{"title":"Limited Editions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRarity and elegance\u003c\/strong\u003e. Step into a world of literary luxury with our Limited Edition Book Collection. Featuring rare and exquisite volumes that are perfect for the discerning collector and passionate reader alike, each book in this collection is a testament to the art of bookmaking. We offer unique editions that are meticulously crafted and beautifully bound. From signed copies and numbered editions to special releases with bespoke cover designs, these books are treasures that will elevate any library.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-histories-herodotus-folio-society-limited-edition-2020","title":"The Histories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Histories, by Herodotus.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: The Folio Society, 2020. A luxurious, limited, oversized, finely-bound edition of the first great work of history, signed by the introducer, translator and illustrator. Very scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Historians often like to think that they follow in Herodotus' footsteps; but this magnificent volume is not just an inspirational book - it is a thing of beauty too.\"(Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads and Professor of Global History at Oxford University). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Robin Waterfield, introduced by Peter Frankopan and Carolyn Dewald, illustrated by Nick Hayes. 292 × 207 × 75 mm. Pp. [1–2], [i–vi] vii–lviii [lix–lxiv], [1–6] 7–753 [754–758]. Type: Haarlemmer. Printed in green-grey and black by Northend and bound by Smith Settle in full dark green leather blocked in gold and black with design by Hayes. Gilded top edge. Green endleaves printed with repeat design in gold. Dark green cloth slip case blocked in gold and black, lined with same printed paper as endleaves. The tipped-in edition statement, printed in gold, reads in part ‘limited to seven hundred and fifty numbered copies and twenty lettered copies hors de commerce’. It is signed by Waterfield, Hayes and Frankopan. A printed slip bearing notes on the care of the leather is loosely inserted. Ten illustrations by Hayes are in the text, with nine being striking double-page chapter openings. Double-page maps by Kevin Freeborn are on pages [lx–lxiii]. A timeline by Peter O’Neill is on pages liii–lviii.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eVery good condition, binding secure, pages clean and bright, with the usual innocuous spots of wear to extremities, lightest sagging of the text block, and a few hairline scratches to the top edge gilding; else truly fine. Housed in a very good slipcase with light shelf-wear. A lovely copy of this rather imposing edition from the Folio Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHerodotus’ 'The Histories' combines an exhilarating account of the defeat of the mighty Persian empire by a shaky alliance of Greek city-states with entertaining digressions, astonishing facts and scurrilous gossip. It earned Herodotus the epithet ‘the father of history’ from Cicero and 2,500 years after it was written, this foundation work of Western literature remains a cornerstone of every library.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48109685014867,"sku":"","price":1495.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/The-Histories-HERODOTUS-Folio-Society-2020-LIMITED-EDITION-Fine-Leather-Binding_4.webp?v=1752671870"},{"product_id":"illustrations-of-birds-drawn-for-john-gould-by-edward-lear-folio-society-2012-limited-edition-signed-david-attenborough","title":"Illustrations of Birds Drawn for John Gould by Edward Lear (Numbered)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations of Birds Drawn for John Gould by Edward Lear.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, [2012]. Limited Edition #240 out of only 780 published by The Folio Society in 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNotes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A landmark in the history of ornithological publishing. Edward Lear had an eye for landscapes and an ear for rhyme, but it was neither as a travel painter, nor as a writer of comic verse that he first displayed his prolific talent. Between 1832 - when he was just 20 - and 1838, Lear created 80 bird portraits for the naturalist and entrepreneur John Gould. For many, they are the world's finest ornithological illustrations. The portraits were produced using the fledgling art of litography and coloured by hand. They featured in Gould's celebrated books, intermingled with the work of other, often less accomplished artists. David Attenborough first saw one of Lear's plates in the 1950s, and was so struck by its precision and grace that he determined to collect them all. When the collection was complete, he had them bound in an original 19th-century leather binding case.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2012, to celebrate the bicentenary of Lear's birth, Attenborough has kindly allowed The Folio Society to reproduce the entire volume in facsimile. Attenborough also wrote a superb introduction, especially for this limited edition, and signed each copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdition limited to 780 signed and numbered copies and 20 lettered copies; this being number 240.