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THE CITIZEN OF THE WORLD
Written by Oliver Goldsmith. Illustrated by Cecil Keeling.
Stock no. 1330752
Published by Folio Society. 1st 1969. Very good condition.

Letters from a Chinese Philosopher residing in London to his friends in the East. Blue cloth spine with gilt title. Marble effect boards. Small b/w decorations to text. 349 numbered cream pages. Minimal foxing to textblock and minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Slight musty smell to contents. Contained in original publisher's slipcase which is slightly stained.

THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE
Written by Muriel Spark. Illustrated by Beryl Cook.
Stock no. 1208992
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

A novel. A teacher at a girl's school in Edinburgh during the 1930s comes into conflict with school authorities because of her unorthodox teaching methods. Bright blue cloth boards with repeating white pattern. 6 Colour plates. 152 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has some shelf-scuffing.

TYPHOON, THE NIGGER OF THE 'NARCISSUS' AND OTHER STORIES
Written by Joseph Conrad; Paul Theroux. Illustrated by Francis Mosely.
Stock no. 1208991
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2000. Very good condition.

A novel. Blue cloth with silver title to spine and black and silver picture to front cover. Introduction by Paul Theroux. 353 pages. A few small, grubby marks to top edge of text block and top vertical edge else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf-scuffed.

ALMAYER'S FOLLY AND TALES OF UNREST
Written by Joseph Conrad; Richard Woodman. Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1208990
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

A novel. Introduction by Richard Woodman. Blue cloth, silver title to spine; black and silver decorations to front cover. B/w illustrations. 329 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little shelf-scuffed.

VICTORY: AN ISLAND TALE
Written by Joseph Conrad; Eleanor Bron. Illustrated by Francis Mosley.
Stock no. 1208989
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1999. Nearly fine condition.

A novel. Introduction by Eleanor Bron. Blue pictorial cloth with silver title to spine. Full-page b/w illustrations. 352 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf-scuffed.

GLENCOE & CULLODEN (2 VOLUMES)
Written by John Prebble. Illustrated by Harry Brockway.
Stock no. 1208986
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1996. Slightly better than very good condition.

Two volumes. Dramatic grey and black pictorial cloth. B/w engravings. Very slight browning to spines, Culloden volume has crinkling to the top of a few pages, else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which has some shelf-scuffing.

THE COMPLETE MEMOIRS OF GEORGE SHERSTON (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Siegfried Sassoon; Alan Lascelles. Illustrated by John Lawrence.
Stock no. 1208985
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1993. Slightly better than very good condition.

Re-issue. Three volumes: Sherston's Progress; Memoirs of an Infantry Office; Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man. Introduction by Sir Alan Lascelles. Olive green pictorial cloth, red title label and gilt title to spines. B/w illustrations. Top edge red. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which has some scuffing to base and a thin edge of white paint to top along with faint foxspots.

A CENTURY OF CONFLICT 1848-1948 (5 VOLUMES)
Written by A.J.P. Taylor.
Stock no. 1208981
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

Contains: The Struggle for Mastery In Europe Volumes I (1848-1878) and II (1878-1914); The First World War and its Aftermath 1914-1919; The Origins of the Second World War 1919-1939 and The Second World War and Its Aftermath 1939-1948. Top edge of text blocks very, very slightly dusty with a couple of tiny spots, else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is shelf-scuffed, especially to bottom, also some bubbling of the surface paper (not bad).

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.

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.

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.

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.