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[i–iv] v–xix [xx–xxii], [1–2] 3–361 [362]: [10] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [iii], 59, 74, 91, 138, 155, 171, 203, 218 and 250). Type: Caslon with Blackmoor for display. Printed and bound by L.E.G.O. in full blue buckram blocked in gold and black with design by Venables; blue endleaves with repeat design in gold. Blue slip case. Neil Gower supplied a map on page [xxii]. \u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003ea near-fine copy with binding square and firm, and pages clean and uninscribed; in the matching slipcase that is a tad shelf-worn.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[together with]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIan Mortimer, The Time Traveller’s Guide to Elizabethan England. \u003c\/strong\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, [2018]. First printing thus. Illustrated by Robert Venables. 241 × 163 × 39 mm. Pp. [i–iv] v–xii [xiii–xiv], [1–2] 3–471 [472–474]: [10] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [iii], 18, 35, 66, 195, 210, 219, 267, 299 and 362). Type: Caslon with Blackmoor for display. Printed and bound by C \u0026amp; C Offset in full pale green buckram blocked in gold and printed in black with design by Venables; green endleaves with repeat design in gold. Green slip case. \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ea copy that is new in publisher's shrink wrap, however with small bumps to the front corners of the slipcase. The photos of the opened copy are from a copy we previously sold, just for illustrative purpose.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lovely set.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53531510178131,"sku":null,"price":130.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/Time-Travellers-Guide-to-Medieval-Elizabethan-England-MORTIMER-Folio-Society_1_4a46de00-9e14-4097-95a6-d200de8bf68c.webp?v=1777118986"},{"product_id":"all-quiet-on-the-western-front-2010-folio-society-erich-maria-remarque","title":"All Quiet on the Western Front","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: The Folio Society, 2010. Translated by Brian Murdoch, introduction by Geoff Dyer. 229 × 150 × 26 mm. Pp. [i–iv] v–xvi, [1–4] 5–203 [204–208]: [9] leaves of plates (facing pp. [iii], 16, 33, 81, 96, 112. 160, 177 and 192). Type: Palatino with Divina for display. Printed and bound by L.E.G.O. in full dark brown cloth blocked in pale green-grey; endleaves printed with photograph of German infantry. Mottled pale brown slip case. The plates reproduce photographs of German soldiers during the First World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA near-fine copy, with binding square and firm, and pages clean and uninscribed. In a very good slipcase that is ever-so-slightly discoloured around the opening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA harrowing novel about the experiences of German soldiers during World War I, told through the eyes of young soldier Paul Bäumer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54335783698771,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/All-Quiet-on-the-Western-Front-ERICH-MARIA-REMARQUE-Folio-Society-2010_1_f884b25a-6c1c-4831-85c7-56782a99d255.webp?v=1784319918"},{"product_id":"fatherland-robert-harris-illustrated-robert-carter-folio-society-2024-new","title":"Fatherland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Harris, Fatherland.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: The Folio Society, 2024. First printing thus. Introduction by Graham Hurley, illustrations by Robert Carter. 240 × 163 × 32 mm. Pp. [i–iv] v–xiii [xiv–xviii], [1–4] 5–332 [333–334]: [7] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. 14, 102, 151, 198, 302, 311 and 326). Type: Sabon with Adhesive Nr. Seven for display. Printed by Memminger MedienCentrum. Bound by Josef Spinner in full printed and blocked cloth with design by Carter; black endleaves. Black slip case with reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci oil painting lined inside on one side. In addition to the plates and binding, Carter has provided a title-spread. A map of the Greater German Reich in 1964, redrawn by Martin Sanders, is on pages [xiv–xv].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA new copy, as received from the Society; fine. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54347194302803,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/Fatherland-ROBERT-HARRIS-Illustrated-ROBERT-CARTER-Folio-Society-2024-NEW_3.webp?v=1784470187"},{"product_id":"eagle-of-the-ninth-silver-branch-lantern-bearers-rosemary-sutcliff-folio-society-roman-britain-trilogy","title":"The Roman Britain Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Roman Britain Trilogy by Rosemary Sutcliff . \u003c\/strong\u003ePublished by The Folio Society in 2005, 2009 and 2011. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. The Eagle of the Ninth, Rosemary Sutcliff.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: The Folio Society, 2005. First printing. Introduced by Kevin Crossley-Holland, illustrated by Roman Pisarev. Map by ‘Mann’ (reprinted from the first edition). 237 × 172 × 27 mm. Pp. [i–iv] v–xvii [xviii], 1–231 [232]: [11] leaves of ‘plates’. Type: Palatino with Latin Condensed for display. Printed and bound by the Bath Press. Full dark green-grey artificial cloth with a design in black, white and copper by Pisarev; green-grey endleaves. Black slip case. The title-page is dated 2005, but the first copies appeared in late 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. The Silver Branch, Rosemary Sutcliff\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: The Folio Society, 2009. First printing. Introduced by Julia Eccleshare, illustrated by Roman Pisarev. 235 × 170 × 25 mm. Pp. [i–iv] v–xvii [xviii], 1–193 [194]: [10] leaves of plates (facing pp. [iii], 5, 24, 37, 50, 78, 94, 120, 132 and 154). Type: Palatino. Printed and bound by T.J. International. Full dark grey cloth blocked in gold, cream and black with design by Pisarev; grey endleaves. Black slip case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. The Lantern Bearers, Rosemary Sutcliff.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: The Folio Society, 2011. First printing. Introduced by Penelope Lively, illustrated by Roman Pisarev. 235 × 170 × 26 mm. Pp. [i–iv] v–xv [xvi], 1–240: [12] leaves of plates. Type: Palatino. Printed and bound by T.J. International. Full brown cloth blocked in silver, cream and black with design by Pisarev; brown endleaves. Black slip case. A map by Neil Gower is on page [xvi].\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very good set, with bindings square and firm, and pages clean and uninscribed, with the only minuscule flaw being a small stain to the bottom edge of 'The Silver Branch'. 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