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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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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
- MYTHS AND MYTHOLOGY
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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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
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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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
- TITANIC
THE TWO BOUQUETS
Written by Eleanor Farjeon.
Illustrated by Reginald Woolley.
Stock no. 1321787
Published by Michael Joseph.
1st
1948.
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
A period novelette featuring the Gills of Twickenham and misunderstandings at a ball, based on the operetta by Eleanor and Herbert Farjeon. Deep pink cloth covers with silver titles to spine and silver vignette. B/w chapter headers. 163 pages. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Price-cut wrapper is slightly worn at spine and corners and a tiny bit grubby to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- HISTORICAL STORY
- LITERATURE
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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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
- MYTHS AND MYTHOLOGY
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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- FOLIO SOCIETY
- LITERATURE
BREAKFAST IN PERIGORD
Written by William Russell Flint.
Illustrated by William Russell Flint.
Stock no. 1822281
Published by Charles Skilton.
1st
1968.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Essays on Various Occasions and in Diverse Moods with favourite quotations decorated and enlivened with 60 illustrations & devices. Large format. Black leather spine with gilt title. White boards with black vignette to front. Top edge gilt. Limited edition of 525 signed and numbered copies. SIGNED by the author to rear. This is copy 147 of 525. A few minor grubby marks to white boards. Contained in publisher's slipcase which has a large bookplate to one side and is lightly shelf scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- LITERATURE
- ILLUSTRATED
- LEATHER BINDING
- LIMITED EDITION
THIS IS SYLVIA
Written by Sandy Wilson.
Illustrated by Sandy Wilson.
Stock no. 1321513
Published by Max Parrish And Co Ltd.
1954.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Her Lives and Loves. By the author of The Boyfriend, a most successful London musical comedy. Sylvia is Sandy Wilson's cat. Or is she? She has known everybody - but everybody - in the theatrical and literary world. Red boards, blue title to spine. B/w illustrations. 116 pages. Spine slightly bumped. Some light foxing to text block. Musty smell to contents. Dustwrapper is slightly edge worn, a few small marks to rear panel. This is the October reprint in same year as first edition.
- Categorised in:
- CHILDRENS
- CATS
- CATS (FICTION)
- LITERATURE
A CHRISTMAS MYSTERY
Written by William J. Locke.
Illustrated by W.W. Lendon.
Stock no. 1321474
Published by John Lane The Bodley Head.
1st
1922.
Very good condition.
The story of three wise men. Blue cloth, gilt titles. 35 pages. 6 colour plates. Spine bumped with slight wear. Fading to spine and cover edges. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned. Some foxing to contents.
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- LITERATURE
- ILLUSTRATED
- CHRISTMAS
MARTHA AND I
Written by R. Andom.
Illustrated by Alec Carruthers Gould.
Stock no. 2135184
Published by Jarrold & Sons.
Circa
1936.
Almost very good condition.
Red cloth with gilt title and decorations to spine. B/w illustrations. Wear and a bit of fraying to cloth on spine; couple small splits. Marks to covers. Name and date in ink to front endpaper. Foxing and browning to endpapers and outer page edges.
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- LITERATURE
LETTERS FROM ENGLAND
Written by Robert Southey.
Stock no. 2135020
Published by The Cresset Press.
1951.
Very good condition.
Blue cloth. The Cresset Library Edition. Bumping to spine and corners. Page edge browning. A few foxspots.
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- LITERATURE
- LETTERS
HEADS OF THE PEOPLE: PORTRAITS OF THE ENGLISH (4 VOLUMES)
Written by Douglas Jerrold; William Makepeace Thackeray; et al.
Illustrated by Kenny Meadows.
Stock no. 2134923
Published by Robert Tyas.
1840.
Good condition.
Second series in four volumes. Leather spines and corners, marbled boards. Drawn by Kenny Meadows, Engraved by Orrin Smith. Ex-library set with normal markings internally, bookplates and the like. Some repairs to joints. Volume 4 has front board LOOSE, but still present. Uneven fading and scuffing to covers - some chips. Volume 3 front board is nearly detached. Foxing and browning to pages throughout. A good reading set only.
- Categorised in:
- LITERATURE
- ANTIQUARIAN
- LEATHER BINDING
- ESSAYS