- 2 Frassetto Way - Lincoln Park, NJ 07035
The Gentleman's Collection
Lot 43:
Description
Easton Press (Norwalk, Connecticut). Collection of 16 leather-bound volumes from The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series. Notable titles include J.R.R. Tolkien (British, 1892-1973), The Hobbit; Sophocles (Greek, c. 497-406 BC), Oedipus the King; and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (German, 1749-1832), Faust. The collection further includes The Federalist, along with works by James Joyce (Irish, 1882-1941), Oscar Wilde (Irish, 1854-1900), Robert Louis Stevenson (Scottish, 1850-1894), Sir Walter Scott (Scottish, 1771-1832), and Daniel Defoe (English, c. 1660-1731). The volumes are bound in full genuine leather of various colors including forest green, navy blue, burgundy, tan, and chocolate brown. Construction features hubbed spines with 22kt gold-stamped titles and intricate gilt-tooled decorative borders on the boards. Each book is finished with all edges gilt (AEG), smyth-sewn archival paper, and color-coordinating moiré silk endpapers with a matching silk ribbon bookmark. The interiors are illustrated with wood engravings, plates, and specially commissioned frontispiece portraits. Marked on the title pages and copyright pages The Easton Press. 11" H x 7 1/2" W x 1 1/2" D.
20B
Condition report:
The books appear in excellent condition. The gilt-stamped covers and spine titles remain bright and crisp. Gilt edges are bright and uniform with negligible wear. Minor shelf wear is visible at some spine caps. Silk bookmarks and endpapers are intact and well-preserved throughout the collection.
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