{"title":"The Folio Society Books","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n#more {display: none;}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you are a lover of beautiful books, good-quality, sewn bindings or exquisite illustrations and engravings, Sancho’s Rare Books has an ever-expanding collection of editions published by The Folio Society. From some of the rarer, highly-limited volumes from the days of yore, to more recent titles, we have more than 300 different Folio Society titles in stock at all times, and we buy and sell most volumes of higher value in very good condition.\u003cspan id=\"dots\"\u003e...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"more\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Folio Society Limited Editions and Special Publications \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrue beauty, rarity and durability; one cannot think of fine binding in today’s book publishing world without inevitably thinking of at least one Folio Society limited production. Folio Society limited editions are often hand-numbered, and feature unique, high-quality bindings (often leather or silk), special paper, and unique features such as gilded page edges, intricate tooling on covers and spine, letterpress limitation labels, and hand-marbled endpapers. They are often signed by well-known illustrators, distinguished scholars and introducers and, where possible, the authors themselves, and the editions come housed, most times, in either solander boxes or cloth-bound slipcases, sometimes with additional signed prints and paraphernalia. Their limitation today can vary between 250 and 2000 printed copies, with the rarest Folio Society limited edition—Hermsprong or Man As He Is Not—having been limited to only 25 copies. The rarer and more coveted the title, the higher the price, and some titles, once sold out, can command several thousands of pounds on the secondary market depending on scarcity (see, for example, Folio’s limited edition of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/illustrations-of-birds-drawn-for-john-gould-by-edward-lear?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=0c81a183d\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eIllustrations of Birds Drawn for John Gould by Edward Lear\u003c\/a\u003e featured on our website). In fact, Sancho’s Rare Books sourced and sold one of the 25 elusive limited copies of Hermsprong, signed by illustrator Cecil Keeling and bound in green Morocco, in June 2023 to an Australian collector for £1000. With Folio’s limited editions being art works in themselves, they are generally coveted by both collectors of Folio editions and collectors of fine binding works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Folio Society Standard \/ Core Editions \/ Signed Standard Editions \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese books are the backbone of Folio Society’s offerings, and a selection of ten to twenty new titles is published with every season, known as the Folio Autumn, Winter, Spring or Summer Collection. Perhaps unjustly described as “standard” editions, these books still boast wonderful designs, high-quality acid-free paper, (often) specially-commissioned introductions, and illustrations, engravings and\/or photographs. A handful of these titles are published in a standard format following a successful sale of the title in a limited format. There are also several “finer” standard editions, known as fine (non-limited) editions, and what separates them from their purely standard counterparts are generally a larger size, a better binding such as a quarter-leather binding with cloth sides and sometimes better paper (see, for example, our standard fine edition of Voltaire’s \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/candide-se?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=daca9d24d\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eCandide\u003c\/a\u003e or the 2010 edition of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/beowulf-seamus-heaney-folio-society-2010?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=beowulf\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/a\u003e). Finally, in 2015, Folio has also started selling occasionally standard editions featuring the author’s or artist’s signature on a bookplate affixed to the endpaper at a surcharge; highly limited and often selling out within hours, these editions are ideal for those not seeking the pinnacle of excellence exhibited by a limited copy, but want the book to have a closer, deeper connection with the author, illustrator or contributor (see, for example, our copies of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/alices-adventures-in-wonderland-lewis-carroll-folio-society-2019-signed-charles-van-sandwyk?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=159481584\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=7306cbfe0\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eFear and Loathing in Las Vegas\u003c\/a\u003e, or The Wind in the Willows). While standard editions have a low price tag when in stock at the publisher, ranging between £30 and £250 for the larger boxed sets, some of the more-coveted titles become very pricey on the secondary market once sold out. Notorious here are some of Folio’s children’s and kids’ books, including the 12 Rainbow Fairy Books edited by Andrew Lang.