Description
Bound as a single volume, three novels by Barbara Taylor Bradford, including: Hold the Dream, To Be the Best, and Act of Will. This is the first omnibus edition of these three works, from the personal library of the author.
Octavo, 1026pp. Finely bound in full purple morocco, detailed gilt border. Five raised bands, title in gilt on spine. Books from the library of Barbara Taylor Bradford are bound in the style of the Bayntun-Riviere Bindery. Heavily sunned spine, purple lifted to tan, a few small stains. All edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Number line listed on copyright page, starting with “1”. Solid text block, appears unread. Housed in a matching purple morocco slipcase, similarly sunned. A vibrant example.
Provenance: Doyle Auctions of New York, May 2025. This copy is from the private collection of Barbara Taylor Bradford, a British-American novelist. Following the success of her debut novel, A Woman of Substance (1979), Bradford wrote 40 best-selling novels, often about young women advancing in the world through hard work.