\u003cbr\u003eImperial folio format measures 21¼ x 14½. 184 pages. Printed on matt-coated wove paper. Set in Bodoni.\u003cbr\u003e80 hand-coloured litographs and one additional drawing in high-quality reproduction.\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by David Attenborough. Limited edition certificate, printed letterpress, signed by David Attenborough.\u003cbr\u003eBound in full goatskin leather with gold blocking on front, back, spine and inside edges. Shuffled pages, gilded top edge.\u003cbr\u003eHand-marbled 'Turkish Spot' endpapers.\u003cbr\u003ePresented in a buckram-bound solander box along with a beautiful print of the majestic Eagle Owl (unframed).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is in pristine, immaculate condition, with clean, bright and tightly-bound pages.\u003cbr\u003eThe magnificent print of the Eagle Owl is present and contained in its original envelope.\u003cbr\u003eThe solander box shows the lightest shelf-wear, but is fine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll in all, a magnificent facsimile edition, often touted as Folio Society's finest.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48118426829139,"sku":"","price":3300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/BirdsDrawnforJOHNGOULDEdwardLearDAVIDATTENBOROUGHFolioSocietyLtdEd.webp?v=1734636286"},{"product_id":"passion-play-george-bernard-shaw-limited-edition-1971-bertram-rota","title":"Passion Play: A Dramatic Fragment, 1878","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShaw (George Bernard). 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Written in 1878, shortly after his arrival in London at the age of 21, the play seems to be conceived as a skeptical retelling of the Gospel story in two acts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48687990767955,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/s-l1600_13_f7abdf8f-6d3b-4ef0-ac4f-85509298b8c9.webp?v=1776427774"},{"product_id":"selected-war-poems-rupert-brooke-edward-thomas-wilfred-owen-folio-society-limited-edition-signed","title":"Selected War Poems from Rupert Brooke, Edward Thomas, Wilfred Owen","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of three beautiful limited editions published in series by the Folio Society to commemorate the centenaries of Rupert Brooke's, Edward Thomas' and Wilfred Owen's deaths. The design of these fine binding honours the craft techniques employed at the beginning of the 20th century, with letterpress printing on sumptuous, mould-made paper, a goatskin leather quarter-binding and hand-made paste-paper sides by Victoria Hall. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn our opinion, some of the finest productions brought forward by the Folio Society, doing complete justice to three of the fathers of war poetry. With beautiful engravings and litographs Ed Kluz, David Gentleman and Neil Bousfield. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese copies are in near-fine condition, with pages tightly bound, clean and free of any inscriptions. The bindings are square and sound, with the most minor wear to the leather on the Owen volume. The slipcases are equally fine, with minor shelf-wear and only a couple of shallow knocks on the slipcase of the Edward Thomas volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRupert Brooke, Selected Poems\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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This is copy number 539.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrooke is famous both for his evocation of Edwardian England in poems such as ‘The Old Vicarage, Grantchester’ and for the wide-eyed patriotism of his later poems that herald the coming conflict. He died aged 27, before this illusion of a just and heroic war was completely shattered, although his final poem suggests that he may have begun to reconsider his idealistic stance. This edition contains superb new lithographs by Ed Kluz that capture the vitality and beauty of his verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[together with]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdward Thomas, Selected Poems\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: The Folio Society, [2017]. Introduced by Andrew Motion, lithographs by David Gentleman. 250 × 180 × 17 mm. Pp. [1–2], [i–vi] vii–xvi, [1–2] 3–66 [67–70]: [15] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [v], 3, 66, and between pp. 10–11, 18–19, 26–27, 34–35, 42–43 and 58–59). Type: Bembo. Typeset by Gloucester Typesetting Services. Printed letterpress by Stonehouse Fine Press on Zerkall mould-made paper with the lithographs by Curwen Studio. Bound by L.E.G.O. in quarter dark green leather with paper boards by Victoria Hall; dark green-brown endleaves. Dark green-brown slip case blocked in gold. The edition statement, each \u003cstrong\u003esigned by Gentleman\u003c\/strong\u003e, reads in part ‘limited to 1250 numbered copies for sale to members of The Folio Society, and 20 lettered copies hors de commerce’. Gentleman’s illustrations consist of three full-page lithographs, six colour double-page spreads and nine vignettes. Containing 50 poems. This is copy number 1111.