The Folio Society has announced a lavish new 40th Anniversary Limited Edition of Diana Wynne Jones’s beloved fantasy classic, Howl’s Moving Castle, which will be available to own from 24th March 2026.
Limited to just 500 copies worldwide, this landmark edition reimagines one of the most influential modern fantasy novels as a luxury collectible.
Originally published in 1986, Howl’s Moving Castle has captivated generations of readers with its wit, imagination and subversive approach to fantasy storytelling. Four decades on, Folio’s latest edition positions the novel not only as a literary classic, but as a work of art.
The pinnacle of Fantasy perfection, Folio’s Limited Edition of Howls’ Moving Castle will include a new fold-out map of Ingary, printed on metallic paper and presented in its own map case.
The book is quarter bound in leather with printed art-silk sides and will be housed in a cloth bound box silk-screen printed with a design by the artist, with a window through to the map case that represents the four portals to the lands that Howl travels to.
Already a bestseller in Folio’s list, Folio’s new Limited Edition of Howl’s Moving Castle will feature brand new illustrations by Marie-Alice Harel. Extensively illustrated throughout, including two new full-colour pictures, illustrations will be hand-tipped onto the page within decorative borders. Each chapter title will be hand-lettered by the artist.
The Folio Limited Edition will include an exclusive new foreword by the author’s son, Michael Burrow, and an introduction by children’s author and illustrator, the late Marcus Sedgwick.
Limited to just 500 copies, each priced at £475, the Folio Society’s 40th Anniversary Limited Edition of Howl’s Moving Castle will be published on 24th March 2026, available exclusively from foliosociety.com.
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