ILLUSTRATED LIST OF FOLIO SOCIETY LIMITED EDITIONS 2001 to 2005
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ILLUSTRATED LIST OF FOLIO SOCIETY LIMITED EDITIONS 2001 to 2005
Although there had been limited edition books published at irregular times previously, the official Folio Society Limited Editions program started in 2001 with "Benedictional of St Aethelwold".
"Strictly limited, bound to order and never repeated, Folio Society limited edition books are outstanding works of literary or historical significance reproduced as works of art in their own right. Many of our editions are facsimiles of treasures held in some of the world’s greatest libraries and museums. For others, we commission leading artists and craftsmen to create editions that represent the pinnacle of book publishing. All are designed to become keepsakes for future generations."
This series of threads is designed to list all the curent series of limited editions in five year blocks, initially by year, then alphabetic order, with a picture of both the exterior and interior of each book.
The prices in the lists below are representative only, and may have varied from time to time, and market to market.
The other threads in this series can be found thus:-
ILLUSTRATED LIST OF FOLIO SOCIETY LIMITED EDITIONS 2006 to 2010 here.
ILLUSTRATED LIST OF FOLIO SOCIETY LIMITED EDITIONS 2011 to 2015 here.
ILLUSTRATED LIST OF FOLIO SOCIETY LIMITED EDITIONS 2016 to 2020 here.
ILLUSTRATED LIST OF FOLIO SOCIETY LIMITED EDITIONS 2021 to 2025 here.
ILLUSTRATED LIST OF FOLIO SOCIETY LIMITED EDITIONS 2026 to 2030 here.
More information, and often leaflets and brochure downloads for these books, can be found on the FSD wiki .
Some limited editions are still available directly from the Folio Society. The Folio Society Limited Editions website can be found here.
2001
Benedictional of St Æthelwold, The.
(2v.). Facsimile of 10th. century manuscript, printed on Phoenix Motion Xenon paper, bound in dark brown goatskin with 4 raised bands and blocked with calligraphic title in gold on cover and spine, all page edges gilt, ribbon marker, 238pp. Commentary volume by Andrew Prescott, quarter bound in buckram with paper sides and title label, 42pp. Red buckram clamshell box. 32x23.5cm. 1000 copies. (£295).
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Oxford Classical Dictionary.
Edited by Simon Hornblower and Anthony Spawforth. Decorated endpapers. Green Wassa goatskin spine and fore-edges, green silk boards, gilt tooling to boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, four raised bands to spine. Top edge gilt. Yellow ribbon place-markers. Gilt-lettered green cloth slipcase. 1640pp. 1000 copies. (£135)
2002
Hobbit, The by J.R.R.Tolkien.
B&W illustrations by Eric Fraser. Map endpapers. Ribbon bookmark. Hand-bound in Moroccan Goatskin Leather and pure Indian Silk. Leather slipcase with scalloped edges. Gilded top edges with ribbon page marker. Dark brown full leather slipcase with gilt lettering and decoration on front pane. Lettering on slipcase and book spine designed by calligrapher John Andrew. 245pp. (£95)
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Kelmscott Chaucer, The by Geoffrey Chaucer.
Facsimile of 1896 edition by Kelmscott Press. Gilded top edge. Ribbon marker. Bound in white leather blocked in gold with a design by William Morris. Slipcase blocked in gold with title. 568pp. 16.7x11.5in. 1000 copies. (£575)
Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands from 1848 to 1861 - Queen Victoria.
Colour and black and white etchings and photos. Bound in buckram with an inlaid design in gold and black. 205pp. Solander box 31.7x26 cm. (£145)
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Lord of the Rings, The by J.R.R.Tolkien.
(3v.). B&w illustrations by Eric Fraser. Map endpapers. Ribbon bookmark. Hand-bound in Moroccan Goatskin Leather and pure Indian Silk. Leather slipcase with scalloped edges. Gilded top edges with ribbon page marker. Dark brown full leather slipcase with gilt lettering and decoration on front pane. Lettering on slipcase and book spine designed by calligrapher John Andrew. 1750 copies. (£275)
Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.
(2v.). Quarter bound in leather. Blue cloth boards. Slipcased. 3750 pages in total. 1500 copies.
2003
Diary of Samuel Pepys.
