The Greatest Books Ever Written, Franklin Library, 10 Volumes

The Greatest Books Ever Written

Franklin Library – Limited Editions

10 Volumes

This 10 volume collection of books includes significant works by some of the greatest writers of all time as chosen by a distinguished group of scholars that were hired by the Franklin Library to put together this collection. The books feature premium hand-cut full leather boards with a distinct cover design in ornate 22-karat gold gild. The spines are hubbed with raised horizontal ridges formed in the leather. There are silk moire endpapers with a sewn in matching satin bookmark. The pages are gold gilded to protect against dust and moisture and the paper used is acid neutral to last generations without discoloring.  I have classified this collection as Near FINE to FINE with some of the volumes having marks to the gilt and minimal shelf wear.

The books in the collection are:

Vanity Fair by William Makepece Thackeray

Candide by Voltaire

Plays by Bernard Shaw

The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy

The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper

The Red and the Black by Stendhal

Stories by Thomas Mann

Plays by Moliere

Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne

The cost of shipping by USPS Media Mail with delivery confirmation is included in the price. This is a wonderful opportunity to obtain a fantastic leather bound collection at a fraction of the price that I normally charge for these books.