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Travel back to a time when divine beings mixed with mortals with this deluxe hardback treasury of classical mythology, beautifully presented with classic illustrations, patterned endpapers and gold gilded page edges. >Includes: - Epimetheus and Pandora- The Quest of the Golden Fleece- Theseus and the Minotaur- The Wooden Horse - The Sack of Troy- Ulysses in Hades- Circe's Palace>This luxurious edition features gilded page edges, a gold-embossed cover design, patterned endpapers and stunning classic illustrations, making a wonderful gift or collectible for any mythology lover. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Gilded Classics series presents luxury gift editions of classics works, printed on opulent ivory paper, featuring hardcover Wibilin binding, foil-embossed cover designs, beautifully designed end-papers and gilded page edges. These make perfect collectibles for lovers of classic literature.

This deluxe hardback edition presents the classic short stories of Edgar Allan Poe, featuring gilded page edges, beautifully designed endpapers and classic illustrations by Harry Clarke. Edgar Allan Poe was a master of horror literature. While underappreciated in his time, Poe is now recognized as a literary genius whose gothic tales continue to intrigue and entrance. Tales of Mystery and the Imagination brings together his most haunting and celebrated short stories, including 'The Fall of the House of Usher', 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' and 'The Cask of Amontillado'. Prefaced by Poe specialist Dr Brook Haley, these tales of murder, madness and suspense are testament to Poe's talent. This beautiful gift edition with silver gilded page edges is illustrated by celebrated Irish art nouveau artist Harry Clarke, whose striking and fantastical illustrations perfectly capture the spirit of Poe's uncanny tales. These eye-catching, full-page images accompany every story, with additional vignettes throughout the book.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Gilded Classics series presents luxury gift editions of classics works, printed on opulent ivory paper, featuring hardcover Wibilin binding, foil-embossed cover designs, beautifully designed end-papers and gilded page edges. These make perfect collectibles for lovers of classic literature.

This slipcase edition of one of Yeats''s lesserknown works makes for an excellent gift.

This handsome hardback compendium brings together some of Sherlock Holmes' best cases, presented with a deluxe gold-embossed cover design with gilded page edges. Arthur Conan Doyle's remarkable detective stories have delighted readers for over a century. This collection features the full-length novel A Study in Scarlet alongside 14 short stories, selected and introduced by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards. These masterfully plotted mysteries perfectly capture the cosy charm of Victorian London and showcase the formidable deductive powers of Sherlock Holmes at his best. Includes: - A Scandal in Bohemia - The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet - The Greek Interpreter - The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle > With original pen and ink illustrations by George Wylie Hutchinson, this foil-stamped volume with gilded page edges makes the perfect gift for any classic literature lover. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Gilded Classics series presents luxury gift editions of classics works, printed on opulent ivory paper, featuring hardcover Wibilin binding, foil-embossed cover designs, beautifully designed end-papers and gilded page edges. These make perfect collectibles for lovers of classic literature.

This deluxe gilded hardback edition brings together the most celebrated fiction of H.P. Lovecraft. Said to be inspired by his own nightmares, Lovecraft's writing astounds and terrifies in equal measure. His writings marry gothic horror with cosmic fantasy, from his early macabre stories to his tales of the dreamlands, and of course, his famous Cthulhu novellas, and have influenced authors from Stephen King to Neil Gaiman. This gift edition is presented with a silver embossed cover design, gilded page edges and magnificent illustrations by Nigel Dobbyn, serving as a stunning collectible for any classic literature lover. Includes: - Dagon- Herbert West-Reanimator- The Call of Cthulhu- The Dunwich Horror- The Whisperer in Darkness- At the Mountains of Madness- The Shadow Over Innsmouth- The Shadow Out of Time>ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Gilded Classics series presents luxury gift editions of classics works, printed on opulent ivory paper, featuring hardcover Wibilin binding, foil-embossed cover designs, beautifully designed end-papers and gilded page edges. These make perfect collectibles for lovers of classic literature.

A classic collection of Norse mythology, presented with a striking, foil-embossed cover design and gilded page edges. This thrilling collection of 60 tales is retold from the Icelandic Eddas and Viking Sagas. Readers will be transported to the realms of Asgard and Midgard, meeting gods such as Thor, Odin and Freya. These dramatic tales are told by a variety of story tellers and are filled with dark deeds, cunning and war, as well as love, compassion and humor. Beautifully presented in a foil-embossed hardback, this gift edition and opens a window into the strange and wonderful legends of Norse mythology. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Gilded Classics series presents luxury gift editions of classics works, printed on opulent ivory paper, featuring hardcover Wibilin binding, foil-embossed cover designs, beautifully designed end-papers and gilded page edges. These make perfect collectibles for lovers of classic literature.

