Folio first edition (16 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. At one time employed as a privateer - a legitimising term for "pirate" - by the English Crown, Dampier is an instrumental figure in the story of the discovery and exploration of Australia and the Pacific. This printing reproduces his log and journal, highlighting his exploration of the Dutch East Indies, the islands of Melanesia and the northern coastline of Australia. It is superbly readable, and edited by Gerald Norriss, who also introduces the book.Usual high standard of Folio books; this means elegant typography, relevant illustrations, a sewn binding and acid proof paper. Might be unread, and in a superb slipcase. …

Hardcover. Condizione: New. NEW & UNREAD, and difficult to find in this pristine condition. Introduction by John Julius Norwich. He said this discovery had been one of the dearest in his life, an enchanting evocation of its time. This is the first printing by Folio, and it is perfect. The slipcase is undamaged and has done its job. Beautiful binding, acid proof paper, and superb typography. Brilliant photographs of some illustrious contemporaries, and a stunning insight into Britain at the height of power and Empire, without an apology for any of its achievements. A great period beautifully recorded in everyday insights.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. A great book, given a great production by Folio; which means great typography, paper that won't go yellow, with signature pages, and relevant illustrations. This is a quiet masterpiece, like the book. Fergal Keane has written a thoughtful introduction. Devotees of this book will want this because it is the nicest edition imaginable. Clean and tight and safe inside a slightly off perfect slipcase. But it is the book that matters. …

Hardcover. Condizione: New. 1st Edition. Superb production from this great book press. Fully illustrated, elegant typography, acid free paper, this is a FIRST EDITION in a superb slipcase. As new, unread, and utterly fascinating.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. 1st Edition. A stunning edition in its first printing of this first edition thus. Acid proof paper, elegant typography, sewn signatures and protected in a sturdy slipcase. This is also unique with its exclusive introduction by Lyn McDonald.

Over sized folio in textured blue and white swirling boards.Bright blue lettering along the spine. Clean and tight throughout. Virtually unread. In a complete dust jacket with the price of $7.95. Merest touch of rubbing to the top of the spine and the corners. A very handsome, collectible copy of this charming memoir. In 1951, eighteen-year-old Lee Bouvier and her twenty-two-year-old sister Jacqueline took their first trip to Europe together. Jackie had already spent a year in France living with a French family and attending the Sorbonne. Her many cards and letters had made her sister Lee want nothing more than to see Europe with Jackie. Having convinced their parents, the two young ladies set off to see the continent. As they traveled, they sketched and kept notes, creating an illustrated journal of their time abroad, which they presented to their parents as a thank you gift. First Edition. "First Edition" stated on the copyright page. Bouvier, Jacqueline and Lee [Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis] One Special Summer. Delacorte Press, New York, 1974. First edition of this delightful memoir written by the Bouvier sisters about their summer in Europe. Folio, original marbled blue paper bo (illustratore).…

Quarter Cloth. Condizione: Fine. First Folio Society Edition. Octavo, [three volumes]. Quarter green-blue cloth over pictorial paper-covered boards, each volume with a different design by Patrick Leger. Introduced by Adam Roberts, with seven color plates in each volume by Leger. No dust jackets, as issued. Housed in the publisher's illustrated slipcase, fine condition. A Folio Society collection of three of Wyndham's best-known works of British science fiction, originally published between 1951 and 1957. The first Folio Society edition of The Wyndham Collection: The Day of the Triffids, The Midwich Cuckoos, and The Chrysalids by John Wyndham. (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Special Edition. RARE FIRST PRINTING of the Folio slipcased edition with the gorgeous wood engravings of Eric Fraser. The slipcase is firm but a bit scruffy, and that is the only fault. The book, the important bit, is in brilliant condition. This was so successful it was reprinted many times, but this is the FIRST edition thus, and that means the all important engravings are fresh on the page.…

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. Special Edition. When the Beatles song of the book s title plays over an airplane intercom, Toru Watanabe is reminded of Naoko, his first love. Brought together by a traumatic shared experience, the couple find solace in an intense, complicated relationship in which they cocoon themselves from the rest of the world. A beautiful exploration of love, sexuality and grief, the nostalgic narrative is a departure from the author s typical magical realism and yet it remains distinctly Murakami. The first illustrated edition of Norwegian Wood features the mesmerising artwork of Daniel Liévano, who was awarded the Society of Illustrators Silver Award for his work on our edition of Kafka on the Shore, and whose vision marries perfectly with the dreamlike prose. Perfect new and unread copy of the first printing issued in a slipcase and illustrated. …

