True leather book collectors spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on a single book. I have tried to aggregate all opinions to explain the differences between the publishers, and to recommend which publisher might be best for you.īefore I talk about the publishers, I should probably clarify that these aren’t the very best leather-bound book publishers out there. In the leather-bound book world, there are many opinions on which publisher is the best. Ther are four main entry-level leather-bound book publishers: This will be a resource for those who are looking to purchase their first leather-bound books and to help explain the four main leather-bound book publishers. There isn’t much information out there about how to go about purchasing leather-bound books. I have a modest collection of leather-bound books and it’s been enjoyable purchasing them. They instantly make any bookshelf look more impressive. Leather-bound books are books dressed in their best suit. I’ve posted many times about the books I have read, and what I’ve learned from them, but today I want to talk about the way they look. You'll find a wide range on our website, of course depending on what we have in stock.This is the first article in a series I will be doing on leather-bound books. Generally, this will be for collections for example The Letterpress Shakespeare and most often for books produced in the 21st century. At the higher end of the scale for their limited editions Folio Society books can soar quickly in value to as much as £20,000. The Folio Society has a strong fan base, and in our opinion deservedly so, with even their lower priced books demonstrating their commitment to quality production materials and excellent illustrators. Frederick Forsyth - The Day of the Jackal - with an introduction by Ken Follett.The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien: given our enthusiasm for the Folio Society books published in the 21st century it will come as no surprise that it's the set published in 2022 and illustrated by Alan Lee that we recommend.The coloured series of 12 fairy tale books was and is their best known collection and it's this that The Folio Society have reproduced. Andrew Lang was a writer who, with his wife, Leonora Blanche Alleyne, created a collection of fairy stories from around the world. Andrew Lang's Fairy Books: collected by and for adults as well as for children.Here are just a few of what we consider to be the highlights: From travel to fairy tales to thrillers, science fiction, fiction, classics, poetry and plays. In fact, you would be hard pressed to find a genre that hasn't been covered by them. The range of books published by The Folio Society varies enormously. (It's definitely worth taking a look at the video on the production here). Not only that, but The Folio Society has collaborated with some of the pre-eminent book binders of the day, for example with Ludlow Bookbinders on Shackleton Aurora Australis. The 21st century, however, has seen a return to their core values, not just in terms of production but with regard to commissioning leading illustrators of the day for example, Paula Rego, Quentin Blake, Dave Mckean to name a tiny handful. In our view The Folio Society's adherence to those early founding principles has wavered a little at times in the 20th century. Consequently they needed to strike a balance between mass production whilst using as excellent quality paper and bindings as they could afford. However, the key difference was that The Folio Society wanted to produce books that were accessible to all and this was quite different to the rarefied heights of the prices of The Golden Cockerel Press. Given that one of the founding directors was Christopher Sandford who led The Golden Cockerel Press from 1933 to 1959, this focus on the quality of the book itself can come as no surprise. This included not just the quality of the paper and the bindings, but the illustrators commissioned too. It was built on production values that would result in books that were of value in themselves, not just for the excellence of the written content. The focus was quite different to that of the, by then, well established mass market publishers. Those principles were, and still are, the art of the book. The Folio Society was founded in 1947 with similar principles as those of The Golden Cockerel Press, although catering to different markets.
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