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Folio Press Fine Editions \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFolio also published 20 Folio Press Fine Editions between 1987 and 1991; these were “slim volumes [produced] to the highest standard, using mould-made paper and letterpress printing, with bindings and, where appropriate, illustrations in the private press tradition”. See, for example, our copy of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/these-things-also-are-springs?_pos=3\u0026amp;_psq=spring\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\"\u003eThese Things also are Spring's\u003c\/a\u003e, poems by Edward Thomas, or Peter Grimes, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/peter-grimes?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=48f759eca\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003ePeter Grimes: The Poor of the Borough\u003c\/a\u003e. These editions are a testament to traditional bookmaking and a beautiful blend of unpretentious craftsman and artistry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Who is The Folio Society?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFounded back in 1947, the Folio Society is nowadays a UK-based independent publisher with an excellent reputation for above-average, higher-quality classical, fiction and non-fiction books. Folio has been among the first publishers to truly push the boundaries of bookmaking and creative possibilities to create beautifully-illustrated, collectable books for the everyman. Only a handful of the books published by The Folio Society every year are limited, numbered and special editions that represent the pinnacle of excellence and can be very expensive; this latter feature is especially so in the case of highly-coveted titles that are out of stock. Until 2013, the Folio Society only sold books to its members, with only its spin-off publisher, Folio Press, selling books to the general public. Nowadays, Folio Society no longer operates as a membership organisation, and all its published books are available to the general public.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbutton id=\"myBtn\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/button\u003e \u003cscript\u003e\nfunction myFunction() {\n  var dots = document.getElementById(\"dots\");\n  var moreText = document.getElementById(\"more\");\n  var btnText = document.getElementById(\"myBtn\");\n\n  if (dots.style.display === \"none\") {\n    dots.style.display = \"inline\";\n    btnText.innerHTML = \"Read more\"; \n    moreText.style.display = \"none\";\n  } else {\n    dots.style.display = \"none\";\n    btnText.innerHTML = \"Read less\"; \n    moreText.style.display = \"inline\";\n  }\n}\n\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\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":"the-postman-always-rings-twice-james-mallahan-cain-folio-society-2012","title":"The Postman Always Rings Twice","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James Mallahan Cain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, [2012]. Introduced by Steve Erickson, illustrated by Patrick Leger. 228 × 150 × 19 mm. Pp. [i–iv] v–xi [xii–xiv], [1–2] 3–119 [120–122]: [7] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [iii], 18, 35, 50, 82, 99 and 114). Type: Photina. Printed and bound by T.J. International in full dark grey cloth with a design in cream and black by Leger; dark grey endleaves. Black slip case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good book with pages tightly bound and free of any inscriptions. In like slipcase that shows some shelf-wear, as pictured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48687991423315,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/s-l1600_d499044e-a1c2-4230-a340-da72978c0c65.webp?v=1716534401"},{"product_id":"a-christmas-carol-charles-dickens-folio-society-2003-sealed","title":"A Christmas Carol in Prose Being a Ghost Story of Christmas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Christmas Carol in Prose Being a Ghost Story of Christmas by Charles Dickens.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, [2003]. Illustrated by Michael Foreman. 252 × 192 × 31 mm. Pp. [1–12] 13–173 [174–176]: [8] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [3], 24, 41, 73, 88, 120, 137 and 156). Type: Caslon. Printed and bound by Cambridge University Press. Full blue buckram with a design in white, pale blue, red, black and gold by Foreman; white endleaves with colour paintings by Foreman. Red slip case. This is the second separate Folio edition of this text, which was published in a facsimile edition in 1970, and was also included in the Christmas books of 1988. In addition to Foreman’s colour paintings, there are 29 monochrome drawings by him printed in the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is new and sealed with very light bumping to rear corners of slipcase. The last four pictures are taken of another edition of this book, just so one can see its wonderful illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48695322411347,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/s-l1600_ed69e1c3-570a-41a8-b44c-9e0336445a57.webp?v=1716551516"},{"product_id":"tales-of-the-macabre-edgar-allan-poe-folio-society-1990-wilkie-collins-tales-of-suspense-tales-of-mystery-and-immagination","title":"Tales of the Macabre, i.e. Tales of Suspense, and of Mystery and Imagination","description":"\u003cp\u003eTales by Wilkie Collins and E.A. Poe]. London: The Folio Society, [1990]. 227 × 148 × 22–23 mm. 2 vols (see below). Printed and bound by the Bath Press. Full black cloth with a design in red and silver by Malcolm Harvey Young; dark red end leaves. Black two-volume slip case. Photolithographic reprints of the editions first published in 1954 and 1957 (items 66 and 106). The two volumes are as follows:\u003cbr\u003e[1] Wilkie Collins, tales of suspense . . . Reissued. Pp. [i–viii], [1] 2–255 [256]: [8] leaves of two-colour ‘plates’ (facing pp. 16, 33, 48, 112, 145, 176, 224 and 241).