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Franklin Library Books & Ephemera
Birds of America
by McCarthy, Mary
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library. Near Fine. 1981. Hardcover. Near Fine blue leather with gilt cover decoration a gilt lettering on spine. Limited Edition Signed by Mary McCarthy. Shelf wear along bottom edge of boards, head and tail edges gilt has small flaws. "I started BIRDS OF AMERICA in 1964--the year of the Goldwater campaign. Its predecessor, THE GROUP, had been started in 1952, when Adlai Stevenson made his first try for the presidency.. Most of my novels have a political...
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NZ$85.60
The Odyssey
by Homer
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.
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NZ$17.12
The Complete Poems
by Hart Crane
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.
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.
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NZ$30.82
The Ambassadores
by James, Henry
Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library. Near Fine. 1980. Hardcover. Bound in full genuine leather with 22 kt gold trim. Luxury features include gilded page edges, archival quality paper that is sewn (not glued) into the binding, moire endpapers, raised bands on the spine, and a sewn-in satin bookmark. Part of Franklin's The 100 Greatest Books of All Time series. Includes a portfolio of 16 photographs by Eugene Atget (1856-1927) of Fin de siecle Paris - the Paris Henry James knew. A few minor...
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NZ$77.04
The Odyssey
by Homer; Robert Fitzgerald
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1979. Leather bound. Fine. Clean, tight, unread copy.. Full leather decorated in gilt all around. Three raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. 503 pp. with illustrations by W.T. Mars. AEG. Silk moire end papers with matching satin place-holder ribbon. No dust jacket, as issued. Homer's classic rendered into contemporary verse by Robert Fitzgerald. Includes a helpful map.
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NZ$171.20
Seven Gothic Tales
by Dinesen, Isak
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library. Near Fine. 1978. Hardcover. Bound in dark green full genuine leather with real 22kt gold decorations. Luxury features include moire endpapers, a sewn-in satin bookmark, gilded page edges, raised bands on the spine, and archival quality paper pages that are sewn (not glued) into the binding. Part of Franklin's The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers series. Portrait of Dinesen by Ben F. Stahl. Illustrations by Bernard D'Andrea....
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NZ$59.92
The Winthrop Covenant
by Auchincloss, Louis
Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library. Very Good+. 1976. Hardcover. Bound in full genuine leather with 22 kt gold trim. Luxury features include gilded page edges, archival quality paper that is sewn (not glued) into the binding, moire endpapers, raised bands on the spine, and a sewn-in satin bookmark. Printed for the members of Franklin's First Edition Society. Franklin's Notes From the Editors folded pamphlet laid in. Two 2 inch scratches to side page edge gilt with no loss of gilt. Spine...
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NZ$34.24
Hong Kong First Edition Franklin Library fine binding
by Morris, Jan
Franklin Library, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean pages, tight binding, clea. Signed. Clean pages, tight binding, clean leather boards, near untouched
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NZ$38.16
Memories of the Ford Administration
by John Updike
The Franklin Library, 1992 First Edition - Signed by author - Raised bands on spine. Gilt title on spine and cover design. All page edges gilt. Attached satin ribbon bookmark - leather bound - a separate card also provided showing author's photo as well as other related info - cover is much darker color than my photo shows
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NZ$42.80
Lost Horizon
by Hilton, James
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1981. Leather bound. Fine. Clean, tight, unread copy. Pristine.. Red leather/boards; gilt floral decoration to boards; two raised bands on spine with gilt lettering and bird decoration. All edges gilt. Silk moire end papers with matching satin place-holder ribbon. No dust jacket, as issued. 232 pp. with illustrations by Mitchell Hooks. Limited Edition published for the subscribers to The Collector's Library of The World's Best-Loved Books.
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NZ$342.40
BROTHERLY LOVE. Franklin Library
by Pete Dexter
The Franklin Library, 1991. First Edition. As new. Hardcover. Signed. Bound in dark blue leather. Stamped with gilt design on cover. All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Satin ribbon place holder. Laid in publisher's card showing author's photo and other info.
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NZ$29.94
Plays
by Checkhov, Anton
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1979. Leather bound. Fine. Clean, tight, unread copy. Pristine but for a bit of fading to eges of end papers, as is common in these editions.. Darkest evergreen leather/boards with elaborate gilt decoration all around. Gilt lettering and four raised bands on spine. All edges gilt. Silk moire end papers with matching, sewn-in satin place-holder ribbon. No dust jacket, as issued. 339 pp. with illustrations by Elisaveta Fen, including a decorartive...
