth boards, yellow titles and black design to front and rear. B/w illustrations. Top edge blue. Black ribbon page marker. Still in original shrinkwrap! Faint discolouration to rear board.

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THE DESCENT OF MAN AND SELECTION IN RELATION TO SEX
Written by Charles Darwin; Richard Dawkins.
Stock no. 1822535
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2008. Fine condition.

Introduction by Richard Dawkins. Attractive green and gilt pictorial cloth. Colour illustrations. Top edge green. Still in original shrinkwrap! This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by Edward J. Detmold; David Eccles.
Stock no. 1822385
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Brown pictorial cloth with gilt titles. The illustrations are based on original b/w drawings by Detmold, recreated in colour by Eccles. A fine copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is slightly scuffed.

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JUST SO STORIES
Written by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated by Rudyard Kipling.
Stock no. 1822319
Published by Folio Society. 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Mustard pictorial cloth depicting a cat walking an avenue of trees, gilt titles. B/w illustrations. Fourth printing. Spine very lightly browned (hardly noticeable) and lightly bumped to top. Musty odour present else a fine copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little scuffed.

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LIBER BESTIARUM
Written by Christopher De Hamel; Richard Barber.
Stock no. 1321645
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2008. Nearly fine condition.

A facsimile of manuscript Bodley 764 in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Large format. Handbound in red/orange goatskin leather over bevelled boards, blocked with a design by David Eccles. Limited to 1980 numbered copies and 20 lettered copies. Raised bands to spine. All edges gilt. Blue ribbon page marker. An illuminated manuscript. 137 numbered pages. Together with a blue cloth bound commentary & translation with gilt title to spine and vignette to front. Commentary by De Hamel, translation by Barber. Facsimile volume is a tiny bit rubbed at front edge of spine and has a tiny scratch mark to front cover. Blue solander slipcase is bumped at corners with a couple of tiny dents at edges.

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SECRET MEMOIRS OF A RENAISSANCE POPE
Written by Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini.
Stock no. 1321572
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1988. Slightly better than very good condition.

The Commentaries of Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini Pius II. An abridgement. B/w illustrations. Full cream vegetable parchment ('Elephanthide'), with Piccolomini's crest blind stamped to front cover. Dark red leather title label to spine with gilt title. A few fox spots to spine else book is fine. A couple of tiny marks to slipcase.

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MUSIC FOR KING HENRY
Written by Nicolas Bell; David Skinner.
Stock no. 1822161
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

A facsimile of a Royal Choirbook. Very large format. Burgundy cloth spine, cream boards with gilt & foil decorations. Limited edition of 500 copies and 20 lettered copies. 36 pages. Coloured frontispiece and ornamented initial letters. Also includes a commentary volumes which has red cloth spine with gilt title and pictorial front board. Colour illustrations and 117 pages. Also included is a CD: Henry's Music Motets from a Royal Choirbook Songs by Henry VIII. This is copy 55 of 500. CD is MISSING. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcases which are lightly scuffed. The song book has a bump to tail of spine which also transfers to inside tail of gutter edges (see photos). There is some transference of red dye from the slipcase to the very outer edges of the song book (minor). All contained in original packaging from the Folio Society.

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A PEDESTRIAN JOURNEY
Written by John Dundas Cochrane; Mervyn Horder.
Stock no. 1321377
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1983. Very good condition.

Through Russia and Siberian Tartary to the frontiers of China, the frozen sea and Kamtchatka. Blue pictorial cloth. Minimal browning to spine. Slipcase is bumped at top and tail of opening.

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