Franklin Library Leatherbound Books
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    Auchincloss, Louis:  The Rector of Justin.  Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1977. Special Signed Limited Edition. Fine in highly gilt decorated dark brown leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine and gilt edges to the text block with a silk placement ribbon bound-in. An octavo measuring 8 1/4" by 5 1/4". Signed by the author on the third free end paper. Laid-in at the front of the book is the publisher's 22 page notes from the editors. 417 pages of text and illustrations by Uldis Klavins. A tight and clean volume with no names, dates or prior owner's book plates.
    TB25468  $50.00



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    Crane, Stephen:  The Red Badge of Courage.  Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1976. Franklin Library Limited Edition. Near fine in gilt decorated full red leather covered boards with three raised bands on the spine, gilt edges to the text block, silk end papers and a silk placement ribbon sew-in at the head of the spine and with gilt edging to the text block. A small octavo of 7 7/8 by 5 1/2 inches. Much of the gilt edging on the top and bottom of the text block has flaked off. Without a dust jacket as issued. 245 pages of text with illustrations by Roland Descombes. One of the volumes from the Franklin Library's collection of The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature. A fine, clean and tight volume with a prior owner's book plate on the second free end page.
    TB32562  $50.00



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    Darwin, Charles:  On The Origin Of Species.  Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Library, 1978. A Limited Edition. Fine in full light green leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are silk with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All three edges of the text block are in gilt. A octavo measuring 8 1/2 by 6 inches containing 610 pages of text including an index. One of the volumes in The Franklin Press' collection of The Great Books Of The Western World. A beautiful, tight, clean and crisp copy with no names, dates, notations or former owner's book plates.
    TB31779  $65.00



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    Dinesen, Isak:  Seven Gothic Tales.  Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Library, 1978. Limited Edition. Fine in full, dark green leather covered boards with two raised bands on the spine with gilt text and tool work in the compartments and with gilt decorations on both boards. The end sheets are silk, there is a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine and all edges of the text block are gilt. 446 pages of text. With illustrations by Bernard D'Andrea. A collection of seven short stories by the author of Out of Africa. One of the volumes from The Franklin Library's collection of The Collected Stories of The World's Greatest Writers. A beautiful, clean and tight volume with no prior owner's marks, dates, names or book plates.
    TB25833  $65.00




  • Donleavy, J. P.:  The Ginger Man.  Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Library, 1978. Signed Limited Edition. Fine in full dark green leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are marbled with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All three edges of the text block are in gilt. A small quarto measuring 9 1/4" by 5 1/4" containing 386 pages of text. Signed by the author on the specially tipped-in second free end page. Laid-in is a brochure from the publisher containing the notes from the editors. One of The Franklin Library's volumes in their collection of Signed Limited Editions. A beautiful, tight, clean copy with no names, dates, notations or former owner's book plates.
    TB23906  $65.00



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    Du Bois, W. E. Burghardt:  Dusk Of Dawn An Essay toward an Autobiography of a Race Concept.  Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Library, 1980. Limited Edition. Fine in full dark blue leather covered boards with two raised bands on the spine, gilt text and decorations in the compartments, gilt borders and tool work on both boards, silk end sheets and all edges of the text block are gilt. An octavo measuring 7 7/8 by 5 1/2. Without a dust jacket as issued. 355 pages including an index and text. Illustrated by color art work by Romare Bearden. A very handsome and collectible volume with no prior owner's notes, marks or book plates.
    TB32564  $65.00



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    Farrell, James T.:  Young Lonigan.  Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1979. Limited Edtion. Fine in full gray leather covered boards with two raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations in the compartments and with gilt borders and tool work on the boards. All three edges of the text block are gilt, the end sheets are silk and there is a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. An octavo measuring 8 1/2" by 5 3/4". Signed by the author on the second free end page. 238 pages of text. Illustrated by Mitchell Hooks. One of the volumes in the Signed Limited Editions from The Franklin Library. Laid into the book is the publisher's 22 page notes from the editors.
    TB25776  $50.00




