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LETTERS AND NOTES ON THE MANNERS, CUSTOMS AND CONDITION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS
Written by George Catlin; Peter Matthiessen; C.J. Shepherd.
Stock no. 1826089
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

"Written during Eight Years' Travel amongst the Wildest Tribes of Indians in North America". Introduced by Matthiessen, edited and abridged by Shepherd. Pale peach cloth. Colour photos throughout. 470 pages. Scuff mark to half-title page else contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase with a few minor scuffs.

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UNCLE SILAS
Written by J. Sheridan Le Fanu; Devendra P. Varma. Illustrated by Charles Stewart.
Stock no. 1826048
Published by Folio Society. 2015. Slightly better than very good condition.

A Tale of Bartram-Haugh. Introduction by Devendra P. Varma. Green cloth with elaborate gilt decorations, gilt title to spine. Green endpapers. B/w illustrations. 392 numbered pages. Second printing. A lovely copy with no discernible faults, contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little scuffed.

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THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK
Written by Lewis Carroll; Michael Rosen. Illustrated by Jeffrey Fisher.
Stock no. 1826047
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

Pictorial boards. An agony, in Eight Fits. Blue cloth spine with gilt title, pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Introduction by Rosen. Based on the Penguin Books edition first published in 1967 and reprinted with revisions in 1974, with minor emendations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few light marks and is lightly scuffed.

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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Written by Robert Burchfield; Robert McCrum; John Simpson.
Stock no. 1325594
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2006. Nearly fine condition.

Introduction by McCrum, afterword by Simpson. Red cloth spine gilt titles, patterned paper boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Book is fine. Contained in slip-case.

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THE NARRATIVE OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM
Written by Edgar Allan Poe; Marilynne Robinson. Illustrated by David Lupton.
Stock no. 1825970
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2015. Very good condition.

Introduced by Marilynne Robinson. The work relates the tale of the young Arthur Gordon Pym, who stows away aboard a whaling ship called the Grampus. Various adventures and misadventures befall Pym, including shipwreck, mutiny, and cannibalism, before he is saved by the crew of the Jane Guy. Small format. Blue cloth boards, white title to spine, with blocked design to front. Colour plates. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is marked and scuffed.

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TALES OF SUSPENSE AND TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION (TWO VOLUMES)
Written by Wilkie Collins; Edgar Allan Poe. Illustrated by Anne Scott; Michael Ayrton.
Stock no. 1325361
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1990. Nearly fine condition.

Edited by Robert Ashley and Herbert van Thal. Black cloth with red decoration and silver title to spine. Top edges dyed red. Books are fine. Slipcase is slightly scuffed with small dent at spine edge.

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INVENTIONS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
Written by Chiara Frugoni.
Stock no. 1324772
Published by Folio Society. 2008. Nearly fine condition.

Black cloth spine with gilt title. Vivid pictorial boards illustrating some of the inventions. From table forks to buttons and underwear! Colour illustrations. 186 pages includes index. Second printing. Minimal rubbing to corners. Contents fine.

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COUNT BELISARIUS
Written by Robert Graves; Lindsey Davis. Illustrated by David Hughes.
Stock no. 1824930
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Very good condition.

Introduced by Lindsay Davis. Black buckram spine, gilt titles. Vivid illustrated covers. Colour illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase with the usual scuffing.

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NAPOLEON & WELLINGTON
Written by Andrew Roberts; Alistair Horne.
Stock no. 1824902
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2015. Nearly fine condition.

Introduced by Horne. Silver decorated boards. Colour plates. Unread. Still in original shrinkwrap with minor knock to one vertical closed edge of slipcase.

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THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR: A MILITARY HISTORY
Written by Alfred H. Burne; Jonathan Sumption.
Stock no. 1824861
Published by Folio Society. 2006. Slightly better than very good condition.

Blue cloth with title to spine and large illustration to front cover. Introduction by Sumption. Colour illustrations and b/w maps. Second printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed and lighty marked.

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THE GREENGAGE SUMMER
Written by Rumer Godden; Jane Asher. Illustrated by Aafke Brouwer.
Stock no. 1824727
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2000. Nearly fine condition.

Green cloth with attractive greengage decoration. B/w illustrations. Introduction by Jane Asher. A fine copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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ENGLAND IN THE AGE OF IMPROVEMENT 1783-1867
Written by Asa Briggs.
Stock no. 1824442
Published by Folio Society. 2002. Slightly better than very good condition.

A History of England series. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine and border to front. Colour frontis plus b/w illustrations. Top edge blue. Third printing. A fine copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little scuffed and has slight surface paper damage to bottom edge.

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