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THE OXFORD LIBRARY COLLECTION: A LOT OF 47 LEATHER BOUND OXFORD LIBRARY OF THE WORLDS GREATEST BOOKS. PLEASE SEE THE PHOTOGRAPHS FOR BOOK TITLES AND ADDITIONAL DETAIL.

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Pere Goriot, Honore De Balzac, OUP: Honore De Balzac by Pere Goriot, The Oxford Library of The World's Great Books, leather bound, published by Oxford University Press. In good condition.

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The Red and The Black, Oxford University Press: The Red and The Black by Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle), translated by Charles Tergie, The Oxford Library of The World's Great Books, leather bound, published by Oxford University Press. In good conditi

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Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron, OUP: The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio, translated by G. H. McWilliam, The Oxford Library of The World's Great Books, leather bound, published by Oxford University Press. In good condition.

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Franklin Library 100 Greatest Books Of All Time: Complete set of the Franklin Library's 100 Greatest Books of All Time, produced between 1974 and 1982. Each volume is a limited edition hardcover, bound in premium full leather with a hubbed spine and

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96 Franklin Libraries Book Set: These beautiful books are from the Franklin Library's 100 Greatest Books of All Time limited collection. 96 books total are included in this lot, with titles ranging from Homer's Odyssey, Darw

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Franklin Library The 100 Greatest Books of All Time: Lot includes the prince by Machiavelli, Aristotle politics, Sigmund Freud basic works, Jean O’Neill plays, Tristram Shandy by Lawrence Stern, crime and punishment, warrantees, women in love, William

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A GROUP OF FORTY-THREE FRANKLIN LIBRARY TITLES FROM,: A GROUP OF FORTY-THREE FRANKLIN LIBRARY TITLES FROM, "THE 100 GREATEST BOOKS OF ALL TIME," SERIES, 1974-1982, gilt embossed genuine leather bound classics, including selected titles, The Last of the

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Franklin Library Limited Edition Classics: A selection of 12 limited edition Franklin Library books from the "100 Greatest Books of All Time" series. The books are presented in leatherbound covers with raised bands to the spine, gilt lettering

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Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1975: Book Title: Treasure Island Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Illustrator: N.C Wyeth Publisher: The Franklin Library, PA Date: 1975 Limited edition Part of the "100 Greatest Books of All Time" series Dar

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3 Russian Classics: Tolstoy, Turgenev, & Dostoevsky: Book Title: Crime and Punishment Author: Feodor Dostoevsky Translator: Jessei Coulson Publisher: The Franklin Library, PA Date: 1975 Limited edition Part of the "100 Greatest Books of All Time" series

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Lot of 5 19th Century British Classics: Book Title: Jane Eyre Author: Charlotte Bronte Illustrator: Monro S. Orr Publisher: The Franklin Library, PA Date: 1981 Limited edition Part of the "100 Greatest Books of All Time" series Navy leather

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Lot of 3 Ancient Epic Poems: Virgil & Homer: Book Title: The Aeneid Author: Virgil Publisher: The Franklin Library, PA Date: 1975 Limited edition Part of the "100 Greatest Books of All Time" series Black leather binding with gilt design Descript

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Lot of 4 Irish Classics: Joyce, Sterne, Swift, Donleavy: Book Title: Ulysses Author: James Joyce Publisher: The Franklin Library, PA Date: 1976 Limited edition Part of the "100 Greatest Books of All Time" series Brown leather binding with gilt design James

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Franklin Library Oxford Library World's Greatest Books

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Canterbury TalesThe Brothers KaramazovThe Sound and the FuryThe Portrait of a LadyAnna KareninaUlyssesThe Great GatsbyTess of The D’UrbervillesMadame BovaryThe Divine ComedyGargantua and PantagruelMoby-DickTragediesThe Scarlet LetterThe Magic MountainPoems by John DonneHonore De BalzacThe Collected Poems of W. B. YeatsEssays by Michel De MontaignePlays by Anton ChekhovSwann’s WayGreat ExpectationsComedies by MoliereThe Red and the BlackCandideThe DecameronHistories by William ShakespeareTales of Mystery by Edgar Allan PoeDon Quixote De La ManchaVirgilWuthering Heights Romantic PoetsGulliver’s TravelsParadise LostAlice in WonderlandPlays by Henrik IbsenComedies by William ShakespeareTom JonesVanity FairFaustJane Eyre The Confessions of St. Augustine

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Franklin Library Oxford Library World's Greatest Books

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