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Folio Society, 2007-2014. Hardcover. Like New. Complete 39 Volume Set. Limited numbered edition, all volumes being numbered 199. All volumes in "As New" condition, no flaws or markings. All volumes come in original solander boxes, comedies in green, histories in blue, tragedies in red, and the stand-alone volume of sonnets and poems in turquoise.Each copy comes in four pieces: a solander box, the letterpress volume itself in quarter leather with marbled paper sides, a companion buckram bound volume, and a cardboard divider.1- All's Well That Ends Well 2- As You Like It 3- Comedy of Errors 4- Love's Labour's Lost 5- Measure for Measure 6- The Merchant of Venice 7- Merry Wives of Windsor 8- A Midsummer Night's Dream 9- Much Ado About Nothing 10- Pericles 11- The Taming of the Shrew 12- Tempest 13- Twelfth Night 14- Two Gentlemen of Verona 15- The Two Noble Kinsmen 16- The Winter's Tale 17- Henry IV Part 1 18- Henry IV Part 2 19- Henry V 20- Henry VI Part 1 21- Henry VI… Read More

London: The Folio Society; Oxford University Press, 2007. LIMITED EDITIONS, EACH NO. 840 OF 3750, 1980 OR 1000 COPIES, 78 vols, folio and 8vo, comprising 39 folio volumes printed on Zerkall mould-made paper and bound in original half blue, green red or turquoise Nigerian goatskin, marbled boards, spines lettered direct in gilt, top edges gilt, others untrimmed, and 39 companion 8vo volumes in matching-colour buckram, printed paper labels to front boards, spines lettered direct in gilt; one book of each format housed together in 39 matching-colour solander boxes with Nigerian goatskin labels. A fine set. A complete set of a major undertaking: the complete works of Shakespeare in elegant large-format letterpress, set in 16pt Monotype Baskerville with Caslon Display by Gloucester Typesetting Services, with printing requiring the services of three different firms across England and Germany, and the binding in quarter goatskin completed by Lachenmaier in Reutlinge. Each play volume is numbered and… Read More

London: Folio Society. 2001-2002. Hardcover. 0340239174 . Near Fine in leather boards in a Near Fine leather slipcase. Both The Hobbt and The Lord of the Rings trilogy share the same number; "601" limited to 1,750 numbered copies. A matching set. Top text block edge of each volume gilded. Faint bump on Lord of the Rings slipcase front panel edge. The Hobbit 7th printing, Lord of the Rings trilogy 6th printing. Illustrations by Ingahild Grathmer and Eric Fraser. ; 149 X 223 X 37 millimeter; 448 pages .

London: The Folio Society, Various. Twelve Volumes. The Red ,Blue, Green, Yellow, Grey, Pink, Violet, Brown, Crimson, Orange, Olive, Lilac. Each Volume with pictorial coloured cloth boards and spines. Each volume has 12 full page colour and black & white illustrations. Each volume is illustrated by a different artist. Royal 8vo. hardcovers in original publishers slipcases. This set fine as new in the original publishers shrink wrap. The set is very heavy and will require extra postage.

London: The Folio Society, 1960. Signed by the illustrator. With 6 full-page and several text illustrations. In publisher's green cloth. Cover somewhat rubbed at edges. Otherwise in fine condition.. Signed by the illustrator. With 6 full-page and several text illustrations. In publisher's green cloth. 78 [2] p. Association copy, inscribed to the American socialite and fashion icon, Mona von Bismarck and her husband, Count Albrecht Eduard "Eddie" von Bismarck-Schönhausen. Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (1904-1980) was an English photographer, painter, illustrator, writer, and designer. Besides regularly working as a photographer for Condé Nast publications, such as the Vogue, he pursued a career as a stage and costume designer for films and the theatre. He won three Academy Awards for his art directorial work as well as for his costume designs. Mona von Bismarck (1897-1983) was a long-time friend of Beaton. .

