The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy, from the Easton Press.
Octavo, 387pp. Red leather. Title in gilt on spine, decorative gilt illustrations on cover and spine. All edges gilt, silk endpapers. Silk bookmark. A fine collector’s edition.
Tom Clancy was a prolific American author, best known for The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger and The Sum of All Fears. Several of his novels have been made into major motion pictures.
From the Easton Press, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith.
Octavo, [two volumes in one], 590pp. Red leather, title in gilt on spine. Decorative gilt design on cover and spine. All gilt edges, silk endpapers and silk bookmark. A fine copy, likely never read.
Adam Smith spent 10 years writing and perfecting his classic work on modern theories of economic thought, which was first released in 1776.
Octavo, 351pp. Blue leather, title in gilt on spine, raised bands with decorative gilt compartments, illustration in gilt on front cover. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Satin bookmark bound-in. Blue cloth slipcase with blue felt lining, matching gilt illustration as on volume. Advertising brochure from Easton Press laid-in.
Octavo, 360pp. Green leather, title in gilt on spine and cover, five raised bands with decorative gilt compartments. Decorative design in black and gilt on front cover. All edges gilt. Decorative woodland scene on endpapers. Satin bookmark bound-in. Green cloth slipcase with green felt lining, matching decorative black and gilt design as on volume. Advertising brochure from Easton Press laid-in. Faint wear along bottom of slipcase, but overall a very attractive copy.
Signed limited edition from the Easton Press of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Quarto, [16], 259pp. Blue leather, title in gilt over maroon on spine, three raised bands with decorative gilt and maroon compartments. Decorative design in gilt and maroon on front cover. All edges gilt. Silk endpapers. Satin bookmark bound-in. Blue cloth slipcase with red felt lining, matching decorative design as on volume. Limited edition of 600 copies, which this is number 337. Signed by playwright Edward Albee on the limitation page. Certificate of authenticity laid-in.
From the Easton Press, the collector’s edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Includes Tender is the Night, The Great Gatsby and This side of Paradise.
Octavo, [three volumes]. Bound in full leather, titles in gilt on spines. Decorative gilt illustrations on covers and spines. All gilt edges, silk endpapers and silk bookmark. Books appear unread. All fine examples.
From the Easton Press, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer.
Thick octavo, xxviii, 1249pp. Black leather, title in gilt on spine. Decorative gilt illustrations on cover and spine. All gilt edges, silk endpapers and silk bookmark. Book appears unread. A fine example.
With a new introduction by Ron Rosenbaum.
Limited edition from the Easton Press of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, signed by the author.
Octavo, 198pp. Red leather, title in gilt over blue on spine, four raised bands with decorative gilt compartments. Decorative gilt design over blue on front and back covers. All edges gilt. Silk endpapers. Satin bookmark bound-in. Red cloth slipcase with blue felt lining, matching decorative design as on volume. Limited edition of 1000 copies, which this is number 51. Signed by the author, Paulo Coelho, on the limitation page. Certificate of authenticity laid-in.
The Romance Novels of Nathaniel Hawthorne, complete in three volumes, from the Easton Press.
Octavo, [three volumes]. All bound in red leather, title in gilt on spines. Decorative gilt illustrations on covers and spines. All gilt edges, silk endpapers and silk bookmark. Free of any marks. Appear to have never been read. All fine copies.
From the Easton Press, The Complete Christmas Novels of Charles Dickens.
Thick octavo, [in five parts]. Red leather, title in gilt over green on spine. Raised bands on spine. Festive holiday decorations in green and gilt on cover and spine. All edges gilt, silk endpapers and silk bookmark. Includes the following stories: A Christmas Carol, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Chimes, The Battle of Life and The Haunted Man. Gilt rubbed on bottom of text block, else a very beautiful copy.
From the Easton Press, limited edition of In Praise of Folly by Erasmus.
Octavo, 206pp. Full leather in two shades of brown, title in gilt over green on spine, raised bands with decorative gilt compartments. Decorative design in gilt and brown on covers. All gilt edges, marbled endpapers and silk bookmark. In green cloth slipcase with green felt lining, title in gilt on front panel within a decorative border. Limited edition of 800 copies, which this is number 98. A fine example.
From the Easton Press, deluxe limited edition of The History of Reynard the Foxe.
Quarto, 163pp. Full ivory leather, title in gilt on spine. Raised bands. Gilt decorations on covers and spine. Text printed on Crane’s Lettra 100% fine cotton fiber paper. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Satin bookmark bound-in. Ivory cloth clamshell case with white felt lining, gilt decorations on front panel and spine. Limited edition of 600 copies, this is copy number 101. A handsome volume.
From the Easton Press, signed collector’s edition of The Giver by Lois Lowry.
Octavo, [10], 225pp. Red leather, title in gilt on spine. Decorative gilt illustrations on cover and spine. All gilt edges, silk endpapers and silk bookmark. Book has never been read. A fine example. Signed on the signature page by the author. Certificate of Authentication laid-in.
The Giver was the winner of the 1994 Newbery Medal.
Octavo, [10], 337pp. Green leather, title in gilt on spine and cover, raised bands with decorative gilt compartments. Color illustration mounted on front cover within a decorative gilt design. All edges gilt. Silk endpapers. Satin bookmark bound-in. Green cloth slipcase with green felt lining, matching color illustration and gilt decoration as on volume. Advertising brochure from Easton Press laid-in.
From the Easton Press, limited edition of Gilgamesh, signed by the translator, Stephen Mitchell, and the illustrator, Rebecca Yanovskaya.
Quarto, [14], 278pp. Black leather, title in gilt over maroon on spine, raised bands with decorative gilt compartments. Decorative illustration in gilt and maroon on front cover, gilt and maroon ruled lines on back cover. Contains eight illustrated plates, which are hand tipped-in and protected by translucent overlays. All edges gilt. Illustrated black endpapers. Satin bookmark bound-in. Black cloth slipcase with black felt lining, illustration mounted on front panel within a decorative gilt border. Limited edition of 1200 copies, which this is number 358. Signed by the translator, Stephen Mitchell, and the illustrator, Rebecca Yanovskaya, on the limitation page. Certificate of authenticity laid-in.
