Temptation, thy name is books

[chickenfeet]

After a year or two's absence the Folio Society has tempted me back into the fold. The bribe arrived today. It's the Norton facsimile edition of Shakespeare's First Folio but in a much nicer edition than the standard trade hardback. It's quarter bound in leather with a slipcase and all the usual Folio accoutrements. Being a full sized facsimile of the original quarto volume it's huge. Roughly 14.5 inches by 10 inches. I'm really quite impressed.

Comments

[lemur-catta.livejournal.com]

Ooh! Can't wait to see it. It's about time we started getting replacements for our cat-savaged cheap Complete Works and worn, yellowed annotated paperbacks.

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

Oh, very nice! I've been looking at that, too. The rejoining offer I'm currently considering is four of their ordinary editions, but at half-price. I think I'll probably go for it.

[intertext.livejournal.com]

I'm waiting for An Offer That I Can't Refuse. Right now it's half price books, which I do have to admit is pretty tempting. What I really want is their Narnia set...

But there is something very seductive about Folio Editions. Yes.