Folio Society

Folio Society
The Folio Society logo.
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
FounderCharles Ede
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters location4 Maguire Street, London
DistributionWorldwide
Key peopleLord Gavron
Publication typesBooks, Limited Editions
Official websitefoliosociety.com

The Folio Society is an independent London-based publisher, founded by Charles Ede in 1947 and incorporated in 1971.[1][2] Formerly privately owned,[3] it became an employee ownership trust since 2021.

It produces illustrated hardback editions of fiction and non-fiction books, poetry and children's titles. Folio editions feature specially designed bindings and include artist-commissioned illustrations (most often in fiction titles) or researched artworks and photographs (in non-fiction titles). The Folio Society publishes titles across a breadth of genres including fantasy, science fiction, modern fiction and non-fiction from authors such as George R. R. Martin, Madeline Miller and Stephen King.

Folio editions can be purchased only online through their website or over the telephone.

Folio Society editions have won prestigious awards including the V&A Book Illustration Awards, the British Book Production and Design Awards and the Association of Illustrators World Illustration Awards.

  1. ^ The Folio Society: About Us.. The Folio Society, 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  2. ^ "FOLIO SOCIETY LIMITED(THE), SE1 2NQ LONDON Financial Information". CompaniesInTheUK.
  3. ^ "Digital Dots Ltd. pdf document" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2012.