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Franklin Library Masterpieces of American Literature Series

Posted on 07. Nov, 2012 by Bob in Blog, Book Styles

The Franklin Library was one of the largest and most sought-after publishers of fine leather-bound books from 1973 until their permanent closure in 2000.  The Franklin Library 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature Series was produced between 1976 and 1984 and included 100 volumes bound in full leather with 22K gold leaf imprinting and sewn-in bookmarks.

These photos represent some of the Franklin Library 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature Series volumes we have in stock or have previously procured for clients. The complete Series list is included at the bottom of this page.

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Among our many specialties, Juniper Books is one of the largest buyers and sellers of fine leather-bound books from publishers like Franklin Library and Easton Press in the world.  We buy and sell nearly all of these beautiful leather bound volumes privately, so it is best to communicate with us directly about selling your collection or buying these books from us.  Our inventory changes rapidly yet we keep “want lists” for customers and we have helped our clients build their collections over years.

Modern leather-bound books make marvelous gifts and we have more experience than anyone in assisting our clients with selection and sourcing; from a single book to a curated collection of thousands. And, as these books are collectibles that appreciate in value over time, we are also very experienced in evaluating and appraising these volumes and we quite often advise clients on appropriate prices to pay for these books as many times they are overpriced in certain venues.

NB: We are posting this page as sort of a visual bibliography, please ask for permission before using our photos for any commercial purposes, thank you.

To inquire about this style of books, please feel free to call 303-946-1494, e-mail thatcher@juniperbooks.com or contact us through the form below.

The complete Franklin Library 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature Series includes:

Adams, Henry  ~  The Education of Henry Adams
Addams, Jane  ~  Twenty Years at Hull-House
Alcott, Louisa May  ~  Little Women
Anderson, Sherwood  ~  Winesburg, Ohio
Auden, W.H.  ~  The Collected Poems
Baldwin, James  ~  Go Tell It on the Mountain
Bellow, Saul  ~  Humboldt’s Gift
Benet, Stephen Vincent  ~  John Brown’s Body
Bierce, Ambrose  ~  The Devil’s Dictionary
Bradford, William  ~  Of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647
Brooks, Van Wyck  ~  The Flowering of New England 1815-1865
Cather, Willa  ~  My Antonia
Cooper, James Fenimore  ~  The DeerSlayer
Cooper, James Fenimore  ~  The Last of the Mohicans
Crane, Stephen  ~  The Collected Stories
Crane, Stephen  ~  The Red Badge of Courage
Cummings, E.E.  ~  The Collected Poems
Dana, Richard Henry  ~  Two Years Before the Mast
de Crevecoeur, J. Hector St. John  ~  Letters from an American Farmer
DeVoto, Bernard  ~  The Journals of Lewis and Clark
Dickinson, Emily  ~  Final Harvest
Dreiser, Theodore  ~  An American Tragedy
Edwards, Jonathan  ~  Freedom of the Will
Eliot, T.S.  ~  The Collected Poems (1909–1962)
Ellison, Ralph  ~  Invisible Man
Emerson, Ralph Waldo  ~  The Essays
Emerson, Ralph Waldo  ~  The Poems
Faulkner, William  ~  Absalom, Absalom!
Faulkner, William  ~  The Sound and the Fury
Fitzgerald, F. Scott  ~  The Great Gatsby
Franklin, Benjamin  ~  Poor Richard’s Almanack for 1733-1758
Franklin, Benjamin  ~  The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Frost, Robert  ~  The Poetry of Robert Frost
Hamilton, Madison and Jay  ~  The Federalist
Harris, Joel Chandler  ~  Uncle Remus
Hawthorne, Nathaniel  ~  The Scarlet Letter
Hawthorne, Nathaniel  ~  The Selected Tales
Hellman, Lillian  ~  Six Plays
Hemingway, Ernest  ~  A Farewell to Arms
Hemingway, Ernest  ~  The First Forty-Nine Stories
Hemingway, Ernest  ~  The Sun Also Rises
Howells, William Dean  ~  The Rise of Silas Lapham
Irving, Washington  ~  The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
James, Henry  ~  The Ambassadors
James, Henry  ~  The Selected Tales
James, William  ~  Pragmatism
James, William  ~  Psychology
Jefferson, Thomas  ~  The Life and Selected Writings
Jewett, Sarah Orne  ~  The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories
Lardner, Ring  ~  Round Up, The Stories of Ring Lardner
Lewis, Sinclair  ~  Main Street
London, Jack  ~  The Call of the Wild
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth  ~  The Collected Poems
Masters, Edgar Lee  ~  Spoon River Anthology
Melville, Herman  ~  Typee
Melville, Herman  ~  Billy Budd, Sailor & The Piazza Tales
Melville, Herman  ~  Moby-Dick
Mencken, H. L.  ~  A Mencken Chrestomathy
Miller, Arthur  ~  The Plays
Moore, Marianne  ~  The Collected Poems
Morison, Samuel Eliot  ~  Admiral of the Ocean Sea, A Life of Christopher Columbus
Mumford, Lewis  ~  Interpretations and Forecasts: 1922-1972
Nabokov, Vladimir  ~  Lolita
Norris, Frank  ~  McTeague
O’Connor, Flannery  ~  The Complete Stories
O’Neill, Eugene  ~  Four Plays
Paine, Thomas  ~  Common Sense, The American Crisis and The Age of Reason
Parkman, Francis  ~  The Oregon Trail
Passos, John Dos  ~  Nineteen-Nineteen (1919)
Poe, Edgar Allen  ~  Collected Poems and Essays on Poetry
Poe, Edgar Allen  ~  Tell-Tale Heart and Other Stories
Porter, Katherine Anne  ~  Collected Stories
Pound, Ezra  ~  Personae – A Draft of 30 Cantos
Robinson, Edwin Arlington  ~  Selected Poems
Sandburg, Carl  ~  Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years
Steinbeck, John  ~  The Grapes of Wrath
Stevens, Wallace  ~  The Collected Poems
Stowe, Harriet Beecher  ~  Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Thoreau, Henry D.  ~  A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
Thoreau, Henry D.   ~  Walden
Thurber, James  ~  The Thurber Carnival
Turner, Frederick Jackson  ~  The Frontier in American History
Twain, Mark  ~  Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Twain, Mark  ~  Life on the Mississippi
Twain, Mark  ~  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Veblen, Thorstein  ~  The Theory of the Leisure Class
Warren, Robert Penn  ~  All the King’s Men
Washington, Booker T.  ~  Up From Slavery, an Autobiography
West, Nathanael  ~  Miss Lonelyhearts and The Day of the Locust
Wharton, Edith  ~  The Age of Innocence
Whitman, Walt  ~  Leaves of Grass
Wilder, Thornton  ~  Plays
Williams, Tennessee  ~  The Selected Plays
Adams, Henry  ~  Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres
Crane, Hart  ~  The Complete Poems
Dreiser, Theodore  ~  Sister Carrie
Du Bois, W. E. B.   ~  Dusk of Dawn
Lincoln, Abraham  ~  Speeches and Writings
Williams, William Carlos  ~  The Selected Poems
Wolfe, Thomas  ~  Look Homeward, Angel

Tags: decorative leather books, franklin library, leather bound classics, leatherbound, modern leather books

Franklin Library Heirloom Series

Posted on 07. Nov, 2012 by Bob in Blog, Book Styles

The Franklin Library was one of the largest and most sought-after publishers of fine leather-bound books from 1973 until their permanent closure in 2000.  The Franklin Library Heirloom Series was produced to fill a lower-price niche and were quarter-bound meaning that the spines were covered in leather (for an identical shelf presentation look to the more expensive full leather bindings) and the covers (boards) were cloth covered.

