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Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, [1975-1995]. Collector's Editions; (49) volumes, nearly all from "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written" series; all 8vo or 4to, finely bound in gilt-decorated full genuine leather with moire endpapers, satin ribbon bookmark, and all edges gilt. Includes classics such as Boccaccio's
The Decameron; Homer's
The Odyssey; Dante's
The Divine Comedy; John Milton's
Paradise Lost; Charles Darwin's
On the Origin of Species; Chaucer's
The Canterbury Tales; and Walt Whitman's
Leaves of Grass, among many others; most with illustrations; no duplicates.
Largest 12 x 8 3/4 in.; Smallest 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.
Private Collection, High Point, North Carolina Mild shelf wear; many with boards lightly bowed; two volumes with slightly heavier wear; condition ranges from about very good to near fine.
