I really love beautiful books and collecting them. I have a few of those classic hard bound books from Barnes & Noble and some of the imitation leathers from Discount Books, but I see the Folio Society and am shocked at the price.
But I hear the quality is great.
I’m considering purchasing Rendezvous with Rama. The art looks beautiful and the story sounds super intriguing, but it’s $100…
Are they worth the price?
Have you ever purchased one and thought it was a waste?
I have multiple from them and each one is absolutely beautiful. Not sure why some pics are sideways and some aren't! I swear I held the camera the same way!
American Gods, illustrations by Dave McKean:
Princess Bride:
Hithhiker's Guide:
Foundation:
They also have a nice set of the James Bond books, but they are 1 short. :( I can't justify buying the set until it's complete, I've been burned on that before. :)
(Octopussy is the missing one)
Have you already read all of these stories before purchasing the Folio version? They look gorgeous
American Gods is the only one I went into blind, but I've read a lot of Neil Gaiman and am very familiar with Dave McKean.
Everything else I was well familiar with.
My dad has a few of these. They do a very good job with the physical book, and commission their own high-quality artwork. They are quite expensive, though. They are meant for people who already love the story, will appreciate the care taken to make the book, and perhaps most importantly, have several hundred dollars of disposable income that they can drop on something which is functionally identical to something they can buy in paperback for $10.
They are, ironically, extremely impractical for actually reading.
When you say impractical, do you mean because of the price or are they actually impractical to read in general?
Like I said originally I’m wanting to purchase Rendezvous With Rama, but have never read it before. But it does sound like an intriguing story, the type of sci-fi I love, and looks beautiful.
They are hardcovers which can be hard to hold if you aren't used to that form of reading.
Just regular hard covers?
Tend to be denser than normal hardcovers due to the higher paper quality.
Ahh so heavier then I gotcha