These photos represent some of the Franklin Library Heirloom Series volumes we have in stock or have previously procured for clients.

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Among our many specialties, Juniper Books is one of the largest buyers and sellers of fine leather-bound books from publishers like Franklin Library and Easton Press in the world.  We buy and sell nearly all of these beautiful leather bound volumes privately, so it is best to communicate with us directly about selling your collection or buying these books from us.  Our inventory changes rapidly yet we keep “want lists” for customers and we have helped our clients build their collections over years.

Modern leather-bound books make marvelous gifts and we have more experience than anyone in assisting our clients with selection and sourcing; from a single book to a curated collection of thousands. And, as these books are collectibles that appreciate in value over time, we are also very experienced in evaluating and appraising these volumes and we quite often advise clients on appropriate prices to pay for these books as many times they are overpriced in certain venues.

NB: We are posting this page as sort of a visual bibliography, please ask for permission before using our photos for any commercial purposes, thank you.

To inquire about this style of books, please feel free to call 303-946-1494, e-mail thatcher@juniperbooks.com or contact us through the form below.

Tags: decorative leather books, franklin library, leather bound classics, leatherbound, modern leather books

Franklin Library Signed Editions and First Editions

Posted on 07. Nov, 2012 by Bob in Blog, Book Styles

The Franklin Library was one of the largest and most sought-after publishers of fine leather-bound books from 1973 until their permanent closure in 2000.  Franklin Library Limited First Editions are true limited first printings, and are some of the rarest and most sought-after leather-bound books.  A Franklin Library First or Signed Edition represents the highest quality in fine binding with elaborately designed premium leather covers, hubbed spines, 22kt gilt stamping, sometimes even custom-designed slipcases, and in the case of Signed Editions; hand-numbered authenticity certificates, and original Author signatures.

These photos represent some of the Signed and First Editions we have in stock or have previously procured for clients.

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Among our many specialties, Juniper Books is one of the largest buyers and sellers of fine leather-bound books from publishers like Franklin Library and Easton Press in the world.  We buy and sell nearly all of these beautiful leather bound volumes privately, so it is best to communicate with us directly about selling your collection or buying these books from us.  Our inventory of leather-bound volumes changes rapidly yet we keep “want lists” for customers and we have helped our clients build collections over years.

Modern leather-bound books make marvelous gifts and we have more experience than anyone in assisting clients with selection and sourcing; from a single book to a curated collection of thousands. And, as these books are collectibles that appreciate in value over time, we are also very experienced in evaluating and appraising these volumes and we quite often advise clients on appropriate prices to pay for these books as many times they are overpriced in certain venues.

NB: We are posting this page as sort of a visual bibliography, please ask for permission before using our photos for any commercial purposes, thank you.

To inquire about this style of books, please feel free to call 303-946-1494, e-mail thatcher@juniperbooks.com or contact us through the form below.

Tags: books as art, decorative leather books, franklin library, leather bound classics, modern leather books

Easton Press Masterpieces of American Literature

Posted on 20. Sep, 2012 by Bob in Blog, Book Styles

Easton Press’s Library of Masterpieces of American Literature was a collection of 50 books printed as Special Editions.

Juniper Books is one of the largest buyers and sellers of Easton Press books in the world.  We buy and sell nearly all of these beautiful leather bound books privately, so it is best to communicate with us directly about selling your collection or buying these books from us.  Our inventory of Easton Press books changes rapidly but we keep want lists for customers and we build collections over years for our clients.

Leather bound Easton Press books make great gifts and we are happy to assist clients with the selection and sourcing of a single book.  We also have more experience than anyone in building entire collections of leather bound books – we have built collections of Easton Press books numbering into the thousands of volumes.  See the bottom of the page for links to past projects involving quantities of Easton Press books.

The goal for most Easton Press books when published is for them to become collectibles that appreciate in value – generally these oversize books hold their value very well since they are made in pretty small quantities.  We often advise clients on appropriate prices to pay for these books as many times they are overpriced in certain venues.