  • Faulkner, William:  The Sound and the Fury.  Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1976. Limited Edition. Fine in gilt decorated, full, black leather covered boards with three raised bands on the spine and gilt edges to the text block. The boards are decorated with gilt tool work. The end papers are silk and there is a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. With line art illustrations by Allan Mardon. One of the volumes in the Franklin Library's collection of The 100 Greatest Books of All Time series. A small 8vo measuring 8 1/2" tall by 5 7/8" deep containing 343 pages. A beautiful, tight and clean volume with no prior owner's book plates or markings of any kind.
    TB26575  $75.00



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    Freud, Sigmund:  The Basic Works of Sigmund Freud.  Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Press, 1978. A Limited Edition. Fine in full light brown leather covered boards with two raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are silk with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All three edges of the text block are in gilt. An octavo measuring 9 by 6 inches containing 737 pages of text including an index. Translated and Edited by James Strachey. One of the volumes in The Franklin Press' collection of The 100 Greatest Books of All Time. A beautiful, tight, clean and crisp copy with no names, dates, notations or former owner's book plates.
    TB31775  $75.00



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    Galbraith, John Kenneth:  The Affluent Society.  Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1978. Limited Edition. Fine in full light blue leather covered boards with three raised bands on the spine with gilt tool work and text in the compartments and with heavy gilt decorations on the boards. The end sheets are silk and there is a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. The edges of the text block are gilt. A small quarto measuring 9 by 6 1/8 inchees. Signed by the author on the fourth free end page. 384 pages of text including an index. One of the volumes in The Franklin Library's collection of signed limited books. A very fine, handsome and crisp copy with no prior owner's marks, names, dates or book plates.
    TB31741  $200.00



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    Gibbon, Edward:  The Decline And Fall of The Roman Empire (Complete Set).  Franklin, Penn.: The Franklin Library, 1982. Collector's Edition. All six volumes of this complete set are in fine condition in full, light brown leather covered boards with three raised bands on the spine with gilt text and gilt designs in the compartments and gilt borders on the front boards. The end sheets are silk and all edges of the text blocks are gilt. Sewn in at the upper edge of the spines is a silk placement ribbon. Illustrated from the etchings by Gian Battista Piranesi. Each volume contains approximately 400 to 600 pages. A very clean and handsome set with no prior ownership markings of any kind and without any book plates.
    TB33365  $350.00




  • Green, Gerald:  The Last Angry Man.  Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Library, 1978. Signed Limited Edition. Fine in full dark brown leather covered boards with extensive gilt tool work to the boards and with two raised bands on the spine with gilt text stamping and decorations in the compartments. The end papers are silk and there is a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. An octavo measuring 8 3/4" by 6" containing 701 pages of text. Signed by the author on the third free end paper. Illustrated by Fred W. Thomas. One of the volumes in The Franklin Library's collection of signed books. A very handsome, tight, clean and crisp copy with no names, dates or prior owner's book plates.
    TB24462  $30.00




  • Hamilton, Alexander, James Madison and John Jay:  The Federalist.  Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1977. Limited Edition. Fine in full dark blue leather covered boards with five raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are bright red silk and there is a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. The edges of the text block are all gilt. An octavo measuring 9 by 6 inches containing 654 pages of text. With the apparent failure of the Articles of Confederation to allow the new nation of the United States to effectively govern itself it became apparent in May of 1787 that the Articles would have to be replaced by a more resilient and cohesive document. This gave rise to the creation of what we now know as the Constitution of the United States. Once the document was drafted it was necessary to have it accepted by at least nine states before the new government could take control. Each state in the then Union was permitted to either approve the document or reject it and if rejected go on its way on its own. The state of New York was considered critical to the adoption process. The authors of the Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay saw the importance of encouraging the voters of the state of New York to approve the new Constitution. To this aim they each created essays, written under a single pseudonym, which were published in various New York newspapers. The resulting assemblage became known as the Federalist and has since been considered one of the three most important documents produced by the United States. Even Thomas Jefferson "acclaimed The Federalist as 'the best commentary on the principles of government ever written,' and it has often been quoted in Supreme Court decisions." (Introduction of this title.) This is one of the Franklin Press's volumes in their series The 100 Greatest Books of All Time. Unlike the original document this version attributes each essay to its author.
    TB33449  $90.00



