(12) Franklin 1st-Edition Leather-Bound Library Shelf Books

Lot description

(lot of 12) Library shelf books: various literature subjects, all with gilt-embossed leather binding, raised spine bands, gilt page ends, published by The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, all stated limited first editions, published exclusively for the First Edition Society, including: (1) "An American Prophet," by Gerald Green, copyright 1977, 365 pages; (1) "Anna Hastings: The Story of a Newspaper Person," by Allen Drury, copyright 1977, 304 pages; (1) "Beggarman, Thief," by Irwin Shaw, copyright 1977, 441 pages; (1) "The Unmade Bed," by Francoise Sagan, translated by Bernard Fuchs, copyright 1978, 279 pages; (1) "Women of Crisis: Lives of Struggle and Hope," by Robert Coles and Jane Hallowell Coles, copyright 1978, 296 pages; (1) "The Destinies of Darcy Dancer, Gentleman," by J.P. Donleavy, copyright 1977, 436 pages; (1) "Kalki: A Novel," by Gore Vidal, copyright 1978, 315 pages; (1) "The Alcestiad or A Life in the Sun: The Drunken Sisters," by Thornton Wilder, copyright 1977, 170 pages; (1) "Getting Up and Going Home," by Robert Anderson, copyright 1978, 257 pages; (1) "Picture Palace," by Paul Theroux, copyright 1978, 337 pages; (1) "Whistle," by James Jones, copyright 1978, 499 pages; (1) "War and Remembrance," by Herman Wouk, copyright 1978, 1115 pages; largest: approx 9.5"h, 7"w, 2.75"d, 26lbs total