A Selection of Books Published by the Limited Editions Club and the Folio Society

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   Apuleius (trans Robert Graves, ill   Michael Ayrton)  The Transformations of Lucius Otherwise Known as The Golden   Ass  London, Folio Society, 1960 ; 208 pp. First Thus; 8VO. Duotone illustrations by Ayrton.   Bound in decorated boards. Lacking the slipcase.Spine darkened  Refer to our book number   24165. NF  $10.00

  Bailey, F M  Mission to Tashkent  London, Folio Society, 1999 ; 269 pp. First Thus; 8VO. Illustrated with black and white   photos.  Refer to our book number 23581. Fine in Slipcase  $14.00

  Balzac, Honore (ill Mervyn Peake)  Droll Stories  London, Folio Society, 1961 ; 408 pp. First Thus; 8VO. Duotone illustrations by Peake.   Bound in decorated coarse cloth. Lacking the slipcase.  Refer to our book number 24164. NF  $10.00

  Beckford, William (ill Edward   Bawden)  Vathek  London, Folio Society, 1958 ; 128 pp. First Thus; 8VO. Handsomely bound in colourful   boards, black cloth spine.Very nicely illustrated.Light wear.  Refer to our book number   22942. VG  $10.00

  Belloc, Hillaire (ill Posy Simmonds)  Cautionary Tales  London, Folio Society, 1997 ; 160 pp. First Thus; 8VO. Illustrated in colour and black and   white. Wonderful cloth binding designed by Simmonds.  Refer to our book number 23856.   Fine in Slipcase  $16.00

  Bennett, Arnold (ill John Austen)  The Old Wive's Tale  New York, Limited Editions Club, 1941 ; 729 pp. Limited Edition; Large 4TO. Introduction by   Frank Swinnerton and a preface by the author. Illustrated by John Austen. Limited to 1500   copies of which this is 1085 and SIGNED by the illustrator on the limitation page. Bound in   floral boards, green cloth spine with gilt titling.  Pictorial jackets and with slipcase printed in   the same pattern as the boardsVery light wear to books, mild bumping to corners. The bright   jackets are chipped at the spine extremites and are somewhat darkened on the spines.   Slipcase worn and split along two sides of the bottom edge. A very heavy set.  Refer to our   book number 21771. NF/VG/G  $40.00

 
 Boswell, James (ill Thomas   Rowlandson)  THE JOURNAL OF A TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES WITH SAMUEL   JOHNSON, L.L.D.  New York, Limited Editions Club, 1974 ; 327 pp. Limited Edition; 4TO. A particularly fortunate   issue from the LEC. Bound in half gilt-stamped red morocco , red marbled boards. TEG.   With reproductions of contemporary prints by Rowlandson. Limited to 2000 copies.Lightest   of wear to book and slipcase.  Refer to our book number 21941. NF/NF  $60.00

  Browning, Elizabeth Barrett,   Illustrated by Angelo, Valenti  Sonnets from the Portugese  New York, Limited Editions Club, 1948 ;  Limited Edition; Folio. Oversized volume bound in   full blue linen, gilt titling and decorations. Interior decoration by Valenti. Limited to 1500   copies of which this is 551 and signed by the illustrator.Spine sunned, as is the slipcase,   otherwise very light wear.  Refer to our book number 22086. NF/VG  $50.00

  Butler, Samuel (ill Rockwell Kent)  Erewhon  New York, Limited Editions Club, 1931 ; 229 pp. Limited Edition; 4TO. Bound in diffusedly   striped silk with clear jacket. Decorated and illustrated by Rockwell Kent. This is #37 of 1500   Copies and is signed by Kent on the limitation page.Book and jacket are in fine condition but   for a small oval discoloration on the upper fore-edge., Slipcase shows a little more wear but   remains solid and attractive.  Refer to our book number 23359. F/VG  $100.00

  Carroll, Lewis (ill Quentin Blake)  The Hunting of the Snark - An Agony in Eight Fits  London, Folio Society, 1976 ; 104 pp. First Thus; 8VO. Black and white illustrations by Blake.    Bound in full cloth with an illustration by the artist.  Refer to our book number 23916. Fine   in  Slipcase  $12.00

