FRANKLIN LIBRARY 100 GREATEST BOOKS OF ALL TIME, EUROPEAN AUTHORS, 10 VOLUMES

Inventory #: 26-824 – $450.00

The Rug Life is pleased to present this distinguished 10 volume collection of literary masterpieces published by The Franklin Library, renowned for its beautifully produced collector's editions of the world's most important works of literature. Representing an extraordinary gathering of celebrated European, Russian and Irish authors, this collection brings together some of the most influential novels, philosophical writings, poetry, and satirical masterpieces ever published. Each volume is individually bound in richly colored leather-style bindings, featuring elaborate gilt-stamped ornamentation, raised spine bands, and decorative lettering. The striking assortment of crimson, burgundy, emerald, green, midnight blue, deep brown, and golden tan creates a visually captivating collection of exceptional decorative character. The collection includes the following ten literary classics: 1. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy. 2. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. 3. The Red and the Black by Stendhal. 4. The Flowers of Evil by Charles Baudelaire. 5. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. 6. Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais. 7. Essays by Michel de Montaigne. 8. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. 9. Ulysses by James Joyce. 10. Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne. Acquired from a Metro Washington DC estate.