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THE DOUBLE-CROSS SYSTEM IN THE WAR OF 1939 TO 1945
Written by J.C. Masterman; M.R.D. Foot.
Stock no. 2135943
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Introduced by M.R.D. Foot. German agents serving the Allied cause. Dark blue spine, gilt title. B/w pictorial front cover. B/w photos. A few small marks to rear cover. Slip case is very good - some marks and scuffs.

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MY LIFE AND TIMES
Written by Jerome K. Jerome; Joseph Connolly.
Stock no. 1321869
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduction by Joseph Connolly. Brown cloth boards with vignette of a Penny Farthing, gilt title to spine. Cream endpapers. B/w photos. Slight dusty mark to front edge of spine and a tiny spot to front cover. Slipcase is faded at edges.

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RURAL RIDES
Written by William Cobbett. Illustrated by Joe McLaren.
Stock no. 1822878
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2010. Fine condition.

In the Counties of: Surrey, Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Somersetshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Essex, Suffolk, Norfollk and Hertfordshire With Economical and Political Observations relative to matters applicable to, and illustrated by, the State of those Counties respectively. Grey/brown cloth spine with vignette of tree in black, gilt title. Beige cloth boards with silhouette of tree to front. Brown endpapers are maps. B/w illustrations. Still in original shrinkwrap! 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. 1822839
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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RELIGION AND THE DECLINE OF MAGIC (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Keith Thomas.
Stock no. 1822742
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2012. Fine condition.

Studies in popular beliefs in 16th and 17th century England. Introduced by Hilary Mantel. Blue pictorial cloth with gilt. Colour plates. Still in original shrinkwrap which is just starting to split open at bottom end. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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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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