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Book has a gentle bump to corner otherwise in fine unread condition. Easton, franklin, and the barnes and noble stuff are really the only entrylevel leather bound classic books that youll readily find. Franklin books has a great selection of classic leather bound books in our oldwick gallery and online. Regardless of a collectors motivation, there are a few things to. Leather bound books can make your coffee table, bookshelf, or office feel cozy yet professional and advantage book binding will make sure your books are bound in a timely and professional manner.
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The page edges are gold color and book title on cov read more. The franklin library, a division of the franklin mint, was a publisher of fine collector edition books from the early 1970s until 2000. Abebooks leather bound books special limited editions. This is copy number 289 of only 1,250 copies signed and numbered by the author. For over 40 years gryphon editions has been publishing facsimile reproductions of the classic books in law, medicine, science, history and political thought. Print your own book single book printing one off book. Classic editions specializes in antiquarian and custom leather bound books, fine art photography featuring classic photobooks and original signed photographs. Canterbury classics is an imprint of printers row publishing group, printing classic book series in colorful and inventive forms like word cloud classics.
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