In the 1970s and 1980s, the Franklin Mint’s Franklin Library division mass-marketed The 100 Greatest Books of All Times and Pulitzer Price Classic sets. More recently Easton Press and Gryphon Editions have produced leather-bound copies of many contemporary authors. Caxton Press of Idaho published a number of very small editions, some as few as 10 copies, of signed Morocco-leather Vardis Fisher books. In the 1920s and 1930s, Golden Cockerel Press in the United Kingdom hired Sangorski & Sutcliffe to leather-bound several titles. Private presses, such as Kelmscott Press (established by William Morris in 1891) and Roycroft Press (inspired by Elbert Hubbard) are famous for their leather bindings. An Etruscan binding has been acid etched and usually features a central panel surrounded by a decorative border. A two-tone leather cover is known as a Cambridge. Relievo binding is used to describe a deeply embossed tooling technique. Coats of arms, elaborate gilding, and using dyes to create a sprinkled effect enhance a book’s presentation. They may show some wear, typical for vintage or antique pieces.Many leather-covered books contain elaborate decorations on the leather. The vintage & antique items I share with you have been previously owned and loved. This beautiful leather-bound book is printed on sturdy, acid-neutral paper specially milled that conforms to all guidelines established for permanence and durability. Have any questions or need more photos, ask. Treasure Island i is in excellent vintage condition for its age with no rips or tears. Seeing the map as the call to adventure, he, along with a trusted doctor friend and a local squire, hires a ship and crew to sail to the island where the treasure is supposedly buried.Ī truly, gorgeously handsome volume, designed to become an heirloom, in collectible and gift-giving condition. and so when a pirate by the name of Billy Bones drops dead in the family's inn, leaving behind a treasure map and attracting a swarm of unsavory characters to said inn, it changes his life forever.
In timeless classic Treasure Island Jim Hawkins has lived a fairly ordinary life as the son of innkeepers.
Treasure Island is a leather-bound book with gold gilt pages and is an excellent addition to your vintage Robert Lewis Stevenson collection or Easton Press The Easton Press Leather Bound Collection Oxford University "World's Great Books" Series The Easton Press Leather Bound Collection.
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