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Martins fantasy masterpiece a song of ice and fire is illustrated by jonathan burton. Standing like an island amid the sea of cheap mass produced paperbacks and formulaic new releases, is the folio society. The folio society produces beautifully crafted collectors editions of the worlds greatest books, each with unique illustrations or specially researched photographs throughout. The pair commission illustrators, design the binding, typography, colour palette, cloths and texture for each individual book produced by the folio society. It was designed by charles ede, set in 1114 baskerville type and printed by w. It produces illustrated hardback editions of classic fiction and nonfiction books. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. It values aesthetic beauty and visual storytelling like no other. This organization is half publisher, half book club as it has members and was. The second volume of the folio society s bestselling realisation of george r. Buy dracula book online at the folio society from the worlds most extensive selection. It is a masterpiece of chromolithography, and the loveliest fruit book ive ever.
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You are viewing all stock in the folio society category. At the turn of every page, the texture and shading needs to be just right. There is reasonable information about every book, but it is always possible to add more and more information. The second volume of the folio societys bestselling realisation of george r. Dispatched from uk bookshop within one working day. 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.
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