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 BOOKS

 

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Ray Foulk was a renowned collector in the 1970s and 80's and published three folio exhibition editions. His memoir of his earlier career as a rock promoter is documented in two volumes, called collectively 'When the World Came to the Isle of Wight,'  written with Caroline Foulk. 

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Ruhlmann Centenary Exhibition, Emil-Jacques Ruhlmann  (1879-1933)
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​By Ray Foulk

A hardback ribbon tied folio catalogue commemorating the centenary of the eminent French designer and cabinet-maker.

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The Extraordinary Work of Süe et Mare: La Compagnie des Arts Francais, Marie-Louise Sue (1875-1968), Andre Mare (1887-1932)
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By Ray Foulk

A hardback ribbon tied folio catalogue with text on architect Louis Süe and painter Andre Mare.           

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Betty Joel: Celtic Spirit from the Orient.   
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By Ray Foulk and Jenny Lewis      
A hard backed ribbon tied folio catalogue with text on designer Betty Joel one of the few distinguished female furniture designers and manufacturers of the Art Deco movement.
  
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Stealing Bob Dylan From Woodstock. (Volume I: When the World Came to the Isle of Wight, Illustrated June 2015)                                                 
 
By Ray Foulk with Caroline Foulk 
Memoir of young Ray Foulk  – the story of the legendary moment that changed rock history for the island and the UK, by bringing reclusive Bob Dylan to the Isle of Wight Festival 1969 .
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The Last Great Event. (Volume II: When the World Came to the Isle of Wight, Illustrated, June 2016)

 

By Ray Foulk with Caroline Foulk

Memoir of young Ray Foulk, promoting the iconic 1970 Isle of Wight rock festival - the   largest in the world, which poignantly occurred in the last few days of Hendrix's life.

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WHEN THE WORLD CAME TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT
Volumes One & Two
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By Ray Foulk with Caroline Foulk

The complete two volume set telling the Isle of Wight Festival story.

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The 1968, 1969 & 1970 Isle of Wight Festival Experience Paperback – 21 Sep 2016 

 

By Ray Foulk with Nigel Grundy

Of all the festivals of the sixties era, the Isle of Wight events were the most photographed, the most filmed, the most anticipated and controversial. This is a compact version of the story of the young Foulk brothers and their extraordinary rise to preminence as rock promoters.

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