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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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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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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THE BLOODY CHAMBER AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Angela Carter; Marina Warner. Illustrated by Igor Karash.
Stock no. 1829163
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

A retelling of fairy tales Gothic with sexual inferences. Introduced by Marina Wanrer. Black cloth spine with silver title, white blocked design boards. Colour plates. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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IN PRAISE OF FOLLY AND LETTER TO MAARTEN VAN DORP, 1515
Written by Desiderius Erasmus; Eamon Duffy. Illustrated by Matthew Richardson.
Stock no. 1829154
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2014. Nearly fine condition.

An essay written in Latin first published in 1511. The text of this edition follows that of the translation by Betty Radice first published in 1971 by Penguin books. Introduced by Eamon Duffy. Brown paper boards with black titles and blocked design. Colour plates. xxv and 168 pages sincluding index. A lovely copy, feels unread, contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few minor scuffs.

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HARD TIMES FOR THESE TIMES
Written by Charles Dickens; D.J. Taylor. Illustrated by Fred Walker.
Stock no. 1829096
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Very good condition.

Introduction by D.J. Taylor. Burgundy leather spine with black title block and gilt title. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt border. Top edge gilt. B/w illustrations. Burgundy ribbon page marker. xv and 277 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has some white scuff marks also present (VG).

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FAMILY ALBUM
Written by Penelope Lively.
Stock no. 1328776
Published by Fig Tree; The Penguin Group. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The authors 16th novel in which she delves into the mystery of family life. Brown boards, metallic blue title to spine. 259 numbered pages. ISBN: 9781905490455. Wrapper is price-cut and just a little edge-rubbed.

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THE HONEY SIEGE
Written by Gil Buhet; Geoffrey Sainsbury.
Stock no. 1328718
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1st 1953. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The book society's fiction choice. Blue boards, red title to spine. 253 pages. Translated from the French by Sainsbury. Spine very slightly bumped. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Foxing to contents else clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn, faded to spine, grubby to rear panel and foxed on verso.

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SHAKESPEARE AND THE BIRDS
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Persis Kirmse.
Stock no. 1328687
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1938. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Wonderful b/w illustrations accompany quotations from Shakespeare. Red cloth, black titles. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Foxing to endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge chipped and torn, grubby and browned to spine with inscription in ink to front panel.

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SHAKESPEARE WITH THE PETS
Written by William Shakespeare. Illustrated by Persis Kirmse.
Stock no. 1328686
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1935. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth, black titles. Wonderful b/w illustrations of cats and dogs with quotations from Shakespeare. Spine slightly bumped. Name and address in ink to front free-endpaper. Foxing to contents else clean. Dustwrapper is foxed and browned (particularly to spine) and worn at top and tail of spine.

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DE HISTORIA ET VERITATE UNICORNIS ON THE HISTORY AND TRUTH OF THE UNICORN
Written by Michael Green.
Stock no. 1328649
Published by Running Press. 1st PB 1983. Very good condition.

The facsimile and translation of an original manuscript. Green cardwraps. 64 pages. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0894712063. Rubbing to cover edges. Joints inside covers are cracked. Pale page browning else contents clean.

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MORE MR. CAT AND A BIT OF AMBER TOO
Written by George Freedley; Carl Van Vechten. Illustrated by Victor J. Dowling.
Stock no. 1328616
Published by Howard Frisch. 1st 1962. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

When Mr. Cat departed this earth in the fullness of his years, no one thought another cat could take his place but along came Amber, who promptly made the place all her own... Grey cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 64 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Light spotting to covers. Foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with some loss to top of spine and is foxed and slightly grubby.

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