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THE COMPLETE TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Helen Smithson.
Stock no. 1827516
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

An omnibus volume containing Kiss Kiss, Over to You, Switch Bitch, Someone Like You, and eight further Tales of the Unexpected. Pictorial boards, red title to spine. Black endpapers. Colour plates. A very few minor marks/browning to text block. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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WIND, SAND AND STARS
Written by Antoine De Saint-Exupery; Cecil Lewis. Illustrated by Linda Kitson.
Stock no. 1827515
Published by Folio Society. 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Striking blue, black and silver decorated cloth. B/w illustrations. The author's experiences as a pilot in the first world war. Introduced by Cecil Lewis. Top edge blue. Third printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuff marks (shelf wear).

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A BOOK OF TRAVELLERS' TALES
Written by Eric Newby.
Stock no. 1827514
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

An anthology of travellers' tales assembled by Eric Newby. Green cloth boards with blocked design and gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w plates. xiii and 558 pages including index. Light bump to base of spine. A few minor foxspots to text block. Contents clean. Publisher's slipcase is bumped at one open corner and a little scuffed.

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CLIMBING MOUNT IMPROBABLE
Written by Richard Dawkins. Illustrated by Lalla Ward.
Stock no. 1827513
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2008. Almost very good condition.

Black cloth with elaborate design to front, gilt title to spine. Colour photo plates and b/w illustrations. A lovely copy BUT bound upside down. Contained in publisher's slipcase with a few light scuffs.

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OF HUMAN BONDAGE
Written by W. Somerset Maugham; Selina Hastings. Illustrated by Michael Kirkham.
Stock no. 1827512
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Grey pictorial cloth with cream title to spine. Introduced by Selina Hastings. Colour plates. Top of inner spine pulling away from outer board spine (see photo) else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuff marks (shelf wear).

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THE SONGLINES
Written by Bruce Chatwin; Nicholas Shakespeare. Illustrated by Simon Pemberton.
Stock no. 1827511
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

Social life and customs of Australian Aborigines. Introduction by Nicholas Shakespeare. Colour illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some light scuff marks (shelf wear).

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JULIUS CAESAR
Written by Christian Meier; Peter Jones.
Stock no. 1326852
Published by Folio Society. 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Dark green cloth with gilt title to spine and gilt bust to front board. 507 pages. Colour & b/w illustrations. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed, has a minor white mark to one side and a few minor knocks to edges.

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THE NEW YORK TRILOGY
Written by Paul Auster. Illustrated by Tom Burns.
Stock no. 1827413
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Contains: City of Glass; Ghosts; The Locked Room. Grey decorated cloth. Yellow endpapers. Colour & b/w illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly rubbed at open corners and lightly scuffed.

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THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (8 VOLUMES)
Written by Edward Gibbon; Betty Radice.
Stock no. 1827330
Published by Folio Society. 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited and introduced by Betty Radice. Full elephanthide cream binding. Red and blue title labels. Gilt borders to front boards. 8 volumes in two sets i.e. four volumes in each set. Second printing of this edition in this binding.A few small spots to top of spine of volume I, volume II has a margin tear to page 37/38 (small) which has left a small indent to margins of a couple of pages before and after, else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcases which have a few light marks and scuffs, light fading at edges.

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THE STORY OF THE RENAISSANCE (5 VOLUMES)
Written by Boies Penrose; G.R. Elton; J.R. Hale; Vincent Cronin.
Stock no. 1827329
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Slightly better than very good condition.

Five volume set: Travel and Discovery in the Renaissance; Europe from Renaissance to Reformation; The Renaissance in Europe; The Flowering of the Renaissance; and The Florentine Renaissance. Three volumes in burgundy cloth with gilt titles and decoration, two volumes in blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration. Colour plates. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is just slightly scuffed.

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THE FOLIO SOCIETY BOOK OF THE 100 GREATEST PAINTINGS
Written by Martin Bailey.
Stock no. 1827328
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2001. Almost very good condition.

Large format. Edited by Martin Bailey. From Duccio to Picasso. Blue cloth with gilt titles and the names of artists in gilt to front cover. Colour illustrations throughout. Title to spine is rubbed, spine is also marked. Otherwise, a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is bumped at one corner and stained to plain side.

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LEONARDO DA VINCI
Written by Kenneth Clark; Martin Kemp. Illustrated by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Stock no. 1827327
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2005. Very good condition.

Introduced by Martin Kemp. Large format. Dark brown cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour pictorial front cover. Colour illustrations. Slight mark to top & tail of spine. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some scuffing, and a damp stain to one side.

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