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    Hawthorne, Nathaniel:  The Scarlet Letter.  Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1976. Limited Edition. Fine in gilt decorated full red leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine, gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and on the front and rear boards. The edges of the text block are gilt, the end sheets are silk and there is a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. Without a dust jacket as issued. One of the volumes in the Franklin Library's collection of The Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature With illustrations by Elaine Raphael and Don Bolognese. 285 pages of text and illustrations by Bernard Fuchs. An octavo measuring 8 3/4 by 5 1/4 inches. A very handsome and collectable copy with no marks, notations, names or book plates. One of the volumes in the Franklin Press' collection of The 100 Greatest Books of All Time series.
    TB31740  $65.00



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    Hemingway, Ernest:  The Sun Also Rises.  Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Library, 1977. A Limited Edition. Fine in full light brown leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are silk with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All three edges of the text block are in gilt. An octavo measuring 8 1/2 by 5 3/8 inches with the gilt on the upper edge of the text block faintly spotted. 286 pages of text. Illustrated with color paintings by Stan Hunter. One of the volumes in The Franklin Press' collection of The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature. A beautiful, tight, clean and crisp copy with no names, dates, notations or former owner's book plates to mar its appearance.
    TB33116  $90.00



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    Jewett, Sarah Orne:  The Country Of The Pointed Firs And Other Stories.  Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Press, 1979. A Limited Edition. Fine in full light brown leather covered boards with three raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are silk with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All three edges of the text block are in gilt. A quarto measuring 8 5/8 by 5 1/8 inches containing 425 pages of text. Illustrated with images from black and white photographs by Chansonetta Stanley Emmons and a preface by Willa Cather. One of the volumes in The Franklin Press' collection of The 100 Greatest Books of All Time. A beautiful, tight, clean and crisp copy with no names, dates, notations or former owner's book plates to mar its appearance.
    TB31739  $65.00



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    Kafka, Franz:  The Trial.  Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1977. Unstated Limited Edition. Fine in gilt decorated medium gray leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine and with gilt text and decorations stamped on the spine and both boards. The edges to the text block are gilt and there is a silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. One of the volumes in The Franklin Library's collection of The 100 Greatest Books of All Time. Illustrated by Phero Thomas. 341 pages of text and illustrations. A very attractive copy free of any names, inscriptions, book plates or markings of any kind.
    TB31785  $60.00



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    Lardner, Ring:  Round Up The Stories of Ring Lardner.  Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Press, 1977. A Limited Edition. Fine in full brown leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are silk with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All three edges of the text block are in gilt. An octavo measuring 8 3/4"5 3/4" 569 pages of text. Illustrated with drawings by Gerry Gersten. One of the volumes in The Franklin Press' collection of The 100 Greatest Masterpieces Of American Literature. A beautiful, tight, clean and crisp copy with no names, dates, notations or former owner's book plates to mar its appearance.
    TB25831  $60.00



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    Lash, Joseph:  Eleanor And Franklin The Story of their relationship based on Eleanor Roosevelt's private papers.  Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1981. Limited Signed Edition. Fine in full dark blue leather covered boards with extensive gilt tool work on the boards and with four raised bands on the spine with gilt text and tool work in the compartments. There are silk end papers with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All edges of the text block are gilt. An thick octavo measuring 9" by 6" containing 897 pages including an index, references and text. Signed by the author on the third free end paper. With a foreword by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. and an introduction by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. A limited edition reissue of this Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative of the marriage between the Roosevelts. An extremely bright, crisp and clean copy with no prior owner's names, dates, inscriptions or book plates.
    TB24455  $135.00



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    Lash, Joseph P.:  A World Of Love Eleanor Roosevelt And Her Friends 1943-1962.  Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Library, 1984. Signed First Edition. Fine in full red leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are marbled paper with a red silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All three edges of the text block are in gilt. An octavo measuring 9" by 6 1/4" containing 610 pages of text including an index followed by a genealogical table of two pages. Signed by the author on the specially tipped-in second free end page. One of The Franklin Library's volumes in their collection for the Signed First Edition Society. A beautiful, tight, clean copy with no names, dates, notations or former owner's book plates.
    TB28275  $55.00



