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  1. New
    The Fight​

    The Fight​

    Norman Mailer

    £80.00

    Step into the ring with The Fight by Norman Mailer. This 50th-anniversary edition features an introduction by Michael Mailer and Hana Ali, photographs by legendary sports photographer Neil Leifer. This Folio edition captures the legendary Rumble in the Jungle’ like never before.

  2. Slouching Towards Bethlehem

    Joan Didion’s visceral view of 1960s America is told in her first collection of journalism, Slouching Towards Bethlehem, presented in a new edition by Folio. Introduction and image selection by Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Hilton Als.

  3. Conundrum

    Conundrum

    Jan Morris

    £55.00

    Conundrum is Jan Morris's classic memoir of her transition from man to woman. Marking the 50th anniversary since publication, this edition includes archive photographs and a new introduction by CN Lester.

  4. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    Hunter S. Thompson

    Illustrated by Ralph Steadman

    £60.00

    Hunter S. Thompson’s acid-laced counterculture classic, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, is given the ultimate collector’s makeover in this 50th anniversary Folio Society edition featuring Ralph Steadman’s original illustrations and an exclusive introduction by David Mamet.

  5. A Walk in the Woods

    A Walk in the Woods

    Bill Bryson

    Illustrated by James Weston Lewis

    £60.00

    Full of sweat, tears and side-splitting humour, Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods is a page-turning travelogue and this Folio Society edition is the ultimate companion for fans of the author’s inimitable wit.

  6. Syria

    Syria

    Gertrude Bell

    £105.00

    Syria: The Desert and The Sown is a masterpiece of travel writing by Gertrude Bell, a pioneering Victorian explorer of Arabia, now available in a stunning Folio edition featuring her original photography.

  7. Long Walk to Freedom

    Long Walk to Freedom

    Nelson Mandela

    £110.00

    The international best-selling autobiography of the first black president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom is published by Folio as a striking collector’s edition featuring 41 pages of photographs and an evocative new binding.

Discover the incredible lives of some of the world’s most influential historical figures. The Folio Society publishes a selection of fascinating biography books, from autobiographies of great leaders, including Mahatma Gandhi, to the personal memoirs of ordinary people in extraordinary times. Folio books include carefully researched images and photographs and come with beautiful hardback bindings to create a rare collectable edition.