We are posting this page as sort of a visual bibliography, so please ask for permission before using our photos for any commercial purposes, thank you.

To inquire about this style of books, please feel free to call 303-946-1494, e-mail thatcher@juniperbooks.com or contact us through the form below.

Tags: decorating leather books, decorative leather books, easton press, leather bound classics, modern leather books

Leather Bound Books

Posted on 28. Dec, 2011 by Thatcher Wine in Blog, Book Styles

Leather bound books are beautiful, they always have been and they always will be.  In 2011, we built a number of leather bound book collections for clients so I thought I’d take the opportunity to highlight a few of the ways we sell leather books and build curated collections out of them.  If you are looking for a curated collection of leather books, note that we recently added a number of photographs to this page:

• Leather Books by Author

And just to start, here are a few points of differentiation for what we do compared to some other book sellers:

• Nearly all of the leather bound books we sell are in English, a few are in French or German, none are in Scandinavian languages
• We have leather books in all budget ranges – we don’t just specialize in fancy leather bindings, however we do have access to plenty of them
• When we work with you on your order, you can tell us what is most important to you – if the books are for decoration, or you would like a particular author/subject, or both and we will choose and provide the books that are best for your home library
• If we don’t have a particular author or color, we will source the books and if something doesn’t exist in a leather binding, we will create it (custom leather bindings) – no grumpy booksellers here making you look through dusty musty stacks of books – we source books from all around the world and ship them around the world.

There is a big price range for buying leather bound books that is driven primarily by rarity, completeness (for sets) and condition.  However size and color also influence pricing.

Starting with the least expensive, most commonly available leather bound books up through the most expensive antique leather bindings, here is a quick summary of the type of leatherbound books we sell along with links to pages with more photos and information:

1. Leather Bound Law Books: We love the look of old law books- they are usually just like the photo below- golden brown with red and black spine labels.  Since most of the content has been digitized, they can be pretty affordable (unless they have some rare legal case in them) and they are a nice way to fill shelf space in a uniform manner.  The books are in English and usually have pretty innocuous sending names (e.g., “Bligh’s New Reports”) so they are good for decoration and still readable if you flip through them (unlike some foreign language leather).

Antique Leather Law Books

2. Foreign Language Books: Leather bound books in foreign languages are generally more plentiful than their English counterparts, and are a little less sought after, therefore they are priced less.  Some companies specialize in importing inexpensive Scandinavian leather books – Juniper Books doesn’t sell these books.  When we do sell foreign language  leather books they tend to be Romance languages such as French, Italian, German and Spanish.   Many European classics are readily available in leather bindings and they make nice additions to a library even if the language is not spoken – ie works of Dumas, Moliere, Cervantes, Dante, etc.

3. Antique Leather Books by the Foot: When building a collection to fill a certain amount of shelf space, we always ask the clients what colors they are looking for, what size books their shelves will hold, what degree of wear is tolerable, what languages are desired, and whether particular subjects or authors are important.  We also work with clients to determine whether a very uniform look using many matching sets is desired or if individual volumes are preferred/acceptable.  Since Juniper Books is such a large buyer and seller of antique leather books, we offer excellent pricing on leather books by the foot.  Brown and red tend to be the most common and least expensive, black, blue and green are also available.

4. Custom Curated Antique Leather Books : When a client is looking for a handpicked selection of leather books or a set by a particular author, we source books from all around the world, evaluating multiple offerings, and custom building book collections one book or set at a time.  We have helped clients assemble collections of literature, Americana, European history, philosophy, and other subjects.  We have fielded requests for leather bound sets of Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, the Bronte Sisters, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and many others.  If an antique leather edition of a desired book/set/subject exists, we will find it, and if it doesn’t exist we will create it (see further below).

