The Lives of the Saints by Samuel Butler. Complete Edition Edited, Revised, and Supplemented by Herbert J. Thurston and Donald Attwater. In Four Volumes. Published by Easton Press in 1995.
A beautiful set, finely printed and bound in four volumes.
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Easton Press are a modern fine publisher who are still active and printing luxurious leatherbound editions of important titles. Many of the most desirable titles are long out of print, and so the titles outside of their "100 Greatest Books of All Time" series and their long sold out Deluxe Limited Editions remain highly (and increasingly) desirable.
Easton Press produce high quality books which are fully bound in real leather with all edges gilt. They use 22kt gold in their detailing and have many other luxurious features such as a silk page marker, pages sewn in and not glued, acid-neutral paper, and often include original illustrations or translations commissioned specifically for their editions. They predominantly publish classics and are best known for their '100 Greatest Books' series, but also publish other works such as science fiction, modern classics, fine facsimile editions, deluxe limited editions, signed editions, limited sets, etc.
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Condition:
In excellent condition overall. Spines in fine condition showing very attractively indeed on the shelf, the bindings are secure and without shelf lean, with joints and hinges fine, and all boards securely attached. No gilt loss to spines or boards. All edges gilt, some extremely minor scratches, else fine. No attached bookplates or written ownership inscriptions in any of the four volumes. Internally in fine condition throughout all volumes with all called for pages present. Page blocks slightly warped as typical.
