Science & Natural History

Science & Natural History

Improve your chances of understanding the mysteries of the universe with The Folio Society’s science and natural history selection. Whether you would like to better comprehend black holes or natural selection, these striking hardback editions – complete with carefully selected illustrations and photographs – will show you the way.

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  1. New
    The Universe

    The Universe

    Andrew Cohen​

    £100.00

    Journey through the cosmos with The Folio Society’s edition of The Universe by Andrew Cohen, featuring a foreword by Professor Brian Cox and NASA imagery carefully selected by Professor David Rothery, who has also written an exclusive introduction.

  2. The Planets

    The Planets

    Andrew Cohen & Professor Brian Cox

    £100.00

    The Planets is a thrilling tour of our solar system by Andrew Cohen and Professor Brian Cox, in a Folio edition with breathtaking NASA photography from the latest space missions. 

  3. Death by Black Hole​

    Death by Black Hole​

    Neil deGrasse Tyson

    £65.00

    ​Delve into the wonders of the cosmos with Neil deGrasse Tyson's Death by Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries. Featuring striking cover art and decorative part-titles by La Boca, this edition also includes carefully selected NASA images that bring the vastness of space to life.

  4. Relativity

    Relativity

    Albert Einstein

    £49.95

    Relativity is the definitive guide to one of the most profound discoveries in modern science. This stylish edition includes Einstein’s 1923 Nobel Prize lecture and an introduction by the renowned physicist Roger Penrose.

  5. The Panda’s Thumb

    The Panda’s Thumb

    Stephen Jay Gould

    £65.00

    The Folio Society presents a superb, illustrated edition of The Panda’s Thumb – a best-selling, award-winning collection of evolutionary scientist Stephen Jay Gould’s greatest essays for Natural History magazine.

  6. The Order of Time

    The Order of Time

    Carlo Rovelli

    £65.00

    The Order of Time is physicist Carlo Rovelli’s number-one bestselling exploration of the universe’s greatest mystery – time itself. Philip Pullman introduces this Folio edition featuring Daniel Streat’s unique graphic design.

  7. The Right Stuff

    The Right Stuff

    Tom Wolfe

    Illustrated by Tavis Coburn

    £80.00

    The Right Stuff is an exhilarating flight into the death-defying lives of the Mercury Seven, America’s first astronauts. This Folio edition of Tom Wolfe’s classic features superb retro-styled colour illustrations by Tavis Coburn.

  8. Parallel Worlds

    Parallel Worlds

    Michio Kaku

    £55.00

    Parallel Worlds is Michio Kaku’s astonishing journey into the mysteries of our universe – and the tantalising possibility that many others may exist. Awe-inspiring images of the cosmos complete this Folio edition.

  9. Silent Spring

    Silent Spring

    Rachel Carson

    Illustrated by Teagan White

    £60.00

    The book that launched the environmental movement, Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring arrives in a beautiful new illustrated Folio Society edition with pertinent essays by Margaret Atwood and Edward O. Wilson, and stunning photography from the Documerica archive.

  10. The Diversity of Life

    The Diversity of Life

    Edward O. Wilson

    £65.00

    Pulitzer Prize-winning scientist Edward O. Wilson’s classic account of evolution and biodiversity remains as relevant as when first published in 1992. The Folio edition of The Diversity of Life features wonderful colour wildlife images and a foreword by Bill McKibben.

  11. Bestsellers
    A Man on the Moon

    A Man on the Moon

    Andrew Chaikin

    £175.00

    Andrew Chaikin selects stunning new photography for The Folio Society edition of A Man on the Moon – his commanding history of the Apollo missions, with an introduction by Tom Hanks. 

  12. The Cosmos Collection

    The Cosmos Collection

    Andrew Cohen & Professor Brian Cox

    From £100.00

    Folio’s 'Cosmos Collection' pairs Brian Cox’s storytelling with breathtaking NASA photography, exploring our solar system and beyond in The Planets and The Universe. A stunning voyage through space, beautifully crafted.