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Franklin Cente, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. First Edition. . Full-Leather. Fine/Issued Without Jacket. The Franklin Library's Limited Edition of "Kalki," Vidal's 24th novel in a long, distinguished career as an American man of letters is the true first edition, first printing, of this work about an ex-GI from New Orleans, a chemical-biological warfare expert in Vietnam, who… Read more about this item

Franklin Cente, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. First Edition. . Full-Leather. Very Good to Near Fine/Issued Without Jacket. An unusual and scarce copy of Vidal's novel about an ex-American GI, a chemical-biological warfare expert during his time in Vietnam, who suddenly appears in Nepal, claiming to be Kalki, a Hindu god on a mission to destroy mankind to… Read more about this item

Franklin Cente, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. First Edition. . Quarter Leather. Fine/Issued Without Jacket. The Franklin Library's Limited Edition of Emily Bronte's 1847 classic novel, her only novel before her death at 30 in 1848. First Edition Thus. Bound in dark brown quarter leather over green cloth boards with detailed gilt decoration and lettering on boards and… Read more about this item

Franklin Cente, PA: The Franklin Library, 1976. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Full-Leather. Fine/Issued Without Jacket. From The Franklin Library's 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature collection, Hawthorne's classic story of a woman who refused to kowtow to the demands of her Puritan community to divulge the name of the father of her illegitimate child. Bound in… Read more about this item

Franklin Cente, PA: The Franklin Library, 1977. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Full-Leather. Near Fine/Issued Without Jacket. Shaw's sequel to his bestselling "Rich Man, Poor Man," continuing the story of the younger Jordach generation in both Europe and America. The Franklin Library's Limited Edition, issued in dark blue full leather, gilt decoration and lettering on the spine… Read more about this item

Franklin Cente, PA: The Franklin Library, 1981. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Full-Leather. Fine/Issued Without Jacket. The limited edition of a late novel by Shaw, a mid-20th Century playwright and novelist probably best known for "The Young Lions" and "Lucy Crown." This is the Franklin Library Limited Edition in black full leather with gilt decoration and lettering… Read more about this item