Literature from Ariadne Books

London: Vintage Classics, 2000. All four paperback volumes in this series. All published in 2000. Vol. 1: 536pp; Vol. 2: 533pp; Vol. 3: 280pp; Vol. 4: 563pp. No jackets (as issued). Volume 1 includes stories that move from England, France and Spain to the silver sands of the South Pacific. It also includes the famous story "Rain" -… Read more about this item

London: Folio Society, 1968. Hardback. 118pp. Orange cloth boards decorated in black. Top edge tinted orange. Slipcase. Translated by J. M. Cohen who also wrote the introduction. Lithographs by M. Lin-Desportes. Book in near fine condition. Tint to top edge a little faded. Slipcase very good. A little discolouration around the edges.

London: Folio Society, 1967. This edition was originally published in 1954. Reset edition 1965. This is a second impression from 1967. Hardback. xi, 330pp. Slipcase. Drawings by Nigel Lambourne. Book in very good condition. Some colour fade to spine. Slipcase very good. A little surface marking only.

London: Folio Society, 1997. Folio Society edition, 1997. Hardback. xvii, 253pp. Slipcase. Introduced by Hilary Mantel and illustrated by Lucy Walker. Book in near fine condition. Slipcase very good with some marking to one surface and just a little general scuffing.

London: Folio Society, 1997. Folio Society, London, 1997. Hardback. xxii, 198pp. Original slipcase. A very entertaining selection of Donne's prose. Illustrated. Book in fine condition and unread. Slipcase near fine.

London: Folio Society, 1987. F. W. Pailthorpe. Folio Society 1987. Hardback. xix, 610pp. Original green slipcase. Quarter green cloth with gilt to spine. Orange boards with floral motif, orange endpapers and orange top edge. Illustrations by Charles Keeping. Introduction by Christopher Hibbert. Book in fine condition. Slipcase very good - slight surface marking and a small scuff to… Read more about this item

London: Folio Society, 2007. First published by The Folio Society in 1999. This is an eight printing from 2007. Hardback. 266pp. Pale green illustrated boards. Slip case. Introduction by Roy Blount Jr. Illustrated by Rod Waters. A fine selection of Mark Twain's writing. Book in near fine condition with an unread feel. Slipcase very good with only very… Read more about this item

London: Odhams Press Ltd, c1940. Undated c1940. Hardback. 460pp. Mottled brown cloth with blind stamped design to front. Gilt to spine. Top edge tinted brown. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. Illustrations to both front and back of jacket which presumably show characters from novels in this series by Odhams. Portrait frontispiece of the author. One of Trollope's best-loved… Read more about this item

London: The Caxton Publishing Company. , Undated. Hardback. 364pp. Publisher's original green cloth binding. Blind stamped thistle design to upper board and similar to spine which also has gilt titles. Colour frontis plus black and white illustrations. No jacket. Book in good condition. Boards a little rubbed and worn at extremities of spine, some slight marking/soiling. Very minor… Read more about this item

London: Cassell & Co Ltd, 1907. Soft red leather covers. 450pp. Gilt to front and spine. Top edge gilt. No jacket. The People' Library edition, 1907. Published originally in 1814, this is Scott's first venture into prose fiction. Historical novel set at the time of the Jacobite uprising of 1745. In later life, Scott often styled himself as "by… Read more about this item

London: Folio Society, 1987. F. W. Pailthorpe. Folio Society 1987. Hardback. xix, 610pp. Original green slipcase. Quarter green cloth with gilt to spine. Orange boards with floral motif, orange endpapers and orange top edge. Illustrations by Charles Keeping. Introduction by Christopher Hibbert. Book in very good condition. Faint soiling to text block fore and bottom edges. Also, what… Read more about this item

London: Folio Society, 1997. Llewellyn Thomas. Folio Society, 1997 (first published in book form in 1872). Hardback. xiv, 160pp. Dark red cloth binding over cream boards. Top edge tinted red. Slipcase. A delightful edition of this wonderful book with an introduction by Anthony Juckes. Illustrated by Val Biro. Book in near fine condition and unread. Slipcase near fine… Read more about this item

London: The Folio Society, 1991. Llewellyn Thomas. The Folio Society, 1991 (first published in book form 1876). Hardback. xix, 680pp. Dark grey cloth spine with gilt titles. Pale grey boards with dark grey floral decoration. Top edge tinted brown. Original beige coloured slipcase. Introduction by Asa Briggs. Illustrated by Llewellyn Thomas. A very nice copy of this wonderful book.… Read more about this item

London: The Folio Society, 1993. Folio Society, 1993. First published in book form in 1879. Hardback. xvii, 169pp. Green cloth spine over grey boards. top edge tinted green. Slipcase. Introduction by Maeve Binchy. Illustrations by Elisa Trimby. Book in near fine condition and unread. Slipcase near fine with only very minor surface marking.

London: Folio Society, 1998. Llewellyn Thomas. Folio Society, 1998, second printing (first published in book form in 1871). Hardback. xix, 502pp. Blue cloth binding over light grey boards. Top edge tinted blue. Original slipcase. A delightful edition of this wonderful book with an introduction by John Letts. Illustrated by Shirley Bellwood. Near fine and with an unread feel.… Read more about this item

London: Folio Society, 1997. Llewellyn Thomas. Folio Society, 1997 (first published in book form in 1872). Hardback. xiv, 160pp. Dark red cloth binding over cream boards. Top edge tinted red. Slipcase. A delightful edition of this wonderful book with an introduction by Anthony Juckes. Illustrated by Val Biro. Book in near fine condition. Very slight soil mark to… Read more about this item

London: The Folio Society, 1990. Llewellyn Thomas. The Folio Society, 1990 (first published in book form in 1880). Hardback. xvi, 314pp. Red boards with title panel and gilt to spine. Top edge red. Map of Hardy's Wessex to endpapers. Slipcase. A delightful edition of this wonderful book with an introduction by Paul I. Webb, illustrated with wood engravings by… Read more about this item

London: Folio Society, 1999. Llewellyn Thomas. Folio Society, 1999 (first published in book form in 1862). Hardback. xix,176pp. Green cloth binding over cream boards. Top edge tinted green. Original slipcase. A delightful edition of this wonderful book with an introduction by Juliet McMaster. Illustrated by Llewellyn Thomas. Book in near fine condition. A couple of small, faint marks… Read more about this item

London: Folio Society, 1990. Llewellyn Thomas. Folio Society, 1990 (first published in book form in 1863). Hardback. xxii, 332pp. Green cloth binding over light green boards. Top edge tinted green. Original slipcase. A delightful edition of this wonderful book with an introduction by John Letts. Illustrated by David Eccles. Book in near fine condition. Original green slipcase in… Read more about this item

London: Folio Society, 1987. F. W. Pailthorpe. Folio Society 1987. Hardback. xxii, 528pp. Original green slipcase. Quarter green cloth with gilt to spine. Green boards with floral motif, green endpapers and green top edge. Illustrations by Charles Keeping. Introduction by Christopher Hibbert. Book in near fine condition and unread. Slipcase near fine and with only very minor surface… Read more about this item