London. Folio Society. 2003 to 2013 ALL FIRST EDITION’S. Size 7.25 x 10.0 inches. In attractive pictorial coloured cloth covers with gilt to spine and front. With coloured pictorial endpapers. Hard card slipcase. In very good, near fine condition. Beautiful spines & boards. All with original slipcases. (SC have some light shelf scuffs on edges.) Inside very clean & tight. Beautifully illustrated Folio Society editions of Andrew Lang’s Fairy Books with introductions and illustrations by modern authors and artists. A stunning Volume of beautifully illustrated and presented volumes. 1: Blue Fairy Book: blue slipcase 372pp. illus.-Charles van Sandwyk. 2: Red Fairy Book: red slipcase. 380pp. illus.-Niroot Puttapipat. 3: Green Fairy Book: green slipcase 354pp. illus.-Julian de Narvaez. 4: Yellow Fairy Book: green slipcase. 358pp. illus.-Danuta Mayer. 5: Pink Fairy Book: pink slipcase. 335pp. illus.-Debra McFarlane. 6: Grey Fairy Book: dk.grey slipcase. 320pp. illus.- Lauren Nassef. 7:… Read More

London: Folio Society, 2022. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket. Alan Lee. Brand new set, will be shipped in Folio's original packaging. Limited to just 1,000 sets. Signed by Alan Lee, this is the finest version of Tolkien's masterpiece. The art print was signed by Alan Lee at an in-person event.

LONDON, THE FOLIO SOCIETY, 2001-3. FIVE VOLUMES, THE DE LUXE EDITION LIMITED TO 1750 COPIES. THIS SET HAS THE SAME LIMITATION NUMBER OF 690. BOUND BY SMITH SETTLE IN QUARTER WASSA GOATSKIN, WITH HAND-WOVEN SIDES, T.E.G. RIBBON MARKER. THE THREE VOLUMES OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS ARE HOUSED IN A SINGLE SLIPCASE OF FULL GOATSKIN WITH ELABORATE GILT DESIGN. THE HOBBIT AND SILMARILLION ARE IN SEPARATE MATCHING SLIPCASES. THE SILMARILLION: 4TH PRINTING, 2003, ILLUSTRATED BY FRANCIS MOSELEY. THE HOBBIT: 7TH PRINTING, 2002, ILLUSTRATED BY ERIC FRASER. THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING: 6TH PRINTING, 2001. THE TWO TOWERS: 6TH PRINTING, 2001. THE RETURN OF THE KING: 7TH PRINTING, 2002. THE LAST THREE ILLUSTRATED BY INGAHILD GRATHMER AND DRAWN BY ERIC FRASER. ALL FIVE VOLUMES ARE IN VERY FINE CONDITION. RARE AS A SET.

Folio Society,, [2001-3]. Together 5 vols., 8vo., with frontispieces and illustrations in the text, the first two works with front and rear endpaper maps, the third work with large folding map at end; hand-woven indian silk sides, moroccan wassa goatskin backs lettered in gilt, gilt tops, silk ribbons, all volumes housed in three separate custom-made Moroccan wassa goatskin slip-cases with scalloped edges and elaborately decorated and lettered in gilt, the whole extended set (books and slip-cases) in fine state. EDITION LIMITED TO 1750 NUMBERED EXTENDED SETS (THIS SET No. 861). The extended set comprises 'The Hobbit' (seventh printing thus, 2002); 'The Fellowship of the Ring' (seventh printing thus, 2002); 'The Two Towers' (sixth printing thus, 2001); 'The Return of the King' (seventh printing thus, 2002); 'The Silmarillion' (fourth printing thus, 2003). ' The Silmarillion' is edited by Christopher Tolkien. 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy is… Read More