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdward Thomas only began writing poetry two years before he was killed in action at Arras in 1917. 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The edition statement, each \u003cstrong\u003esigned by Bousfield\u003c\/strong\u003e, reads in part ‘limited to 1250 numbered copies for sale and 20 lettered copies hors de commerce’. Bousfield’s illustrations consist of two full-page and six double-page spreads plus eight vignettes. Containing 42 poems. This is copy 1242.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilfred Owen is the ultimate soldier-poet, a writer whose verses have irrevocably shaped our understanding of the horrors of the First World War. One hundred years after his death in combat at the age of just twenty-five, his war poems have achieved canonical status.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48765867295059,"sku":"","price":545.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240530_170327131-Photoroom.webp?v=1717255356"},{"product_id":"cyrano-de-bergerac-edmund-rostand-signed-limited-editions-club-1936","title":"Cyrano de Bergerac","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCyrano de Bergerac by Edmund Rostand.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew York: The Limited Editions Club, [1936]. Translated and introduced by Brian Hooker. Designed and printed by Edmund B.Thompson at Hawthorn House, Connecticut. Page tops gilt. Bound by Russell-Rutter Co., New York. Bound in brown linen stamped in brown with title on spine, stamped in brown and gold with a pattern and title on cover. Brown slipcase with title label on edge. 246pp. 28.9x23.5cm. 1500 copies, out of which this is copy number 1422.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWatercolours by Sylvain Sauvage who also\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003esigned the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon the limitation page. Comes with the original monthly letter from the LEC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook is in very good condition with bumping to one corner, lightest sunning to spine, a little foxing to edges and an ex-libris sticker to front paste-down (which left a patch of acidic transfer to FFEP). Comes with original slipcase that is quite worn and shabby, but has been taped to most edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48766329192787,"sku":"","price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240527_080303573-Photoroom.webp?v=1717257970"},{"product_id":"selected-war-poems-edward-thomas-folio-society-2017-limited-edition-david-gentleman-signed","title":"Selected War Poems","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003eSelected War Poems by Edward Thomas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, [2017]. 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Gentleman’s illustrations consist of three full-page lithographs, six colour double-page spreads and nine vignettes. Containing 50 poems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003eA limited edition published to commemorate the poet’s death in April 1917 and designed to emulate the fine press editions of the early 20th century. 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Long regarded as a ‘poet’s poet’, he is now acknowledged as one of the greatest writers of the English countryside, his verse grounded in a pastoral patriotism that makes him unique among the poets of the First World War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48856243568979,"sku":"","price":210.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240611_124253138-Photoroom.webp?v=1718356101"},{"product_id":"the-tale-of-peter-rabbit-beatrix-potter-folio-society-limited-edition-2022","title":"The Tale of Peter Rabbit","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Market Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003eThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, [2022]. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003eThis collection of rarely seen editions of Beatrix Potter’s much loved debut,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Peter Rabbit\u003c\/i\u003e, features exquisite facsimiles from the archive of her publisher Frederick Warne \u0026amp; Co. Ltd., charting the transformation from Peter’s initial appearance in a picture letter, to the glorious full-colour deluxe first commercial edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003eA stunning production from Folio Society limited to only 1000 copies, out of which this is copy number 697. Brand-new in Folio Society's original wrapping, only opened for condition checking and placed back in the box. The last few photos are stock pictures for illustrative purposes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Sans Serif';\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Tale of Peter Rabbit, the Warne Archive Collection\u003c\/b\u003e. 6 vols (see below). Reprographics by Pureprint. Clamshell box by Tiny Box Maker in pale blue cloth titled (as above) blocked in silver and decorated in blue, lined with dark blue paper printed with repeat design in silver. The six volumes are as follows:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Market Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e[1] The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter\u003c\/b\u003e. [Facsimile]. 