(9v. + index + companion). Volume I: 1660. Volume II: 1661. Volume III: 1662. Volume IV: 1663. Volume V: 1664. Volume VI: 1665. Volume VII: 1666. Volume VIII: 1667. Volume IX: 1668-1669. Volume X: Companion. Volume XI: Index. Quarter bound in dark brown Nigerian goatskin with hand marbled boards by Ann Muir. Frontispiece in each volume except the Index. Zerkall cream laid endpapers. Printed on Caxton wove paper. Placemark ribbons. Housed in a wax-finished oak case OR individually slipcased. 1000 copies, (£690)
Le Morte D'arthur by Malory.
Facsimile of version illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley. Bound in black Nigerian goatskin with gilt decorations, gilt spine-titling. Grey ribbon marker. Laid paper endpapers. Text block edge dyed gilt. Illustrated monochrome frontispiece and 20 monochrome plates. Separate 16pp leaflet by Anthony Edwards "Thomas Malory, the Morte Darthur and Aubrey Beardsley". 538pp. 1020 copies, (£450)
Oxford Thesaurus of English.
Midnight blue Nigerian goat skin spine & fore edge of boards with ocean blue moire silk inset on boards, raised bands and hand-tooled gold decorations and lettering on the spine. In a gilt-titled midnight blue cloth covered slipcase. 1500 copies. (£150)
Silmarillion, The by J.R.R.Tolkien.
B&w illustrations by Eric Fraser. Map endpapers. Ribbon bookmark. Hand-bound in Moroccan Goatskin Leather and pure Indian Silk. Leather slipcase with scalloped edges. Gilded top edges with ribbon page marker. Dark brown full leather slipcase with gilt lettering and decoration on front pane. Lettering on slipcase and book spine designed by calligrapher John Andrew. 1750 copies, (£110)
Tractatus de Herbis.
British Library Egerton MS747. (2v.). Facsimile volume from c.1300, 109 plates, bound in dark green goatskin with leather onlays over bevelled boards, blocked with a design by David Eccles, handmade endpapers, all page edges gilt, ribbon marker. Commentary volume by Minta Collins and Sandra Rapael, bound in quarter buckram with paper sides and title label, 76pp. Solander box in dark green buckram. 14x9.5in. (£425)
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2004
Life of St Edmund King and Martyr, The
(The Lives of St.Edmund and Fremund in MS Harley 2278) - John Lydgate (1446). (2v.). Facsimile volume, printed on Furioso paper, bound in cream Nigerian goatskin blocked with a design in gold and coloured title, bevelled spine, ribbon marker, 240pp. Commentary and transcript volume - A.S.G.Edwards, bound in gold blocked dark green buckram. Dark green solander box with red leather label on spine 28.2x19x8.3cm. 1000 copies. (£425)
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Ulysses by James Joyce.
Preface by Stephen James Joyce. Introduction by Jacques Aubert. Eighteen Etchings in Black, White, and Gold by Mimmo Paladino. Gold end-papers. Top edge gilt. Bound in Full Turquoise-Blue Morocco blocked with a Design by Jeff Clements. Gold lined, dark blue buckram clamshell case blocked with James Joyce's signature on the front and lettered "Ulysses" in gilt on spine. 735pp. 23.5x16.5cm. 1750 copies. (£120)
2005
History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote, The by Miguel de Cervantes.
Translated by T. Smollett. Introduced by Robin Chapman. 17 two-colour illustrations by Quentin Blake. Bound in brown blocked leather. 769pp. Commentary leaflet "Reading Don Quixote" by Miranda France 16pp. 1250 copies. Solander box 28x19.2x7.7cm. (£135)
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Night Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality or The Complaint by Edward Young.
(2v.) Facsimile Edition. Illustrated by William Blake. Bound in one quarter silver lettered black goatskin over blue and silver decorated cloth with leather title label on front panel. Cloth solander box. 1000 copies, (£875)
Link.
Queen Mary Atlas, The.
Bound in full red leather stamped with combined arms of England and Spain. 12 double page maps. Commentary volume by Peter Barber 87pp. 1000 copies. In buckram solander box 62x43.5x6cm. (£795) (The tallest FS book).
Link.
ILLUSTRATED LIST OF FOLIO SOCIETY LIMITED EDITIONS Next
Although there had been limited edition books published at irregular times previously, the official Folio Society Limited Editions program started in 2001 with "Benedictional of St Aethelwold".