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    London, Jack:  The Call Of The Wild.  Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Library, 1977. A Limited Edition. Fine in full light brown leather covered boards with three raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are silk with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All three edges of the text block are in gilt. A small octavo measuring 8 by 5 3/8 inches containing 157 pages of text. Illustrated with drawings by David J. Passalacqua. One of the volumes in The Franklin Press' collection of The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature. A beautiful, tight, clean and crisp copy with no names, dates, notations or former owner's book plates to mar its appearance.
    TB32509  $65.00



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    Matthiessen, Peter:  The Snow Leopard.  Franklin: The Franklin Library, 1978. First Edition. Fine in full tan leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine with gilt text and tool work in the compartments and with gilt tool work on the boards. The edges of the text block are gilt, the end sheets are silk and there is a matching placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. There are minor touches of wear to the tips of the boards and minor fading to the leather on the spine. Without a dust jacket as issued. An octavo measuring 9" by 6" containing 348 pages including an index, chapter notes and text. This printing is the true first edition of this book. It was the winner of the 1979 National Book Award. 348 pages including an index.
    TB29410  $100.00



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    Michener, James:  Tales of the South Pacific.  Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1986. Franklin Library Edition. Fine in dark blue leather covered boards with gilt text and decorations stamped between four raised bands on the spine. With gilt tool work on both boards and marbled paper end sheets. The edges of the text block are in gilt and there is a silk placement ribbon sewn into the binding. Michener won a Pulitzer for this title in 1948. One of the volumes from The Franklin LIbrary's collection of The Pulitzer Prize Classics. 415 pages of text with illustrations by Philippe Weisbecker.
    TB26166  $75.00



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    Morris, Wright:  A Cloak of Light Writing My Life.  Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Library, 1985. First Edition. Fine in full dark blue leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations in the compartments and with gilt decorations on the boards. The end sheets are marbled paper, the edges of the text block are gilt and there is a blue silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. Carefully signed by the author on the second free end page. 306 pages of text with a section of black and white photographs. One of the volumes from The Franklin Library's collection for The Signed First Edition Society.
    TB24489  $40.00



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    O'Neill, Eugene:  Four Plays.  Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Library, 1978. A Limited Edition. Fine in full dark green leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are silk with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All three edges of the text block are in gilt. A octavo measuring 9" tall by 6" deep containing 545 pages of text. With the publisher's twenty-two page collector's notes laid-in. Illustrated with drawings by Jerry Cosgrove. One of the volumes in The Franklin Press' collection of The 100 Greatest Books of All Time. A beautiful, tight, clean and crisp copy with no names, dates, notations or former owner's book plates.
    TB25942  $70.00



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    Paton, Alan:  Cry The Beloved Country.  Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1978. Limited Signed Edition. Fine in full light brown leather covered boards with extensive gilt tool work on the boards and with two raised bands on the spine with gilt text and tool work in the compartments. There are silk end papers with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All edges of the text block are gilt. A small quarto measuring 9 by 5 3/4 inches containing 297 pages of text and illustrated with color drawings by Howard Rogers. Signed by the author on the third free end paper. An extremely handsome, crisp clean copy with no prior owner's names, dates, inscriptions or book plates.
    TB31737  $125.00



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    Porter, Catherine Anne:  The Collected Stories of Catherine Anne Porter.  Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Library, 1976. A Limited Edition. Fine in full dark blue leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are silk with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All three edges of the text block are in gilt. An octavo measuring 8 5/8 by 5 5/8 inches. 536 pages of text. Illustrated with drawings by George Jones. A beautiful, tight, clean and crisp copy with no names, dates, notations or former owner's book plates.
    TB30622  $25.00



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    Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan:  The Yearling.  Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1984. Limited Edition. Fine in gilt decorated, full bright red leather covered boards with gilt text and decorations stamped between three raised bands on the spine and with marbled end papers and gilt edges to the text block with a silk placement ribbon bound-in at the head of the spine. An octavo measuring 9" by 6". One of the volumes in The Franklin Library's collection of Pulitzer Prize Winners. The author won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1939 for this title. 380 pages of text with illustrations by Thomas B. Allen. A beautiful volume with no names, dates, plates or notations.
    TB30055  $50.00



