Brave New World (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series)

First thus. Stated ‘collector’s edition’.  xxxii, 238pp, with a coloured portrait plate frontispiece specially commissioned for this edition, and further full page illustrations interleafed 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 pencilled on half title page else volume is neat, clean, bright and tight throughout.  The bookplate issued by the Easton Press with this volume has been affixed to the half title page but remains blank.

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.