Resultados de búsqueda: The Folio Society from AJ Scruffles

London: The Folio Society, 2000. Hardcover. Fine. Charming Folio Society volume of anecdotes and stories from well known raconteurs and conversationalists including Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens and Woody Allen. With b/w drawings by John Lawrence throughout. Metallic copper cloth covers. Complete with slipcase. Crisp, fine condition.

London: The Folio Society, 2015. Hardcover. Very Good. Impressive Folio Society edition of Lincoln's selected writings, including speeches and pieces from his early political career in Illinois to his time as president, including the Gettysburg Address. With numerous b/w images. No slipcase. Some mild shelf-wear and rubbing to edges. Contents crisp and clean. Very good.

London: The Folio Society, 2006. Hardcover. Fine. Neat redesigned quarter Cloth Folio Society edition of Boswell's journal, written during a year in London whilst 22, that was only found much later and published in 1950. Interesting for containing his first meeting with Samuel Johnson and for the recorded conversations, which were sometime salacious, not least when he confronts his mistress over his catching a venereal disease. With colour images. Complete with slipcase. With an introduction by Frederick Pottle. One tiny dot mark to fore-edge, else pristine. Fine condition.

London: The Folio Society, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good. Leonard Rosoman. Smart Folio Society edition of Waugh's acclaimed novel of English culture and class. With an introduction by Frederic Raphael and colour illustrations by Leonard Rosoman. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has some marking and scuffing. Mild shelf-wear to volume Contents crisp and clean. Very good overall.

London: The Folio Society, 2007. Hardcover. Fine. Handsome Folio Society edition of Brown's acclaimed 1971 history of the westward expansion, told from the point of view of the Native Americans. Elegant brown cloth with gilt decoration. With colour/sepia images. Complete with slipcase. Pristine. Fine condition.

London: The Folio Society, 1997. Hardcover. Fine. Splendid Folio Society edition of Cook's account of his voyages, selected from his diaries by Glyndwr Williams. With b/w maps and colour images. Maps to endpapers. Complete with slipcase. In crisp. fine condition.

London: The Folio Society, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good. Elegant Folio Society edition of Alexanders account of the life and influence of the great Russian Empress. Bound inJacquard cloth with leather label to spine. With colour images. Complete with decorated slipcase. Light shelfwear to slipcase. Some rubbing to label on spine. Contents crisp and clean. Very good.

London: The Folio Society, 1963. Hardcover. Good. Handsome Folio Society edition of this selection of Lamb's engaging essays that appeared first in the London Magazine in the 1820s. Taken from the Essays and Last Essays of Elia, popular fallacies and other miscellaneous pieces. Black cloth with gilt decoration. Complete with slipcase. Spine is sunned. Slipcase has some mild shelf-wear. Contents clean and tight. Good+

London: The Folio Society, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good. Handsome Folio Society edition of this selection of Lamb's engaging essays that appeared first in the London Magazine in the 1820s. Taken from the Essays and Last Essays of Elia, popular fallacies and other miscellaneous pieces. Black cloth with gilt decoration. Illustrated with wood engravings by Frank Martin. No Slipcase but with protective wrapper. Some mild tanning to page edges but contents clean and tight, in bright very good condition.

London: The Folio Society, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good. Generously illustrated Folio Society edition of Ward's study of the design, construction and influence of Chartres Cathedral. Red cloth with gilt decoration. Numerous colour and b/w images of the cathedral, its plans, stained glass etc. Complete with slipcase. Small bumping to top of spin, else crisp and clean. Very good+

London: The Heirloom Library, 1954. Hardcover. Good. William Littlewood. Interesting edition of Dickens' Christmas Books, including A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Haunted Man and the Battle of Life. With striking colour illustrations by William Littlewood. Decorative covers and end-papers. Boards slightly bowed. Foxing to fore-edge. Tape residue to end-papers. Binding sound and contents clean. Fair/good.

London: The Folio Society, 1985. Hardcover. Fine. 'A selection from the writings of William Cobbett, giving a view of his youth recalled, his adventures in Canada, his pugnacious career as a Philadelphian journalist, his outspoken comments on the war of 1812, his pungent reminiscences of a years residence on Long Island and his reflections on America remembered. ' Writings of the controversial pamphleteer during his exile in America in the early 19th century. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has some very light shelfwear. Volume is crisp and clean, near pristine. Fine condition.

London: The Folio Society, 1986. Hardcover. Near Fine. 'A selection from the writings of William Cobbett, giving a view of his youth recalled, his adventures in Canada, his pugnacious career as a Philadelphian journalist, his outspoken comments on the war of 1812, his pungent reminiscences of a years residence on Long Island and his reflections on America remembered. ' Writings of the controversial pamphleteer during his exile in America in the early 19th century. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has some shelfwear. Otherwise a bright, clean, unmarked copy. Near fine overall.

London: Heron, 1970. Hardcover. Fair. Pleasant Heron edition of de Quincey's wildly popular, poetic account of his laudanum addiction. Decorative faux-leather covers with gilt detailing. Slight fading to gilt on spine. A few nicks to covers with some fading of gilt. Foxing to page edges. Contents otherwise clean and sound. Fair/good.

London: The Folio Society, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good. Elaborately decorated Folio Society edition of Atkinson's edited transation of Freile's great history of conquest of Colombia, written around 1638 but only appearing in 1859. With b/w illustrations by Harold Bennett. Maps to end-papers. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has rubbing and splitting to bottom panel. Light sunning and marking to spine. Very faint foxing to fore-edge. Contents clean and tight. Very good overall.

London: The Folio Society, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good. A creamy selection chosen by Michael Cox from the writings of Noel Coward. Features extracts from his plays and his poems. Fun gold cloth binding. Illustrations by Helen Smithson. Complete with slipcase. Small nick to spine. Contents crisp and clean. Very good+

London: The Folio Society, 2004. Hardcover. Very Good. First Folio Society edition of Carcopino's 1939 account of the realities of life in Ancient Rome. Split into two sections, the first describes the material and moral background of the Roman Empire, the second details the specifics of daily life. With an introduction and author's preface and with colour plates. Pictorial cloth covers. Maps to end-papers. Complete with slipcase. Very good.

London: The Folio Society, 2004. Hardcover. Fine. First Folio Society edition of Carcopino's 1939 account of the realities of life in Ancient Rome. Split into two sections, the first describes the material and moral background of the Roman Empire, the second details the specifics of daily life. With an introduction and author's preface and with colour plates. Pictorial cloth covers. Maps to end-papers. Complete with slipcase. In crisp fine condition.

London: The Folio Society, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good. Impressive Folio Society edition of Koestler's allegorical 1940 novel on Stalin's purges and trials of bolsheviks. Handsome three quarter cloth binding with b/w wood engravings by George Buday. With an introduction by Vladimir Bukovsky. Complete with slipcase. Slipcase has toning. Volume is clean and tight. Very good.

London: The Folio Society, 1954. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. Early Folio Society edition of Boccaccio's renaissance compendium of short stories. With illustrations by Buckland-Wright. Complete with Dust-jackets. Decorative cloth boards. Some water damage to rear cover of volume 1, affecting rear free end-papers and top edge of final gathering. Shelf-wear and rubbing to edges of jackets. Contents otherwise clean and prim. Fair/good.