HARDY, THOMAS

The Return of the Native

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. Limited Edition. First Printing. Leather. Illustrated by Roy Anderson. Publisher's full brown leather, spine in four compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt tooling in remainder; gilt borders and foliate tooling on covers, all edges gilt, moire silk endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in. Illustrated with B&W plates by Roy Anderson. Notes from the Editors laid-in.. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition; unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW.. The 100 Greatest Books of All Time Series. B&W Plates. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. (xvi), 486 pp. As New with No dust jacket as issued .

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HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL

The Scarlet Letter

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. Limited Edition. First Printing. Leather. Publisher's full brown leather, spine in four compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt tooling in remainder; gilt borders and foliate tooling on covers, all edges gilt, moire silk endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in. Illustrated with woodcuts by Elaine Raphael and Don Bolognese. Notes from the Editors laid-in. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition; unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW.. The 100 Greatest Books of All Time Series. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. (viii), 266 pp. As New with No dust jacket as issued .

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HOMER

The Odyssey of Homer

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1978. Collector's Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by John Flaxman. Publisher's full blue leather, spine in four compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering or decoration in each compartment, intricate gilt decoration on both covers, orange moire silk endpapers, printed on archival paper, silk ribbon marker bound in, Smyth sewn, a.e.g, and with concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. Illustrated with full-page B&W plates by John Flaxman. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unread, unmarked, tight, square and clean. AS NEW.. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series. B&W Illustrations. 4to 11" - 13" tall. (xvi), 357 pp. As New with no dust jacket .

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HOWELLS, WILLIAM DEAN

The Rise of Silas Lapham

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1983. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Leather. Illustrated by Childe Hassam. Publisher's full black leather accented in 22kt gold, four raised bands on spine, printed on archival paper, a.e.g, beige moire silk endpapers, satin ribbon marker bound in, Smythe sewn, concealed joints. Illustrated with B&W reproductions by Childe Hassam. Published under the auspices of the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW. The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature Series. B&W reproductions. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 372 pp. As New with no dust jacket .

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HOWITT, WILLIAM

The Rural and Domestic Life of Germany: With Characteristic Sketches of Its Cities and Scenery, Collected in a General Tour, and During a Residence in the Country in the Years 1840,41 and 42.

London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1842. First Edition Thus. 1. Leather. Illustrated by G. F. Sargent. Publisher's full brown calf, spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering on dark green leather label in one compartment, gilt tooling in remainder, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Illustrated with over 50 B&W drawings by G. F. Sargent. William Howitt (1792-1879), was a prolific English writer on history and other subjects. William and his wife Mary also owned a school still used today; Howitt Primary School in Heanor, Derbyshire. In 1840 they went to Heidelberg, primarily for the education of their children, remaining in Germany for two years. In 1841 William Howitt produced, under the pseudonym of Dr Cornelius, "The Student Life of Germany," the first of a series of works on German social life and institutions, of which the instant volume is one. William Howitt wrote some fifty books, and his wife's publications, inclusive of translations, number over a hundred. Spine is rubbed at head, front endpaper is torn with tape repair, former owner's printed bookplate on fep, shelf-wear to bottom edges, corners bumped, gilt on spine faded, else unmarked, tight, square and clean. VERY GOOD-.. B&W drawings. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. x, 520 pp. Very Good- with no dust jacket .

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IBSEN, HENRIK

Six Plays

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1977. Limited Edition. First Printing. Leather. Illustrated by Christine Duke. Publisher's full brown leather, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt tooling in remainder; gilt borders and tooling on covers, all edges gilt, moire silk endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in. Translated by Eva Le Gallienne. Illustrated with B&W plates by Christine Duke. Notes from the Editors laid-in. The six plays are: A Doll's House, Ghosts, An Enemy of the People, The Wild Duck, Hedda Gabler, and The Master Builder. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition; unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW. The 100 Greatest Books of All Time Series. B&W Plates. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. (xiv), 212 pp. As New with No dust jacket as issued .

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IBSEN, HENRIK

Three Plays: An Enemy of the People; the Wild Duck; Hedda Gabler

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1979. Collector's Edition. First Printing. Leather. Illustrated by Fredrik Matheson. Publisher's full blue leather, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in one compartment, gilt borders and decoration in the remainder, intricate gilt decoration on covers, a.e.g, salmon moire silk endpapers, silk ribbon marked bound in, printed on acid free paper. Illustrated with color frontispiece and numerous drawings by Fredrik Matheson. Introduction by John Gassner. Translations revised by William Archer.. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unread, unmarked, tight, square and clean. AS NEW.. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series. Color Plates. 4to 11" - 13" tall. xii, (ii), 325 pp. As New with No dust jacket as issued .

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JAMES, HENRY

Nine Tales

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1977. Limited Edition. First Printing. Leather. Illustrated by Ben F. Wohlberg. Publisher's full brown leather, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt tooling in remainder, intricate gilt borders and tooling on covers, all edges gilt, moire silk endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in. The stories are: (1) A bundle of letters; (2) Daisy Miller; (2) The Aspern Papers; (4) The pupil; (5) The Real Thing; (6) Owen Wingrave; (7) The Turn of the Screw; (8) The Beast in the Jungle; and (9)The Bench of Desolation. Illustrated with B&W plates and page decorations by Ben F. Wohlberg. Notes from the Editor laid-in. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition; unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW.. The 100 Greatest Books of All Time Series. B&W Plates & Page Decorations. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. (x), 678 pp. As New with No dust jacket as issued .

