The Three Musketeers (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series)

First thus. Stated ‘collector’s edition’.  xxii, 422pp, with coloured portrait frontispiece and further monochrome illustration, full page and in text.  Bound in full black leather, four raised bands to spine and 22kt gilt stamped lettering and decorations.  All edges gilt.  Silk moire endpapers and yellow satin ribbon marker bound in.  Smyth-sewn pages with decorative head band.  Printed on archival-quality, acid-free paper which will not tan over time. 4to. Previous pricing information lightly penciled on half title page else volume is neat, clean, bright and tight throughout.

The Easton Press, founded in 1975, is renowned for publishing fine quality and masterfully crafted, leather bound books.  The volumes are often reissues of historical, canonical and classical literature but the Easton Press also has original and modern sub-genres in its catalogue. Many of its publications use elegant, classic typography and vintage or specially commissioned illustrations: all are beautifully designed with stylish exterior and interior detailing.