In Memory of Steve Jobs (1955-2011)
†5 October 2011Now Reading
The Adventures of Tintin
The Black Island
Tony Blair - A Journey.
Hutchinson (2010)
Bret Easton Ellis - American Psycho.
Vintage Books, NY (1991)
Ernest Hemingway - Hemingway Short Stories.
The Folio Society, London (1986)
Tag Archives: Limited Edition
Some interesting things from the Folio Society [updated]
These are good times to be a member of The Folio Society. I am quite happy that the Production Director on the Limited Editions Programme, Mr Joe Whitlock Blundell has started a blog discussing future limited editions and their progress … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fine Edition, Folio Society
Tagged Books, British Library, facsimile, Fine Edition, Folio Society, Gulliver's Travels, Joe Whitlock Blundell, Limited Edition, National History Museum, Royal Geographical Society, Scott Polar Research Institute, Scott's Last Expedition, The Journals of Captain R.F. Scott, The South Polar Times
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The Folio Society publishes Gulliver’s Travels LE
A new limited edition—Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift. The Folio Society—Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts, purports to be the account of a voyage by a surgeon and captain, Lemuel Gulliver. In fact, this biting … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Classics, Fine Edition, Folio Society, General
Tagged Books, Fine Edition, Folio Society, Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift, Limited Edition
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I know it has been a while…
I have been extremely busy with work and numerous other things that have kept me away from my blog—so here is an update for the last couple of months: The Folio Society, has published some more books for 2011 with … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Folio Society, General
Tagged 30th anniversary, Andrew Lang, Autobiography, Books, British Library, Codex Sinaiticus, Fine Edition, Folio Society, Hendrickson Publishers, John Wyndham, Limited Edition, M.K. Gandhi, Michael Bond, Mikhail Bulgakov, moleskine, Pac-Man, The Brown Fairy Book, The Complete Paddington, The Master and Margarita, The Violet Fairy Book
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Rockwell Kent (1882 – 1971)
ou might have noticed that I am big fan of Rockwell Kent (1882 – 1971). Actually I justified joining the London based fine book publisher Folio Society to acquire their limited edition publication of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, illustrated by Rockwell … Continue reading
Folio Society publishes The Rime of the Ancient Mariner & Other Poems
Publication date: October 2010 Special edition, limited to 1,000 copies Vellum quarter-binding, spine blocked in 22 carat gold, vellum tips. Front board blocked in four shades of foil 16 coloured wood engravings tipped into the book Numerous engraved tail-pieces Limitation … Continue reading
Folio Society publishes Aeneid by Virgil
Posted in Books, Fine Edition, Folio Society
Tagged 2010, Aeneid, Books, Fine Edition, Folio Society, Limited Edition, Robert Fagles, Virgil
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Folio Society publishes The Holy Land and Egypt and Nubia
Edition of 1,000, hand-numbered on a special limitation page in both volumes. 2 magnificent volumes measuring 20″ x 13 ¾” Bound in full canvas cloth printed silkscreen in black and gold. Designs by Neil Gower derived from Roberts’s originals. Gilded … Continue reading