5. Modern Leather Books: Easton Press makes nice luxurious leather books that are well designed and tend to be literary classics and other important books (although some we must admit are trendy bestsellers and not destined to be classics).   We love their sets of William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, F. Scott Fitzgerald and others.  Some other companies make modern leather books including Franklin Library, Gryphon Editions, and others.  When we build collections of modern leather books, we do so for clients who like the bright colors, the contemporary style, and who want books in leather that are simply not available in leather any other way (at least not in a timely and economical manner).  A collection of these books by the foot yields all English language books and mostly classics, so that can be a good way to go.  Or we can build a custom curated collection by author, subject, etc. We also help clients source many of these books as special gifts as a leather bound edition of a favorite work is always more appreciated than a standard hardcover.

6. Custom Bound Leather Books: When a leather bound edition of a desired book simply doesn’t exist, we will create it.  Custom bindings do take some time as it’s a true craft, and they can be expensive, but the result is usually one-of-a-kind.  We have created leather bound editions of classics such as The Catcher in the Rye, bound designer portfolio books, histories of The Beatles, a series of economics classics and various other books.  Some projects involve rebinding books that have sentimental value or are rare and would benefit from a beautiful binding for resale.  Feel free to contact us about your project, anything is possible with custom leather bindings.

7. Vellum Books: A relative of leather books (perhaps their rich uncle) are antique vellum books.  These are white leather (usually goat or sheepskin) books.  Vellum bindings are one of our specialties – they are beautiful in tones of white, cream, ivory, and gold.  They tend to be literary classics and important works in limited editions.  For all these reasons, and that they are hard to keep bright and clean over the years, they are more expensive than leather books in other colors.  We love building collections of vellum books – they look great with golden brown leather books by the way.

8. Leather Style Book Covers: Juniper Books invented and introduced custom book covers that look like antique leather bindings in 2010 as a means of converting a hardcover library into something more uniform and classical, at a fraction of the price (and time frame) of rebinding books in leather.    Our custom leather style book jackets can be printed in any color  - we have made them in brown, black, red, blue, pink, purple, you name it.  We customize the typefaces and accents on the books, drawing inspiration from actual antique leather books. Please inquire for details and options.

To contact us about any of the above styles of leather books and any of the options mentioned, please contact thatcher@juniperbooks.com, call 303-946-1494, or use the form below.

Tags: antique leather books, antique vellum, books by the foot, books for interior design, custom book collections, custom library, easton press, franklin library, leather bound classics, leatherbound, modern leather books

Curated Book Collections

Posted on 12. Nov, 2011 by Thatcher Wine in Photos

At Juniper Books, we handpick / curate all book collections one volume at a time.  Thatcher has extensive experience building book collections of all types and is personally involved in every project.

A very small percentage of our offerings are now available in our online store – for most of our book styles and extensive personalized services it is best to contact us directly – no two projects are the same.

Ernest Hemingway Set in Custom Book Jackets

One of our most popular request for handpicked collections is for literary classics.  However, some clients want them in affordable hardcover editions, others want first editions, some would like oversize illustrated editions, and others would like all of their books in red leather bindings!  Juniper Books can handle any and all of these requests.

Examples of other handpicked book collections we have assembled:

• British Literature and Poetry
• American Literature and Poetry
• Persian Poetry
• Western American History Books
• Books about Colorado
• Books about New Mexico
• Books about California
• Books about South Carolina
• Books about Alabama
• Books about the Mediterranean
• Primary Works of Science in Modern Leather Bindings
• Vintage and Antique Science Texts in Hardcover
• Hunting Books in Leather Bindings
• Coffee Table Books about Africa and Asia
• Art Books about Specific Artists in a home
• Books about Royalty
• Civil War Histories
• Books about Sports Heroes
• Children’s Classics
• Collections of Mark Twain, Jane Austen, the Bronte Sisters, Leo Tolstoy, and many other authors
• Collections of Will James, J. Frank Dobie, Larry McMurtry and other Western writers
• First Editions of Agatha Christie, Rex Stout, P.G. Wodehouse, D.H. Lawrence, Willa Cather and many others
• Many other requests . . .