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NZ$145.52
THE LATE GEORGE APLEY
by John P. Marquand
The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1977. Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. A Limited Edition. Never read. Fine. Gift condition. Leather Bound, Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. There are 306 pages. This item will be put in a bubble padded envelope and then put in a box. See my other Franklin...
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NZ$102.72
ALL THE KING'S MEN Signed Franklin Library
by Robert Penn Warren
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library. 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine, Accented in 22kt gold, printed on archival paper with gilded edges, smyth sewing & concealed muslin joints. Bound In full leather with hubbed spines.; Signed by author on 2nd FEP. ; Signed by Author .
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NZ$684.75
Birds of America
by McCarthy, Mary
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library. Fine. 1981. Hardcover. Fine blue leather with gilt cover decoration a gilt lettering on spine. Limited Edition Signed by Mary McCarthy. "I started BIRDS OF AMERICA in 1964--the year of the Goldwater campaign. Its predecessor, THE GROUP, had been started in 1952, when Adlai Stevenson made his first try for the presidency.. Most of my novels have a political inspiration." --Mary McCarthy. ; Limited Edition; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by...
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NZ$102.72
Anna Karenina
by Tolstoy, Leo
New York: Barnes & Noble. 2012. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Fine condition. As new. Lovely cream leatherette boards, decorated with red, blue and gilt to boards. Ribbon Marker. Gilt ot page edges. Decorated endpapers. Translated by Constance Garnett. An attractive volume. 800 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reprint. Hardback.
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NZ$66.31
The Destinies of Darcy Dancer, Gentleman
by Donleavy, J. P
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library. Very Good+. 1977. Hardcover. The setting of the novel comes from the period of the Second World War, which isolated nearly the whole of Ireland in its cold Atlantic sea. Very Good Plus: light rubbing of corners. Ships same or next business day. ; The First Edition Society; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 436 pages .
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NZ$34.24
The Red and the Black
by Stendhal
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.
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NZ$30.82
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
by Porter, Katherine Anne
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library. Near Fine. 1976. Hardcover. Bound in full genuine dark blue leather with 22 karat gold trim. Luxury features include moire endpapers, archival quality paper that is sewn (not glued) into the binding, gilded page edges, and a sewn-in satin bookmark. Winner of the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Illustrated by George Jones. Near Fine condition with minor blemishes to page edge gilt. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; 8vo 8" -...
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NZ$42.78
Tough Guys Don't Dance Signed First Edition Franklin Library
by Mailer, Norman
Franklin Library, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean pages, tight binding, clea. Signed. Signed Franklin Library First Edition.Clean pages, tight binding, clean leather boards, near untouched
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NZ$41.93
A World of Love Eleanor Roosevelt and Her Friends 1943-1962
by Lash, Joseph P
Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library. Very Good. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Bound in full genuine dark red leather with 22 kt gold trim. Luxury features include gilded page edges, archival quality paper that is sewn (not glued) into the binding, marbled endpapers, raised bands on the spine, and a sewn-in satin bookmark. Signed by the author in blue ink on the second free endpaper. Printed for the members of Franklin's Signed First Edition Society. Franklin Library letter to...
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NZ$41.07
Travels First Edition Franklin Library fine binding
by Crichton, Michael
Franklin Library, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean pages, tight binding, clea. Signed. Clean pages, tight binding, clean leather boards, near untouched
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NZ$125.64
Marya: A Life
by Oates, Joyce Carol
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1986. First Edition . Full Leather. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 310 pages. From the Franklin Library's Signed First Edition series. Brown 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.
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NZ$34.24
The Tale of Genji : The Uji Characters
by Shikibu, Murasaki with Edward G. Seidensticker (Translator)
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1983. limited first edition. Leather bound. Fine. Unread, clean, tight copy. Pristine.. Luscious plum leather/boards; gilt decoration all around with gilt lettering and 4 raised bands to spine. All edges gilt. Silk moire end papers with champagne satin place-holder ribbon. xviii, 307 pp. with lovely woodcut illlustrations by Yamamoto Shunsho. Includes a note from the editors, a translator's special introduction to this edition (written in 1982), and...
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NZ$385.20