149 × 109 × 12 mm. Pp. [1–88]. 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A reproduction of the maquette produced by Potter for Frederick Warne in 1902. Protected in a dark blue paper folder decorated in silver. Rests in its own recess of the box. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Market Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e[3] The Tale of Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter\u003c\/b\u003e. [Facsimile]. 143 × 107 × 13 mm. Pp. [i–ii], [1–7] 8–97 [98–102]. 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All are loosely inserted in a dark blue paper wallet decorated in silver for which there is a pocket pasted in the box’s lining. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Market Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: MS Sans Serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e[6] The Tale of Peter Rabbit, A Commentary\u003c\/b\u003e, with a foreword by Emma Thompson, and an essay by Sara Glenn. 240 × 170 × 8 mm. Pp. [1–4] 5–73 [74–80]. Type: Caslon. 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Limited to 500 hand-numbered sets, out of which this is copy number 460.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew in Folio Society' original packaging, together with original box. The first three photos are of the actual item you will receive, while the last few photos are stock photos for illustrative purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo of the greatest metropolises of the early 20th century, each captured in 20 photogravures by the pictorialist genius Alvin Langdon Coburn. These facsimiles of two volumes of luminous and evocative images, first published in 1909 and 1910 respectively, convey the urban beauty of London and New York in the age of steam. The original introduction and foreword, by Hilaire Belloc for London and by H. G. Wells for New York, are included. The facsimiles are accompanied by a separate leaflet featuring a specially commissioned introduction by Geoff Dyer and a new essay by Rut Blees Luxemburg. 415 × 305 × 17–18 mm. 2 vols (see below). Printed by Smith Settle, with photographs by Pureprint, and bound by them in quarter dark brown goatskin leather with paper boards blocked in gold; pale grey endleaves. Grey-brown two-volume slip case titled (as above) in metallic blue. The edition statement reads in part ‘limited to five hundred numbered copies, and twenty lettered copies hors de commerce’. Coburn’s photographs are tipped in. The two volumes are as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[1] London, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, with an introduction by Hilaire Belloc. Pp. [i–iv], [1–8] 9–21 [22–24]: [20] leaves of plates. Facsimile of the first edition published by Duckworth \u0026amp;amp; Co. in 1909. Loosely inserted is an eight-page leaflet (380 × 280 × 1 mm) sewn with blue thread. It contains an introduction by Geoff Dyer and essay by Rut Blees Luxemburg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[2] New York, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, with a foreword by H.G. Wells. Pp. [i–iv], [1–8] 9–10 [11–12]: [20] leaves of plates. 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London: The Folio Society, 1960.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery scarce, limited, leather-bound edition, signed by illustrator Peter Pendrey, numbered 21 out of 49\u003c\/strong\u003e. One of the five ultra-rare experimental limited editions that were produced by The Folio Society in 1960 at the request of its members, all featuring full morocco leather bindings, signatures by the illustrators, and numbering on an inserted colophon leaf. Having not proven as popular as the Society initially thought, the actual number of copies bound ranged from only 25 to 75 copies only (as opposed to the original intent to do a limitation run of 250). In order of scarcity, A Journal of the Plague Year is part of only 49 copies made (according to official Folio Society Bibliography) and the fourth rarest after Hermsprong or Man As He Is Not, Robert Bage (25 copies); Memoirs, Louis-Philippe, Comte de Ségur (41 copies); and Vie de Boheme, Henry Mürger (46 copies). The least rare is Lucius Apuleius' The Transformation of Lucius (75 copies), a copy of which (#64) we have in stock as well.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith woodcuts by Peter Pendrey. Introduction by Kenneth Hopkins. 227 × 149 × 24 mm. Pp. [1–4] 5–248. Type: Plantin. Printed and bound by Richard Clay in full black leather with blind embossing of pillars with skulls to covers and spine, and title in gilt to spine. Top edge gilt. Illustrated endpapers with a stylised view of London and the Thames. No slipcase, as issued (unlike the standard, non-limited edition). Throughout, there are 14 full-page woodcut illustrations in the text, including the frontispiece. 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