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THE CASTLE OF FRATTA
Written by Ippolito Nievo; Lovett F. Edwards. Illustrated by Eric Fraser.
Stock no. 1828086
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1954. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A novel. Translated from the Italian by Lovett F. Edwards. Cloth spine with gilt title. Marbled paper boards. B/w illustrations. Published without a slipcase. Fading to top & tail of spine. Horizontal lower edges rubbed. Name & date in ink to front pastedown hidden by flap of dustwrapper. Contents clean. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has '£3.50 paid' written in ink to lower edge, is chipped at corners & top & tail of spine, spine browned, rear panel browned and a little scuffed.

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ZULEIKA DOBSON OR AN OXFORD LOVE STORY
Written by Max Beerbohm. Illustrated by Michael Kirkham.
Stock no. 1327593
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Light grey, illustrated boards. Cream endpapers. Book itself is fine. Cream slipcase is slightly grubby.

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SELECTED POEMS AND PROSE
Written by Gerard Manley Hopkins; Ruth Padel. Illustrated by Elizabeth Magill.
Stock no. 1327592
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2012. Nearly fine condition.

Introduced by Ruth Padel. Square format; silver/grey cloth with onlay to front cover. Colour illustrations. Book itself is fine. Slipcase is faded to one edge

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A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME: SPRING
Written by Anthony Powell; William Trevor.
Stock no. 1827959
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Spring: A Question of Upbringing; A Buyer's Market; The Acceptance World. Three novels in one volume. Introduction by William Trevor. Burgundy cloth spine and rear cover with gilt title to spine, pictorial paper front board. Blue endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. A lovely copy in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly shelf-scuffed and has some very faint marks (VG+).

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COLD COMFORT FARM
Written by Stella Gibbons. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.
Stock no. 1827925
Published by Folio Society. 2006. Very good condition.

Decorative green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour plates. Tenth printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light shelf-scuffing, and a few speckles (fading/bleached) to one corner (VG).

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THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB
Written by Charles Dickens; A.N. Wilson. Illustrated by R. Seymour; R.W. Buss; Phiz.
Stock no. 1827919
Published by Folio Society. 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Re-issued. Introduction by A.N. Wilson. With the original b/w illustrations by R. Seymour, R.W. Buss and "Phiz!. Brown cloth spine, light brown paper boards, gilt titles. Third printing. A lovley copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some scuffing, a faint mark to one sidae, and one short edge is a little crushed with slightly torn paper covering (sounds a lot worse that it is!).

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ROXANA: THE FORTUNATE MISTRESS
Written by Daniel Defoe; Frances Wilson. Illustrated by Clare Melinsky.
Stock no. 1827918
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

Or A History of the Life and Vast Variety of Fortunes of Mademoiselle de Beleau. Introduction by Frances Wilson. Colour & b/w illustrations. Purple cloth with gilt title to spine and vignette to front cover. A lovely copy in publisher's slipcase which has a grubby mark to one side and a few small faded patches (VG+).

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THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE
Written by James M. Cain; Steve Erickson. Illustrated by Patrick Leger.
Stock no. 1827890
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Introduced by Steve Erickson. Grey pictorial cloth boards. 7 full page colour illustrations including frontis. Front joint pulled between front endpaper and half-title page (relatively minor) else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed (VG).

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THE LOST WORLD
Written by Arthur Conan Doyle; Andrew Lycett.
Stock no. 1827873
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Nearly fine condition.

Being an account of the recent amazing adventures of Professor George E. Challenger, Lord John Roxton, Professor Summerlee, and Mr. E.D. Malone of the Daily Gazette. A novel about a scientific expedition to authenticate reports of prehistoric fauna in furthest South Americal. Introduced by Andrew Lycett. Red cloth pictorial boards with gilt borders and dinosaur images. Colour & b/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has a crease created during binding process to one edge (VG+).

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THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
Written by Kazuo Ishiguro. Illustrated by Finn Campbell-Notman.
Stock no. 1827871
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Nearly fine condition.

A sad and humourous love story. Brown and gilt pictorial cloth with gilt title to spine. Full page colour illustrations. Tiny bump to lower front corner of board else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly faded at open edge.

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FRANKENSTEIN OR THE MODERN PROMETHEUS
Written by Mary Shelley; Miranda Seymour. Illustrated by Harry Brockway.
Stock no. 1827772
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by Miranda Seymour. Dramatic grey, black and silver decorative cloth. B/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light shelf scuffing (NR F).

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A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME: SUMMER
Written by Anthony Powell.
Stock no. 1827769
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Summer: At Lady Molly's; Casanova's Chinese Restaurant; The Kindly Ones. Three novels in one volume. Burgundy cloth spine and rear cover with gilt title to spine, pictorial paper front board. Blue endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light shelf scuffing (VG+).

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