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    Sartre, Jean-Paul:  Five Plays.  Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1978. Signed Limited Edition. Fine in full bright red leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine with gilt text and tool work in the compartments with elaborate gilt tooling on both the front and rear boards. The end sheets are silk and there is a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All edges of the text block are gilt. An octavo measuring 8 1/2" by 5 1/4" containing 484 pages of text and illustrated by Robert Borja. The leather over the spine is very slightly faded as are the outside edges of the end sheets. Signed by the author on the third free end paper. Included in this volume are Sartre's plays: No Exit, The Flies, Dirty Hands, The Respectful Prostitute, and The Condemned Of Altona. An extremely handsome, crisp and clean copy of a very scarce book with Sarte's valuable signature with no prior owner's names, dates, inscriptions or book plates.
    TB28538  $300.00




  • Settle, Mary Lee:  Charley Bland.  Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Library, 1989. Signed First Edition. Fine in full dark green leather covered boards with three raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are marbled with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All three edges of the text block are in gilt. An octavo measuring 8 5/8" tall by 5 3/4" deep containing 207 pages of text. Signed by the author on the specially tipped-in second free end page. Illustrated with black and white drawings by Leslie W. Bowman. One of The Franklin Library's volumes in their collection for the Signed First Edition Society. A beautiful, tight, clean copy with no names, dates, notations or former owner's book plates. Laid-in is a two page letter on heavy stock from the publisher describing the author and this title.
    TB21296  $45.00




  • Spock, Benjamin, and Mary Morgan:  Spock On Spock.  Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Library, 1989. Signed First Edition. Near fine in full black leather covered boards with three raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are marbled with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. Unfortunately, the rough removal of what was probably a book plate on the front pasted end sheet resulted in an unsightly tear across the middle of that marbled paper. All three edges of the text block are in gilt. A small quarto measuring - tall by - deep containing - pages of text Signed by the authors on the specially tipped-in second free end page. One of The Franklin Library's volumes in their collection for the Signed First Edition Society A tight, clean copy with no names, dates, notations or former owner's book plates.
    TB28737  $25.00



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    Stegner, Wallace:  The Big Rock Candy Mountain.  Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1978. Signed Limited Edition. Near fine in full light brown leather covered boards with extensive gilt decorations on the front and rear boards, four raised bands on the spine with gilt text stamping, decorations and ruled borders in the compartments. The end papers are silk, there is a silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine and the edges of the text block are in gilt. There are two minor scuff marks at the upper edge of the spine one of which mars the gilt border around the upper most title block. Signed by the author on the fourth free end paper. Laid-in at the front of the book is a small brochure describing the book. Stegner states in the forward to the book that it was "The first of my books to acheieve wide recognition, The Big Rock Candy Mountain,was an attempt to capture in the experiences of a single family the social and psychological consequences of the ending of the f rontier and the pinching out of the American Dream. Of all my novels, it is the most deeply rooted in history and sociology." A novel of the pursuit of the American Dream by a family at the turn-of-the-century in the Pacific Northwest. 733 pages of text with illustrations by Charles Reid.
    TB19421  $125.00




  • Stegner, Wallace:  Recapitulation.  Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1979. First Edition. Near fine in full, red leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine, gilt text and tool work in the compartments, the edges of the text block are gilt and there are silk end sheets with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the top of the spine. An octavo measuring 8 3/4" by 5 3/4" with a 2" tea stain on page 248 and a faint scratch of 1" long to the spine area. Without a dust jacket as issued. The true first edition. 335 pages of text illustrated by Walter Rane. One of the volumes in the Franklin Library's collection of The First Edition Society. A tight clean and collectible copy with no prior owner's marks or book plates.
    TB01313  $40.00



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    Steinbeck, John:  The Grapes of Wrath.  Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1975. Limited Franklin Library Edition. Fine in full decorated light brown leather covered boards with gilt text and decorations between four raised bands on the spine and with gilt tool work on the front and rear boards. The edges of the text block are gilt and the end papers are silk Sewn into the head of the spine is a silk placement ribbon. 589 pages of text with illustrations by Robert Heindel. Accompanied with the Notes From The Editor of 22 pages. Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction with this title in 1940. A tight, clean and handsome copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB32176  $85.00




