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Hardcover leather bound, raised spine bands, extensive gilt decorations,all edges gilt, sewn-in ribbon bookmark, silk moire endpapers. 644 pages. llustrated by Ann Grifalconi; portrait of Giovanni Boccaccio by Jim Campbell. Limited Edition. Faint shelf wear on bottom front cover, otherwise in Fine condition.

Hardcover Limited edition bound in full red leather with gilt lettering and design, raised bands along spine, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, sewn-in ribbon bookmark. Includes "Man and Superman," "Pygmalion," and "Saint Joan." Features illustrations by Pau Hogarth. 1/2" inch discoloration gilding bottom. 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.

Beautifully bound in full leather with raised bands, gilt decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, original sewn-in silk ribbon bookmark, illustrated with several full page coloured paintings by Herbert Tauss. A copy in near fine condition, minor warping of last page.

Hardbound in full red leather with raised bands on spine, gilt lettering on spine and decorations on spine and covers, all edges gilt, sewn in ribbon marker, lavendar watered silk endpapers, 495 pages Very clean copy and the binding is tight.

Hardcover; red leather spine with two raised bands over red cloth boards. Gilt spine-titles and decorations. All edges gilt. Octavo; hardcover, quarter-bound in red leather with gilt spine-titles and decorations between, gilt board decorations and rules, marbled endpapers and a crimson ribbon; 547pp. Several monochrome illustrations. No dustwrapper as issued. Very good.

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.

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… Read more about this item

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.

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. 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.

The Franklin Library, Date: 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. Paintings By Joseph Stella. Xxiii, 191 Pp. Black Leather, Gilt, All Edges Gilt, Silk Moire Endpapers, Silk Bookmark Bound In. No Booklet. A small hole in the publisher's blank between endpapers and half-title page. Good condition.

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… Read more about this item