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Ali, Muhammad and Thomas Hauser, MUHAMMAD ALI: HIS LIFE AND TIMES.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press. "Signed Collector's Edition", (1996) 1st of this edition and signed, limited and numbered. This is No. 256 of 3500 copies and has been signed by Muhammad Ali and Thomas Hauser on a speci Bound in full deep red leather, with an inlaid col Fine condition with a laid-in Easton Press book plate (not attached). Scarce. 543 pages. 9 1/2 X 6 3/8.
Illustrated with black-and-white photographs; Chapter Notes, Index.
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1050.00 USD
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Aristophanes, THE BIRDS and THE FROGS.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, (1979) Collector's Edition of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Bound in full dark green leather, with multiple gi Fine, pristine condition. No book plates or any other indication of former ownership. The Birds: 52 pages and The Frogs 62 pages. 11 1/4
Blue-shaded frontis. bust of Aristophanes and illustrated with black-and-white drawings, some full-page, some text and many margin, by Marian Perry.
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27.50 USD
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Baudelaire, Charles, FLOWERS OF EVIL.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, (1977) Collector's Edition of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Bound in full deep brown leather with gilt-stamp Former owner's embossed seal on front, blank end paper, else Fine condition. 201 pages. 11 1/2 x 6 7/8.
Frontis. water color portrait of Baudelaire. Illustrated with engravings by Pierre-Yves Tremois.
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30.00 USD
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Bellamy, Edward, LOOKING BACKWARD: 2000-1887.
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, (1981) Easton Press' Masterpieces of American Literature, Collector's Edition. Bound in full blue leather with gilt-stamped title Fine condition. 388 pages. 9 1/4 x 7 1/8.
Frontis. portrait of Bellamy, illustrated by Elise Armitage.
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37.50 USD
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Berendt, John, MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL: A SAVANNAH STORY.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, (1998) Collector's Edition, signed by Berendt on a special signature page. Bound in full, deep green leather, with elaborate Fine condition with a laid-in note about the book and the author, an Easton Press bookplate, and a certificate of authenticity also signed by Berendt (none of them are attached). 388 (3) pages. 10 X 6 3/8.
"Acclaimed for its brilliant observation, wicked humor and sublime storytelling, the book was hailed as a masterwork of modern American literature, a groundbreaking non-fiction novel on a par with Truman Capote's In Cold Blood."
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185.00 USD
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Biddle, Nicholas, editor, THE JOURNALS OF THE EXPEDITION UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTS. LEWIS AND CLARK TO THE SOURCE OF THE MISSOURI, THENCE ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND DOWN THE RIVER COLUMBIA TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, PERFORMED DURING THE YEARS 1804-5-6 BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. (TWO (2) VOLUMES).
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, (1962) Easton Press' Masterpieces of American Literature, Collector's Edition. Bound in full green leather with gilt-stamped elab There is a minor ripple to some of the pages in Vol. I, else both are in Fine Condition. Vol. I, 231 pages; Vol. II, pages 233-235. 11 1/2
Double frontis portraits of Lewis and Clark in each of the volumes; illustrated with maps, facsimiles
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150.00 USD
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Burton, Sir Richard, translator. THE ARABIAN NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENTS.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, (1981) Collector's Edition of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Bound in full blue leather with gilt-stamped intr Fine condition. 674 pages + over 200 pages of notes to accompany t
Frontis. colorful painting of Scherezade created in batik by Judy Glaser. Illustrated by Arthur Szyk, the twentieth century's foremost painter of miniatures.
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40.00 USD
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Burton, Sir Richard, translator. THE ARABIAN NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENTS.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, (1981) Collector's Edition of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Bound in full blue leather with gilt-stamped intr Near Fine condition with a laid-in Easton Press book plate (not attached). 674 pages + over 200 pages of notes to accompany t
Frontis. colorful painting of Scherezade created in batik by Judy Glaser. Illustrated by Arthur Szyk, the twentieth century's foremost painter of miniatures.