The possibilities for building a handpicked book collection or curated library are endless.  Thatcher can curate a book collection on any subject in all budget ranges.

Once we build a book collection, an additional possibility is to unify the books with our custom book covers.  Please click here to learn more about our custom designed and printed book covers.

Below are links to a few of our most popular options:

Literary Classics in Jackets

Mountaineering Books

Our portfolio of past projects also contains some images showing the variety of how a handpicked book collection can look:

New Mexico Library

Easton Press Home Library

Curated Library

Beach House Library

Regional History

Jackson Hole Western Library

New Jersey Library

To reach Thatcher regarding your request for a handpicked book collection, please e-mail thatcher@juniperbooks.com, call him at 303-946-1494, or use the form below.

Tags: antique leather books, books for interior design, curated library, custom book collections, custom library, home library, juniper books, library consultant, library consulting, literary classics, modern leather books, thatcher wine, western americana

Leather and Vellum Books

Posted on 12. Nov, 2011 by Thatcher Wine in Photos

While Thatcher and Juniper Books are at the forefront of  doing innovative things with the printed book, we also are one of the largest sellers of antique books that are timeless and beautiful.   We always stock a large inventory of leather and vellum books, including antiquarian selections as well as modern leather from Easton Press, Franklin Library and others.

We work with designers and homeowners on all the details of a project involving leather or vellum books, whether it be a request to fill shelves by the foot, or to be a more curated collection by author or subject.  We take all specifications into account including book sizes, colors, condition and subject matter.

Our projects involving these beautiful books over the years have included:

• One thousand vellum bound books in English for an estate
• Two thousand antique leather books in brown tones, mostly in English
• A curated library of 500 leather books picked one set/author at a time
• A selection of red leather books to display at one of the Major golf tournaments
• Brown and black leather books to be used for merchandising at a retail chain
• Leather books under 6″ tall for an antique secretary
• Leather books over 12″ tall for a home library
• Leather bound ledger books for a retailer to use in merchandising
• Inexpensive leather books for a country club

In addition to providing selections of real leather and vellum books, we also design and printed book jackets that look like vellum or leather books and thus can transform a modern hardcover book into a antique styled book.  Thatcher invented these book covers in 2010 and they have been very well received as a means of unifying book collections and making modern libraries look like 19th century classics.  For more information click on these links:

• Simulated leather book covers / book jackets from Juniper Books
• Simulated vellum book covers / book jackets from Juniper Books

To learn more about these styles shown here, please visit:

Antique Leather Books

Modern Leather Books

New Easton Press Page

Antique Vellum Books

Custom Printed Antique Leather Book Jackets

Simulated Vellum Book Jackets

Leather Books by Author

To view some projects from our portfolio involving leather books please click on the photos below:

Easton Press Home Library

Antique Leather Library

Antique Vellum and Leather Collection

California Library

Antique Leather Library - CO

Leather Books for Merchandising

To learn more about how our leather books are different from the leather books by the foot that other sellers offer, please read this link from Thatcher:

Leather Conditioning Books

To read about a recent home library project we worked on involving 1,000 antique vellum books and 1,000 antique leather books please see:

Antique Vellum Book Collection

To reach Thatcher regarding your request for a leather and/or vellum book collection, please e-mail thatcher@juniperbooks.com, call him at 303-946-1494, or use the form below.

Tags: antique leather books, antique vellum, decorating leather books, decorative leather books, easton press, franklin library, leather books by the foot, leather bound classics, leatherbound, modern leather books, vellum books

Buying Leather Books

Posted on 12. Nov, 2011 by Thatcher Wine in Blog, Book Resources, Book Styles

Leather bound books are beautiful, they always have been and they always will be.  There are a lot of ways to build a collection of leather books for your library so I thought I would highlight a few ways that we work with clients.  As with all things we do, every project is customized and we delivery exactly what a client is looking for, consulting along the way to provide choices – we are not limited to any particular style or type of leather book, or even our own inventory!

