I was once a book dealer and had the occasional Folio Society book to resale. They are fine books for the more part, heavy, attractive, and often with a protective slipcase. These are collectible books made to be lined up on a shelve, and there is nothing wrong with that. The things that make a rare book rare, such a first edition or an edition signed by the author, are not as important as they once were. Though they are still important. All you have to do is read Used and Rare to find that there are still people falling…
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Folio Society and Easton Press
“I cannot live without books.“ –Thomas Jefferson One of the fun things about being a blogger is writing about things you are interested in, like rare books, Easton Press, The Folio Society, and what makes a good book, a good book. In my experience as an occasional book dealer, I have found a number of good books and a number of books that should have been good but turned out not to be. I have been a book dealer, off and on, for the last twenty years or so. I have owned many Folio Society, Easton Press, and Franklin Library…