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50.00 USD
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Butler, Samuel, THE WAY OF ALL FLESH.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, (1980) Collector's Edition of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Bound in full green leather with gilt-stamped dec Near Fine condition. 588 pages. 8 1/4 x 6.
Frontis. color portrait of Butler. Illustrated with line drawings by Robert Ward Johnson.
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27.50 USD
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Cable, George Washington, OLD CREOLE DAYS.
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, (1971) Easton Press' Masterpieces of American Literature, Collector's Edition. Bound in full red leather with gilt-stamped fleur- Fine condition. 224 pages. 10 1/4 x 6 7/8.
Frontis. portrait of Cable, illustrated with line drawings by John O'Hara.
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60.00 USD
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Conrad, Joseph, LORD JIM.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, (1977) Collector's Edition of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Bound in full navy blue leather with gilt-stamped Fine Condition. 407 pages. 9 5/8 x 7.
Frontis. color portrait of Conrad. Illustrated with color lithographs by Lynd Ward. One of the great adventure stories of all time, here presented in a spectacular binding and illustrations. A book for all ages and a fantastic gift for anyone.
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20.00 USD
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Defoe, Daniel, A JOURNAL OF THE PLAGUE YEAR.
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, (1978) Easton Press' Collector's Library of Famous Editions. Bound in full brown leather with gilt-stamped deco former owner's tasteful, circular, blind-embossed seal on the title page. Several tiny gilt spots missing on front cover, else Very Good. 270 (1) pages. 10 1/8 x 7 1/4.
Frontis. portrait of Defoe; Illustrated by Domenico Gnoli.
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50.00 USD
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Dickens, Charles, A TALE OF TWO CITIES.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, (1981) Collector's Edition of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Bound in full deep green leather, with gilt-stamp Fine condition. It appears that this book was never opened until we did so to catalog it. Fine gift. 371 pages. 9 1/4 x 6 3/8.
frontis. portrait sketch of Dickens and illustrated with full-page color plates and black-and-white chapter head drawings by Rene Ben Sussan.
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35.00 USD
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Dreiser, Theodore, SISTER CARRIE.
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, (1967) Easton Press' Masterpieces of American Literature. Bound in full green leather with gilt-stamped elab Fine condition. It does not appear that this book was ever opened until we did so to catalogue it. 387 pages. 10 1/4 x 7.
Color frontis. portrait painted of Dreiser; Illustrated with sepia chapter head drawings by Reginald Marsh.
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30.00 USD
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Du Maurier, George, PETER IBBETSON.
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, (1963) Easton Press' Collector's Library of Famous Editions. Bound in full deep burgundy leather with gilt-stam Easton Press book plate on verso of front, blank end paper, signed by former owner and a former owner's tasteful, circular, blind-embossed seal on the title page, else Near Fine. 344 pages. 11 x 8 3/4.
Illustrated with eighty-five pen and ink illustrations done by the author for the original edition. Preface by Daphne Du Maurier.
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30.00 USD
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Flaubert, Gustave, MADAME BOVARY. TRANSLATED BY J. LEWIS MAY.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, (1978) Collector's Edition of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Bound in full dark blue leather, with gilt-stamped Fine. 348pages. 10 1/4 x 7.
Frontis. black-and-white portrait drawing of Flaubert and illustrations by Pierre Brissaud engraved in wood by Theo Schmied.
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24.00 USD
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Hillary, Sir Edmund, VIEW FROM THE SUMMIT.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1999. Signed First Edition. Signed by Hillary on a special end paper page. Bound in full blue leather, with gilt-stamped coa Fine Condition. There is a laid-in Easton Press book plate, a card with a note about the book and author and certificate of authenticity also signed by Hillary (none are attached). As with most Easton Press books, this was probably never opened until we did so to catalog it and it certainly has never been read. It will be a spectacular edition to any library or book shelf. 336 pages. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2.
Illustrated with photographs. "In...View from the Summit, Sir Edmund Hillary recalls a life spent searching for new challenges and pushing human endurance and achievement to its limits. Gripping and candid, View from the Summit is a unique memoir from the world's greatest living explorer."
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200.00 USD
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