T. S. Eliot

The Waste Land (Limited Edition)

US$1,500

Illustrated by Tom Phillips RA

The perfect centenary edition of a landmark of Modernist poetry. Hand bound by experts using only the finest materials, Folio’s tribute to T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land is limited to 350 copies illustrated and signed by renowned artist Tom Phillips RA.

US$1,500

Book Details

Presentation Box & BindingHand bound by Ludlow Bookbinders
Half-bound in vellum blocked in 22-carat gold
Cloth sides printed with a design by Tom Phillips
Colorplan Damask Amethyst endpapers
Printed letterpress on Zerkall mould-made paper by Hand & Eye Letterpress
Limitation page signed by Tom Phillips
Gilded top edge with natural deckle retained on fore and bottom edges
Cloth-covered clamshell box lined with soft, napped fabric in purple
Blind-blocked on front and blocked with brown foil on spine
11 inches × 15 inches × 1½ inches

Dimensions10½ inches × 14 inches

FontSet in Walbaum

Pages84 pages

AuthorT. S. Eliot

Illustrated byTom Phillips RA

Illustration11 colour plates giclée printed by Pureprint on Symbol Tatami Ivory paper and hand-tipped on to the Zerkall paper

Publication Date25/10/2022

PrintingLimited to 350 hand-numbered copies

Editor's Notes

This magnificent Folio Society limited edition celebrates the centenary of T. S. Eliot's influential masterpiece The Waste Land. Limited to just 350 numbered copies this spectacular edition, of arguably the most important poem of the 20th century, features exclusive artwork by Tom Phillips – elected to the prestigious Royal Academy of Arts in 1989 and one of Britain's finest contemporary artists. Half-bound in vellum blocked in 22-carat gold and printed letterpress, each copy has been signed by the artist.

About the Illustrator

Tom Phillips RA

Tom Phillips, born in 1937 in London, was one of the greatest polymaths that England has produced — equally renowned as an artist, poet, photographer and composer. He had a long association with the work of Laurence Sterne and illustrated the Folio Society limited edition of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy (2020). Having worked in portraiture, and as a broadcaster and public speaker, Phillips focused on illustration and showed great skill in interpreting complex texts and testing the limits of what a book can do. Most recently, Phillips illustrated the Folio society limited edition of The Waste Land (2022).

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