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Price: US$2.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: These are not the leather books. 22 pages. A pamphlet that was designed to go with the fancy Franklin Library full leather; intricately gilded, limited editions. This was also part of a series know as "The 100 greatest Masterpieces of American Literature" This copy has ink writing on the back. Size: Thin 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
Seller: Jeff Stark, Barstow, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$5.00 + shipping
Description: 22 pp. Illustrated. 12mo, publisher's printed wrappers. From the limited edition collection, The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature. Fine.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Henry Adams. Rare Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres. The Franklin Library, 1978.
Price: US$14.76 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Limited Edition Hardcover bound in burgundy full leather with raised bands on spine, gilt titles and handsome gilt decorations on boards and spine, burgundy moire silk endpapers with a matching silk ribbon placeholder bound in. Gilt page edges. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelf wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Includes editor's notes.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Henry Adams. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres. Franklin Library, 1978.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Like new! Burgundy leather-bound with elaborate gilt design, gilt page block. Raised bands on spine, beautiful burgundy silk end papers with matching satin ribbon page marker. Limited Edition, "100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature."
Seller: The Book Medley, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Henry Adams. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres, Limited Edition. The Franklin Library, 1978.
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Condition: Very Good
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Seller: HPB-Ruby, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Henry Adams. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center PA, 1978.
Price: US$19.95 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Clean near fine full leather. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Wm Burgett Bks and Collectibles, san diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Large 8vo, gilt-stamped dark red leather, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, bound-in ribbon marker, 367 pp., b&w illus., plans. 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature collection, published under the auspices of the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration. A Fine copy, As New but for a touch of rubbing to gilt at fore-edge.
Seller: Crane's Bill Books, Albuquerque, NM, U.S.A.
Adams, Henry. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres. The Franklin Library, 1978.
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Condition: As New
Description: 367 pages. Maroon leather with gilt titling and decoration, fine. Spine square. Binding sound. No jacket, as issued. Pages edged in gilt. Interior clean and bright, text unmarked
Seller: The Book Bin, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good. Gently used with NO markings in text; binding is tight. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore since 1992.
Seller: Book Alley, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$22.62 + shipping
Description: fine, A.E.G.,Full Leather, Limited edition
Seller: Ken Saunders, Stirling, ON, Canada
Adams, Henry. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres. The Franklin Library, 1978.
Price: US$27.50 + shipping
Condition: Fine
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Seller: Unique Books, Lexington, KY, U.S.A.
Henry Adams. Mont-Saint-michel and Chartres. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1978.
Price: US$28.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Full leather binding, all edges gilt, moire endpapers, sewn-in ribbon marker, hubbed spine, gilt decorations on spine and covers. From the limited edition collection, The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature. Includes the often missing Notes from the Editors pamphlet.
Seller: The Book Shelf, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$29.00 + shipping
Description: Slight flaking of gilt on foreedge. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Wm Burgett Bks and Collectibles, san diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$29.95 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine Clean brown full leather. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Wm Burgett Bks and Collectibles, san diego, CA, U.S.A.
Adams, Henry. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres, Limited Edition. The Franklin Library, 1978.
Price: US$31.99 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Bound in full leather. Hardcover. Fine binding and covers. Stamped with 22kt gold gilt design on cover front, back and spine. All edges gold. Silk moire fabric end papers. Satin ribbon place holder. Fine binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. For more than 30 years, the Franklin Library has been the standard for finely bound, profusely gilt classic leather bindings.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Adams, Henry. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1978.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: This book is in as new condition with tight binding and clean text. This book is apart of the limited 100 greatest masterpieces of american literature. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
Adams, Henry. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres. The Franklin Library, 1978.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Well-preserved copy of this great work is bound in fine topgrain red leather embellished with 22-karat gold. Gilt all-around page edges, red silk ribbon and endpapers. From the Franklin Limited Edition Collection "The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature". Also comes with 22-page Notes From the Editors. Gift quality. Clean, tight.
