The binding actually even has a grainy texture that is uncannily like the real thing. I have a beautiful Heritage Press edition of Proverbs in the KJV from 1963 which is bound in (I quote) 'a super-durable product.which has been made by putting oddments of leather through a hopper along with various plastic ingredients, and which will outlast ordinary leather.' Forty-five years later, the leather-like binding looks brand new without scuff or scratch-and there is no tackiness at all. I honestly don't know whether the leather is genuine or not: I would have to scrape it a bit to see if there is genuine animal hide under the dye-which I am obviously loathe to do. The FS replaced it with the linen quarter binding that they are issuing now. This, more than the claim in the Folio 60 which, heavens forefend!, might be an error make me suspect it isn't 100% genuine leather. My Iliad and my first FS Odyssey had a leather-like binding and the colophon simply stated 'quarter leather.' The Iliad is fine to this day, but the Odyssey felt tacky when I received it, became more so over time, and transferred the greenish dye to the inside of the slipcase. All I know is that the Folio 60 says the series binding for the first edition of the Homeric epics was the same as the series binding for the first edition of The Histories of Herodotus and that this was 'artificial leather' quarter binding. I hope I haven't stirred up a hornet's nest on the leather issue. Does anyone know why this continuously fetches such high prices on eBay?) I was trying to compile a list of the books the Society published in that series, but as I don't have a complete Folio Bibliography, I wanted to ask you to have a look at it and tell me which ones I missed out:Ĩ) Legends of Ancient Rome (to appear in June 08)Ģ) Myths and Legends of the Ancient Near EastĤ) East of the Sun, West of the Moon (Norse tales? Not sure.

The Myth and Legends series is one I'm interested in collecting, as I enjoy the subject matter a lot.

The greek myths folio society