Strictly limited, bound to order and never repeated, Folio Society limited editions are outstanding works of literary or historical significance reproduced as works of art in their own right.
They can almost invariably be found for sale on the open market at considerably more than their published price, reflecting their exceptional production and editorial standards.
Strictly limited, bound to order and never repeated, Folio Society limited editions are outstanding works of literary or historical significance reproduced as works of art in their own right.
They can almost invariably be found for sale on the open market at considerably more than their published price, reflecting their exceptional production and editorial standards.
T. S. Eliot considered the Aeneid to be the most important single work in Western literature: the supreme literary achievement of the most influential culture in European history and the standard by which all subsequent works were to be judged.
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A precious part of literary history, and a treasure for anyone, young or old, who loves Alice. Now available to members in an exquisite facsimile edition, strictly limited to 3,750.
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Four hundred years ago, a book was published that would be read for centuries by countless generations and that still remains of central importance to the English-speaking world. The King James Bible is one of the most influential books of all time.
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A landmark of English poetry, The Canterbury Tales has appeared in many illustrated editions over the centuries. The Golden Cockerel Press edition of 1929-1931, illustrated by Eric Gill, is among the most remarkable.
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A masterly facsimile of the acclaimed Golden Cockerel Press edition of Chaucer’s masterpiece, this beautiful work unites the talents of typographer Robert Gibbings and artist-engraver Eric Gill.
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A unique work published to celebrate the Queen’s 60 years on the throne. This hand-bound edition, limited to just 60 copies, echoes the design and production of the Coronation Bible of 1953. Among its fine features are Morocco leather bindings hand-tooled in gold, hand-sewn head- and tailbands, and gold silk doubleurs. The sheets are taken from our limited edition of the King James Bible.
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Edward Lear was an ornithological artist with few equals. This magnificent ‘imperial folio’ edition is a facsimile of David Attenborough’s unique collection of Lear’s work for the naturalist John Gould. Limited to 780 numbered copies, each signed by David Attenborough. Order now for delivery May 2013.
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The Faerie Queene, illustrated by Walter Crane, is one of the most beautiful works of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Limited to 1,000 numbered copies, this is a gorgeous facsimile of a piece of publishing history.
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An exquisite facsimile of one of the greatest illuminated manuscripts housed in the Fitzwilliam Museum.
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In the mid-13th century, as influential preachers predicted the end of the world, and catastrophic events appeared to confirm their dire warnings, there was a surge in demand for illuminated manuscripts of Revelation, the culminating book of the New Testament. Among the surviving examples, one of the very finest is the Getty Apocalypse, here presented in facsimile for the first time.
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Gulliver’s Travels is a complex, multi-layered work that can be read as adventure, satire, comedy and profound philosophical exploration of human nature and society. For this collector’s edition, The Folio Society approached the artist and writer Peter Suart, whose response is at once wickedly comic and engagingly cerebral.
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An historic royal map of King Henry's realm - This historic map of Britain, ‘Angliae Figura’, hung on the walls of Hampton Court Palace and is now available to own in facsimile. It is accompanied by a specially commissioned commentary volume by Peter Barber.
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Your opportunity to own in facsimile a treasure from the private library of King Henry VIII - the personal prayer book of Henry VIII annotated in his own hand. Limited to 980 numbered copies.
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A superb facsimile of the Royal Choirbook - a beautiful large-format collection of Latin motets composed for the king and presented to him in 1518. Limited to 500 copies and accompanied by a CD of the recent, first-ever recording.
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The Hereford World Map, made in around 1300, is recognised by UNESCO as an exceptionally important cultural artefact: the medieval world in one iconic object. Now it is available for you to own in a new reproduction from The Folio Society, limited to 1,000 numbered copies.
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