The Folio Society From Russia With Love is the illustrated edition of Ian Fleming’s fifth Bond novel, published on 3 October 2016 in the Society’s Ian Fleming collection. It is illustrated by Fay Dalton, who also illustrated the series’ earlier titles.
In the books
The novel has Bond ensnared in a SMERSH plot that runs through Istanbul and onto the Orient Express. Dalton supplies a frontispiece and six colour illustrations.
Owning it now
At 272 pages, bound in blocked cloth with a pictorial slipcase, this is a book for a shelf and an armchair. It measures 9 x 6¼ inches and is set in Miller Text. The Canadian site lists it at CA$110 (at the time of writing, October 2026). Folio describes the novel as one Bond readers often name as Fleming’s best; we would simply say it is the one to read on a long train. Fleming’s publisher also lists the edition. More titles are in our books and media section, and the screen adaptations sit under the films.
Specifications
| Author | Ian Fleming |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Fay Dalton: frontispiece and 6 colour illustrations |
| Binding | Blocked cloth, pictorial slipcase |
| Size and length | 9 x 6¼ inches, 272 pages, set in Miller Text |
| Published | 3 October 2016 |
| RRP | CA$110 on the Canadian site (at the time of writing, October 2026) |
Full details are on The Folio Society’s own page.
