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Franklin Library, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover First Edition 294 p. : ill.; 24 cm. Includes Illustrations. At head of title: The First Edition Society. Brown leather with gold embossed designs, three raised bands on the spine, gilt-edged pages and a satin ribbon placeholder. There is minor shelf wear and a small, slightly discolored spot on the cover, otherwise clean and unmarked. Publisher's insert laid in.
'These stories, thematically related, are arranged chronologically from 1630 and are designed to trace, by the use of fiction and dramatized history, the rise and fall of the Puritan ethic in New York and New England'.

The pencil sketches by Ben F Wohlberg were specially commissioned for this edition. 418 pages. Deep Brown leatherette hardcover. Note that this series in leatherette did not come with a ribbon place marker. All edges gilt, gilt-stamped decorations on boards, raised bands on spine. Tight, clean copy. Gilt edges lightly rubbed. Otherwise fine. Pages tight.

Hardcover. Contemporary verse translation by Robert Fitzgerald. Illustrations by W.T. Mars, Small 4to. Dark brown leatherette with gilt spine lettering, rules and decorations. 502pp. All edges gilt. Full-page illustrations, map, decorative endpapers. A handsome copy with one bookplate on the paste-down end paper and very minor wear on top gilding. Near fine.

Gilt embossed covers, all edge gilt, three backbone hubs. Silk moire endpapers. Sewn-in satin bookmark. Text and images unmarked. Octavo, 486pp. 1978.

Franklin Library. Hardcover Hardbound 8vo (9.5 inches tall), 379 pages. Brown leatherette binding, with raised spine bands, all edges gilt, and extensive gilt or silver decorations on front, back, and spine.
Note that this series in leatherette did not come with a ribbon place marker.
This copy is in Good condition.

Hardbound book in very good condition. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued, brown leatherette with gilt decorations and spine titles, all edges gilt, patterned endpapers. Pages tight, very attractive copy.

Franklin Library. Hardcover Hardbound 8vo (9.5 inches tall), 379 pages. Brown leatherette binding, with raised spine bands, all edges gilt, and extensive gilt or silver decorations on front, back, and spine.
Note that this series in leatherette did not come with a ribbon place marker.
Some discoloration, a 3-inch whitish patch, on the top guilding, This copy is in Good condition.

Franklin Library, 1976. Book. Illus. by Peter Harritos. Near Fine. Hardcover. Large Octavo. A book in the 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series. Ornate gilt decorations on black leather with hubbed spine. Bound-in satin ribbon bookmark. Pages gilt-edged. An otherwise fine copy, with a thin line of fading along the top edge of the silk moire end papers..

Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1977. Book. Illus. by George Jones. Fine. Hardcover. Large Octavo. A volume in the First Editions Society series. 22K gold decorations on black leather with hubbed spine. Black silk moire end papers, with matching satin ribbon bookmark bound in. 535pp, edged in 22K gold. Notes from the Editors accompanies. Top edge of end papers slightly faded..

Franklin Library, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean pages, tight binding, clea. Signed. Clean pages, tight binding, clean leather boards, near untouched

Franklin Library, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean pages, tight binding, clea. Signed. Clean pages, tight binding, clean leather boards, near untouched

Franklin Library, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean pages, tight binding, clea. Signed. Clean pages, tight binding, clean leather boards, near untouched

Franklin Library, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean pages, tight binding, clea. Signed. Clean pages, tight binding, clean leather boards, near untouched

The Franklin Library, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. First and limited edition. Beautiful book, full leather with hubbed spines and gilt accents, 22kt gold plate edges, moire end papers, acid-neutral paper, and silk ribbon page marker. Near fine condition. A couple of minor scratches to the gold edges, otherwise fine condition. Appears to have never been read.

The Franklin Library, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. First and limited edition. Beautiful book, full leather with hubbed spines and gilt accents, 22kt gold plate edges, moire end papers, acid-neutral paper, and silk ribbon page marker.

Franklin Library, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean pages, tight binding, clea. Signed. Clean pages, tight binding, clean leather boards, near untouched

Franklin Library. First Edition. LEATHER BOUND. Very Good. ISigned by Author(s). Signed by Author(s) Author B002H5S17K Signed First Edition from Franklin Library. Full red leather binding with 3 raised bands on the spine. Gilt stamped boards and page edges. Includes the Franklin Library supplement sheet.

Grey Quarter Leather and Grey Cloth binding, with 3 Raised bands, Gilt Lettering and Decoration to spine. Bright gilt decoration on front and rear, both to the cloth and the leather. All Edges Gilt. Sewn in Grey Silk Bookmark. 496 Pages. Beautiful Edition of Stendhal's Classic. Translated by Charles Tergie. llustrated by Jean Paul Quint. Slight shelf wear to bottom board. Otherwise Fine.

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1985. First Edition . Full Leather. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 306 pages. From the Franklin Library's Signed First Edition series. Dark blue leather, with gilt stamped lettering and decoration. All edges gilded. Silk moire book mark. Marbled end leaves. Signed in name only on the first blank page. Slight scuffs to gilded edges of text block. Otherwise Fine.

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1977. First Edition . Full Leather. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Uldis Kavins. 304 pages. Full red leather with gilt lettering and decoration. Raised spine band. All edges are gilded. Silk moire end leaves and book mark. Light scuff on gilded edges. Otherwise Fine.