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This luxurious hardback presents The Book of Five Rings, a classic Japanese text by the undefeated swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, with gold embossing and gilded page edges. Shortly before his death in 1645, Musashi retreated to a cave to live as a hermit. There he wrote five scrolls describing the "true principles" required for victory in the martial arts and on the battlefield. Instead of relying on religion or theory, Musashi based his writings on his own experience, observation, and reason. The scrolls, published as The Book of Five Rings, have recently gained an international reputation in the business world as a means of resolving differences and achieving success. But their delineation of the psychological strength, rigorous self-control, and practical application necessary for dealing with physical and mental conflict also has a wider relevance and can be usefully applied to all our lives. This compact luxury edition with gold-foil embossing is perfect as a gift. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautifully bound gifts editions of iconic literary works across history. These compact, foil-embossed hardbacks are richly illustrated and printed using deluxe ivory paper.

One of the most popular crime stories of all time, by a master of his craft.

This handsome hardback brings together a selection of the most influential essays from The Federalists Papers, presented in a elegant pocket edition with gilded page edges and a striking gold-embossed cover design. Written by Founding Fathers Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay, these essays originated as a series of articles published in New York City's newspapers, seeking to explain and defend the proposed Constitution of the United States. Together they form The Federalist Papers, now hailed as the most important American contribution to the literature of constitutional law making. This beautiful gift edition brings together 18 of most influential of these essays, selected and introduced by constitutional historian R. B. Bernstein. Includes: - No. 10 - The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection by Madison - No. 39 - The Conformity of the Plan to Republican Principles by Madison - No. 51 - The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments by Madison - No. 78 - The Judiciary Department by Hamilton>This ornate edition features gilded-page edges, patterned endpapers, and a beautiful gold-embossed cover design, making a wonderful gift or collectible for any history enthusiast. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautifully bound editions of iconic literary works across history. These compact, foil-embossed hardbacks are printed using deluxe ivory paper and make the perfect gift.

A masterful mix of horror and absurdity that tells the story of traveling salesman Samsa, who wakes up one day to find out he has turned into a giant insect. Kafka's novella has beenadapted for film and television a number of times, most recently for radio when BBC's Radio 4 broadcast the story, read by Benedict Cumberbatch, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its first publication. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Silhouette Classics are high-quality hardback editions with contemporary cover-designs. Presented with dust jackets and beautiful color end-papers, the titles in this series make wonderful gifts or collectibles for any classic literature lover.

This elegant hardback edition presents Lewis Carroll's best loved work, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, with gilded page edges and original pen and ink illustrations by Sir John Tenniel.>This elegant pocket-sized gift edition contains the classic and unabridged text, presented with a silver embossed cover design, patterned endpapers, ivory pages and original illustrations. Part of the Arcturus Ornate Classics series, this edition makes wonderful gift for adults and children alike. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautifully bound editions of iconic literary works across history. These compact, foil-embossed hardbacks are printed using deluxe ivory paper and make the perfect gift.

A collector's edition of the best-loved classic Wuthering Heights, complete with gold foil embossing and gilded page edges. Emily Bronte's brutally passionate poetic masterpiece is about doomed love on the bleak Pennine moors. This haunting tale of uncontrolled, violent passion between the wilful Catherine Earnshaw and the wild, dark-natured Heathcliff has gripped readers since it was first published in 1847. An extraordinary novel in the Victorian Gothic tradition that every reader will love! ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautifully bound editions of iconic literary works across history. These compact, foil-embossed hardbacks are printed using deluxe ivory paper and make the perfect gift.

A luxurious gift edition of Oscar Wilde's classic novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, presented with gold foil embossing and gilded page edges. In this cautionary tale, the handsome Dorian Gray wishes that his portrait should age rather than himself, and then launches on a life of excess and depravity, with shocking consequences. This timeless novel about the frailty of human beauty and sensual experience and the futility of vanity remains as powerful today as when it was first published in 1891. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautifully bound editions of iconic literary works across history. These compact, foil-embossed hardbacks are printed using deluxe ivory paper and make the perfect gift.

