Video Review How to See Fairies editions Today’s post covers the various editions of Charles van Sandwyk’s delightful book ‘How to See Fairies’, including the 1999 collector’s boxed set and the trade edition of the book, as well as with the 2018 Folio Society collection of tales, and the original Read more…
The first Folio Society publishing foray into illustrating Agatha Christie’s work began in 1990, when they released a two-volume Railway Mysteries set…
The first special Christmas story was released by the Folio Society as a holiday greeting back in 1957. So it’s fitting that this story was included in the first “Folio Christmas Book” produced for members in 2000…
Folio Society ‘Special Bindings’ – Complete Illustrated Bibliography During the late 1950’s a number of Folio Society members were interested in having the option to buy the Society’s books in specially bound and signed limited editions. So in 1960 five experimental limited editions were produced, to be bound in full Read more…
Many of you will be familiar with The Princess Bride from the almost perfect cult classic movie produced by Rob Reiner in 1987. But the movie was based on an equally fabulous book, and if you’ve never read it you are really missing out, because the book has all the Read more…
Today’s post and video are on the Folio Society’s limited edition series of Cherished Tales. So far six have been released in this series and I cover four in depth in the video. Wind in the Willows LE with solander box Wind in the Willows Signed Etching Advertising letter ‘from Read more…
Taschen Edition Folio Society Calla Editions For this post I’ll be focusing on a comparison between two of the loveliest editions of East of the Sun, West of the Moon with Kay Nielsen’s incomparable illustrations. I think these are some of the most exquisite illustrations in children’s literature of all time. First Read more…