\u003cbr\u003e[2] Edgar Allan Poe, tales of mystery and imagination . . . Reissued. Pp. [i–vii] viii–xiii [xiv], [1] 2–302.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNear-fine books with pages tightly bound and free of any inscriptions. In like slipcase with some shelf-wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48695512564051,"sku":"","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/s-l1600_1b0b796a-d3da-445e-8e65-d9b3d5386b49.webp?v=1716556305"},{"product_id":"to-love-and-be-wise-josephine-tey-folio-society-2019","title":"To Love and Be Wise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo Love and Be Wise, by Josephine Tey\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: The Folio Society, [2019]. First printing thus. Illustrated by Mark Smith. 229 × 150 × 28 mm. Pp. [i–vi] vii [viii], [1–2] 3–236 [237–240]: [7] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [iii], 8, 104, 137, 168, 177 and 208). Type: Dante with Station No. 5 for display. Printed and bound by L.E.G.O. in full blue buckram blocked in cream and black with design by Smith; blue endleaves. Black slip case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFine book with pages tightly bound and free of any inscriptions, in like slipcase with lightest of shelf-wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48704657228115,"sku":"","price":135.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/ToLoveandBeWiseJOSEPHINETEYIllustratedFOLIOSOCIETY2019_2.webp?v=1727981577"},{"product_id":"the-little-grey-men-a-story-for-the-young-in-heart-bb-folio-society-2008","title":"The Little Grey Men, A Story for the Young in Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Little Grey Men by Denys Watkins-Pitchford or BB.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, [2008]. First printing thus. Preface by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Denys Watkins-Pitchford. 230 × 162 × 22 mm. Pp. [i–vii] viii–xxii, [1] 2–198 [199–202]: [7] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [iii], 3, [27], 43, 50, 178 and 192). Type: Scotch Roman with Arts and Crafts for display. Printed and bound by L.E.G.O. in full grey cloth blocked in red with a design by the artist; red endleaves. Red slip case. ‘BB’ was the pseudonym of Denys Watkins-Pitchford. In addition to the plates, copious black and white illustrations are in the text. Part of A Children’s Treasury series. Near-fine book with pages tightly bound and free of any inscriptions; one or two minuscule marks to edges. In like slipcase with a little shelf-wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736602390867,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240529_142537272-Photoroom.webp?v=1716992988"},{"product_id":"a-brief-history-of-time-stephen-hawking-folio-society-2016","title":"A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes by Stephen Hawking\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, [2016]. First printing thus, [2016]. Introduced by Martin Rees. 240 × 163 × 23 mm. Pp. [i–vii] viii–xxii [xxiii–xxiv], [1–3] 4–183 [184]: [9] leaves of colour plates (facing p. [iii] and between pp. 40–41, 56–[57], [72]–73, 104–105, 120–121 and 136–137). Type: Utopia. Printed by Memminger MedienCentrum. Bound by Josef Spinner in quarter blue cloth with printed paper boards; black endleaves. Black slip case. Diagrams are included throughout the text. The second in the Modern Science Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFine book with pages clean and tightly bound. In a near-fine slipcase that has some shelf-wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48747919245651,"sku":"","price":120.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/ABriefHistoryofTimeSTEPHENHAWKINGBigBangFOLIOSOCIETY2016FirstPrint_2.webp?v=1729189257"},{"product_id":"martin-chuzzlewit-charles-dickens-folio-society-2006-nonesuch","title":"Martin Chuzzlewit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, [2006]. First printing thus. With the original illustrations by “Phiz” [Hablot K. Browne], introduction by John Ezard. 261 × 169 × 56 mm. Pp. [i–iv] v–xxviii [xxix–xxx], 1–844: [39] leaves of ‘plates’. Type: Bulmer with Verdi for display. Typeset by R. and R. Clark for the Nonesuch Press in 1937 (the preliminaries by Folio), printed by the Saint Edmundsbury Press. Bound by Real Lachenmaier in series binding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFine book with pages tightly bound and free of inscriptions. In a near-fine slipcase with a small bump to corner and a few shallow dings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48755500253523,"sku":"","price":89.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/PXL_20240530_145918027-Photoroom.webp?v=1717164060"},{"product_id":"candide-voltaire-folio-society-2011-limited-edition","title":"Candide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCandide by Voltaire.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, [2011]. Translated by Tobias Smollett, introduced by Julian Barnes, illustrated by Quentin Blake. 266 × 222 × 27 mm. Pp. [1–6] 7–204 [205–208]. Type: Garamond. Printed by Grammlich and bound by Beltz in full dark purple Nigerian goatskin leather blocked in gold with a design based on Blake’s distinctive handwriting; dark grey endleaves. Dark grey slip case blocked in gold with enlargement of Blake’s titling. The edition statement reads in part ‘limited to 1000 copies for sale to members of the Folio Society, and 25 lettered copies which are not for sale’. Blake has signed each one. The book contains 18 full-page colour illustrations and over 20 pen-and-ink drawings. This is copy 795.