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Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1970s and 1980s. Limited edition, all from The 100 Greatest Books of all Time series; all 8vo or small 4to, finely bound in gilt-decorated full genuine leather with silk moire endpapers and satin ribbon bookmarks, with all edges gilt. Includes titles such as
Moby Dick,
The Last of the Mohicans,
Canterbury Tales, Machiavelli's
The Prince,
Great Expectations, and
War and Peace.
Largest 10 x 6 3/4 in.; Smallest 8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.
General wear, mostly to page and board edges; occasional light rubbing or toning to spines, and a few with slight separation from text block at head; rare light grime or discoloration to endpapers, otherwise extremely clean; many with bookplate or blind stamp of previous owner. All very good or near fine.