Seller: PSBooks, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Adams, Henry. Mont-Saint Michel and Chartres. The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, 1978.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: 22K gold decorations on burgundy leather with hubbed spine. Rich red violet silk moire end papers, with matching satin ribbon bookmark bound in. 367pp, edged in 22K gold. Notes from the Editors laid in.
Seller: Browse Awhile Books, Tipp City, OH, U.S.A.
Adams, Henry. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres. Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1978.
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Condition: As New
Description: 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature. 367pp 2.28lb 9.6x7.2x1.4in
Seller: Newbury Books, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
ADAMS, Henry.. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres.. Franklin Library,, Franklin Center:, 1978.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Limited edition. Publisher's "Notes from the Editors" laid in. Octavo, fully bound in burgundy leather with gilt lettering and design, raised bands along spine, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, sewn-in ribbon bookmark. Fine.
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$36.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The erudite Henry Adams (1838-1918) takes the reader on a guided tour of Mont-Saint-Michel, Chartres and other historic sites in northern France in a deluxe leatherbound reprint edition by the Franklin Library. The author was the great-grandson of President John Adams and grandson of Pres. John Quincy Adams. With illustrations by Gonzalo Fonseca. Issued as part of the publisher's 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series. One of an unspecified number in this limited edition. Publisher's "Notes from the Editors" booklet is included. --- Bound in full maroon bonded leather covers with four raised bands on spine. Spine titling, elaborate decorations to covers and spine, and textblock edges (AEG) all in bright gilt. Leaves made from high-quality papers. Maroon silk moire endpapers, with matching sewn-in satin ribbon bookmarks. Volume lacks a dust jacket (as issued). --- An about Near Fine copy: tightly-bound, bright and newish, though with mild scratching to textblock fore-edge gilding and 3 shallow indentations to front cover fore-edge.; Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xvi, 367 pages
Seller: Bluebird Books (RMABA, IOBA), Littleton, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$36.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Minor blemishes to boards, edges, and endpapers. 1978 Full-Leather. xvi, 367 pp. Full maroon leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. "Henry Adams's classic meditation on medieval culture and architecture, Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres, originally published privately in 1904 and publicly in 1913, is a travelogue of sorts, chronicling his journeys, observations, and encounters with the French Medieval architectural monuments. Critic Maurice le Briton described it as 'undoubtedly Adams's greatest work' and, when read alongside The Education of Henry Adams, critic Raymond Carney remarked that the two works may be read as a 'spiritual autobiography.' Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres transcends its travelogue premise, with Adams's journey being more than just to tourist sites but towards a meaningful engagement with the Medieval worldview for which these epic cathedrals are a lasting testament. Henry Adams's Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres is a must-read for those with an interest in architecture, history, art, and literature.
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$39.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Ding to exterior edge of pages. Very Good overall condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings.; 367 pages
Seller: True Oak Books, Highland, NY, U.S.A.
Adams, Henry. Mont-Saint-Michel And Chartres. The Franklin Library, Pa., 1978.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: This is a New and Unread copy of the Limited Edition. Bound in full leather (deep maroon) with gilt decorations to the front cover and spine and gilt lettering to the spine as well. Place marker. All edges gilt. Moire endpapers. A stunning copy.
Seller: Nilbog Books, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Adams, Henry. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres. The Franklin Library, 1978.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Red leather with decorative gilt on covers and spine. All edges gilt. Red silk endpapers and ribbon. Clean and tight.
Seller: Bearly Read Books, Sudbury, MA, U.S.A.
Adams, Henry; Fonseca, Gonzalo. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres. Franklin Library, 1978.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. ; The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 367 pages
Seller: A Good Read, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$59.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good with no marks, damage or labels. We Ship Daily! Satisfaction Guaranteed!
Seller: Cathy's Half Price Books, Havertown, PA, U.S.A.
Adams, Henry. Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres, Limited Edition. The Franklin Library, 1978.
Price: US$60.70 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New book. Franklin Library book bound in full leather. Raised bands on spine, silk ribbon marker, gilded page edges, and moire end-papers.