London; Folio Society, 2004-2014., 2004. Hard Cover. Six of the volumes are First Folio printings (Green, Grey, Violet, Crimson, Brown & Orange), four are Second printings (Red, Yellow, Olive and Lilac) and two are Third printings (Blue and Pink). Large octavo. Each volume has pictorial endpapers, numerous line drawings within text and a varying number of colour plates, each by a different artist: "Blue", 2004, 17 plates by Charles von Sandwyck; "Red" 2010, 16 plates by Niroot Puttapitpat; "Green"2009, 14 plates by Julian Narvaez; "Yellow" 2010, 13 plates by Danuta Mayer; "Pink" 2011, 16 plates by Debra McFarlane; "Grey" 2013, 13 plates by Lauren Nassef; "Violet" 2010, 15 plates by Robert Venables; "Crimson" 2011, 16 plates by Tim Stevens; "Brown" 2010, 13 plates by Oman Rayan;"Orange" 2013, 16 plates by Tomislav Tomic; "Olive"2014, 14 plates by Kate Baylay; "Lilac" 2014, 13 plates by Caitlin Hackett. Harlequin cloth blocked in colour and gilt to spine and upper boards, housed in plain variously… Read More

London: The Folio Society, 2010. Hardcover. Near Fine. The full Folio Edition set of 12 volumes: Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, Pink, Grey, Violet, Crimson, Brown, Orange, Olive and Lilac, all in matching slipcases. Interiors crisp and clean. Each volume contains a frontispiece, 12 colour illustrations and a few in black and white. Illustrators include: Kate Baylay, Caitlin Hackett, Danuta Mayer, Debra McFarlane, Julian de Narvaez, Lauren Nassef, Niroot Puttapipat, Omar Rayyan, Charles van Sandwyk, Tim Stevens, Tomislav Tomic and Bob Venables. Apart from a couple of very small bumps to a couple slipcases, this set is near fine and unread. More specifically, Olive has 2 very small spots, Brown with a small bump, Grey with a heavier hit to the opening left side, a very small bump to Orange and Pink with 1 very tiny spot to one side. The books perfect and unharmed. All titles are the first printed edition in this Folio Society collection. Includes The Nursery Rhyme Book, making this a 13 volume set.

London: Folio Society, 2022. Limited Edition . Hardcover in slipcase. New/No Jacket. Alan Lee. This exquisite three-volume set is presented in a silver-blocked Limited to 1,000 sets numbered and signed by Alan Lee. This copy No.856. Slipcase (lined with a hidden illustration) with a new art print exclusive to this edition and a pair of maps drawn by Christopher Tolkien, printed together and presented in a cloth-covered case. Each volume is quarter-bound in burgundy calfskin leather blocked in silver, with an illustrated inset label, silver page tops and a burgundy satin ribbon marker. The text itself , printed in black and burgundy is accompanied by a new preface written exclusively for this edition by the artist. This Edition was sold out within 24 hours upon release. This copy is unopened in original packaging.

Folio Society, 2008-2013. Hardcover. As New. Books unread and in crisp, clean and collectable condition/Insignificant rubbing on slipcases. The complete 20-volume Folio Society collection of the Aubrey-Maturin series of novels by Patrick O'Brian, consisting of: Master and Commander; Post Captain; HMS Surprise; The Mauritius Command; Desolation Island; The Fortune of War; The Surgeon's Mate; The Ionian Mission; Treason's Harbour; The Far Side of the World; The Reverse of the Medal; The Letter of Marque; The Thirteen Gun Salute; The Nutmeg of Consolation; Clarissa Oakes; The Wine-Dark Sea; The Commodore; The Yellow Admiral; The Hundred Days; Blue at the Mizzen.

