41 - 15 Easton Press Leather Bound Books

15 Easton Press Leather Bound Books A collection of 15 classic literary titles published by Easton Press. Each volume is bound in genuine leather with various colors including black, green, navy, maroon, and brown. The bindings feature hubbed spines, elaborate gilt-decorated covers and spines, all-edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, and permanent satin ribbon bookmarks. The titles include selections from the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written and Masterpieces of American Literature series. Titles include: Thomas Paine, Rights of Man; Washington Irving, The Alhambra; Moliere, Tartuffe & The Would-Be Gentleman; Upton Sinclair, The Jungle; Voltaire, Candide; Robert Browning, The Poems of Robert Browning; Herman Melville, Billy Budd and Benito Cereno; Laurence Sterne, Tristram Shandy; Ivan Turgenev, Fathers & Sons; Henry David Thoreau, Cape Cod; Ambrose Bierce, The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter; Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi (noted as bonded leather fibers); Charles Dickens, David Copperfield; Ovid, The Art of Love; and Henry W. Simon, A Treasury of Christmas Songs and Carols. Each volume is a collector's edition containing specialized introductions and illustrations by notable artists such as Lynd Ward, Thomas Hart Benton, and Eric Fraser. Marked on the title pages Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut. Largest: 11" H x 7" W x 1" D. Location: 15D CONDITION: The collection is in very good condition with bright, intact gilding on the covers, spines, and page edges. The leather bindings show minimal shelf wear to the corners and spine ends. The internal pages are clean and free of foxing or markings. Silk moire endpapers and ribbon markers are well-preserved. 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.