- 2 Frassetto Way - Lincoln Park, NJ 07035
The Gentleman's Collection
Lot 39:
Description
15 Easton Press leather-bound volumes from the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series. The collection includes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Of Mice and Men, Heart of Darkness, Two Years Before the Mast, Dangerous Acquaintances, The Confessions of Saint Augustine, Brave New World, Sister Carrie, Great Expectations, Shakespeare: The Tragedies, Two Plays for Puritans, The Sea-Wolf, The Red and the Black, The Poems of Longfellow, and The Scarlet Letter. Each volume is bound in full genuine leather in a variety of colors, including black, navy blue, forest green, chocolate brown, and brick red. The bindings feature hubbed spines with raised bands and intricate 22kt gold-gilt decorative motifs on both the front and back covers and the spines. The books are designed with all edges gilt, moire fabric endpapers, and a sewn-in silk ribbon page marker. The text blocks are printed on archival-quality paper. The title and copyright pages are marked The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut.
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Condition report:
The books are in near-fine to fine condition. The leather bindings are clean and supple with minimal signs of shelf wear. The 22kt gilt-stamped decorations and page edges remain bright and well-preserved. The interior pages are crisp and free of markings, foxing, or odors. The moire endpapers and silk ribbon markers are intact and undamaged.
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