  Chekhov, Anton, Illustrated by   Szalay, Lajos  The Short Stories of Anton Chekhov  New York, Limited Editions Club, 1973 ; 315 pp. Limited Edition; 4TO. Bound in floral printed   brocade cloth with leather spine label. Illustrated with black and white drawings and full page   colour illustations.  Limited to 1500 copies of which this is 1389 and signed by the   illustrator.Very light wear to book and slipcase.  Refer to our book number 21982. NF/NF  $35.00

 
 Conrad, Joseph, Illustrated by   Robert Shore  An Outcast of the Islands  New York, Limited Editions Club, 1975 ; 212 pp. Limited Edition; Folio. Bound in patterned   buckram. Full page colour illustrations by Shore. Copy 971 of 2000 and SIGNED by the   illustrator on the limitation page.Book fine, light wear to slipcase  Refer to our book number   21364. F/VG  $125.00

  de Maupassant, Guy, Illustrated by   Nigel Lambourne  Short Stories  London, Folio Society, 1960(1959) ; 320 pp. Second Printing; 8VO. Bound in printed mauve   cloth.Spine faded, slipcase worn.  Refer to our book number 23849. NF in VG Slipcase  $10.00

  de Rojas, Fernando  The Spanish Bawd  London, Folio Society, 1973 ;  First Folio Edition; 8VO. Fine in Very Good Slipcase.   Aquatints by Dodie Masterman. Very attractive blue binding.  Refer to our book number   $15.00

  Defoe, Daniel, Illustrated by   Reginald Marsh  The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders  New York, Limited Editions Club, 1954 ; 354 pp. Limited Edition; 8VO. Limited to 1500 copies   of which this is 655 and signed by Marsh on the limitation page. Illustrated with drawings by   Marsh coloured by stencils in the studio of Martha Berrien. Bound in padded blue cloth with   gilt blocking.Book in lovely condition, gilt slipcase somewhat worn and peeling in places.    Refer to our book number 21874. NF/VG  $35.00

  Dulac, Edmund (ill)  The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche  New York, Limited Editions Club, 1951 ; 64 pp. Limited Edition; 4TO. Very attractive and   stylistically erotic colour plates by Dulac. Bound in full vellum (for the first time in LEC   history) stamped in gilt. This is copy 565 of 1500 and is signed by Dulac on the title   page.Book is in fine condition, slipcase somwhat soiled, spine darkened.  Refer to our book   number 23471. F/VG  $125.00

  DUMAS, ALEXANDRE (ill Edy   Legrand)  The Three Musketeers  New York, Limited Editions Club, 1953 ; 420 pp. Limited Edition; 4TO. Rather wonderful hand    coloured  illustrations by LeGrand.  Limited to 1500 copies of which this is #1474 and   SIGNED by the illustrator on the title page. Uniform with other Dumas works published by   the LEC.Book is in fine condition but for bumping at spine extremities.  Slipcase scratched   and rubbed.  Refer to our book number 23499. Near Fine  $50.00

 
 Fielding, Henry (Engravings by    Derrick Harris)  The History of Tom Jones  London, Folio Society, 1959 ; 636 pp. First Folio Edition; 8VO. 35 wood-engravings by   Harris, whose last work this was. Owner's name on FFEP, jacket very worn and missing top   inch of spine extending into both panels.This edition published without slipcase. Nash 128    Refer to our book number 13197. NF/Fair  $10.00

  Hardy , Thomas (ill Agnes Miller   Parker)  The Mayor of Casterbridge  New York, Limited Editions Club, 1964 ; 318 pp. Limited Edition; 4TO. Half bound in maroon   Indian goatskin, boards in handmade paper. Prospectus and newsletter laid in. Illustraed with   wood engravings by Parker. Limited to 1500 Copies of which this is 709 and signed by the   illustrator.Book in fine condition, very light wear to slipcase.  Refer to our book number   21977. NF/NF  $60.00

  James, T G H  Egypt Revealed : Artist Travellers in an Antique Land  London, Folio Society, 1997 ; 224 pp. First Thus; 4TO. Bound in full full cloth blocke with a   striking design by David Eccles. Beautifully illustrated.  Refer to our book number 23847.   Fine in Slipcase  $12.00

  Joyce, James  Dubliners  London, Folio Society, 2003 ; 230 pp. First Thus; 8VO. Illustrated with photographsA fine   copy.  Refer to our book number 23912. Fine in Slipcase  $25.00

