(14) Franklin Leather-Bound Library Shelf Books

Lot description

(lot of 14) Books: on the subject of classic literature, all with leather bindings, gilt page ends, raised spine bands, gilt cover details, published by The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, including: (2) "The History of Tom Jones a Foundling," by Henry Fielding, copyright 1980, 736 pages, (1) "Getting Up and Going Home," by Robert Anderson, limited edition published exclusively for members of the First Edition Society, copyright 1978, 257 pages, (1) "Guy de Maupassant: Stories," by Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant, limited edition from "The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers" Collection, copyright 1977, 355 pages, (1) "Arrowsmith," by Sinclair Lewis, limited edition published exclusively for subscribers, copyright 1975, pages 525, (1) "The Red and the Black," by Stendhal/ Marie-Henri Beyle, copyright 1981, 496 pages, (1) "Fathers and Sons," by Ivan Turgenev, copyright 1984, 247 pages, (1) "The Mill on the Floss," by George Eliot, copyright 1981, 536 pages,  (1) "Now, God Be Thanked," by John Masters, limited edition published exclusively for members of the First Edition Society, copyright 1979, 651 pages, (1) "Advise and Consent," by Allen Drury, with card at front end paper inscribed "Published Expressly for the Personal Library of James E. Harrigan, The Easton Press," copyright 1976, 745 pages, (1) "Freedom of The Will," by Johnathan Edwards, from the "100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature" Collection, copyright 1984, 273 pages, (1) "The Bridge of San Luis Rey," by Thornton Wilder, copyright 1976, 148 pages, (1) "Peasants and Other Stories," by Anton Chekhov, from the "Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers" Collection, copyright 1977, 480 pages, (1) "The Confessions of Nat Turner," by William Styron, copyright 1976, 441 pages, largest: approx 9 3/8"h, 6"w, 2"d, 52lbs total