This Folio Life: Illustrating Winston Churchill
“With most book covers, you're trying to convey a concept rather than a person, but this was the opposite,” says illustrator Peter Strain.
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This Folio Life: Creating The Complete Flower Fairies
When we realised that Cicely Mary Barker’s charming Flower Fairy stories were no longer available anywhere in the single volumes they were originally presented in, we couldn’t resist giving the collection the full Folio experience.
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This Folio Life: Fantasy Folios with Robin Hobb
From Tolkienites to Potterheads and from Thronies to Tributes, fantasy fans are an extraordinary, passionate, creative and loyal force. In short, a Folio force. With author Robin Hobb, this blog explores the joy of owning a favourite fantasy novel in a Folio edition.
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This Folio Life: Commemorating 75 years since VJ Day
We published Ronald H. Spector’s definitive Eagle Against the Sun this year to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VJ Day. James Rose, editor of our edition, here explains how Folio worked in close collaboration with the author and why understanding this part of Second World War remains so important.
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This Folio Life: Creating beautiful books in lockdown
From selecting the binding materials and foils, to signing off artwork, photographs and illustrations, Folio books are the result of many months of hands-on collaboration. ...