If we’re completely honest there is a strong element of snobbery behind both companies. For those of you who might be interested in these editions I thought it might be interesting to talk about the differences between the two companies and their approach to publishing classics (and SF/Fantasy). They not only ran a Masterpieces of Science Fiction series but would also bring out occasional runs of other famous books, such as E.E. James, so I hid the book behind the fire place so no-one could jump out and wave it in my face at an unexpected moment. I’ve since gone through phases of collecting The Folio Society books over the years, but they rarely published any SF or Fantasy, so a while back I turned across the pond to The Easton Press, who also specialise in swanky editions for collectors. That one picture I could never bear to look at as a child was the illustration to ‘Count Magnus’ in the Folio collection of The Ghost Stories of M.R. My parents collected The Folio Society books in particular, so I was introduced them when I was about 7 years old. Growing up in an arty/literary family meant that every member more or less had their own personal library covering at least one wall of their room. I’ve always been a sucker for beautiful books.
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