Proteus

As New; Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. First Edition, and limited. As New; pristine. Never read nor handled, except to scan. Ribbon bookmark is, in fact, still in its original position. Large octavo, 306 pp.(305 numbered). Franklin's lavish leather binding of West's tale of undisclosed power. See scans. Full rich black leather, gilt decorated and imprinted, spine panels rib divided, All Edges Gilt, black silk moire endpapers with matching page-marker ribbon. The Franklin Library, doing what they did best. Immaculately preserved. With the author's "A Special Message to the members of The First Edition Society" (prefacing the novel) and the separate original eightfold, eight-page "Notes From the Editors" pamphlet (this pamphlet is sunned at the top; see scan) which accompanied the book. Please review scans. L-franklin1