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Ideal for gifting.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-witches-of-salem","title":"The Witches of Salem: A Documentary Narrative","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis dark history text is based on the surviving records of the Salem 'witch trial' persecutions of 1692 and 1693 in \u003cspan\u003eMassachusetts, USA\u003c\/span\u003e, as well as a number of contemporary and later published sources. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContents include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAffliction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSaints Accused\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWitch Hunt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTerror\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrials\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExecutions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAftermath.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout this book\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography information: Published 1982 (month and date unknown); Edited by Roger Thompson; Illustrations by Clare Melinsky - 12 plates of linocut illustrations; Typeset in Monotype Goudy Old Style with Caslon for display; Printed by Western Printing Services, UK; Bound by the Pitman Press, UK. Please note that titles published by Folio do not carry an ISBN. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout this copy\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a near fine book with the jacket and pages all in great condition. The binding is still very secure but feels a little slack in the front section. The slipcase is in a contrasting red and the striking illustrations accompany the text well. 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Lonely country houses, remote inns, ancient churches or the manuscript collections of great libraries provide settings for unbearable menace, from creatures seeking retribution and harm. These stories, first published between 1895 and 1929, have lost none of their power to unsettle and disturb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout this book\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography information: Published 2007 (month and date unknown) from the 1931 collection text; Introduction by Penelope Fitzgerald; Illustrations by Francis Mosley - 13 plates of full-colour illustrations; Typeset in Walbaum; Printed by the Saint Edmundsbury Press, UK; Bound by Hunter and Foulis, UK. Please note that titles published by Folio do not carry an ISBN. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout this pre-owned copy\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis is a very good copy with only small signs of wear. The foil on the spine is quite worn, there is a previously folded edge to p444 (not over the text) and some wear visible on the slipcase. Otherwise this book is in very good condition with front\/back jacket and internal illustrations all looking smart and the binding secure. A sizeable vintage edition of M. R. James’ stories that are consistently in demand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"M. R. James","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54335783731539,"sku":"FOLJAMES001","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1071\/6997\/2563\/files\/IMG_3346.jpg?v=1787082180"},{"product_id":"rare_the-bride-of-lammermoor","title":"The Bride of Lammermoor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of Scott's Waverley novels, \u003cem\u003eThe Bride of Lammermoor \u003c\/em\u003eis a dark Romantic historical novel. F\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eirst published in 1819, this tragedy explores doomed love, descent into madness, eerie landscapes and the decay of old Scottish aristocracy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe plans of Edgar, Master of Ravenswood to regain his ancient family estate from the corrupt Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland are frustrated by the complexities of the legal and political situations following the 1707 Act of Union, and by his passion for his enemy's beautiful daughter Lucy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout this book\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography information: Published 1985 (month and date unknown); Introduction by Gilert Phelps; Illustrations by Sue Scullard - 38 wood-engravings in the text; Typeset in Monotype Bembo with Old English for display; Printed and bound by Butler and Tanner, UK. Please note that titles published by Folio do not carry an ISBN. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease also note, the book title on the spine has been set running bottom-to-top, rather than the more commonplace top-to-bottom. This doesn't affect the book itself but may be visually jarring when shelved alongside other titles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout this pre-owned copy\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis is a near fine book with the jacket, pages and binding all in great condition, including the silver foiling on the spine. Unfortunately, the book has lost its slipcase. The illustrations accompany the text well and the wrap-around image on the cover of a crow is stunning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Walter Scott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54335842910547,"sku":"FOLLAMMR001","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1071\/6997\/2563\/files\/IMG_3363.jpg?v=1787082683"},{"product_id":"the-bodysnatcher-and-other-stories","title":"The Body-Snatcher and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAlthough best known for his novels, Robert Louis Stevenson also wrote many short stories, with some of the most gothic and supernatural contained in this collection. The following stories first published from 18770-1892 are included:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNew Arabian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e: ‘A Lodging for the Night’, ‘The Sire de Malétroit’s Door’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Suicide Club\u003c\/i\u003e: ‘Story of the Young Man with the Cream Tarts’, ‘Story of the Physician and the Saratoga Trunk’, ‘The Adventure of the Hansom Cabs’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Rajah’s Diamond\u003c\/i\u003e: ‘Story of the Bandbox’, ‘Story of the Young Man in Holy Orders’, ‘Story of the House with the Green Blinds’, ‘The Adventure of Prince Florizel and a Detective’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables\u003c\/i\u003e: ‘The Treasure of Franchard’, ‘Markheim’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eIsland Nights’ Entertainments\u003c\/i\u003e: ‘The Beach of Falesá’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eUncollected: ‘The Story of a Lie’, ‘The Body-Snatcher’.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout this book\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography information: Published 2007 (month and date unknown); Introduction by Claire Harman; Illustrations by Michael Foreman - 14 plates of full-colour illustrations; Typeset in Plantin; Printed by Memminger MedianCentrum, Germany; Bound by Real Lachenmaier Please note that titles published by Folio do not carry an ISBN. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout this pre-owned copy\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy is as new, unopened in cellophane and remains in its original condition as when it was published. The internal and cover images shown in the listing are from another copy in good condition to give an indication of the internal illustration style. Spine and slipcase images are of this copy. A substantial volume of elegantly illustrated tales, ideal for someone keen to own a beautiful rare book but apprehensive about buying something already used.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert Louis Stevenson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54335845368147,"sku":"FOLBDYSN001","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1071\/6997\/2563\/files\/BSnatchcover.jpg?v=1790514985"},{"product_id":"the-black-death","title":"The Black Death","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA compelling historical study of one of Europe's most devastating pandemics by renowned historian Philip Ziegler, offering an authoritative and engaging account of the Black Death's impact on medieval society. 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An essential pre-Raphaelite poetry collection with Victorian sensibility and dark folkloric themes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout this book\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography information: Published 2011 (month and date unknown) using 1979-1990 text; Introduction by Kathryn Hughes; Illustrations by Jillian Tamaki - 11 plates of full-colour illustrations plus vignettes; Typeset in Perpetua; Printed and bound by Firmengruppe Appl, Germany. Please note that titles published by Folio do not carry an ISBN. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout this pre-owned copy\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a fine book with the jacket and pages all in very good condition. The magenta and lilac weave on the cloth complements the elegant flowing illustrations. The small vignettes are delicately placed throughout. 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Chilling coincidences, ghostly visitations, arcane revelations and violent combat combine in a heady mix that terrified the novel's first readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eProfessing to be a translation of a mysterious Italian tale from the darkest Middle Ages, the novel tells of Manfred, a prince of Otranto, whose fear of an ancient prophecy sets him on a course of destruction. After the grotesque death of his only son, Conrad, on his wedding day, Manfred determines to marry the bride-to-be. The virgin Isabella flees through a castle riddled with secret passages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout this book\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography information: Published 1976 (month and date uknown), with text from a collected edition of Walpole's works in 1798; Introduction by Devendra P. Varma; Illustrations by Charles Keeping - 6 plates of lithographs; Typeset in Monotype Bulmer with Gill Floriated Capitals and Hass ornaments for display; Printed and bound by Mackay, UK. Please note that titles published by Folio do not carry an ISBN. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this pre-owned copy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a very good book with the jacket and pages all in very good condition. The slipcase shows some signs of wear (some sunning and yellowing) but the book itself is unaffected. The marbling on the covers is still bring and clear. The two-colour illustration still have their depth of tone the sits well alongside the ornaments. 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