"Strictly limited, bound to order and never repeated, Folio Society limited edition books are outstanding works of literary or historical significance reproduced as works of art in their own right. Many of our editions are facsimiles of treasures held in some of the world’s greatest libraries and museums. For others, we commission leading artists and craftsmen to create editions that represent the pinnacle of book publishing. All are designed to become keepsakes for future generations."
This series of threads is designed to list all the curent series of limited editions in five year blocks, initially by year, then alphabetic order, with a picture of both the exterior and interior of each book.
The prices in the lists below are representative only, and may have varied from time to time, and market to market.
The other threads in this series can be found thus:-
ILLUSTRATED LIST OF FOLIO SOCIETY LIMITED EDITIONS 2006 to 2010 here.
ILLUSTRATED LIST OF FOLIO SOCIETY LIMITED EDITIONS 2011 to 2015 here.
ILLUSTRATED LIST OF FOLIO SOCIETY LIMITED EDITIONS 2016 to 2020 here.
ILLUSTRATED LIST OF FOLIO SOCIETY LIMITED EDITIONS 2021 to 2025 here.
ILLUSTRATED LIST OF FOLIO SOCIETY LIMITED EDITIONS 2026 to 2030 here.
More information, and often leaflets and brochure downloads for these books, can be found on the FSD wiki .
Some limited editions are still available directly from the Folio Society. The Folio Society Limited Editions website can be found here.
2001
Benedictional of St Æthelwold, The.
(2v.). Facsimile of 10th. century manuscript, printed on Phoenix Motion Xenon paper, bound in dark brown goatskin with 4 raised bands and blocked with calligraphic title in gold on cover and spine, all page edges gilt, ribbon marker, 238pp. Commentary volume by Andrew Prescott, quarter bound in buckram with paper sides and title label, 42pp. Red buckram clamshell box. 32x23.5cm. 1000 copies. (£295).
Link
Oxford Classical Dictionary.
Edited by Simon Hornblower and Anthony Spawforth. Decorated endpapers. Green Wassa goatskin spine and fore-edges, green silk boards, gilt tooling to boards, gilt lettering and decoration to spine, four raised bands to spine. Top edge gilt. Yellow ribbon place-markers. Gilt-lettered green cloth slipcase. 1640pp. 1000 copies. (£135)
2002
Hobbit, The by J.R.R.Tolkien.
B&W illustrations by Eric Fraser. Map endpapers. Ribbon bookmark. Hand-bound in Moroccan Goatskin Leather and pure Indian Silk. Leather slipcase with scalloped edges. Gilded top edges with ribbon page marker. Dark brown full leather slipcase with gilt lettering and decoration on front pane. Lettering on slipcase and book spine designed by calligrapher John Andrew. 245pp. (£95)
Link.
Kelmscott Chaucer, The by Geoffrey Chaucer.
Facsimile of 1896 edition by Kelmscott Press. Gilded top edge. Ribbon marker. Bound in white leather blocked in gold with a design by William Morris. Slipcase blocked in gold with title. 568pp. 16.7x11.5in. 1000 copies. (£575)
Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands from 1848 to 1861 - Queen Victoria.
Colour and black and white etchings and photos. Bound in buckram with an inlaid design in gold and black. 205pp. Solander box 31.7x26 cm. (£145)
Link
Lord of the Rings, The by J.R.R.Tolkien.
(3v.). B&w illustrations by Eric Fraser. Map endpapers. Ribbon bookmark. Hand-bound in Moroccan Goatskin Leather and pure Indian Silk. Leather slipcase with scalloped edges. Gilded top edges with ribbon page marker. Dark brown full leather slipcase with gilt lettering and decoration on front pane. Lettering on slipcase and book spine designed by calligrapher John Andrew. 1750 copies. (£275)
Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.
(2v.). Quarter bound in leather. Blue cloth boards. Slipcased. 3750 pages in total. 1500 copies.
2003
Diary of Samuel Pepys.
(9v. + index + companion). Volume I: 1660. Volume II: 1661. Volume III: 1662. Volume IV: 1663. Volume V: 1664. Volume VI: 1665. Volume VII: 1666. Volume VIII: 1667. Volume IX: 1668-1669. Volume X: Companion. Volume XI: Index. Quarter bound in dark brown Nigerian goatskin with hand marbled boards by Ann Muir. Frontispiece in each volume except the Index. Zerkall cream laid endpapers. Printed on Caxton wove paper. Placemark ribbons. Housed in a wax-finished oak case OR individually slipcased. 1000 copies, (£690)
Le Morte D'arthur by Malory.
