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Along with folio society books we buy easton press and franklin library and a number of other similar publishers such as first edition library. A history of england complete set of the 12volume folio society series volumes i xii eisenhower, john s. The elegant folio society produces only a handful of limited editions a year. Selling secondhand folio society books ardis books. Martins fantasy masterpiece a song of ice and fire is illustrated by. Edward young illustrated with watercolours by william blake. A clash of kings arrives fresh from the battlefield. Bound in cloth and blocked with a design by ged palmer in gold and cream foil.
Buy products related to books by folio society products and see what. See more ideas about layout design, book design and editorial design. Join us for a twoday event full of books, authors, and an all. The folio society produces beautifully crafted collectors editions of the worlds greatest books, each with unique illustrations or specially researched photographs throughout. T he folio society offers great books from the past and present in deluxe editions whats not to like when charles ede founded the folio society in 1947, his aim was to produce editions. Writer and compiler of books and articles on woodengraving. It values aesthetic beauty and visual storytelling like no other. The folio society edition of shakespeares macbeth, with color lithograph illustrations by michael ayrton, and an introduction by sir lewis casson. Paul blow this isnt happiness peteski the folks at handsome frank have some supertalented people on their books, and whilst browsing their site i landed on the work of ukbased illustrator pau paul blows book cover for epitaph for a spy the folio.
More than 50 national societies of exlibris collectors exist, grouped into an international federation of. Learned woodengraving from clifford webb at saint martins school of art, london, 196064. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Six months after starting this project, and two months since the web page went live, the complete list of folio society books is now effectively finished. The folio society was founded in 1947 by charles ede, a book lover who, in the midst of postwar, rationweary britain, had a dream of creating a publishing company that could produce beautiful, yet. The folio society designs each volume or series from the ground up, making sure that all the elements binding, illustrations, typography and general look and.
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Raquel leis allion has been art director at the folio society for nearly four years. The second volume of the folio society s bestselling realisation of george r. It was designed by charles ede, set in 1114 baskerville type and printed by w. This exclusive folio collection features 12 classic tales, including the tale of peter rabbit, the tale of jemima puddleduck and the tale of the flopsy bunnies. We currently have 391 books in this category in stock.
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