Franklin Library leather edition of Robert Penn Warren's "All the King's Men," Illustrated by Bernard Fuchs, a Limited edition, one of the PULITZER PRIZE series,  published in 1976. Bound in deep hunter green leather, the book has deep red French moire silk end leaves, hubbed spine, satin book marker, gold gilding on three edge--in near FINE condition----a GORGEOUS book! Robert Penn Warren, who lived from 1905 – 1989, won Pulitzer Prizes for both fiction and poetry. "All the King's Men," first published in 1946, draws its title from the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty. The novel portrays the dramatic political rise and governorship of Willie Stark, a cynical populist in the American South during the 1930s. The novel is narrated by JACK BURDEN, an idealistic political reporter who comes to work as Governor Stark's right-hand man. The title is possibly derived from the motto of LOUISIANA GOVERNOR, Huey P. Long, whose life was similar to that of Willie Stark, "Every Man a King.") The novel explores conceptions of Calvinist theology, such as original sin ("Man is conceived in sin and born in corruption, and he passeth from the stink of the dydie to the stench of the shroud,") says Willie when told that no adverse information about an opponent would be likely to be found. Jack Burden's girl friend, Anne, becomes Willie Stark's lover and her Doctor brother also "sells out" to the Kingfish. "All the King's Men" is rated the 36th greatest novel of the 20th century by Modern Library, and it was chosen as one of TIME magazine's 100 best novels since 1923. 628 pages.  I offer Combined shipping.