(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) "Whistle," by James Jones, copyright 1978, 499 pages, (1) "Slapstick," by Kurt Vonnegut, copyright 1976, 256 pages, (1) "Recapitulation," by Wallace Stegner, copyright 1979, 335 pages, (1) "The Second Coming," by Walker Percy, copyright 1980, 369 pages, (1) "Beggarman Thief," by Irwin Shaw, copyright 1977, 441 pages, (1) "The Honourable Schoolboy," by John le Carre, copyright 1977, 546 pages, (1) "The Bold and Magnificent Dream," by Bruce Catton, copyright 1978, 643 pages, (1) "Bellefleur," by Joyce Carol Oates, copyright 1980, 661 pages, (1) (1) "Selected Letters of William Faulkner," copyright 1976, 594 pages, with "A Faulkner Perspective" softcover companion guide, largest: approx 9.25"h, 6.5"w, 1.75"d, 21.75lbs total **Provenance: A local Austin family's Durham, United Kingdom heirloom collection**

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