![]() Those books are in great condition, and many of them are still wrapped or original plastic. I may still purchase an Easton Press in the wild if I can confirm first that its has no issues first hand.Īs for Folio Society, I am not always a fan of their choice of artwork for some of their editions, but love their variety of designs and bindings and creativity and to me a slipcase is a plus. Hey guys, Im helping one of my old retired co-workers get rid of her late husbands book collection. ![]() Perhaps Easton Press is better with its “quality control” now, but to me this is very unacceptable thus I am totally turned off from buying any further Easton Press online. Many of the stories were fine, but towards the middle of the book, there were blank pages every two pages which amounted to 16 pages that were blank. Unfortunately after removing the shrink-wrap I soon realized that numerous pages were blank. I was satisfied with all books except for The Monkey’s Paws & Other Tales of Mystery and the Macabre which was still shrink-wrapped. To recap, we have shiny new Lord of the Rings books filled with art by one of the most influential The Lord of the RingsLOTR collection is rare and gorgeous. You didnt even think before buying these editions. >72 Raenas: Look what I have, which you can not have. As I recently posted in another thread, the Society's founder, Charles Ede, stated that The Folio Society was founded in February 1947 ‘to produce editions of the world’s great literature in a format worthy of the contents, at a price within the reach of everyman’. Those books are in great condition, and many of them are still wrapped or original plastic. I guess it depends how you define 'Fine Press'. The Folio Society uses a variety of different illustrators across their books to perfectly capture the tone, style, and attention to detail of the book in question. 1 / 3 Hey guys, I'm helping one of my old retired co-workers get rid of her late husbands book collection. ![]() ![]() On the topic of “hate” for Easton Press, I have many books by Easton Press and Folio Society, but lean towards Folio Society over Easton these days after purchasing a 13 volume set of Easton Press books from another collector. Folio Society f.ex has many fans, but they get hammered again and again. The Folio Society For over 70 years, The Folio Society has been delivering stunning editions of prominent books, both fiction and non-fiction. ![]()
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