The Red Badge of Courage [Collector's Edition Bound in Full Leather] by Crane, Stephen - 1980

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1980. Quarto [4to] size [not 8vo]. New in original shrink wrap. Bound in full, genuine leather [burgundy], bright 22 karat gilt embossed decorations and lettering, four-hubbed spine, amber colored moire fabric endpapers, gold satin ribbon page marker, bound in. [Instructions on how to care for Easton Press leather-bound books are laid in]. Printed on archival quality paper especially milled for this edition. Smyth Sewn (also known as Section Sewn binding & concealed muslin joints. Illustrated with sepia drawings by J. S. Curry and a frontispiece of author by Edward Vebell. 170pp, AEG [all edges gilt]. "Crane's unflinching portrait of a soldier's fear during the American Civil War and his drive to overcome it set a new standard of realism for all war novels to follow" [Easton Press]. Also available at time of posting this listing from the same series and publisher in new condition: Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck, Candide by Voltaire; The Decameron by Boccaccio. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . Full-Leather. New/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Curry, John Steuart . 4to - over 9 3/4 - 12" Tall.