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JAMES, HENRY

The Portrait of a Lady

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1978. Collector's Edition. First Printing. Leather. Illustrated by Colleen Browning. Publisher's full red leather, decorated with 22kt gilt, spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt tooling in remainder, intricate gilt decoration on both covers, a.e.g, moire silk endpapers, printed on acid-free archival paper, silk ribbon marker bound in, Smythe sewn, with concealed muslin joints. Illustrated with color plates by Colleen Browning.. Former owner's embossed seal on title page and printed bookplate on reverse of ffep, otherwise the volume is in perfect, pristine condition; unread, unmarked, tight, square and clean. NEAR FINE. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series. Color Plates. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. xi, 516 pp. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .

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JONES, JAMES

Whistle

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Leather. Illustrated by Howard Rogers. Limited First Edition. Full brown leather, spine in three compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering and decoration in each compartment, gilt decoration and borders on covers, moire silk endpapers, all edges gilt, silk ribbon marker. This limited first edition was published by special arrangement with Delacorte Press (the publisher of the first trade edition) exclusively for the members of The First Edition Society. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. AS NEW.. The First Edition Society Series. Color Illustrations. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 499 pp. As New with no dust jacket .

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JOYCE, JAMES

Ulysses

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1976. Limited Edition. First Printing. Leather. Illustrated by Alan E. Cober. Publisher's full brown leather, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt tooling in remainder; gilt borders and tooling and center gilt medallio on covers, all edges gilt, moire silk endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in. Illustrated with B&W plates by Alan E. Cober. Notes from the Editors laid-in.. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition; unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW. The 100 Greatest Books of All Time Series. B&W Plates. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. (x), 798, (1) pp. As New with No dust jacket as issued .

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KANTOR, MACKINLAY

Andersonville

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1976. Limited Edition. First Printing. Leather. Illustrated by Joseph Smith. Publisher's full blue leather, spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in three compartments, gilt tooling in remainder; gilt borders and tooling on covers, all edges gilt, moire silk endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in. Illustrated with B&W plates by Joseph Smith. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1956. "Acclaimed as the greatest novel ever written about the War Between the States, this searing Pulitzer Prize-winning book captures all the glory and shame of America's most tragic conflict in the vivid, crowded world of Andersonville, and the people who lived outside its barricades. Based on the author's extensive research and nearly twenty-five years in the making, MacKinlay Kantor's bestselling masterwork tells the heartbreaking story of the notorious Georgia prison where 50,000 Northern soldiers suffered - and 14,000 died - and of the people whose lives were changed by the grim camp where the best and the worst of the Civil War came together." . The volume is in perfect, pristine condition; unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW.. B&W Plates. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. (xvi), 897 pp. As New with No dust jacket as issued .

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KAVANAGH, JULIA

Women in France During the Eighteenth Century, with Portraits (Two Volumes, Complete)

NY and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1893. Limited Edition. First Printing. Leather. Limited, Large-Paper Edition (No. 46 of only 100 copies). Brown half leather over printed gilt and brown floral boards, gilt lettering and intricate decoration on spines, gilt borders on covers, t.e.g, fore and bottom-edges deckle, gilt and brown printed endpapers. Illustrated with ten tissue-protected, tipped-in, engraved portraits. The author, Julia Kavanagh (1824-1877) was an Irish novelist and woman's history author. She moved to France in the 1840s and adopted the country as her home. The book contains biographical sketches and portraits of notable French women, including Madame de Pompadour, Duchesse du Maine, Madame de Tencin, Madame du Chatelet, Madame du Barry, Charlotte Corday, Marie-Antoinette, Madame de Stael, Madame Roland, and Madame Tallien. Originally published in 1850, this was Kavanaugh's most notable work.. Old bibliographic pencilled note on reverse of ffep ("Large Paper Edition, limited to 100 copies"), otherwise unmarked, front hinge slightly separated between frontispiece and title page in volume one only, but strong, tight, square, and clean. NEAR FINE. Engraved Portraits. 4to 11" - 13" tall. viii, (2), 232; vi, (2), 259 pp. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .

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KEATS, JOHN

The Poems of John Keats

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1980. Collector's Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by David Gentleman. Publisher's full red leather, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in one compartment, gilt tooling in remainder, a.e.g, moire silk endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in. Selected, edited, and introduced by Aileen Ward. Illustrated with B&W and color drawings by David Gentleman. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. AS NEW.. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series. B&W and Color Illustrations. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. xxii, (ii), 337 pp. As New with No dust jacket as issued .

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KEATS, JOHN

The Poems of John Keats

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1980. Collector's Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by David Gentleman. Publisher's full red leather, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in one compartment, gilt tooling in remainder, a.e.g, moire silk endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in, concealed muslin joints. Selected, edited, and introduced by Aileen Ward. Illustrated with B&W and color drawings by David Gentleman. Former owner's embossed seal on title page, front cover very lightly rubbed, otherwise the volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. VERG GOOD.. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series. B&W and Color Illustrations. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. xxii, (ii), 337 pp. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued .

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