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Special Edition. A great pairing for Cormac McCarthy collectors; a first edition of the acclaimed Folio Edition of The Road, and the highly collectable Suntup Broadside featuring the unforgettable closing paragraph of THE ROAD. Only 750 copies of the broadside were made and they were issued UN-NUMBERED. It was printed Letterpress by the Kelly-Winterton Press on a Chandler & Price Craftsman press. The text, handset in Jessen metal foundry type, was printed on Gutenberg Laid paper. 750 copies were produced and sent to customers of SUNTUP Editions as a gift. EXTREMELY RARE in the UK. Included is the English small press Folio First Edition hardback of the great novel itself. This new and wonderful special hardback edition of the author's masterpiece was issued in a slipcase. Printed on special acid free paper, the unique illustrations are by Gerard DuBois. There is a terrific essay as an afterword by Michael Chabon. This is an UNREAD perfect new copy of a book that has been produced in a distinguished new hardback edition, produced with an eye on longevity. It says a big yes to a very considerable talent and a supreme book. McCarthy collectors will want this great edition of an American classic, especially with the RARE BROADSIDE.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Special Edition. RARE & BECOMING MORE SO. 2016 First Thus. Fine Hardback in Fine slipcase. No inscriptions or bookplates. One of the most loved titles in the enormously popular Discworld series receives its first fully illustrated edition. Bound in cloth with a wonderful introduction by the great A. S. BYATT, who is one of the many fans of the author. A perfect collectable first printing.…

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1906 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 40 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…

First Edition. London, 1635. Folio. First edition. The First Major English Text on International Law in a Remarkable Early Modern Binding with Political and Dramatic Structural Waste Selden, John [1584-1654]. Mare Clausum seu de Domino Maris Libri Duo. London: Excudebat Will. Stanesbeius, pro Richard Meighen, 1635. Folio. (11-1/4" x 7-1/2"; 28.6 x 19). [xxvi], 304, [12], [1, errata] pp. Complete with two maps (one copperplate, one woodcut) and six woodcut illustrations in the text. Contemporary full dark brown calf, boards ruled in blind, spine with raised bands, sympathetic repair to the spine headcap. Light rubbing to boards and moderate rubbing to extremities; corners gently bumped. Inner hinges tender but secure. Moderate internal toning, a few tiny, isolated wormholes to the blank margins of the text block, and faint dampstaining to the fore-edges of a few leaves. A handsome, wide-margined, and entirely complete folio copy of a foundational text. $4,500. * First edition of Selden's monumental defense of British maritime sovereignty, written as a direct, state-backed refutation of Hugo Grotius's Mare Liberum (1609). Commissioned under James I and updated for Charles I, Mare Clausum ("The Closed Sea") serves as the fundamental legal justification for British dominion over the surrounding seas. Where Grotius relied on broad philosophical deductions, Selden anchored his defense of private maritime ownership in exhaustive historical precedent, positive law, ancient statutes, and multilingual medieval codes. The work became the cornerstone of 17th-century English maritime policy and established Selden as a preeminent legal mind of early modern Europe. This copy features a compelling pair of structural printed fragments used as binder's waste, providing a material case study of a mid-1630s London workshop recycling international statecraft and domestic playhouse proofs simultaneously: Front Pastedown: A substantial folio sheet from a contemporary Latin edition of Count Jerzy Ossolinski's Oratio, delivered before King James I on March 11, 1621. The visible text contains a fiery defense of Christendom against the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Suleiman ("Solymannus"), warning that the Turks would flood across Poland into Germany and use the Baltic Sea ("Balthicum. sinum") to threaten the Atlantic. Rear Pastedown: An unfolded proof sheet or printer's wast. London, 1635. Folio. First edition. (illustratore).…