There is a big price range for buying leather books – driven by content (author, subject, edition, etc.) and condition, but size and color can also influence pricing.

1. Leather Bound Law Books: We love the look of old law books- they are usually just like the photo below- golden brown with red and black spine labels.  Since most of the content has been digitized, they can be pretty affordable (unless they have some rare legal case in them) and they are a nice way to fill shelf space in a uniform manner.  The books are in English and usually have pretty innocuous sending names (e.g., “Bligh’s New Reports”) so they are good for decoration and still readable if you flip through them (unlike some foreign language leather).

2. Foreign Language Books: Leather bound books in foreign languages are generally more plentiful than their English counterparts, and are a little less sought after, therefore they are priced less.  Some companies specialize in importing inexpensive Scandinavian leather books – Juniper Books doesn’t sell these books.  When we do sell foreign language  leather books they tend to be Romance languages such as French, Italian, German and Spanish.   Many European classics are readily available in leather bindings and they make nice additions to a library even if the language is not spoken – ie works of Dumas, Moliere, Cervantes, Dante, etc.

Foreign Language Antique Leather Books

3. Antique Leather Books by the Foot: When building a collection to fill a certain amount of shelf space, we always ask the clients what colors they are looking for, what size books their shelves will hold, what degree of wear is tolerable, what languages are desired, and whether particular subjects or authors are important.  We also work with clients to determine whether a very uniform look using many matching sets is desired or if individual volumes are preferred/acceptable.  Since Juniper Books is such a large buyer and seller of antique leather books, we offer excellent pricing on leather books by the foot.  Brown and red tend to be the most common and least expensive, black, blue and green are also available.

Antique Leather Mix

4. Custom Curated Antique Leather Books : When a client is looking for a handpicked selection of leather books or a set by a particular author, we source books from all around the world, evaluating multiple offerings, and custom building book collections one book or set at a time.  We have helped clients assemble collections of literature, Americana, European history, philosophy, and other subjects.  We have fielded requests for leather bound sets of Mark Twain, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, the Bronte Sisters, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and many others.  If an antique leather edition of a desired book/set/subject exists, we will find it, and if it doesn’t exist we will create it (see further below).

Washington Irving Set

5. Modern Leather Books: Easton Press makes nice luxurious leather books that are well designed and tend to be literary classics and other important books (although some we must admit are trendy bestsellers and not destined to be classics).   We love their sets of William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, F. Scott Fitzgerald and others.  Some other companies make modern leather books including Franklin Library, Gryphon Editions, and others.  When we build collections of modern leather books, we do so for clients who like the bright colors, the contemporary style, and who want books in leather that are simply not available in leather any other way (at least not in a timely and economical manner).  A collection of these books by the foot yields all English language books and mostly classics, so that can be a good way to go.  Or we can build a custom curated collection by author, subject, etc. We also help clients source many of these books as special gifts as a leather bound edition of a favorite work is always more appreciated than a standard hardcover.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

6. Custom Bound Leather Books: When a leather bound edition of a desired book simply doesn’t exist, we will create it.  Custom bindings do take some time as it’s a true craft, and they can be expensive, but the result is usually one-of-a-kind.  We have created leather bound editions of classics such as The Catcher in the Rye, bound designer portfolio books, histories of The Beatles, a series of economics classics and various other books.  Some projects involve rebinding books that have sentimental value or are rare and would benefit from a beautiful binding for resale.  Feel free to contact us about your project, anything is possible with custom leather bindings.

The Beatles Custom Leather Bound

7. Vellum Books: A relative of leather books (perhaps their rich uncle) are antique vellum books.  These are white leather (usually goat or sheepskin) books.  Vellum bindings are one of our specialties – they are beautiful in tones of white, cream, ivory, and gold.  They tend to be literary classics and important works in limited editions.  For all these reasons, and that they are hard to keep bright and clean over the years, they are more expensive than leather books in other colors.  We love building collections of vellum books – they look great with golden brown leather books by the way.