Seller: West Coast Bookseller, Moorpark, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Format is approximately 7 inches by 9.75 inches. xvi, 367, [1] pages. Illustrations. Index. This is one of The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature a limited edition collection that was published under the auspices of The American Revolution Bicentennial Administration. Henry Brooks Adams (February 16, 1838 - March 27, 1918) was an American historian and a member of the Adams political family, descended from two U.S. presidents. As a young Harvard graduate, he served as secretary to his father, Charles Francis Adams, Abraham Lincoln's ambassador to the United Kingdom. The posting influenced the younger man through the experience of wartime diplomacy, and absorption in English culture, especially the works of John Stuart Mill. After the American Civil War, he became a political journalist who entertained America's foremost intellectuals at his homes in Washington and Boston. During his lifetime, he was best known for The History of the United States of America 1801-1817, a nine-volume work, praised for its literary style, command of the documentary evidence, and deep (family) knowledge of the period and its major figures. His posthumously published memoir, The Education of Henry Adams, won the Pulitzer Prize and went on to be named by the Modern Library as the best English-language nonfiction book of the 20th century. As an academic historian, Adams is considered to have been the first (in 1874-1876) to conduct historical seminar work in the United States. Among his students was Henry Cabot Lodge, who worked closely with Adams as a graduate student. Gonzalo Fonseca (2 July 1922 - 11 June 1997) was a Uruguayan artist known for his stone sculpting. He originally studied to be an architect at the University of Montevideo, but discovered modern art in 1942 after working in the Taller Torres-Garcia workshop. He studied painting in the workshop until 1949, and became interested in pre-Columbian art during that time. Fonseca is frequently associated with the movement Universal Constructivism. In 1904, Adams privately published a copy of his "Mont Saint Michel and Chartres", a pastiche of history, travel, and poetry that celebrated the unity of medieval society, especially as represented in the great cathedrals of France. Originally meant as a diversion for his nieces and "nieces-in-wish", it was publicly released in 1913 at the request of Ralph Adams Cram, an important American architect, and published with support of the American Institute of Architects. He published The Education of Henry Adams in 1907, in a small private edition for selected friends. Only following Adams's death was The Education made available to the general public, in an edition issued by the Massachusetts Historical Society. It ranked first on the Modern Library's 1998 list of 100 Best Nonfiction Books and was named the best book of the 20th century by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, a conservative organization that promotes classical education. It was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1919. Mont Saint Michel and Chartres is a book written by the American historian and scholar Henry Adams (1838-1918). Adams wrote this book, a meditative reflection on medieval culture, well after his historical masterpiece, The History of the United States of America (1801-1817). Mont Saint Michel and Chartres is far more whimsical, a playful meditative reflection on medieval culture. It was published privately in 1904; in 1913, it was made more widely available when published with the support of the American Institute of Architects. Mont Saint Michel and Chartres has garnered high praise: for example, Maurice le Briton said, "Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres is undoubtedly Adams's greatest work; though not apparently related to his earlier writings, this inspired work of poetry is the crowning achievement of his severe and somber historical oeuvre." The Franklin Library was a division of The Franklin Mint that produced fine collector edition books over three decades ending in the year 2000. For this reason all Franklin Library editions are now considered "out of print" and are no longer available for sale from the Franklin Mint. The Franklin Library produced books in three different binding styles referred to as full genuine leather, imitation leather, and quarter bound genuine leather. The full leather bound editions were produced through out the Franklin Library's full life span and the other two styles (imitation and quarter bound) were only produced through the 1970's and 80's. Below are some of the characteristics found in all Franklin Library editions along with more detailed information about the different binding styles. All Editions: ⢠High quality paper; ⢠Pages that are sewn not glued into the binding; ⢠Gold gilded page edges on all three sides; ⢠Raised spine bands that give each book that distinctive antique look. The genuine full leather bound editions are the highest quality of the three. While most characteristics remained constant through out the different series and years of production the style of end papers varied from silk moiré to decorative paper. Some of the characteristics that remained constant: ⢠Full genuine leather binding; ⢠22k. gold lettering and stampings on the spine and covers; and ⢠Attached silk page marker.
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.