American Psycho is one of the most vilified and celebrated novels of the late 20th century. A controversial book, it’s both disturbing and thought-provoking. The book is a funny and unsettling black comedy about a young man striving for the American Dream forces readers to confront uncomfortable truths about identity, materialism, and our modern capitalist society. The Folio Society will publish the first ever illustrated edition of American Psycho, featuring artwork by David Hughes, as well as the original introduction by Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh and the original afterword by Bret Easton Ellis.

Limited to just 750 copies, the 512-page special edition of the cult classic features a box design, cover design, endpapers, frontispiece and 10 illustrations—five of which are double-page spreads—all by Hughes. Fully bound in leather and printed letterpress on XX paper, the box will also have a pinstripe lining containing Patrick Bateman’s business card, styled exactly as it is in the film (spelling mistakes and all). 

The Folio Society edition of American Psycho will be available for £450 / US $640 exclusively from The Folio Society website.