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFine book with pages tightly bound and free of any inscriptions. 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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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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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Type: Centaur and Arrighi. Printed by Memminger Medien Centrum. Bound by Real Lachenmaier in full dark green buckram with a design in white and gold by Packer; pale gold endleaves with a repeat pattern by Packer in dark brown. Dark green slip case with a colour repro duction of a painting by Packer on the front panel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew in publisher's shrink-wrap. A fine copy. 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Type: Laurentian. Printed and bound by Kösel in full blue cloth printed in black and blocked in gold with design by Cooper; blue-green endleaves. Gold slip case. In addition to the colour lino-cut collage plates, Cooper has supplied black and white chapter headings and a title-page spread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNEW in Folio Society's original wrapping paper. No bumps, nor dents. A fine copy. 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Slight bumping to spine and corners. Text edges have some marks and foxing. Internally, the book is clean, legible and complete. There are no inscriptions and\/or marginalia. In a good dust wrapper with bright front panel, slight browning to spine, moderate chipping and loss to head and base, and mild foxing and some staining. Featuring interesting designs by the famous American artist and landscape architect Isamu Noguchi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48902241485139,"sku":"","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/s-l1600_734cb963-f79b-4c09-803e-7abbd6fc855b.webp?v=1718960307"},{"product_id":"a-midsummer-nights-dream-william-shakespeare-1957","title":"A Midsummer Night's Dream","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, [1957]. Introduction by Sir Ralph Richardson, designs by Oliver Messel. Glossary by Jean Rook. 224 × 171 × 12 mm. Pp. [i–iv] v–viii [ix–x], 1–80: [8] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [i], 6, 23, 26, 43, 50, 54 and 63). Type: Garamond. Printed in green and black by Mackay, the lithographs by the Curwen Press. Bound by Mackay in green series binding. Dust-jacket printed in green and black. The costume and set designs were from Tyrone Guthrie’s production at the Old Vic in 1937.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreen cloth-covered binding presenting in original dust wrapper. Boards are near-immaculate with minimal marks and only a small ding at the bottom of the front board. Slight bumping at the base of the spine. In a good dust wrapper with bright panels and some chipping to head and base, including a larger tear at the back. Moderate foxing present, as seen in the photos. Inside, content is clean, legible and the book is complete. Mild foxing present, but no inscriptions and\/or marginalia. 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Black slipcase. 584pp. 24.5x16.9cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is in near-fine condition. No signs of wear to the edges of the binding, just slight rubbing to the gilt lettering on the front board. The binding is tight. The book could not have been read (carefully) more than once. The slipcase is in near-fine condition with no faults other than a mildly bumped corner at the back and minor shelf-wear marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48902311149907,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/s-l1600_6b36ca13-cdd2-465e-81c0-f9fa41d681f9.webp?v=1718904770"},{"product_id":"peter-grimes-the-poor-of-the-borough-george-crabbe-folio-society-press-1990","title":"Peter Grimes: The Poor of the Borough","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Grimes: The Poor of the Borough, by George Crabbe.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, [1990]. Introduction by Kevin Crossley-Holland. 7 two-colour lithographs by Alan Powers, printed at The Senecio Press, Oxfordshire, England. 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The two volumes are as follows: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[1] The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman, Laurence Sterne, edited by Melvyn New and Joan New, illustrated by Tom Phillips. 263 × 195 × 45 mm. Pp. [1–2], [i–x], [1–5] 6–504 [505–508]: [10] leaves of colour plates (facing pp. [v], [5], [63], [119], [187], [265], [317], [369], [419] and [467]). Type: Caslon. Bound in full white cloth printed in red and blocked in gold with a titling design by Phillips. Gilded top edge. Dark purple endleaves. The tipped-in edition statement, printed letterpress by Hand and Eye, reads in part ‘limited to 750 copies, signed and numbered by the artist, and 25 lettered copies hors de commerce’. Tipped-in pieces of marbled paper for page 173 have been provided by Jemma Lewis. Phillips has produced collages for the frontispiece and each chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[2] A commentary to accompany the life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman, by Laurence Sterne. 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