A deluxe gift edition of The Egyptian Book of the Dead, beautifully presented with delicate gold embossing and gilded page edges. This ancient funerary text contains a collection of spells, prayers and incantations designed to guide the departed through the perils of the underworld. Written to ensure eternal life, these scrolls were often left in the sarcophagus of the deceased and now offer fascinating insight into Egyptian culture. This beautifully illustrated edition contains images from the exquisite Papyrus of Ani, an ancient Egyptian scroll narrating the journey of Theban scribe Ani through the underworld. Its accompanying hieroglyphic text has been translated by acclaimed Egyptologist E.A Wallis Budge, and includes spells addressed to ferryman, gods and kings to aid Ani on his way to the afterlife. This compact gilded hardback edition makes a wonderful gift. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautifully bound gifts editions of iconic literary works across history. These compact, foil-embossed hardbacks are richly illustrated and printed using deluxe ivory paper.

This elegant gift edition presents Jane Austen's best-loved work, Sense and Sensibility, featuring beautiful gold-embossed cover designs, gilded page edges and patterned endpapers. Sense and Sensibility tells the story of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. Left almost penniless and homeless on the death of their father, they rely on the kindness of relatives and friends to find a new home together with their mother and younger sister. Each needs to resolve their problems by marrying well, but fate takes them on a bumpy road along which the impetuous Marianne falls for the duplicitous Willoughby, while Elinor, ever cautious, seems to be unlucky in love. As ever, Austen resolves her heroines' fortunes in her inimitable and witty way. This elegant pocket-sized gift edition contains the classic and unabridged text, presented with a gold embossed cover design, ivory pages, beautifully designed endpapers and gilded page edges. Part of the Arcturus Ornate Classics series, this book makes wonderful gift for any lovers of classic fiction. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautifully bound editions of iconic literary works across history. These compact, foil-embossed hardbacks are printed using deluxe ivory paper and make the perfect gift.

I can't stand it to think my life is going so fast and I'm not really living it. In the dazzling lights of 1920s Paris, falling in love comes easily. Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley are part of the Lost Generation, disillusioned by the tragedies of World War I and seeking immediate pleasures. They begin an all-consuming love affair that leads them to the Spanish city of Pamplona, with its invigorating bullfights and gaudy matadors. But is their love as fleeting as the fiesta? The Sun Also Rises was Hemingway's first novel and one of his best. Beautifully told, this heart-rending story is the quintessential novel of the 'roaring twenties' - a decade at once thrilling and tragic as a generation desperately search for meaning in the wake of World War I.

This collection of chilling horror stories from the maestro of suspense contains nearly 20 of Edgar Allan Poe's best known stories, including "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Pit and the Pendulum". For readers who have never come across the work of Poe before, it is a great introduction to some of his finest work.

More than 10 stories of Lovecraft's iconic Cthulhu mythos are collected in this gorgeous clothbound collection. From the classic 'The Call of Cthulhu' to the eerie 'The Shunned House' these stories exemplify Lovecraft's extravagant imagination. Terrifying rituals, grotesque comedies and tales of insanity form some of the best writing of the man who remade the horror genre in the early 20th-century.

A beautiful gift edition with gilded page edges.

This radical critique of traditional philosophy is as insightful today as when it was first written.

Nietzsche's radical polemic Beyond Good and Evil is presented in a handsome hardback edition, with gold embossing and gilded page edges. Expanding on his ideas from Thus Spoke Zarathustra, this influential text undermines the assumptions of traditional morality and encourages us to think more critically about the world in which we live. Nietzsche considers past philosophers and religious leaders from Socrates to Descartes to Schopenhauer with a critical and pessimistic eye. Questioning the blind following of religious faith, he examines the deeper question of who is truly good or evil. Beyond Good and Evil presents a unique perspective of the human mind offered through the words of one of history's most controversial philosophers. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautifully bound editions of iconic literary works across history. These compact, foil-embossed hardbacks are printed using deluxe ivory paper and make the perfect gift.

Marcus Aurelius's classic work Meditations is presented in a handsome hardback edition featuring gold embossing and gilded page edges. Meditations is a collection of personal writings and spiritual reflections by the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, translated by eminent Classical scholar George Long. His thoughts on how to lead a virtuous life, the importance of tranquillity and his ideas on how to reconcile the challenges of public and private life have become one of the world's most important books. Meditations is a classic work of Stoic philosophy, emphasizing the need for inner peace and moral certainty in the face of the chaos and suffering encountered in life. As well as an intriguing philosophical text, it provides a fascinating insight into ancient Roman life. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautifully bound editions of iconic literary works across history. These compact, foil-embossed hardbacks are printed using deluxe ivory paper and make the perfect gift.