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14 Easton Press and International Collectors Library Faux and Genuine Leather Bound Books A collection of 14 decorative hardcover volumes encompassing literary classics from two major fine press publishers. The group includes multiple titles from The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, including The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table by Oliver Wendell Holmes, featuring an introduction by Van Wyck Brooks and illustrations by R. J. Holden, and The Essays of Francis Bacon, published as a Collector's Edition bound in genuine leather for the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series. Also present are Easton Press editions of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame de Paris. The remainder of the collection consists of volumes from the International Collectors Library, Garden City, New York, featuring titles such as Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, Cervantes' Don Quixote, and Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey. The bindings are uniform in their ornate presentation, characterized by gilt-stamped decorative motifs on the front boards and spines, raised bands, and all-edges gilt. Interior pages vary by edition, with some featuring frontispiece portraits or color plates by various illustrators. Location: 15E CONDITION: The collection is in generally good condition with light shelf wear consistent with age and use. There is minor rubbing to the gilt on several spines and boards. Gilt edges show occasional faint surface scratches. The internal pages are clean and the bindings remain tight and square. No significant tears, stains, or losses were observed in the provided images. NOTICE TO BIDDERS: The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition. Photos are considered part of the condition report. Complete condition information is available by request, please request no later than 24 hours prior to the auction. All lots are offered and sold "as is", and Willow Auctions will not provide refunds based on condition. Timepiece movements, lighting and electrics have not been tested, and art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated.