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This is the definitive history of The Folio Society as told through its raison d’etre: the books. As the librarian of Trinity College, Dr David McKitterick, has pointed out in his introduction, this book is intended for those who ‘relish the opportunity to find out more about the thought and organisation that goes into the creation of books… and in thinking about the process as a whole we begin to understand what it means to create books that will read well, look well and last well.’ All 1,348 books are listed with their full bibliography: author, introducer, printer, translator, binding, illustrator, and typeface, while the comprehensive five indices make it exceptionally easy to use and search, whatever your key area of interest. Fully illustrated with over 250 integrated images of binding designs, newly commissioned and classic illustrations as well as occasional portraits and photographs, this is a visual feast. Production text compiled and introduced by Paul W. Nash with additional introductory essays by Joseph Connolly, Sue Bradbury and David McKitterick. Bound in cloth. Slipcase printed with a specially commissioned illustration by Quentin Blake. 480 pages with over 250 colour and black & white illustrations. 11½” x 7¼”.