The Franklin Library - (Limited, Signed First Edition) - by Edna O'Brien (1930- ) - "A Fanatic Heart" 1984
Collector's Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Luxury Edition, Leather, Gold Gilt, Satin Ribbon Bookmark, Acid-free Paper, Archival Standards, Made in the USA, Vintage, Gold Embossed, Marbled End Leaves, Hubbed Spine, Smyth-sewn Binding, LIKE NEW
The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, PA, 1987 - 6.50 in. x 9.50 in. Like New never read, still smells new. Accented in 22kt gold, printed on archival paper with gilded edges to all three sides of page block. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints with satin bookmark. Bound in full brown leather with hubbed banded spine, A Limited Edition signed by author.
Hubbed, in the context of book binding. Hubs are raised horizontal bands/ribs/ridges on the outside spine (binding edge) of a case bound book. This is another binding process. "Purely for the aesthetics.
In the past centuries up until the 1850s, the hub on a book's spine was a thread for (or sometimes a string) that helped to bind and strengthen the book.
Original publisher's letter serves as COA. .
The Franklin Library, a division of The Franklin Mint, was a publisher of fine collector edition books from the early 1970s until 2000. Known for beautiful leather bindings, Franklin Library books were published in full genuine leather. The full leather-bound editions were produced throughout the Library's lifespan.
The Franklin Library (Limited, Signed First Editions). All volumes in Limited First Editions series by the Franklin Library were bound in full genuine leather with silk moiré end papers. And personally signed by author.
What is a signed first edition?
A signed first edition book is one in which the author has hand signed the book, usually on the title page. For it to be first edition, it has to be a book from the first initial print run.
How many first editions are there?
Every book is different, and there is no minimum or maximum print run. Books are printed to fulfil initial orders and a few extra copies. Though print runs in the U.K. are shorter than you’d imagine, making them more valuable as they’re in limited supply.
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