A Tale of Two Cities – Charles Dickens (The Easton Press, 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)

This Easton Press Collector's Edition of Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities is from the celebrated 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series, of interest to collectors of fine bindings, Charles Dickens, and deluxe leather editions.

About: A fine copy in the original full burgundy leather binding. The boards are exceptionally bright and vivid, with elaborate gilt border decoration of repeating foliate motifs to all edges, a central gilt portrait medallion of Dickens to the front board, and the author's name and title in gilt script. The spine is gilt-tooled in compartments with matching foliate decoration. Gilt page edges throughout. Cream silk ribbon bookmark present. The interior is pristine - cream pages, crisp and entirely unmarked, with the original René Ben Sussan illustrations. An outstanding copy in every respect.

Details:

• Title: A Tale of Two Cities
• Author: Charles Dickens
• Illustrator: René Ben Sussan
• Publisher: The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut
• Series: The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written — Collector's Edition
• Binding: Full burgundy leather, elaborate gilt decoration, gilt page edges
• Features: Cream silk ribbon bookmark, illustrated
• Condition: Fine

Synopsis: Easton Press deluxe full leather Collector's Edition of Dickens's great novel of the French Revolution — one of the most widely read works of fiction in the English language. Presented in a sumptuously produced binding with gilt decoration and original illustrations by René Ben Sussan. An outstanding copy of a perennially popular title.

Review: Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities (1859) opens with one of the most famous sentences in English literature and closes with one of the most celebrated acts of self-sacrifice in fiction. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, it is a novel of love, loyalty, and redemption that has never been out of print. This Easton Press edition presents the complete text in a binding of exceptional quality, making it as much a pleasure to display as to read.