first edition
1976 · Franklin C
by Stegner, Wallace
Franklin C: The Franklin Library, 1976. First Edition. Limited Edition Fine in full, dark blue leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine with gilt text and tool work in the compartments and with gilt designs and borders on the boards. All edges of the text block are gilt. The end sheets are silk and there is a matching placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. This title won the 1976 National Book Award. This version of the title is the true first edition of this book. 267 pages of text with illustrations by John Collier. Stegner won the Pulitzer Prize in 1971 for his book: Angle of Repose. An extremely handsome copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind. (Inventory #: TB30624)