Lot 413: A Collection of 20 Vintage Folio Society Decorative Cloth Bound Books
A collection of 20 vintage Folio Society decorative cloth bound books, presenting a variety of classic literature and historical works. The volumes are bound in the publisher’s characteristic styles, including full buckram, patterned cloth boards, and decorative paper-covered boards, often featuring elaborate gilt or silver-stamped decoration and lettering to the spines and covers. Notable titles visible in the collection include Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford, Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy, Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, and The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan. Other volumes include Henry Fielding’s Amelia, Alphonse Daudet’s Sappho, William T. Sherman’s From Atlanta to the Sea, and Restoration Carnival. One volume features a decorative cream oval spine label reading Vie de Bohème / MURGER. Several books remain housed in their original protective cardboard slipcases. Several volumes bear the printed publisher’s name Folio Society on the lower spine. A handwritten white adhesive label on the cardboard box reads 2393 20 FOLIO SOCIETY BOOKS. Reserve £20. A small white price or inventory sticker reading 931 is attached to the spine of the blue volume titled From Atlanta to the Sea.
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