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Published by The Easton Press, Norwalk, CT, 1978
Seller: Warwick Books, member IOBA, South Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Tan leather-bound hardcover with intricate gold-gilt decoration on front. Perfect condition. Three raised bands on spine. All edges gilt. Gilt decoration also on rear and spine. Moire endpapers. Reading ribbon sewn in. 8vo. 550 pp. A book in the Easton Press series, The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Heavy--may require additional postage for for shipping outside the U.S.
Published by The Limited Editions Club; The George Macy Companies, Inc., New York, 1946
Seller: White Fox Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Very Good Plus. Copy No. 5 of limited edition of 1,500; signed by Arthur Szyk. xx, 550, [2] pp. With color plate illustrations for each character and a double sided illustration for the entire group in the front, all done by Szyk in his highly original, ornate, appealingly lurid, Durer-esque manner. Clean and tight. With paper decoration of a Medieval-style diaper featuring a quattrofoil and cameo within. Some wear to leather, more pronounced at tips, and somewhat gouped up at lower rear gutter where a clumsy restoration might have been attempted. Still attractive overall. Some edgewear to the slipcase, which as a box retains functional integrity and remains handsome, with similar diaper pattern to boards but a bit darkened. Quarter Leather over Decorated Paper on Boards; with slipcase Signed Limited Edition; First Edition Thus.