  Kington, Miles  The Pick of Punch  London, Folio Society, 1998 ; 244 pp. First Thus; 8VO. Bound in gilt cloth with Punch   cartoons  Refer to our book number 23852. Fine in Slipcase  $8.00

  Le Fanu, Sheridan (ill Charles W   Stewart)  Uncle Silas  London, Folio Society, 1988 ; 393 pp. First Thus; 8VO. Bound in full green cloth blocked in   gilt with a design by Charles Stewart.  Refer to our book number 23850. Fine in Slipcase  $18.00

 
 Malory, Thomas (ill Robert Gibbings)  Le Morte D'Arthur  New York, Limited Editions Club, 1936 ;  Limited Edition; Folio. In three volumes.  Bound in   blue boards patterned in Arthur's shield backed in blue linen. Illustrated with engravings by   Gibbings. Limited to 1500 copies of which this is 517 and signed by the illustrator.Books in   very nice condition, slipcase somewhat worn with unfortunate tape repair along one edge.    Refer to our book number 22082. NF/VG  $125.00

  Mansfield, Katherine (ill Jennifer   Campbell)  Twelve Stories  London, Folio Society, 1978 ; 268 pp. First Thus; 8VO. Quarter bound in green cloth,   decorated paper boards. Duotone illustrationsA fine copy, slipcase worn at spine tip.  Refer   to our book number 23913. Fine in VG Slipcase  $10.00

  Mansfield, Katherine (Ill Susan   Wilson)  Short Stories  London, Folio Society, 2000 ; 414 pp. First Thus; 8VO. Illustrated with colour plates. Bound in   quarter cloth with a design by David Eccles.  Refer to our book number 23857. Fine in   Slipcase  $16.00

  Milton, John (ill Edmund Dulac)  Comus  Cambridge, Limited Editions Club, 1954 ;  Limited Edition; 4TO. Very nicely illustrated by in   colour by Dulac. This was his last book and was published after his death, hence unsigned. #   1044 of 1500Book in lovely condition worn at opening showing some of the underlaying card   at both top and bottom.  Refer to our book number 21618. NF/VG  $75.00

  MONTGOMERY, L M (ill John Goss)  Anne of Green Gables  London, Folio Society, 2004 ; 267 pp. First Thus; 8VO. Introduction by Margaret Atwood.    Colour illustrations by Anna C Leplar. Bound in full cloth blocked in a design by the artist.A   fine copy in a slipcase with two circular stains on one side.  Refer to our book number   23914. Fine in NF Slipcase  $25.00

  Nash, Paul W  Folio 50 : A Bibliography of the Folio Society 1947-1996  London, Folio Society, 1997 ; 331 pp. First Edition; 4TO. A handsomely produced and   essential bibliography. Fine except that one gathering from pp 197- 204 is loose, due to a   binding flaw.  Refer to our book number 23845. NF in Slipcase  $50.00

 
 Norris, Gerald  William Dampier : Buccaneer Explorer  London, Folio Society, 1994 ; 268 pp. First Thus; 4TO. Bound in printed cloth. Colour portrait   frontis, black and white illustrations.  Refer to our book number 23843. Fine in Slipcase  $15.00

  O. Henry (ill Rod Waters)  101 Stories  London, Folio Society, 2002 ; 651 pp. First Thus; 8VO. Black and white illustrations by   Waters.  Bound in full cloth with an illustration by the artist.Some faint marks to the slipcase.    Refer to our book number 23919. Fine in NF Slipcase  $20.00

  Pushkin, A S (ill Clarke Hutton)  The Queen of Spades & The Captain's Daughter  London, Folio Society, 1970 ; 192 pp. First Thus; 8VO. Black and white etchings by Hutton.   Bound in decorated blue boards backed with gilt-stamped black cloth.Slipcase worn.  Refer to   our book number 24163. Near Fine in a VG Slipcase  $10.00

  Quarrie, Eleanor (trans)  Grimm's Folk Tales  London, Folio Society, 1949 ; 206 pp. First Thus; 12mo. Bound in Red cloth with Gray and   gilt Decorations. Hand-coloured Cruikshank illustrations.DJ a liitle worn but book in very nice   condition. Owner's name and date on FFEP.  Refer to our book number 929. NF/VG  $50.00

