— Billy Budd, Sailor; the Piazza Tales;

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, The Franklin Library, 1982. Special Limited Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Another fine addition to the Franklin Library, 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature - Limited Edition. Handsomely produced as per usual Franklin Library Limited Edition standards, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, but lightly scuffed to rear panel fore-edge and shearing to rear panel at spines, dissipating upward to rear panel at top. Endpaper edges front and rear are sunned from green to brown. Featuring moire endpapers, bound-in silk ribbon bookmark, raised bands, all edges gilt, rich, colorful green leather covers, classy gilt decoration to cover and spine. Gift-quality condition inside and out. 341 [1] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good