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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series) (Leather Bound)
by Franklin, Benjamin; William Sharp (drawings); Carl Van Doren (intro)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Mansfield Center, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Easton Press. 1976. Limited Edition. Fine; Hardcover; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 1976 Easton Press Limited Edition, reprinted from the 1951 Heritage Press edition with line drawings by William Sharp. One of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series. Fully bound in dark red calf, banded spine, elaborate gilt decoration, all edges gilt; silk moire endpapers, silk ribbon placemark. In Fine condition, bright, clean, tight, square; pristine pages. Collector's Notes and book plate absent. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount Hope Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31081
- Title
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series) (Leather Bound)
- Author
- Franklin, Benjamin; William Sharp (drawings); Carl Van Doren (intro)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Date Published
- 1976
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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About the Seller
Mount Hope Books
Biblio member since 2004
Mansfield Center, Connecticut
About Mount Hope Books
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Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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