  Saavedra, Miguel De Cervantes (ill   Edy Legrand)  Don Quixote :  The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha 2   Volumes in Slipcase  New York, Limited Editions Club, 1950 ; 682 pp. Limited Edition; Folio. Two oversized   volumes in slipcase bound in marbled boards, yellow cloth spine, leather spine labels. Colour   illustrations by Legrand. Limited to 1500 copies of which this is # 1044.Very light wear to   corners, otherwise books fine. Slipcase worn at edges and joints. A heavy set.  Refer to our   book number 21974. NF/NF  $90.00

  Saki (ill Osbert Lancaster)  Short Stories  London, Folio Society, 1989(1976) ; 244 pp. 7th Printing; 8VO. Bound in cloth printed with a   design by Lancaster.Spine a little faded, slipcase heavily spotted on one side.  Refer to our   book number 23851. NF in VG Slipcase  $8.00

 
 Sienkiewicz, Henryk (trans Curtin, ill   Salvatore Fiume)  Quo Vadis?  New York, Limited Editions Club, 1959 ; 595 pp. Limited Edition; 4TO. Sepia toned mounted   illustrations by Fiume. Bound in decorarated natural linen and with a plain jacket.    Limited to   1500 copies of which this is #535 and SIGNED by the illustrator and the printer on the   limitation page.A fine copy in a very lightly worn jacket that is Somewhat browned on the   spine. Some marks and mild soiling on the slipcase.  Refer to our book number 23509. F/NF  $50.00

  Sterne, Laurence (ill T M Cleland)  The Life and Opinions of Tristam Shandy, Gentleman - 2   New York, Limited Editions Club, 1935 ; 790 pp, Limited Edition; 8VO. Bound in quarter linen   with marbled paper sides.  Montone illustrations by Cleland.  Limited to 1500 copies signed   by the Illustrator, of which this is # 748.Books in very nice unworn conditon in mylar   protectors.  Slipcase worn with one side detached.  Refer to our book number 22265. NF/G  $40.00

  Stevenson, Robert Louis (ill Edward   Ardizzone)  Travels with a Donkey  London, Folio Society, 1988 ; 136 pp. Eighth Impression; 8VO. With very nice cover and   black and white illustrations by Ardizzone.A fine copy.  Refer to our book number 23911.   Fine in Slipcase  $10.00

  THACKERAY, WILLIAM (ill Edward   Ardizzone)  The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family Edited by   ArthurPendennis Esq. (2 volumes)  New York, Limited Editions Club, 1954 ; 742 pp. Limited Edition; 4TO. Illustrated with black   and white and coloured illustrations  by Ardizzone. Bound in black cloth backed pictorial   boards. Limited to 1500 copies of which this is 1044 and signed by the illustrator.Books are   in lovely condition, Light wear to slipcase with one edge starting to split.  Refer to our book   number 21940. NF/VG  $50.00

  Thackeray, William (ill John Austen)  Vanity Fair - 2 Volumes  New York, Limited Editions Club, 1931 ; 256 pp. Limited Edition; Folio. Bound in floral   patterned boards over rose cloth spine with matching jackets and endpapers.  Introduction by   G K Chesterton. This set # 34 of 1500 copies and signed by the illustrator on the limitation   page of vol. 2.Books are in fine condition. Jackets both somewhat edgeworn with a number   of small chips. Slipcase worn and extensively tape-repaired. A very heavy set.  Refer to our   book number 21368. F/VG  $75.00

 
 White, T H (ill Charles Stewart)  Mistress Masham's Repose  London, Folio Society, 1992(1989) ; 148 pp. Third Printing; Folio. A beautiful edition with full   page colour illustrations by Stewart.  Bound in full moire silk stamped in gilt with a design by   the artist.  Refer to our book number 24161. Fine in Slipcase  $35.00

  White, T H (ill John Lawrence)  The Once and Future King  London, Folio Society, 2003 ; 616 pp. First Thus; 8VO. A marvellous edition of White's   classic Arthurian book.  Bound in full cloth with a blocked with a design by the artist.  Refer   to our book number 24160. Fine in Slipcase  $35.00

  Wister, Owen (ill Val Biro)  The Virginian  London, Folio Society, 1981 ; 286 pp. First Thus; 8VO. Black and white illustrations by Biro.    Bound in full cloth with an illustration by the artist.  Refer to our book number 23918. Fine in    Slipcase  $15.00