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Offered is a fine set of (37) Easton Press books, includes limited edition classic books from 'The 100 Greatest Books …
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Offered is a fine set of (37) Easton Press books, includes limited edition classic books from 'The 100 Greatest Books of All Time' collection. Each book is bound in fine genuine leather with 22 karat gold decorations; all page edges gilded, raised spine hubs, sewn-in satin ribbon bookmarks, high quality paper, silk moire fabric endpapers and sewn pages for strength and durability.
Publisher: Easton Press.
Publication date(s): 1975-1981 [(1) 1975, (6) 1976, (5) 1977, (8) 1978, (6) 1979, (10) 1980, (1) 1981].
Place: Norwalk, Connecticut.
Measures: 1.25-2.75 (60.75 overall) W x 5.75-8.75 D x 8.25-11.5 H inches.
Approximate total weight: 93 pounds, 10 ounces.
Titles:
1. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. 172 pp. (1977).
2. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce. 253 pp. (1977).
3. Candide by Voltaire. 131 pp. (1978).
4. Charles Dickens – The Short Stories. 423 pp. (1978).
5. Crime & Punishment by Dostoevsky. 484 pp. (1980).
6. Dante - The Divine Comedy. 491 pp. (1978).
7. Faust by Goethe. 183 pp. (1980).
8. Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift. 343 pp. (1976).
9. Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy. 427 pp. (1977).
10. Little Women by Alcott. 428pp. (1976).
11. Livy – History of Early Rome. 499 pp. (1978).
12. Paradise Lost by John Milton. 311 pp. (1976).
13. Plato - Dialogues on Love and Friendship. 208 pp. (1979).
14. Rights of Man by Thomas Paine. 269 pp. (1979).
15. Robinson Crusoe by Defoe. 299 pp. (1976).
16. Shakespeare - The Comedies. 1120 pp. (1980).
17. Shakespeare - The Histories. 1016 pp. (1980).
18. Shakespeare - The Tragedies. 1362 pp. (1980).
19. Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 123 pp. (1980).
20. Tales of Mystery & Imagination by Poe. 366 pp. (1975).
21. The Analects of Confucius. 130 pp. (1976).
22. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. 233 pp. (1976).
23. The Decameron by Boccaccio. 536 pp. (1980).
24. The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot. 472 pp. (1980).
25. The Odyssey of Homer. 357 pp. (1978).
26. The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan. 189 pp. (1979).
27. The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James. 516 pp. (1978).
28. The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane. 170 pp. (1980).
29. The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy. 416 pp. (1978).
30. The Tales of Guy de Maupassant. 472 pp. (1977).
31. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. 420 pp. (1978).
32. Tom Jones by Henry Fielding. 778 pp. (1979).
33. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. 272 pp. (1977).
34. Tristram Shandy Gent. by Sterne. 444 pp. (1980).
35. Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. 294 pp. (1979).
36. Virgil – The Aeneid. 392 pp. (1979).
37. Walden by Henry David Thoreau. 335 pp. (1981).
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- Dimensions
- 1ʺW × 7.25ʺD × 11ʺH
- Styles
- Traditional
- Period
- 1980s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Leather
- Paper
- Silk
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Gold
- Condition Notes
- Varied condition; light wear not commensurate with age and use. Fine (15). Near fine (14); faint leaf edge gilt wear. … moreVaried condition; light wear not commensurate with age and use. Fine (15). Near fine (14); faint leaf edge gilt wear. Very good (8); light-moderate leaf edge gilt wear, 1 gently cocked spine - Robinson Crusoe. Books appear unread. Clean covers, springy boards, crisp and bright interior text pages. See images. A beautiful set. less
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