Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1967-2002. (21) titles, most Collector's Edition, all bound in genuine leather with gilt decoration, raised bands on spine, moire endpapers, ribbon bookmark, and all edges gilt, including (9) from the "Great Books of the 20th Century" series, (5) by William Faulkner, and an additional (7) by a variety of writers such as Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Kafka.

The remaining (9) titles, full or partially bound in gilt-decorated leather or leatherette with all edges gilt, include a scarce special edition of Ludwig von Mises's Human Action: A Treatise on Economics (one of 200 copies from Laissez Faire Books, 1985), along with the following titles: Everyday Life in Bible Times (National Geographic Society, 1977); Personal Reminiscences of General Robert E. Lee (United States Historical Society Press, 1989. Limited ed.); Sources of Our Liberties (The Legal Classics Library, 1990); Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America (The American Classics Library, 1990); The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster (The Classics of Liberty Library, 1993); Calhoun's A Disquisition on Government... (The Classics of Liberty Library, 1995); Hatcher's Notebook (The Firearms Classics Library, The National Rifle Association, 1996); and On Relativity (The Classics of Science Library, 1999).

Largest 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.; smallest 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.

From the Collection of Wayne Morrison, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Most near fine with occasional minor shelf wear, internally clean; many with a used or un-used bookplate; one volume with a scratch on the lower board and minor damage at lower edge, a couple with slight separation from text block, one with small spots of glue(?) on the upper board, one with light soiling, and (2) with fore-edge foxing.