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THE PLUMS OF P.G. WODEHOUSE
Written by P.G. Wodehouse; Joe Whitlock Blundell.
Illustrated by Paul Cox.
Stock no. 1829331
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Picked and introduced by Joe Whitlock Blundell. Gold pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. xii and 258 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has a few tiny marks to one end.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
- HUMOUR
THE CANTERBURY TALES
Written by Geoffrey Chaucer; David Wright.
Stock no. 1829328
Published by Folio Society.
2004.
Slightly better than very good condition.
A verse translation with an introduction and notes by David Wright. Red cloth spine with gilt title, cream paper boards with gilt vignette to front. B/w pictorial endpapers. B/w chapter headers. xxii and 519 pages. Fifth printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuffing.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
WAR AND PEACE (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Leo Tolstoy.
Illustrated by Feliks Topolski.
Stock no. 1829325
Published by Folio Society.
1st Thus
1997.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Reduced format. Translated and with an introduction by Rosemary Edmonds. Brick red spines with gilt titles. Cream/beige covers with line drawings. B/w illustrations. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and lightly marked, light wear across one closed edge (rubbing).
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
JEEVES & WOOSTER (6 VOLUMES)
Written by P.G. Wodehouse.
Illustrated by Paul Cox.
Stock no. 1829311
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
1996.
Very good condition.
Titles are: Ring For Jeeves; The Mating Season; Joy In The Morning; The Code Of The Woosters; Thank You Jeeves; Right Ho Jeeves. Attractive pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few marks (VG).
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- HUMOUR
- LITERATURE
THE MANDALA OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
Written by Jamyang Norbu.
Stock no. 1829284
Published by Harpercollins Publishers India.
2000.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The Adventures of the Great Detective in Tibet. Based on the reminiscences of Hurree Chunder Mookerjee. Brown cloth boards, light brown title to spine. xxv and 287 pages including glossary. ISBN: 8172233647. Fourth impression. Faint marks to boards (looks like fingermarks). Minor foxing to top edge of text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lovely and clean.
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- LITERATURE
- DETECTIVE FICTION
- TIBET
FOUCAULT'S PENDULUM
Written by Umberto Eco; William Weaver.
Illustrated by Neil Packer.
Stock no. 1829216
Published by Folio Society.
1st thus
2016.
Very good condition.
An enthralling mystery novel. Translated by William Weaver. Grey cloth boards with blocked design. White title block to spine with grey title. Blue pictorial endpapers. xii and 609 pages. 11 colour plates including frontispiece. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is stained on one side and is scuffed (VG). Book itself is in almost fine condition.
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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
ANIMAL FARM: A FAIRY STORY
Written by George Orwell.
Stock no. 1829215
Published by Secker & Warburg.
1945.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A satire upon dictatorship. The history of a revolution that went wrong - and of the excellent excuses that were forthcoming at every step for each perversion of the original doctrine. Small format. Dark green cloth. White title to spine. 91 pages. Spine is slightly cocked and lightly faded. Very top edge of boards is faded. Small foxspots to endpapers and text block. Contents clean. Dustwrapper states second edition but this is a second printing (reprint) of the first edition (some might call it a second edition). Green & grey dustwrapper is lightly worn at corners, foxing to rear panel.
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- CHILDRENS
- SATIRE
- LITERATURE
- ANIMAL STORY
PLUGGED
Written by Eoin Colfer.
Stock no. 1328979
Published by Headline.
1st
2011.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
A brilliant crime debut. Black boards, gilt title to spine. 277 pages. ISBN: 9780755379989. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Spine slightly bumped.
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THE BIRDS/THE FROGS (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN)
Written by Aristophanes; Dudley Fitts; Gilbert Seldes.
Illustrated by Marian Parry; John Austen.
Stock no. 1829200
Published by Easton Press.
1st thus
1979.
Nearly fine condition.
Two stories in one volume. Introduction by Dudley Fitts and Gilbert Seldes respectively. Wood engravings by John Austen in The Frogs. Collector's Edition. Bound in genuine leather. Dark green leather boards, four raised bands and gilt title to spine, gilt tooling to boards. Peach colour moire cloth endpapers with matching ribbon page marker. All edges gilt. A lovely copy.
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- LITERATURE
- PERFORMING ARTS
- PLAYS
- LEATHER BINDING
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
FAUST (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN)
Written by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe; Alice Raphael.
Illustrated by Eugene Delacroix.
Stock no. 1829199
Published by Easton Press.
1st thus
1980.
Nearly fine condition.
A Tragedy: in a Modern Translation by Alice Raphael. The original Drame illustrated with lithographs by Delacroix. Collector's Edition. Bound in genuine leather. Burgundy leather boards, four raised bands to spine, gilt title to spine, gilt tooling to boards. Light brown moire cloth endpapers with matching ribbon page marker. Colour frontis (not Delacroix) & b/w lithographs. xxv and 183 pages. All edges gilt. A lovely copy.
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- LITERATURE
- PERFORMING ARTS
- PLAYS
- LEATHER BINDING
- LITHOGRAPHS
CANDIDE OR OPTIMISM (THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN)
Written by Voltaire; Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire; Paul Morand.
Illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage.
Stock no. 1829197
Published by Easton Press.
1st thus
1977.
Nearly fine condition.
Introduction by Paul Morand. Collector's edition. Bound in genuine leather. Grey leather boards with three raised bands to spine, gilt title to spine, gilt tooling to boards. Orange moire endpapers with matching page marker. xix and 131 pages. All edges gilt. Colour plates and b/w text illustrations. A lovely copy. Ribbon page marker is creased.
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- LITERATURE
- SATIRE
- PHILOSOPHY
- LEATHER BINDING
THE OLD STAG AND OTHER HUNTING STORIES
Written by Henry Williamson.
Illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Stock no. 1328954
Published by Putnam & Company.
1946.
Very good condition.
Illustrated edition. Dark green cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 286 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. A couple of small, light marks to front cover. Page edge browning else contents clean.
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- LITERATURE
- ILLUSTRATED
- WOOD ENGRAVINGS
- FIELD SPORTS
- HUNTING
- DEER