{"product_id":"saki-short-stories-folio-society-1976-first-impression-osbert-lancaster","title":"Short Stories — The Folio Society | Saki (H.H. Munro) | 1976 | First Impression | Drawings by Sir Osbert Lancaster | in Slipcase","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA charming first impression of the Folio Society's 1976 edition of \u003cem\u003eShort Stories\u003c\/em\u003e by Saki — one of the most perfectly matched pairings of author and illustrator in the Society's catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eHector Hugh Munro, who wrote as Saki, was the supreme satirist of Edwardian England — wickedly funny, occasionally macabre, and possessed of a prose style of diamond-sharp precision. His tales feature delicately drawn characters and finely judged narratives, and his work influenced A.A. Milne, Noël Coward, and P.G. Wodehouse. \u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e This selection, chosen and introduced by John Letts, draws from \u003cem\u003eReginald in Russia\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Chronicles of Clovis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBeasts and Super-Beasts\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Toys of Peace\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Square Egg\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e— an ideal introduction to Saki's art and a delight for those who know it well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe illustrations by Sir Osbert Lancaster are a masterstroke of editorial judgement. Lancaster's draughtsmanship — witty, precise, and steeped in the same Edwardian world that Saki so mercilessly dissected — complements the text with a rare sympathy. Frontispiece and nine full-page drawings throughout. Bound in lime-green cloth printed with Lancaster's busy London street scenes in dark green. Gilt-lettered title to spine. Yellow top edge and endpapers. 244 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eHoused in the original brown card slipcase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis first impression copy is in very good condition throughout — cloth bright, pages clean and fresh, binding tight and square. Light tanning to spine, as is typical of this edition. Slipcase present and sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA thoroughly English book in the best possible sense — ideal for collectors of Folio Society editions, Edwardian literature, or the work of Sir Osbert Lancaster.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Novel Relics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55591887929729,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/7887\/9617\/files\/short-stories-the-folio-society-saki-hh-munro-1976-first-impression-drawings-by-sir-osbert-lancaster-in-slipcase-1375209.jpg?v=1778402613","url":"https:\/\/www.novelrelics.co.uk\/products\/saki-short-stories-folio-society-1976-first-impression-osbert-lancaster","provider":"Novel Relics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}