These outstanding works of literary and historical significance are bound to order, numbered by hand and strictly limited. The Folio Society takes every care to ensure that these books are works of art in themselves and set new standards of publishing excellence. These glorious texts, in newly commissioned bindings or as beautifully reproduced facsimiles, are the ultimate collector’s editions.
The Folio Society presents a bewitching limited edition of Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Illustrated by Angie Hoffmeister and with a brilliant new afterword by Donna Tartt, this edition is limited to just 500 copies and has been signed by both contributors.
The Strugatsky Brothers’ science fiction mastery meets David McKean’s phenomenal artistic talent in this new Folio limited edition. Introduced and signed by the artist, and limited to just 600 copies, this is a stunning issue of Roadside Picnic.
Celebrating 70 years since publication, Folio’s fabulous anniversary edition of Casino Royale, limited to 750 numbered copies, exudes sophistication and glamour. Bound in blocked leather and signed by artist Fay Dalton, this is the perfect collector’s edition of Fleming’s first Bond novel.
A new leather-bound limited edition published to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the author’s birth. Each copy is numbered by hand and signed by both introducer and illustrator.
This collection of rarely seen editions of Beatrix Potter’s much loved debut, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, features exquisite facsimiles from the archive of her publisher Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., charting the transformation from Peter’s initial appearance in a picture letter, to the glorious full-colour deluxe first commercial edition.
A limited edition published to commemorate the poet’s death in April 1915 and designed to emulate the fine press editions of the early 20th century. In series with Selected Poems Edward Thomas and Selected Poems Wilfred Owen.
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is reimagined in this Limited Edition, with Yuko Shimizu’s artwork capturing both its glamour and grime, plus an exclusive afterword by Chuck Palahniuk. Limited to just 500 copies, each signed by the artist and author of the afterword.
China Miéville’s Perdido Street Station comes to life in this Folio limited edition with just 500 copies available. Crafted with the author’s close involvement, this ultimate edition features an exclusive afterword by China and striking illustrations by Doug Bell.
Limited to just 250 copies, this Folio edition of The Lottery and Other Dark Tales features 20 of Shirley Jackson’s most unsettling stories, an introduction by Ruth Franklin, and haunting illustrations by Angie Hoffmeister.
Own one of only 1,000 copies of Folio's limited edition The Hobbit, illustrated by Alan Lee. Featuring 28 beautiful colour illustrations and separate maps including Thror's Map and Wilderland. This product is now SOLD OUT. Please explore our entire Tolkien collection HERE.
Commemorate 175 years since the death of Edgar Allan Poe, with Tales of Mystery and Imagination. Featuring an introduction by Joe Hill and eerie illustrations by Evangeline Gallagher, this incredible edition honours Poe’s unforgettable Gothic tales and includes a separate letterpress booklet of ‘The Raven’. Perfect for fans of the macabre and timeless storytelling.
Experience the magic of The Book Thief with this enchanting Folio Society limited edition. We worked closely with author Markus Zusak on this edition which features beautiful illustrations from Alexis Deacon and an exclusive personal letter from author to reader. Limited to just 250 copies don’t miss the chance to own this exceptional edition.
Experience the book that defined cyberpunk as Folio celebrates the 40th anniversary of William Gibson’s science fiction classic Neuromancer and with illustrations by award-winning graphic novelist Anna Mill, signed by both illustrator and author.
A major work of post-apocalyptic science fiction, Walter M. Miller Jr’s best-selling A Canticle for Leibowitz receives its first fully illustrated edition courtesy of Folio, introduced by Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda and with evocative, medieval artwork by Elliot Lang. Limited to 500 copies.
Folio presents 75th anniversary limited edition of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, one of the most influential books ever and a timeless dystopian novel, reissued in a year set to become the most relevant in the book’s history.
Folio’s fabulous centenary edition of The King of Elfland’s Daughter, a founding text of the fantasy genre by Lord Dunsany, features an introduction by Erin Morgenstern, a foreword by Neil Gaiman and original artwork by Julie Dillon. Limited to 500 numbered copies, this first ever fully illustrated edition has been signed by both the introducer and the illustrator.
The book that revolutionised our view of life on earth more than any other, Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, is presented in a fabulous Folio Society limited edition of 500 numbered copies; half-bound in leather with hand-marbled paper sides.
The first great English detective novel, Wilkie Collins’ The Moonstone is presented in a Folio Society limited edition of 750 numbered copies. Featuring a fascinating introduction by Val McDermid and new illustrations by Juan Esteban Rodríguez, each copy has been signed by both the introducer and the illustrator.
Folio’s magnificent limited edition of The Complete Plays of William Shakespeare, celebrating the 400th anniversary of the First Folio, features fabulous artwork by Neil Packer, a foreword by Dame Judi Dench and an introduction by Gregory Doran. Limited to 1,000 hand-numbered sets each signed by the illustrator.
Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s best-selling phenomenon The Shadow of the Wind is beautifully presented as a spectacular leather-bound Folio limited edition with a new preface by translator Lucia Graves and atmospheric artwork by Jorge González.
Explore the far future with the first illustrated edition of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. The groundbreaking debut novel of Hugo Award-winning author Becky Chambers, one of the most imaginative voices in contemporary science fiction, is a truly galactic limited edition.
Seamus Heaney’s deeply felt interpretation, widely acknowledged as the greatest Beowulf translation of modern times, is presented in parallel with the Old English verse in this fabulous Folio edition. Featuring extraordinary illustrations by Clive Hicks-Jenkins and an exclusive introduction by Janina Ramirez, each of the 750 numbered copies has been signed by both contributors.
Ready for excitement, adventure and really wild things? The Folio Society limited edition of Douglas Adams’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy arrives in a spectacular presentation box with DON’T PANIC written in large, friendly letters on the front. All five volumes feature new illustrations by artist Jonathan Burton.
Folio’s fabulous limited edition of the first great military history has been expertly handbound in full-grain leather. Featuring illustrations by Nick Hayes and an exclusive introduction by Katherine Harloe, each of the 750 numbered copies has been signed by both contributors.
Relish the thrilling horror of Frankenstein in Folio’s stunning new edition. The authoritative 1831 text is bound in ice-blue leather and illustrated with intensely brooding colour plates by Angela Barrett. Limited to just 750 hand-numbered copies, each signed by the artist, Mary Shelley’s darkly disturbing tale is newly introduced by Richard Holmes.
Newly introduced by novelist and essayist Colm Tóibín, and beautifully illustrated by Audrey Benjaminsen, this superb Folio Society limited edition of Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw is bound in leather and signed by both contributors.
Lose yourself in the gothic majesty of Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast trilogy presented in this truly visionary edition from Folio. Introduced by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by the extraordinary Dave McKean and signed by both contributors, this is a startlingly original take on a cornerstone of speculative fiction.
A story as epic as The Lord of the Rings deserves an edition to match. Featuring stunning new work by Alan Lee alongside all of his original illustrations, and strictly limited to just 1,000 sets each numbered and signed by the artist, this is the finest version of Tolkien’s beloved masterpiece.
Fully bound in leather, Folio’s centenary edition of the modernist masterpiece is illustrated and signed by John Vernon Lord.
A lavish Folio limited edition of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House. Limited to 250 copies, this seminal supernatural thriller is signed by artist Angie Hoffmeister and introducer Joyce Carol Oates.
