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The Folio Society has teamed up with the Philip L. Dick estate to produce a limited edition four volume set of the author’s complete short stories.

In 2019 the Philip K. Dick estate approached The Folio Society with a new idea for a truly spectacular project. The result is The Complete Short Stories, a four-volume set celebrating the extraordinary creative output of a singular mind. Limited to 750 copies, this box set features a dizzying array of special features, including a two-part presentation box, bindings and endpapers designed by La Boca. A work of art on every level, The Complete Short Stories is an essential set not only for science-fiction aficionados, but for anyone with a passion for illustrative art and twentieth century literature.

In a unique project for The Folio Society, twenty-four illustrators were commissioned to create their own take on one Philip K. Dick short story, chosen for them from the 118 tales. With such a variety of artists selected, the illustrations produced for this set span a wide spectrum of styles, approaches and mediums. Each artwork is a step into a new world, making this, the first illustrated edition of The Complete Short Stories, an irresistible visual feast.

The Folio Society edition is introduced with an essay by American novelist Jonathan Lethem, in which he examines how, taken together, Dick’s stories build a view of the universe that is both deeply paranoid and oddly joyful, lovingly constructed from the building blocks of science fiction.

The interior of the box for this spectacular set is lined with two specially designed papers; a multi-coloured ‘glitch’ pattern generated from the words ‘Folio S’ and ‘La Boca’, and a starry night sky, chosen to reflect Dick’s fascination with space travel and technology. Every aspect of this production has been designed with care and a consideration towards the ground-breaking nature of Dick’s work.

The artists are:

Chris Malbon, Ashley Mackenzie, George Wylesol, Tavis Coburn, Audrey Benjaminsen, Alice Tye, Dave McKean, Yehrin Tong, Anna Mills, Simon Prade, Georgia Hill, Damien Jeon, Jeremy Wilson, Raisa Álava, Katherine Lam, Greg Ruth, Raid71, Kristian Hammwerstad, Charles Chaisson, Viktor Hachmang, Corey Brickley, Hilary Clarcq, G. Saunders, Anna Millais

Price:  UK £495.00 | US $745.00 | CA $945.00 | AU $1,150.00

Limited to 750 hand-numbered copies

Bindings designed by La Boca and bound in Duchesse cloth screen-printed with fluorescent inks

24 illustrations in total by 24 artists printed on Arctic Volume Ivory paper

2,560 text pages in total

Set in Mentor with Futura display

Text printed on Abbey Pure FSC certified paper

Title pages and contents printed in two colours

Coloured page edges

Ribbon markers

Four volumes each 94/5″ × 64/5″

Presented in a two-part box designed by La Boca

All illustrations (c) The Folio Society. Header image The Minority Report illustration by Dave McKean ©The Folio Society