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THE LONG WEEKEND: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN 1918-1939
Written by Robert Graves; Alan Hodge; Juliet Gardner.
Stock no. 1828554
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2009. Very good condition.

Introduced by Juliet Gardner. Colour photographic pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. Minor marks to text block, tiny nick to vertical edge of page 359/360 else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase in VG, being a little scuffed.

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THE SPANISH INQUISITION: A HISTORICAL REVISION
Written by Henry Kamen.
Stock no. 1828553
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Very good condition.

A Historical Revision. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, dramatic gilt and red decoration to front. Brown endpapers show districts of the Spanish Inquisition. Colour plates. Contents are bound UPSIDE-DOWN and back to front. Else a lovely copy contained in VG publisher's slipcase which has some surface paper loss to lower spine and is a little scuffed.

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BETJEMAN'S BRITAIN
Written by John Betjeman; Candida Lycett Green.
Stock no. 1828552
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1999. Very good condition.

Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine, front board has five images in b/w imprinted. B/w photographic endpapers. Full of b/w photos. A lovely copy in a VG publisher's slipcase which is rubbed & worn at edges.

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WHAT ARE THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD?
Written by Peter D'Epiro; Mary Desmond Pinkowish. Illustrated by Richard Beards.
Stock no. 1828550
Published by Folio Society. 2008. Very good condition.

And 60 Other Great Cultural Questions. Black cloth spine with gilt title, colourful pictorial paper boards. Brown endpapers. B/w illustrations. Sixth printing. Page 23/24 has vertical margin crease else a lovely copy in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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REPORTAGE (5 VOLUMES)
Written by George Orwell.
Stock no. 1828515
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. 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 lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is split at head and base width-ways but still holding.

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SHAKESPEARE'S LIFE AND WORLD
Written by Katherine Duncan-Jones; William Shakespeare.
Stock no. 1328192
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2004. Nearly fine condition.

Compiled and introduced by Katherine Duncan-Jones. Mauve cloth spine with gilt title, pictorial paper boards. Cream endpapers depicting street maps. Colour & b/w illustrations. Minimal rubbing to corners. Small patch of surface paper damage to top corrner of rear slipcase panel.

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THE FOLIO BOOK OF DAYS
Written by Roger Hudson.
Stock no. 1328145
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2002. Nearly fine condition.

Selected and introduced by Roger Hudson. Dark blue cloth, gilt astrolabe design to front, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. Book itself is fine. Slipcase is rubbed at edges of pictorial onlay.

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MY FAMILY AND OTHER ANIMALS
Written by Gerald Durrell; Michael Morpurgo. Illustrated by Paul Cox.
Stock no. 1828281
Published by Folio Society. 2008. Very good condition.

Cream pictorial cloth with burgundy title on spine. Brown and cream decorated endpapers. Colour illustrations throughout. Introduced by Michael Morpurgo. Second printing. A few pale foxspots to spine. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is shelf-scuffed (VG+).

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ROBERT FROST: SELECTED POEMS
Written by Robert Frost; Paul Muldoon; C. Day Lewis. Illustrated by Jonathan Gibbs.
Stock no. 1828280
Published by Folio Society. 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Introduced by Paul Muldoon, Foreword by C Day Lewis. Green cloth spine with gilt title and vignette, cream & green pictorial paper boards. Green two tone illustrations. Third printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a minor knock on one vertical edge and is lightly scuffed (VG+).

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TWO TALES OF THE CONGO
Written by Joseph Conrad. Illustrated by Dolf Rieser.
Stock no. 1828272
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1952. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Includes: An Outpost of Progress; and Heart of Darkness. Beige cloth boards, black title block to length of spine, black image to front. B/w Copper-engravings by Dolf Rieser. An early Folio Society publication - no slipcase, as issued. Text block & endpapers browned. Contents clean. Black dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and is browned, particularly to rear panel.

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THE STORY OF THE MIDDLE AGES (5 VOLUMES)
Written by H. St. L.B. Moss; Geoffrey Barraclough; R.W. Southern; John H. Mundy; Johan Huizinga.
Stock no. 1327917
Published by Folio Society. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

Five volumes. 3 red cloth, 2 dark green bindings, elaborately decorated in gilt. Colour illustrations. Small spots to the spines of the books else they are very good condition. Slipcase is just a tiny bit scuffed at edges.

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CITIES AND CIVILISATIONS
Written by Christopher Hibbert.
Stock no. 1327816
Published by Folio Society. 1st 2003. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Brown pictorial cloth. Colour photos. Book is fine, some scuffing to rear panel of slipcase.

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