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91. FOLIO FINE EDITIONS. [DONNE, John]. WALTON, Izaak. The Life of Dr John Donne, Late Dean of St Paul’s Church, London. Introduction by Colin Ward. The Folio Press. 1988.
£148
Royal 8vo. Original moire silk backed hand marbled paper boards, printed label on spine and upper cover, top edges gilt; frontispiece portrait; a fine copy.
92. FOLIO FINE EDITIONS. THOMAS, Edward. These Things also are Spring’s. Poems by Edward Thomas selected and introduced by Patrick Garland. Wood-engravings by James Bostock. The Folio Press. 1988.
£148
8vo., original green moire silk backed hand marbled paper covered boards with paper labels on spine and upper board, top edge gilt. With wood engravings printed in green by James Bostock. A fine copy.
93. FOLIO FINE EDITIONS. CROSSLEY-HOLLAND, Kevin (Translator). The Anglo-Saxon Elegies. Translated and Introduced by Kevin Crossley-Holland with engravings by Hannah Firmin. The Folio Press. 1988.
£148
8vo., original brown moire silk backed hand marbled paper covered boards with paper labels on spine and upper board, top edge gilt. With wood engravings printed in brown by Hanna Firmin. A fine copy.
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94. FOLIO FINE EDITIONS. MACAULAY, Thomas Babington. Lays of Ancient Rome. The Folio Press. 1988.
£148
8vo., original red moire silk backed hand marbled paper covered boards with paper labels on spine and upper board, top edge gilt. A fine copy.
95. FOLIO FINE EDITIONS. BARNES, William. Dorset Poems. With translations by Pauline Tennant. Introduction by Peter Levi. Folio Society. 1989.
£128
8vo. Original quarter cloth, Moiré silk sides, printed label on upper over, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt; illustrated with engravings by William Barnes; a fine copy.
96. FOLIO FINE EDITIONS. OWEN, Wilfred. Poems of War. The Folio Press. 1989.
£148
8vo., original black cloth backed green moire silk boards, lettered in gilt on spine and upper board, top edge gilt. Illustrated with photographs. A fine copy.
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