Art, Language & Essays

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  1. On Photography

    On Photography

    Susan Sontag

    £85.00

    The first-ever illustrated edition of Susan Sontag’s groundbreaking work, On Photography, is newly introduced by Metropolitan Museum of Art curator of photography Mia Fineman and includes 21 beautifully reproduced archive photographs.

  2. The Stories of English

    The Stories of English

    David Crystal

    £95.00

    A new Folio Society edition of eminent linguist David Crystal’s commanding history shows how English turned into a rich, diverse global language, spoken by well over two billion people.

  3. De Profundis

    De Profundis

    Oscar Wilde

    £42.95

    One of the greatest love letters ever written, De Profundis is newly introduced by Patti Smith and illustrated with archive photography in this exceptional Folio edition.

  4. Mystery Train

    Mystery Train

    Greil Marcus

    £60.00

    In this newly updated Folio edition, Greil Marcus’s masterful history of rock ‘n’ roll and American culture, Mystery Train, is beautifully illustrated with archive photography and full-colour album covers, introduced by the author.

  5. Essays

    Essays

    Michel de Montaigne

    £140.00

    The Folio Society presents an exquisite gold-and-leather hardback of Essays by Renaissance nobleman and thinker Michel de Montaigne.

  6. The Four Gospels

    One of the most beautiful and beloved books of the Private Press movement, and a showcase for Eric Gill’s engravings and typeface, The Four Gospels is reproduced as an exquisite new Folio Society edition.

Appreciate the world of the Renaissance, the complexities of communication, the writings of the world’s greatest wits and much more in The Folio Society’s Art, Language, and Essays collection. Discover the stories behind some of the most beautiful artworks in history, study the evolution of language and bask in the insight and intelligence of ground-breaking essays with these beautifully bound hardback collector’s editions. Each book includes expertly selected photographs and newly commissioned illustrations.