  • Swift, Jonathan:  Gulliver's Travels.  Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Press, 1974. A Limited Edition. Near fine in full light brown leather covered boards with five raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are silk with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All three edges of the text block are gilt. An octavo measuring 8 3/4" tall by 5 5/8" deep. The leather at the corners of the spine is slightly scuffed; but, has been professionally restored. 343 pages of text and illustrated Charles Edmund Brock. One of the volumes in The Franklin Press' collection of The 100 Greatest Books of All Time. A tight, clean and crisp copy with no names, dates, notations or former owner's book plates.
    TB23519  $65.00



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    Thoreau, Henry David:  Walden or Life In The Woods.  Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Press, 1976. A Limited Edition. Fine in full dark green leather covered boards with three raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are silk with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All three edges of the text block are in gilt. An octavo measuring 8 1/2 by 5 3/4 inches with a blind embossed prior owner's seal on the fly title page. 408 pages of text. Illustrated with drawings by Ronald Keller. One of the volumes in The Franklin Press' collection of The 100 Greatest Books of All Time. A very fine, tight, clean and crisp copy with no names, dates, notations or former owner's book plates.
    TB31780  $75.00



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    Twain [Samuel L. Clemens], Mark:  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.  Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Library, 1977. Limited Edition. Fine in full, highly gilt decorated red leather covered boards with three raised bands on the spine with gilt tool wok and text in the compartments and with gilt decorations and borders on both front and rear boards. The edges of the text block are gilt. The end sheets are silk and there is a matching placement ribbon sewn in at the head of the spine. A small quarto of 9 by 6 inches. 265 pages of text with illustrations by Tom Allen. One of the volumes in The Franklin Press' collection of The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature. An exquisite copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB32558  $75.00




  • Updike, John:  Rabbit, Run.  Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1977. Signed Limited Edition. Fine in gilt decorated bright red leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine and gilt edges to the text block with a silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the top of the spine. Signed by the author on the third free end paper. Laid-in at the front of the book is the publisher's 22 page notes from the editors. One of the volumes in The Franklin Library's collection of signed limited books. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. 342 pages of text and illustrations. A bright clean copy with no prior owner's marks, names, dates or book plates.
    TB23899  $85.00



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    Wiesel, Elie:  The Fifth Son.  Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Library, 1985. Signed First Edition. Fine in full dark blue leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are marbled with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All three edges of the text block are in gilt. A octavo measuring 8 3/4" by 5 1/2" containing 210 pages of text. Signed by the author on the specially tipped-in second free end page. Translated from the French by Marion Wiesel. One of The Franklin Library's volumes in their collection for the Signed First Edition Society A beautiful, tight, clean copy with no names, dates, notations; however, there is a prior owner's blind, embossed seal on the title page.
    TB32065  $40.00



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    Wilder, Thornton:  The Bridge of San Luis Rey.  Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1976. Limited Edition by The Franklin Library. Fine in highly decorated dark brown leather covered boards with gilt text and dark green and gilt decorations stamped between the five raised bands on the spine with gilt and dark green tool work on both boards, gilt edging to the text block and with a sewn-in silk placement ribbon. The corners of the spine and of the boards show a tiny amount of rubbing. Without a dust jacket as issued. A Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction in 1928. 148 pages of text with full color illustrations by William Maughan. With no names, dates, notations or book plates.
    TB30673  $60.00



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    Wouk, Herman:  The Caine Mutiny.  Franklin Center, Penn.: The Franklin Library, 1977. Signed Limited Edition. Fine in full red-brown leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations in the compartments. Both the front and rear boards are decorated with gilt tool work and borders. The end sheets are silk, there is a matching placement ribbon sewn in at the head of the spine and all edges of the text block are gilt . Without a dust jacket as issued. Signed by the author on the third free end page. Laid-in at the front of the book is the publisher's 22 page "notes from the editors". 544 pages of text illustrated with a two-page, color frontispiece. The author's third novel and one which was a major best seller and formed the basis of the movie of the same name. A very handsome and clean copy with no prior owner's names, dates or book plates.
    TB26659  $130.00






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