Vintage Leather Franklin Library Classics, buying 1975-1982, Genuine Full Leather Gilded Collectors Editions

Vintage Leather Franklin Library Classics, 1975-1982, Genuine Full Leather Gilded Collectors Editions
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These Vintage Collectible Limited Edition Have Been Privately Printed to the buying Highest Standards and the Full Leather-Bound Books Feature Hubbed Spines, 22k Gold Accents, 22k Gold Gilt Edges, Vellum endpapers, sewn-in Silk Ribbon Bookmark. Smyth sewn bindings with hidden muslin joints accentuate the fine bindings.The Aeneid by Homer (1975)- Near fine with one very minor scratch on back plate and minor wear to the gilding. It comes with a Blank Easton press Ex-Libris on the face page.

See individual titles for publication year and condition. Condition ranges from Good Plus (Better than good- some mild to moderate shelf wear), Very Good (minor shelf wear) to Near Fine- (even less noticeable shelf wear- almost mint), Pictures are also a good indication of condition, and feel free to message with any questions about individual titles.

The Aeneid by Homer (1975)- Near fine with one very minor scratch on back plate and minor wear to the gilding. It comes with a Blank Easton press Ex-Libris on the face page.

The Prince by Machiavelli (1978)- Near fine with some fading to the edges of the vellum endpapers.

Nana by Émile Zola (1981)- Very good with some minor scratching of edge gilding and one scuff to the front plate and some sunning to the edges of the vellum endpapers.

Tales by Henry James (1977)- Very good condition minor shelf wear to edge gilding and one marks to the first and second hubs on the spine. Please see picture. Some slight sunning to the edges of the endpapers (edge fading) on the interior.

Tales from the Arabian Nights translated by Sir Richard Burton (1977)- Very good condition with some very minor shelf wear to the edge gilding and some small scuff to the second hub of the spine. The vellum endpapers have edge fading due to sun exposure.

Eight Comedies by William Shakespeare (1978)- Very good condition with lightly faded spine and very minor edge fading to the vellum endpapers.

Ulysses by James Joyce (1976)- Very good condition with some moderate fading of the vellum endpapers, primarily at the tops.

Candide by Voltaire (1981)- Oxford University Press and Franklin Library World's Greatest Books Edition. Very good condition with some slight aging to the gilding and very little wear. Includes a blank Ex-Libris on vellum endpapers.

The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron- 1976 Franklin Mint Corporation. Near fine condition with very minor shelf wear to the edge gilding.

Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral by Sir Francis Bacon (Essays Advancement of Learning New Atlantis) (1982)- Limited Edition. Near fine condition with very minor wear to the edge gilding and very minor edge fading to the vellum endpapers.