(lot of 10) Books: The Franklin Library, all limited first editions, leather binding with gold tooling, gilt page ends, raised spine bands and sewn-in bookmarks, including: (1) "Congo," by Michael Crichton, copyright 1980, 336 pages, (1) "Walt Whitman: A Life," by Justin Kaplan, copyright 1980, 428 pages, (1) "History: A Novel," by Elsa Morante, copyright 1977, 630 pages, (1) "Roosevelt and Churchill," by Joseph P. Lash, copyright 1976, 826 pages, (1) "Zuckerman Unbound," by Philip Roth, copyright 1981, 209 pages, (1) "The Hill of Summer," by Allen Drury, copyright 1965, 533 pages, (1) "Anna Hastings," by Allen Drury, copyright 1977, 304 pages, (1) "The Dean's December," by Saul Bellow, copyright 1982, 378 pages, (1) "A Game Men Play," by Vance Bourjaily, copyright 1980, 363 pages, (1) " The Destinies of Darcy Dancer, Gentleman" by J. P. Donleavy, copyright 1977, 436 pages; largest: approx 9 5/8"h, 7.25"w, 2.5"d, 23lbs total **Provenance: A local Austin family's Durham, United Kingdom heirloom collection**

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