A collection of decorative hardcover volumes, primarily featuring editions published by The Folio Society. The group includes historical and literary works such as G.R. Elton’s England Under the Tudors, Bestiary, and Herodotus: The Struggle for Greece, along with J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. The volumes are presented in various bindings including publisher’s cloth and decorative boards, with several housed in original cardboard slipcases. Notable titles include Les Belles Heures de Jean Duc de Berry published by Thames and Hudson, Pliny: A Self-Portrait, and Dylan Thomas’s Under Milk Wood. The collection spans classic fiction, history, and art, featuring titles such as The Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Maupassant’s Une Vie, and Stendhal’s The Charterhouse of Parma. Spines feature gilt and printed lettering, with some volumes displaying pictorial or patterned designs.
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