First Edition. London, 1793. 2 Vols. Folio. First edition. PMM 243: Godwin's Political Justice. A Foundational Text of Philosophical Anarchism and Early Utilitarian Thought Godwin, William. [1756-1836]. An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, and its Influence on General Virtue and Happiness. London: Printed for G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1793. Two volumes, quarto (10-1/2" x 8-1/4"), continuous pagination: xiii, [21], 378; [1], 380-895, [3] pp. Complete. Near-contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards, spines gilt in compartments with raised bands and lettering-pieces, edges speckled red, endpapers renewed. A little light toning and occasional foxing; a clean tear to Q1 (Vol. I, pp. 113-114) neatly repaired without loss; small repaired chip to B2 (Vol. I); discreet library stamps to versos of titles; early ownership signatures (David Duncan) to first text leaves. A very good, well-presented set. $5,000. * First edition. One of the central monuments of late eighteenth-century political thought, published in the immediate intellectual aftermath of the French Revolution. Alongside the writings of Edmund Burke and Thomas Paine, Godwin's Enquiry stands as a defining intervention in the debate over the moral and political consequences of that upheaval. Its importance is both immediate and long-range. As noted in Printing and the Mind of Man, it is "one of the earliest, clearest, and most absolute theoretical expositions" of doctrines later associated with philosophical anarchism and socialism. Godwin advances a rigorously rationalist ethics: human conduct is governed-or ought to be governed-by reason alone; reason leads to benevolence; and a society ordered by enlightened judgment would render coercive institutions-government, law, even property-obsolete. In this sense, Political Justice is at once a critique of existing structures and a speculative blueprint for a radically decentralized moral order. The work also bears directly on the evolution of utilitarian thought, anticipating later formulations by grounding moral obligation in the promotion of general happiness through rational deliberation. Its influence extended widely: some 4,000 copies were sold within a few years, and its circulation was amplified through corresponding societies, where it was read aloud and discussed among members lacking the means to purchase it. Godwin's intellectual milieu further. London, 1793. 2 Vols. Folio. First edition (illustratore). …

No Binding. Condizione: Fine. First Edition. Original duotone lithograph from the FOLIO 1st edition. Lithographed by Louis Haghe. Published by F.G.Moon, London, 1844. Full page (vertical). Size of image: 36,5 x 52 cm ( = 14,2 x 20,4 inch) + margins. .UNTRIMMED FULL MARGINS. .Very clean and FINE condition with excellent imprint. ONE OF ROBERTS' MOST FAMOUS AND DESIRED LITHOGRAPHS. Rare. David Roberts (illustratore).…

First Edition. London, 1569. First edition. Folio. First Edition of the First Systematic Treatise on English Common Law, from the Library of Viscount Knutsford Bracton, Henry de (d. 1268). De Legibus & Consuetudinibus Angliae, Libri Quinq; In Varios Tractatus Distincti, ad Diversorum et Vetustissimorum Codicum Collationem, Ingenti Cura, Nunc Primu[m] Typis Vulgati; Quorum Quid Cuiq; Insit, Proxima Pagina Demonstrabit. London: Apud Richardum Tottellum, 1569. First edition of "the crown and flower of English medieval jurisprudence," the first genuinely systematic treatise on English common law. Folio (11 1/4" x 7 3/4"; 28.6 x 19.7 cm). [xvi], 172, 175-444 leaves (complete despite the gap in foliation, which is a known printing variant common to all copies). Title page features the imprint "Cum priuilegio" at the foot. Bound in nineteenth-century diced calf, boards decorated with gilt rules, the spine featuring gilt fillets, ornaments, and a gilt-lettered title. Board edges decorated with gilt rules, leading to gilt inside rules and marbled endpapers; ribbon marker retained. Light rubbing to the boards, with a faint dampstain evident on the front board, and moderate rubbing to the extremities. The front joint is starting at the head, the rear joint is cracked, and the corners are bumped and somewhat worn. The interior is adorned with attractive, large woodcut decorated initials. Text exhibits light toning, somewhat heavier in isolated places, alongside light foxing and occasional finger smudges; some fading affects the text of leaves 1 and 2. Affixed to the front pastedown is the armorial bookplate of Arthur Henry Holland-Hibbert, 3rd Viscount Knutsford (1855-1935) of Munden House, Hertfordshire, inscribed "Ex Libris Munden." Lord Knutsford was a dedicated public servant who served with distinction as both a Justice of the Peace and High Sheriff of Hertfordshire. The custom bookplate was finely engraved by Sir Henry Badeley (Baron Badeley), a celebrated artist, Clerk of the Parliaments, and one of the preeminent bookplate designers of his era, known for executing custom plates for prestigious institutions such as the House of Lords Library. Written between 1250 and 1256, De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae ("On the Laws and Customs of England") stands alongside Glanvill as the twin peak of early English legal literature. Bracton's monumental work modeled English law. London, 1569. First edition. Folio. (illustratore).…