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[Franklin Center, Pennsylvania]:: The Franklin Library,, 1977].. publisher's printed wrappers.. Fine.. 12mo,. Illustrated.. From the limited edition collection, The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature.

USA: Franklin Library. These are not the leather books. 22 pages. An illustrated pamphlet that was designed to go with the fancy Franklin Library full leather; intricately gilded, limited editions. This was also part of a series know as "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature" Size: Thin 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . VG Plus. Pamphlet. 1977.

NY: P. F. Collier & Son Pub. Very Good. 1909 verso, O_ly. BLUE HARDCOVERS. HARDCOVER. 5x8". VERY GOOD Condition clean, solid, bright..; GOLD TITLES ON DARK BLUE, DECORATED CLOTH HARD COVERS.."HARVARD CLASSICS" INSIDE 1" SPINE SHIELD LOGO. AN ESSPECIALLY ATTRACTIVE BINDING FOR THIS POPULAR SERIES showing twining viney leaves with rows of golden bees. 1" crown & large letter "N" as central design.Gilt top edge text block. Solid dark blue back cover..Bright red endpapers. ..HAS FOLD OUT LETTER & LINE DRAWING PLAN FOR THE SHIP.. ; 424pg pages; Harvard Classics, "The Five Foot Shelf Of Books" Includes Introduction & Notes... ..6 large "VE RI TAS" ENDPAPER DECORATIONS on grey endpapers.. .

Los Angeles, (CA): Ward Ritchie Press, 1964. First edition thus (originally published in 1840). 8vo. 2 volumes: xxii, 270; vi, [271]-552 pp. Plates, some in color, maps, endpaper maps, chapter headpieces; prospectus laid in. Howes D-49: "This account of California in 1835 and 1836 surpassed in popularity all other books relating to that state." Grolier Hundred 46: "One of the first and freshest of American accounts of the sea." Signed by Ward Ritchie under a collector's bookplate on verso of front endpaper. Illustrated tan cloth, publisher's illus. board slipcase (rubbed, edges abraded). Very good.