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TWENTY-ONE TALES
Written by Rudyard Kipling; Tim Wilkinson. Illustrated by Ian Ribbons.
Stock no. 1830830
Published by Folio Society. 1985. Very good condition.

A collection of Rudyard Kipling's short stories. Selected and with an introduction by Tim Wilkinson. Yellow pictorial cloth. B/w illustrations. xii and 355 pages. Sixth impression. Spine very slightly grubby (hardly noticeable). Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little scuffed, faded and grubby.

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ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT
Written by W. Stanley Moss; M.R.D. Foot; Iain Moncreiffe; Patrick Leigh Fermor.
Stock no. 1830827
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

A non-fiction partly-autobiographical book written by W. Stanley Moss, a British soldier, writer and traveller. It describes an operation in Crete during the Second World War to capture German general Heinrich Kreipe. Introduction by M.R.D. Foot, Prologue & epilogue by Iain Moncrieffe, Afterword by Patrick Leigh Fermor. Dark blue pictorial cloth. B/w photos. 214 pages. Previous owner's ex-lib stamp to half-title page (very neat and unobtrusive). Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and has some white marks at ends.

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NELSON AND EMMA
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1330581
Published by Folio Society. 1st 1994. Nearly fine condition.

Edited by Roger Hudson. A story of love and war. Dark blue cloth spine with gilt title. Ivory boards. Colour pictorial onlay to front and rear. Maps to endpapers. Colour and b/w illustrations. 256 pages. A super copy contained in publishers original pictorial slipcase which is lightly foxed on top edge and slightly rubbed on open edges.

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THE BARSETSHIRE CHRONICLES (6 VOLUMES)
Written by Anthony Trollope. Illustrated by Alexy Pendle.
Stock no. 1208979
Published by Folio Society. 1998. Very good condition.

Two sets of 3 volumes. B/w illustrations. Titles are: The Warden; Doctor Thorne; Barchester Towers; The Last Chronicle of Barset; The Small House at Allington; Framley Parsonage. Second printing. Tiny piece of surface paper loss to vertical edge of front board of The Small House at Allington. Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcases which are shelf-scuffed.

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CLASSIC SHORT STORIES (3 VOLUMES) ENGLISH, RUSSIAN & AMERICAN
Written by Alexander Pushkin; Washington Irving; Mrs. Gaskell; et al. Illustrated by Rod Waters; Paul Gulla; Roman Pisarev.
Stock no. 1208978
Published by Folio Society. 1997. Very good condition.

Three volume set, each volume bound in different colour cloth. B/w illustrations. Second printing. English Short Stories has slightly faded spine and light bleaching to spine (not immediately obvious). Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase with some shelf-scuffing.

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COLLECTED SHORT STORIES (4 VOLUMES)
Written by W. Somerset Maugham; Simon Raven. Illustrated by Christopher Brown.
Stock no. 1208977
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Very good condition.

4 volumes. Introduced by Simon Raven. Pictorial boards in pastel colours. B/w illustrations. Spines very slightly faded (only noticeable when out of the box). A few minor foxspots to spines. Pink volume is lightly crushed at top of spine. Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf-scuffed.

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REPORTAGE (5 VOLUMES)
Written by George Orwell.
Stock no. 1208976
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Five volumes: Homage To Catalonia; Down And Out In Paris And London; Funny But Not Vulgar; The Road To Wigan Pier; My Country Right Or Left. B/w photographic pictorial cloth. B/w photos. A few minor foxspots to spines else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few scuffs.

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THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR (3 VOLUMES)
Written by C.V. Wedgwood.
Stock no. 1208975
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Titles are: The Trial of Charles I; The King's Peace 1637-1641; The King's War 1641-1647. Colour plates. Pictorial cloth with black title label and gilt title to spine. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little shelf-scuffed.

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THE DOROTHY L. SAYERS CRIME COLLECTION (5 VOLUMES)
Written by Dorothy L. Sayers; P.D. James. Illustrated by Natacha Ledwidge.
Stock no. 1208974
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Five volumes: Strong Poison; Have his Carcase; Murder Must Advertise; The Nine Tailors; Gaudy Night. Pictorial boards, titles to spines. B/w illustrations. Introduced by P.D. James. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is shelf-scuffed to lower end and lightly scuffed elsewhere.

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THE GREAT NOVELS (6 VOLUMES)
Written by Graham Greene; Norman Sherry. Illustrated by Geoff Grandfield.
Stock no. 1208973
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1997. Nearly fine condition.

Six volume set comprising: Brighton Rock; The Power and the Glory; The Heart of the Matter; The End of the Affair; The Quiet American; and A Burnt-Out Case. Introduced by Norman Sherry. Green cloth, red & black illustration to front boards. Red endpapers. B/w illustrations. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little dusty at ends and very lightly bumped at corners.

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THE GRAPES OF WRATH
Written by John Steinbeck; Studs Terkel. Illustrated by Bonnie Christensen.
Stock no. 1208972
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

A novel which tells the story of the Joad family who travels to California from Oklahoma because landlords evicted tenant farmers due to the drought and dust storms. Introduction by Studs Terkel. Blue cloth pictorial boards. B/w illustrations. 473 pages. Faint scuff marks to rear board else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is shelf-scuffed on one end.

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THE SHADOW-LINE AND WITHIN THE TIDES
Written by Joseph Conrad; Alan Ross. Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1208971
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Nearly fine condition.

Introduced by Alan Ross. Blue decorated cloth, silver title to spine. B/w illustrations. 280 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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