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.
One of the most opulent pictorial books ever published, Japan captures a vanished world in 259 hand-coloured photographs. Now, for the first time, this landmark work is reproduced in its entirety in two luxurious volumes.
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The work of a master storyteller, Kipling's tales are amongst the most inventive of all children's literature. With exquisite paintings and pen-and-ink illustrations by Niroot Puttapipat, this is the definitive collector's edition. Copies are bound to order and will be available from late February 2013.
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The Folio Society is proud to announce the publication of the first medieval manuscript to be printed on vellum. Seven surviving leaves from a 13th- century Psalter created by William de Brailes have now been restored to their original glory in this limited facsimile edition.
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The first ever facsimile of the grandest book of hours, published by Patrimonio Ediciones and limited to 949 numbered copies. 50 copies have been reserved for members of The Folio Society.
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One of the finest of all surviving bestiaries in this new limited edition facsimile. A treasure of the Bodleian Library, this Bestiary shows the medieval art of illumination at its best, with 135 miniatures glowing with rich, gleaming gold.
Strictly limited to 1,980 copies
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A special leather-bound edition limited to just 500 copies of one of the most successful and brilliant histories ever written. Beginning with James II's troubled reign, Macaulay unravelled the complex web of 17th-century politics setting a new standard for future historians, both in terms of scholarship and style.
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Ovid’s epic poem is brought together with Titian’s paintings for the first time in this landmark publication. 'Its beauty adds a new aesthetic pleasure to that already provided by Ovid and Titian.’ – Lord Eatwell, President of Queen's College, Cambridge.
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Herman Melville's tale of the hunt for the white whale, Moby-Dick, is one of the greatest novels of all time. This limited edition contains the classic illustrations of Rockwell Kent.
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An Exclusive numbered edition bound in moire silk and leather. 600,000 alternative and opposite words.
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The 116 watercolours William Blake created for Thomas Gray’s poems are among the greatest achievements of this most idiosyncratic of English Romantic artists. The new Folio Society facsimile captures the breadth and beauty of this enthralling work and is accompanied by a commentary volume containing the most authoritative analysis of the illustrations. Order now for delivery late April, 2013.
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One of the most beautiful maps ever made this was commissioned by Queen Mary Tudor as a gift to her beloved husband Philip of Spain. Holding a crucial place in the history of map-making, this is a remarkable portrait of the Renaissance world.
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From the thrilling mystical power of ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ to the visionary magnificence of ‘Kubla Khan’, these poems reshaped the landscape of English poetry and ensorcelled generations of readers. Now, The Folio Society presents a collector’s edition of four immortal poems by Coleridge with superb illustrations by one of the country’s leading wood-engravers, Harry Brockway.
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The Folio Society is proud to reproduce, for the first time, all 79 plates of Sharpe’s Birds of Paradise in book form at their actual size, with a foreword by David Attenborough.
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Created by the crew of Captain Scott's epic antarctic expeditions, a unique publication offering a fascinating and moving glimpse of life for explorers at the furthest reaches of the world.
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Strictly limited to 600 copies, this is the first ever full-size facsimile of the greatest English florilegium. Receive two superb fine art prints FREE with your copy.
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