Easton Press – Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. "A thriller, a gripping tale that you will not set down until it is finished. Steinbeck has touched the quick." —The New York Times
Condition: Like new, with unused bookplate
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Easton Press – Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam was written anonymously in the 11th century by a poet who was known in his time as a highly skilled mathematician. Edward Fitzgerald translated the work anonymously in 1859 supplying the English-speaking world with an adaptation rather than a strict translation of Omar Khayyam's poem. This beautiful edition contains beautiful paintings by Artur Szyk. Part of the Easton Press "100 Greatest Books Ever Written."
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Easton Press – Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom's Cabin was the best-selling novel of the 19th century and the second best-selling book of that century, following the Bible. It is credited with helping fuel the abolitionist cause in the 1850s. In the first year after it was published, 300,000 copies of the book were sold in the United States; one million copies in Great Britain. In 1855, three years after it was published, it was called "the most popular novel of our day." The impact attributed to the book is great, reinforced by a story that when Abraham Lincoln met Stowe at the start of the Civil War, Lincoln declared, "So this is the little lady who started this great war." Part of the Easton Press "100 Greatest Books Ever Written."
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Easton Press – Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe
From the original master of horror, Edgar Allan Poe, comes the most acclaimed collection of horror tales ever published. This is a popular title for posthumous compilations of writings by American author, essayist and poet Edgar Allan Poe and was the first complete collection of his works specifically restricting itself to his suspenseful and related tales.
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Easton Press – The Analects of Confucius
The Analects are a collection of Confucius’s sayings brought together by his pupils shortly after his death in 497 BC. Together they express a philosophy, or a moral code, by which Confucius, one of the most humane thinkers of all time, believed everyone should live. Upholding the ideals of wisdom, self-knowledge, courage and love of one’s fellow man, he argued that the pursuit of virtue should be every individual’s supreme goal.
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Easton Press – The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
The Red Badge of Courage is a war novel by American author Stephen Crane (1871–1900). Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. Overcome with shame, he longs for a wound, a "red badge of courage," to counteract his cowardice. When his regiment once again faces the enemy, Henry acts as standard-bearer. The novel is known for its realism.
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Easton Press – Complete Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe is one of the indisputable greats of American literature. Part of the American Romantic movement, his poetry has resonated with generations of readers. If you are a fan of Poe's work, you will love this book.
Condition: Like new, with unused bookplate.
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Easton Press – Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). The novel follows the lives of four sisters, detailing their passage from childhood to womanhood, and is loosely based on the author and her three sisters. It is said that Alcott created a new form of literature, one that took elements from Romantic children's fiction and combined it with others from sentimental novels, resulting in a totally new format. Part of the Easton Press "100 Greatest Books Ever Written."
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Easton Press – Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Great Expectations is a coming-of-age novel and it is a classic work of Victorian literature. It depicts the growth and personal development of an orphan named Pip. The novel contains some of Dickens most memorable scenes and is Dickens’ penultimate completed novel. Part of the Easton Press "100 Greatest Books Ever Written."
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Easton Press – The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
The Pilgrim’s Progress is a classic Christian story. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of theological fiction in Christian literature. It has also been cited as the first novel written in English. It is said that there is no book in English, apart from the Bible, to equal Bunyan's masterpiece for the range of its readership, or its influence on writers as diverse as William Thackeray, Charlotte Bronte, Mark Twain, CS Lewis, John Steinbeck and even Enid Blyton. Part of the Easton Press "100 Greatest Books Ever Written."
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Easton Press – Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
When Walt Whitman self-published Leaves of Grass in 1855, he rocked the literary world and forever changed the course of poetry. The collection of loosely connected poems represents the celebration of his philosophy of life and humanity and praises nature and the individual human's role in it. Rather than focusing on religious or spiritual matters, Leaves of Grass focuses primarily on the body and the material world.
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Easton Press – Walden by Henry David Thoreau
In 1845, Henry David Thoreau moved into a cabin by Walden Pond. With the intention of immersing himself in nature and distancing himself from the distractions of social life, Thoreau sustained his retreat for just over two years. More popular than ever, “Walden” is a tribute to the virtues of simplicity and self-sufficiency.
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Easton Press – Moby Dick or the Whale by Herman Melville
Moby-Dick is considered a Great American Novel and an outstanding work of the Romantic period in America and the American Renaissance. "Call me Ishmael" is one of world literature's most famous opening sentences. D. H. Lawrence called it "one of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world," and "the greatest book of the sea ever written."
Condition: Like new, except for one very minor scratch on the gold inlay.
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Easton Press – Short Stories by Oscar Wilde
This complete collection of Oscar Wilde’s short stories showcases his brilliant storytelling skills and his amazing stylistic versatility, ranging from fairy tales and ghost stories to detective yarns and comedies of manners.
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Easton Press – The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann, Illustrated by Felix Hoffmann
In this dizzyingly rich novel of ideas, Mann, one of Germany’s most famous authors, uses a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps--a community devoted exclusively to sickness--as a microcosm for Europe, which in the years before 1914 was already exhibiting the first symptoms of its own terminal irrationality. The Magic Mountain is a monumental work of erudition and irony, sexual tension and intellectual ferment, a book that pulses with life in the midst of death. Part of the Easton Press “Great Books of the 20th Century."
Condition: Like new, except for several scratches on the gold inlay.
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Easton Press – David Copperfield by Charles Dickens SEALED
Of all of Charles Dickens's novels, David Copperfield most closely reflects the events of his own life. The story of an abandoned waif who discovers life and love in an indifferent world, this classic tale of childhood is populated with a cast of eccentrics, innocents, and villains who number among the author's greatest creations.
Condition: New, sealed in original factory shrinkwrap.
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Easton Press – The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson SEALED, but part of the cellophane is cut open
Emerson’s celebrated essays―the twelve published in Essays: First Series (1841) and eight in Essays: Second Series (1844)―are here presented in an authoritative one-volume edition, which incorporates all the changes and corrections Emerson made after their initial publication. Part of the Easton Press "100 Greatest Books Ever Written."
Condition: New, sealed in original factory shrinkwrap (cellophane is cut open for the length of the book, otherwise in perfect condition).