This beautiful hardback treasury brings together the best-loved tales of Brothers Grimm, with deluxe silver embossing and gilded page edges. Filled with of cunning witches, dragon hoards and goblins spinning straw into gold, these Germanic stories are some of the most recognized and best-loved fairy tales of all time. This gorgeous hardback contains 80 of these stories, including some of the best known, such as 'Briar-Rose' (perhaps better known as 'Sleeping Beauty'), and 'Little Red-Cap' ('Little Red Riding Hood'), as well as some lesser known tales, like 'The Bremen Town Musicians', 'The Goose-Girl' and 'King Thrushbeard'. Also included: - Hansel and Grethel- Cinderella- Rapunzel- Snow White>With a silver embossed cover design, this edition makes a wonderful collectible for children and adults alike. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Gilded Classics series presents luxury gift editions of classics works, printed on opulent ivory paper, featuring hardcover Wibilin binding, foil-embossed cover designs, beautifully designed end-papers and gilded page edges. These make perfect collectibles for lovers of classic literature.

This luxurious hardcover edition brings together the greatest works of H.G. Wells, featuring silver embossing, gilded page edges and beautifully designed end-papers. The War of the Worlds is Wells' classic tale of alien invasion. Following the travails of an unnamed narrator, it reveals the true terror of life under an implacable and enigmatic foe. The Time Machine is one of the earliest and most compelling stories of time travel ever written, as a Victorian scientist transports himself to the alien world of the far future where a sinister evil lurks beneath the surface. The Invisible Man tells the tale of a scientist who has found a way to make himself invisible. Freed from the constraints of the law and rejected from a society that fears him, Griffin descends into madness. Wells' disturbing and insightful novel explores the question of morality when a man is free to do as he pleases without risk of being caught... This Wibalin-bound volume makes the perfect gift or collectible, celebrating the 'father of science fiction' H.G. Wells. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Gilded Classics series presents luxury gift editions of classics works, printed on opulent ivory paper, featuring hardcover Wibilin binding, foil-embossed cover designs, beautifully designed end-papers and gilded page edges. These make perfect collectibles for lovers of classic literature.

This deluxe hardback edition presents W. B. Yeat's enthralling tales from Ireland's oral history, with delightful illustrations, gilded page edges and a striking gold-embossed cover design. One of Ireland's greatest writers, the Nobel-prize winner Yeats was fascinated by the myths and folklore of his native country. This passion culminated in the formation of this classic anthology which he compiled and introduced, bringing together Irish folk tales and poetry by a variety of folklorists, storytellers, poets and historians, among them Lady Wilde, the mother of Oscar Wilde. Within these pages, you'll discover tales of greedy sons who get their comeuppance, canny priests, evil witches and demons alongside legends of heroic kings, giants and, of course, the good folk themselves - the fairies, the leprechauns and the cluricauns. By turns charming and scary, these are yarns that have passed down through generations and which are still as entertaining and magical as when they were first recalled. This cloth-look hardback edition features beautiful illustrations, ivory pages and patterned endpapers, making a wonderful gift or keepsake for any literature lover. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Gilded Classics series presents luxury gift editions of classics works, printed on opulent ivory paper, featuring hardcover Wibilin binding, foil-embossed cover designs, beautifully designed end-papers and gilded page edges. These make perfect collectibles for lovers of classic literature.

This deluxe gift edition The Art of War and other classic Chinese military texts is presented with a striking, foil-embossed cover design, gilded page edges and beautifully designed endpapers. Written between 500 BCE and 700 CE, these seven texts have inspired generals for millennia, both in China and the wider world. These seven texts display an understanding of strategy and warfare still relevant more than 2,000 years after they were originally written. Together, they present a uniquely eastern tradition of warfare that emphasizes speed, stealth, and cunning. Today they offer invaluable sight into leadership and corporate strategy. Includes: The Art of War, Wuzi, Wei Liaozi, Taigong's Six Secret Teachings, The Methods of the Sima, Three Strategies of Huang Shigong, and Questions and Replies Between Emperor Taizong of Tang and General Li Jing. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Gilded Classics series presents luxury gift editions of classics works, printed on opulent ivory paper, featuring hardcover Wibilin binding, foil-embossed cover designs, beautifully designed end-papers and gilded page edges. These make perfect collectibles for lovers of classic literature.

This deluxe gift edition of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species is presented with gold-embossed cover design with gilded page-edges and beautiful endpapers. The controversial theory of natural selection proposed in this book made Darwin internationally famous and put the issue of evolution at the center of a fierce debate. Some 150 years after the book's first publication, this battle still rages. Appearing here in this beautiful foil-stamped edition, On the Origin of Species includes a fascinating preface by George Davidson and includes over 100 delicately detailed and informative contemporary illustrations, many of them relating to Darwin's discoveries on H.M.S. Beagle. The text used for this edition was the last to be published during Darwin's lifetime and is considered to be the definitive version. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Gilded Classics series presents luxury gift editions of classics works, printed on opulent ivory paper, featuring hardcover Wibilin binding, foil-embossed cover designs, beautifully designed end-papers and gilded page edges. These make perfect collectibles for lovers of classic literature.

Despite being written so long ago, the theories expressed within The Art of War are still considered shrewd and penetrating, and are used today as a source of insight into office politics, business management and corporate strategy. The lessons in the text can be applied to many areas of life.

The Norse mythologies have become increasingly popular due their influence on modern film and television, including Marvel Studios'' Avengers and renowned TV series Game of Thrones.