London: Folio Society, 2016. As new.. Limited Edition. Quarto (13" X 9.75"). Quarter vellum binding with vellum tips and decorative paper covered boards in a deep shade of red; 24-carat gold gilt lettering stamped to the spine and illustrations on the front board blocked in four foils. Gilded top edge. Illustrated endpapers. Limitation spread blocked in two colours on two shades of laid paper, inset with an etching hand-printed under the artist's supervision on Somerset Velvet Buff hand-made paper; signed and numbered by Van Sandwyk, out of an edition of 1000. Eleven plates printed in full colour with gold borders on art paper, tipped into the text within ornamental gold borders; nine "scraps" printed in full colour, individually cut out and tipped in place. Approximately 50 line-drawings throughout the text and hand drawn initials. Clamshell case bound in Paradise cloth with spine titling label blocked in two colours on laid paper. In as new condition. An… Read More

London: The Folio Society, 2004. 227 x 157 mm. (9 x 6 1/8"). xiv, [2], 222 pp. Edited by Alan Powers. WHIMSICAL PALE GREEN REVERSED GOATSKIN BY JO BIRD, covers and smooth spine with meandering lettering stamped in black, green endpapers and edges blind-stamped repeatedly with author and title, free endleaves with several circles cut out. In a gray hand-dyed sheepskin chemise with round cut-outs and blind lettering and a matching sheepskin-backed clamshell box lined with pale green goatskin. Illustrated with black & white photographs and with numerous color drawings by Peter Bailey in the text. Binder's statement and care instructions laid in. ◆A couple of tiny, faint spots to lower board, otherwise in mint condition inside and out. This appealing binding was awarded First Prize and the Mansfield Silver Medal in The Bookbinding Competition of 2005. Its creator became a licentiate of Designer Bookbinders the following year, and was elected a Fellow in 2010. Bird received a post-graduate diploma in… Read More

Folio Society, 2009. Limited Edition No. 1106 of 1750. Hardcover. As New. Books unread and in crisp, clean and collectable condition/Insignificant rubbing on slipcase.

London: Folio Society, 2009. Complete set. All first folio editions, except volume 1, which is a second impression. All books in very good to near fine condition. Slipcases have minor wear. Pages clean and bright throughout. A near fine set, in very good clean slipcases. Master and Commander; Post Captain; HMS Surprise; The Mauritius Command; Desolation Island; The Fortune of War; The Surgeon's Mate; The Ionian Mission; Treason's Harbour; The Far Side of the World; The Reverse of the Medal; The Letter of Marque; The Thirteen Gun Salute; The Nutmeg of Consolation; Clarissa Oakes; The Wine-Dark Sea; The Commodore; The Yellow Admiral; The Hundred Days; Blue at the Mizzen. . Cloth. Very Good Plus. 8vo.

The First UK printing of this illustrated edition, published by The Folio Society, London in 2016. Number '295' of only 1000 copies issued. The BOOK is in Fine condition and appears unread with the original publisher's tissue paper covering still present. Quarter vellum binding with vellum tips and decorative paper covered boards in a deep shade of red; 24-carat gold gilt lettering stamped to the spine and illustrations on the front board blocked in four foils. Gilded top edge. Illustrated endpapers. Limitation spread blocked in two colours on two shades of laid paper, inset with an etching hand-printed under the artist's supervision on Somerset Velvet Buff hand-made paper; signed and numbered by Van Sandwyk, number '295' out of an edition of 1000. Eleven plates printed in full colour with gold borders on art paper, tipped into the text within ornamental gold borders; nine 'scraps' printed in full colour, individually cut out and tipped in place. Approximately 50 line-drawings throughout the text and… Read More

London: Folio Society Ltd., 2015. Book. Illus. by Charles Van Sandwyk. Fine. Vellum-Paper. Signed by Illustrator(s). Limited Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Gilt lettered quarter vellum over maroon paper boards decorated in white gilt black and red. Housed in maroon cloth clamshell box with paper label. Edition limited to 1000 copies only with copper etching signed by the Illustrator. Print is #6 of 1000. Beautiful edition of Alice..

Folio Society,, 2022. 3 vols., roy. 8vo.,plus separate map case, First Edition thus, text in red and black, with fine coloured plates , head-pieces and printed endpapers; pictorial cloth with mounted illustrations, burgundy calf back blocked and lettered in silver, silver tops, ribbon markers, a fine copy in publisher's cloth slip-case blocked and lettered in silver. EDITION LIMITED TO 1000 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST; WITH SEPARATE PRINT IN PAPER FOLDER.