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I forgot that I have The Folio Society edition of The War of The Worlds by HG Wells.

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Ornate hardcover edition of “The War of the Worlds” by H.G. Wells from The Folio Society, featuring navy blue cloth with gold foil Art Nouveau design and circular vignettes depicting scenes from the novel, including Martian invaders, cityscape, and alien flora.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Alt text generated by Claude. Open title page of “The War of the Worlds” by H.G. Wells, 2004 Folio Society edition, with full-colour illustration by Grahame Baker-Smith showing Victorian soldiers confronting a Martian tripod amid flames and destruction on the left page, with the right hand side showing the internal title page.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Alt text partially generated by Claude. The first page of The War of The Worlds with the immortal open words that start with, “No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own…”
December 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
ianrobinson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
My edition of God Emperor of Dune from The Folio Society arrived. It joins the three previous books in the original Dune series.

#books #dune #thefoliosociety
The Folio Society hardback editions of Frank Herbert’s Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, and God Emperor of Dune, in individual slipcases with their titles visible on the book spines. The front cover of God Emperor of Dune showing an illustration of Leto 2, the eponymous God Emperor. A two-page spread in God Emperor of Dune showing an illustration of a woman in a long white dress on the left-hand page. The page on the right has the opening text from a chapter of the book. A two-page spread in God Emperor of Dune showing an illustration of Leto 2 the God Emperor on the left-hand page. The page on the right has the internal title page of the book.
December 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
nalou.bsky.social
My entry for folio societies competition. :3
Unfortunately I didn’t make it on the long list but I’m definitely gonna try it again next year.

#foliosociety #rapunzel #foliosocietycompetition #thefoliosociety #fantasyart #bookart #artshare
July 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
sidneyw.bsky.social
I got to pose a few questions to James Rose, head of editorial at #TheFolioSociety about their release of Stephen King's IT and other horror titles. wickedhorror.com/hor...

#StephenKing #booksky
IT Folio Society Cover
July 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
crackedhat.bsky.social
Excited to announce my ‘Fatherland’ book series for The Folio Society has been shortlisted in the World Illustration Awards! Huge thanks to the jury, World Illustration Awards and The Folio Society

#WIA #WIA2025 #TheFolioSociety #Fatherland #RobertHarris #Crackedhat #BookIllustration #Illustration
July 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
crackedhat.bsky.social
Thrilled to have my Fatherland illustrations for @FolioSociety longlisted in this years WIA!

Thanks to @TheAOI @DirIllustration @WorldIllustrationAwards

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#WorldIllustrationAwards #TheFolioSociety #Fatherland #RobertHarris #Illustration #BookIllustration
June 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
lachimolala.bsky.social
Delivery 🚚 agh this beautiful book is so beautiful 😍 #thefoliosociety #thenightcircus #erinmorgenstern #booksky
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A book with a circus tent illustration on the cover is partially inside a red slipcase featuring a black ticket design labeled “Le Cirque Des Rêves” on a wooden surface. End papers of “the night circus” book with black background with fold trees swaying A page of “the night circus book” with a picture of a man and woman holding a hoop with a white cat balancing on the top with a red ribbon across the page The top of the book “the night circus” with gold pages
May 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
iethatis.cryptoanarchy.network
I just found out about #TheFolioSociety . It looks like they're coming out with an extra pretty version of Perdido Street Station, by #ChinaMiéville and I'm a little excited about that. Also, they have a bunch of beautiful #UrsulaKLeGuin books as well!

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March 4, 2025 at 5:58 AM
supermansupersite.bsky.social
The Superman Super Site recently had the opportunity to speak exclusively with James Rose, the Head of Editorial at #TheFolioSociety, about their latest hardcover publication, "DC: Superman".

Check out our full exclusive interview at supermansupersite.com.
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February 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
heddart.bsky.social
The Misty Isle.
Artwork made for a «The Folio Society» competition, where we made art based on scenes from «The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains» by Neil Gaiman.

#art #thefoliosociety #neilgaiman #illustration #bookillustration #coverart #misty
October 17, 2024 at 4:57 PM
frasca.bsky.social
(2/2) A few days later, in a separate #BoxOfBooks, the just published Folio edition of #SusannaClarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. #TheFolioSociety
The spines of the three books and the slipcase which is illustrated with a tree limb and a raven wearing a crown. Text: Susanna Clarke Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Volume One Volume Two Volume Three FS
May 7, 2024 at 12:03 AM
frasca.bsky.social
(1/2) It was a double #BoxOfBooks week from #TheFolioSociety!
Arriving first was #MervynPeake's Gormenghast trilogy along with a weird tales anthology, #TobiasSmollett's The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, and #UrsulaKLeGuin's Tales From Earthsea.
The spine's of the three books in the trilogy along with the slipcover for all three volumes. The slipcase is illustrated with the Escher-esque interior of the castle. Text of the spines from left to right: MERVYN PEAKE GORMENGHAST FS --- MERVYN PEAKE TITUS GROAN FS --- MERVYN PEAKE TITUS ALONE FS The covers of the three books showing an eagle (orange), a hawk (green) and a starling (blue). All are overlaid with a embossing of a maze. Three books, from upper left and widdershins: - Weird Tales, illustrated with a portal, a key and tentacles emerging from a hole in the floor. Text: WEIRD TALES - Tales from Earthsea, illustrated with a skeleton holding a banner, a being with wings, and a dragon's head. Text: Tales from Earthsea URSULA K. LE GUIN - The Expedition of Humphfry Clinker, illustrated with the title character smoking a pipe while on the road next to a fence and a tree. Text: Humphry Clinker By TOBIAS SMOLLETT
May 6, 2024 at 11:59 PM
frasca.bsky.social
It's a #BoxOfBooks day! Four beautiful volumes from The Folio Society:
Agatha Christie - Ordeal By Innocence
Frank Herbert - Dune Messiah
Shirley Jackson - We Have Always Lived In the Castle
Diana Wynne Jones - Charmed Life
#TheFolioSociety
Book cover illustration showing just the eyes from eight different people. The color scheme is sepia with "AGATHA CHRISTIE" across it. Spine text: AGATHA CHRISTIE ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE <the folio society logo> Cover illustration for Dune Messiah showing the Bene Gesserit Reverend Mother in an Iconic pose with a yellow stylized depiction of a kangaroo rat floating between her hands. The color scheme is ecru/black. Spine text: FRANK HERBERT DUNE MESSIAH FOLIO SOCIETY Book cover and slipcase illustrations for "We Have Always Lived In the Castle" Front cover: Merricat peering from behind a plant with small berries. Back cover: Constance Blackwood in the kitchen Slipcase: A black cat sitting on a split-rail fence. There is a forest and a lantern in the background Spine text: SHIRLEY JACKSON WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE <Folio Society logo> Book cover illustration for Charmed Life showing a man in black top hat and tails along with a young boy, a young girl, and a cat. There is a black cauldron on the ground. The forest meadow setting stretches to the back cover in which there is a castle in the far background.
October 19, 2023 at 8:39 PM