Deluxe limited edition of Bulfinch’s Mythology in three volumes, from the Easton Press.
Octavo, [three volumes], [2], 488pp [Vol. I]; 414, [2] pp [Vol. II] ; 373pp [Vol. III]. Full leather, title in gilt on spines, five raised bands with decorative gilt compartments, decorative gilt design on covers of all volumes. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Satin bookmark bound-in. Gray cloth slipcase with black felt lining, title in gilt on front panel. Limited edition of 800 copies, which this is number 116.
From the Easton Press, limited edition of Jules Verne’s In Search of the Castaways.
Octavo, 620pp. Full green leather, title in gilt on spine. Raised bands. Decorative illustrations in gilt and black on covers and spine. All gilt edges, marbled endpapers and silk bookmark. In green cloth clamshell with black felt lining, decorations in gilt and black on front cover and spine. Limited edition of 400 copies, which this is number 189.
Limited edition from the Easton Press of Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, signed by the author.
Octavo, xiii, [1], 286pp. Light brown leather, title in gilt over maroon on spine, five raised bands with decorative gilt compartments. Decorative gilt design over maroon on front and back covers, touch of black ink on the lower left corner of back cover. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Satin bookmark bound-in. Light brown cloth slipcase with maroon felt lining, matching decorative design as on volume. Limited edition of 600 copies, which this is number 164. Signed by the author, Daniel Keyes, on the limitation page. Certificate of authenticity laid-in.
From the Easton Press, limited edition of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged.
Octavo, 1168pp. Full blue leather, title in gilt on spine. Raised bands. Decorative gilt illustrations on cover and spine. All gilt edges, silk endpapers and silk bookmark. Blue cloth slipcase with black felt lining, gilt illustration on front panel. Limited edition of 800 copies, this is number 362.
From the Easton Press, deluxe limited edition of John Milton’s Paradise Lost.
Quarto, [two volumes], [8], 228pp [Vol. I]; [6], 218pp [Vol. II]. Brown cowhide leather, title in gilt over black on spines, five raised bands with gilt-ruled compartments. Gilt design with floral motifs on covers. Decorative gilt turn-ins and marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Satin bookmarks bound-in. Limited edition of 800 copies, which this is number 224. Very slight bump to upper corner of back cover of volume II, but overall a very handsome set.
From the Easton Press, deluxe limited edition of The Book of Common Prayer.
Octavo, [irregular pagination]. Full black leather, title in gilt over red on spine, three raised bands with decorative gilt, red and blue compartments. Decorative design in gilt, red and blue on front and back covers. All edges gilt. Silk endpapers. Satin bookmark bound-in. Black cloth slipcase with black felt lining, matching decorative design as on volume. Limited edition of 800 copies, which this is number 95. A beautiful copy.
A re-creation of the original Owen Jones edition published in 1845 by John Murray, London.
Signed limited edition of One Soldier’s Story by Senator Bob Dole.
Octavo, ix, [5], 287pp. Blue leather, title in gilt on spine. All edges gilt. Silk endpapers. Laid-in paperwork from the Easton Press. Free of any marks or notations. From a limited edition of 1880 copies, this being number 1718, signed by Senator Bob Dole.
Bob Dole served in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996, serving as Majority Leader for one year, just prior to his retirement. He was the 1996 Republican presidential nominee, losing to President Bill Clinton. He is married to former Senator Elizabeth Dole.
The Lord of the Rings collection from The Easton Press, known as The Tolkien Classics collection.
Octavo, [five volumes]. Full green leather, titles in gilt on spines and covers. All edges gilt, decorative silk endpapers. Includes 4 laid-in maps of Middle Earth. All volumes appear unread, in fine condition.
Octavo, [five volumes]. Black leather, titles in gilt on spines, raised bands with decorative gilt compartments. Decorative gilt design on covers. All edges gilt. Silk endpapers. Satin bookmarks bound-in. Advertising brochure from Easton Press laid-in. A very nice set.
Each volume contains a frontispiece by Larry Schwinger. The following titles are included in this set: Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell, Jr.; The Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jack Finney; The Puppet Masters by Robert A. Heinlein; The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis; and The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham.
From the Easton Press, deluxe limited edition of Edward Gibbon’s The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire.
Quarto, [two volumes], [xvi], [xi], [1], 643pp; [xi], [1] 666pp. Full green leather, titles in gilt on spines, raised bands with illustrated gilt compartments. Title with decorative gilt illustrations on front and back covers. All edges gilt. Silk endpapers. Satin bookmarks bound-in. Green cloth slipcase with black felt lining, title in gilt on front panel with matching decorative gilt illustration as on volumes. Limited edition of 600 copies, which this is number 139. A handsome set.
From the Easton Press, deluxe limited edition of Plutarch’s Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans
Quarto, [five volumes]. Full brown leather, titles in gilt on spines, raised bands with decorative gilt compartments. Gilt decorations on covers. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Satin bookmarks bound-in. Limited edition of 400 sets, which this is number 10. A fine set.
While England Slept by Winston S. Churchill, from The Easton Press.
Octavo, xii, 404pp. Black leather, title in gilt on spine, raised bands with gilt decorations. Silk endpapers. All edges gilt. A fine example, which appears unread.
Originally titled Arms and the Covenant, this book was first published in London in 1938. The title was changed to While England Slept for the first United States publication that same year.
Signed limited edition of Keeping Faith by Jimmy Carter, from The Easton Press.
Octavo, xiv, 622pp. Gray leather, title in gilt on spine. Raised bands, decorative gilt design on covers. All edges gilt, illustrated endpapers. Signed by President Jimmy Carter on limitation page, with a full signature.
Signed first edition of An Easy Burden by Mayor Andrew Young.
Octavo, x, 550pp. Brown leather, title in gilt on spine, decorative gilt design on both covers. All edges gilt, silk endpapers. Includes paperwork from The Easton Press. An unread copy. From a limited edition of 1,300 copies, this being number 437, all signed by Andrew Young.
Andrew Young (b. 1932) represented Georgia’s 5th Congressional District in Congress, served as President Jimmy Carter’s Ambassador to the United Nations and served as the 55th Mayor of Atlanta. He began his career as a pastor in Alabama and eventually became associated with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He was a colleague and friend to Martin Luther King, Jr., helping to strategize the Civil Rights Campaigns across the South. He would become the first African American Ambassador to the United Nations, then Mayor of Atlanta.
From The Easton Press, autobiography of Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat, In Search of Identity, with a foreword added by President Jimmy Carter after Sadat’s death. This copy is signed by President Carter.
Octavo, 360pp. Brown leather, title in gilt on spine, decorative gilt design on covers. All edges gilt, silk endpapers, silk bookmark. A fine, unread example. This copy is signed by President Jimmy Carter on the title page.