Facsimile of version illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley. Bound in black Nigerian goatskin with gilt decorations, gilt spine-titling. Grey ribbon marker. Laid paper endpapers. Text block edge dyed gilt. Illustrated monochrome frontispiece and 20 monochrome plates. Separate 16pp leaflet by Anthony Edwards "Thomas Malory, the Morte Darthur and Aubrey Beardsley". 538pp. 1020 copies, (£450)
Oxford Thesaurus of English.
Midnight blue Nigerian goat skin spine & fore edge of boards with ocean blue moire silk inset on boards, raised bands and hand-tooled gold decorations and lettering on the spine. In a gilt-titled midnight blue cloth covered slipcase. 1500 copies. (£150)
Silmarillion, The by J.R.R.Tolkien.
B&w illustrations by Eric Fraser. Map endpapers. Ribbon bookmark. Hand-bound in Moroccan Goatskin Leather and pure Indian Silk. Leather slipcase with scalloped edges. Gilded top edges with ribbon page marker. Dark brown full leather slipcase with gilt lettering and decoration on front pane. Lettering on slipcase and book spine designed by calligrapher John Andrew. 1750 copies, (£110)
Tractatus de Herbis.
British Library Egerton MS747. (2v.). Facsimile volume from c.1300, 109 plates, bound in dark green goatskin with leather onlays over bevelled boards, blocked with a design by David Eccles, handmade endpapers, all page edges gilt, ribbon marker. Commentary volume by Minta Collins and Sandra Rapael, bound in quarter buckram with paper sides and title label, 76pp. Solander box in dark green buckram. 14x9.5in. (£425)
Link.
2004
Life of St Edmund King and Martyr, The
(The Lives of St.Edmund and Fremund in MS Harley 2278) - John Lydgate (1446). (2v.). Facsimile volume, printed on Furioso paper, bound in cream Nigerian goatskin blocked with a design in gold and coloured title, bevelled spine, ribbon marker, 240pp. Commentary and transcript volume - A.S.G.Edwards, bound in gold blocked dark green buckram. Dark green solander box with red leather label on spine 28.2x19x8.3cm. 1000 copies. (£425)
Link.
Ulysses by James Joyce.
Preface by Stephen James Joyce. Introduction by Jacques Aubert. Eighteen Etchings in Black, White, and Gold by Mimmo Paladino. Gold end-papers. Top edge gilt. Bound in Full Turquoise-Blue Morocco blocked with a Design by Jeff Clements. Gold lined, dark blue buckram clamshell case blocked with James Joyce's signature on the front and lettered "Ulysses" in gilt on spine. 735pp. 23.5x16.5cm. 1750 copies. (£120)
2005
History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote, The by Miguel de Cervantes.
Translated by T. Smollett. Introduced by Robin Chapman. 17 two-colour illustrations by Quentin Blake. Bound in brown blocked leather. 769pp. Commentary leaflet "Reading Don Quixote" by Miranda France 16pp. 1250 copies. Solander box 28x19.2x7.7cm. (£135)
Link.
Night Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality or The Complaint by Edward Young.
(2v.) Facsimile Edition. Illustrated by William Blake. Bound in one quarter silver lettered black goatskin over blue and silver decorated cloth with leather title label on front panel. Cloth solander box. 1000 copies, (£875)
Link.
Queen Mary Atlas, The.
Bound in full red leather stamped with combined arms of England and Spain. 12 double page maps. Commentary volume by Peter Barber 87pp. 1000 copies. In buckram solander box 62x43.5x6cm. (£795) (The tallest FS book).
Link.
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wcarter
Thank you, I am sure I am not alone in finding this an invaluable reference for LEs on which I missed out (Ulysses springs to mind and Don Quixote looks awfully nice.)
:-)
Thank you, I am sure I am not alone in finding this an invaluable reference for LEs on which I missed out (Ulysses springs to mind and Don Quixote looks awfully nice.)
:-)
3kdweber
>2 Cat_of_Ulthar: The Don Quixote LE was another of those FS LEs where they used the standard edition's text block (but signed by the illustrator) and added a nice leather binding and solander box.
