Franklin Library Collection
Updated October 17, 2026
| Lot number | 33 |
| Auction | BEAMSVILLE ESTATE CONTENTS |
| Date | November 3, 2026 at 8:05 PM EST |
| Auction house | Amber Door Estate Sales Inc. |
| Location | Niagara-on-the-Lake |
A collection of classic literature volumes, primarily featuring selections from the Franklin Library subscription series. The group includes multiple volumes characterised by ornate decorative bindings with gilt-stamped ornamentation to the boards and spines, hubbed spines with raised bands, silk ribbon markers, and all-edges gilt. Notable works present include Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, a 1980 Franklin Mint Corporation edition published by arrangement with Oxford University Press and featuring illustrations by James Tissot; The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann; The Red and the Black by Stendhal; The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio; Great Expectations by Charles Dickens; A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway; Collected Plays by Henrik Ibsen; Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne; and The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. The collection is supplemented by two J.J. Little and Ives Library Edition volumes comprising Robin Hood and Last of the Mohicans, as well as The Chinese Widow by James Leasor and The Safe House by Jon Cleary. Dimensions: Large volumes H approx. 23.5 cm; Smaller volumes H approx. 21 cm (Measured against a visible tape measure). Condition: The collection is in generally good to very good condition. Most volumes exhibit bright gilt to the decorative covers and page edges. Minor shelf wear and light rubbing to the spine extremities are present across the group. The Last of the Mohicans volume has a piece of blue adhesive tape attached to the spine with handwritten markings. Internal pages appear clean and well-preserved.
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