Vellum Books

8. Leather Style Book Covers: Juniper Books invented and introduced custom book covers that look like antique leather bindings in 2010 as a means of converting a hardcover library into something more uniform and classical, at a fraction of the price (and time frame) of rebinding books in leather.    Our custom leather style book jackets can be printed in any color  - we have made them in brown, black, red, blue, pink, purple, you name it.  We customize the typefaces and accents on the books, drawing inspiration from actual antique leather books. Please inquire for details and options.

Simulated Leather Book Jackets

To contact us about any of the above styles of leather books and any of the options mentioned, please contact thatcher@juniperbooks.com, call 303-946-1494, or use the form below.

Tags: antique leather books, antique vellum, easton press, modern leather books

Easton Press Biographies

Posted on 29. Aug, 2011 by Thatcher Wine in Blog, Book Styles

This page features various Biographies published by Easton Press ranging from political figures to entertainment celebrities and more.  These are unsigned editions.  To view our signed Easton Press books, which include many biographies and autobiographies, click here.

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Among our many specialties, Juniper Books is one of the largest buyers and sellers of fine leather-bound books from publishers like Easton Press and Franklin Press in the world.  We buy and sell nearly all of these beautiful leather bound volumes privately, so it is best to communicate with us directly about selling your collection or buying these books from us.  Our inventory changes rapidly yet we keep “want lists” for customers and we have helped our clients build their collections over years.

Modern leather-bound books make marvelous gifts and we have more experience than anyone in assisting our clients with selection and sourcing; from a single book to a curated collection of thousands. And, as these books are collectibles that appreciate in value over time, we are also very experienced in evaluating and appraising these volumes and we quite often advise clients on appropriate prices to pay for these books as many times they are overpriced in certain venues.

NB: We are posting this page as sort of a visual bibliography. Please ask for permission before using our photos for any commercial purposes, thank you.

If you are interested in these books, please contact us using the form below.

Tags: books for interior design, curated library, easton press, franklin library, home library, literary classics, modern leather books

Easton Press Author Collections

Posted on 29. Aug, 2011 by Thatcher Wine in Blog, Book Styles

This page features sets of books by a single author.  With many favorite authors, the Easton Press sets are the only way to obtain a beautiful leather bound set.  Most of these sets do appreciate quite nicely in value and they are very enjoyable to have in the home.

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Among our many specialties, Juniper Books is one of the largest buyers and sellers of fine leather-bound books from publishers like Easton Press and Franklin Press in the world.  We buy and sell nearly all of these beautiful leather bound volumes privately, so it is best to communicate with us directly about selling your collection or buying these books from us.  Our inventory changes rapidly yet we keep “want lists” for customers and we have helped our clients build their collections over years.

Modern leather-bound books make marvelous gifts and we have more experience than anyone in assisting our clients with selection and sourcing; from a single book to a curated collection of thousands. And, as these books are collectibles that appreciate in value over time, we are also very experienced in evaluating and appraising these volumes and we quite often advise clients on appropriate prices to pay for these books as many times they are overpriced in certain venues.

NB: We are posting this page as sort of a visual bibliography. Please ask for permission before using our photos for any commercial purposes, thank you.

If you are interested in these books, please contact us using the form below.

Tags: curated library, easton press, franklin library, leather bound classics, modern leather books

Giving Leather and Easton Press Books as Gifts

Posted on 19. Dec, 2010 by Thatcher Wine in Blog, Ideas and Advice

Books make great gifts, there is no doubt about it.  This time of year we help a lot of our past clients track down some special books to give as gifts.  For the true book collectors, we have located hard to find first editions that are on the wish list.  For clients with an interest in a particular subject, we come up with ideas for something the recipient will appreciate – such as a rare book on horses.  But by far our most popular items this time of year are leather books, both antique leather books and modern leather books such as Easton Press published books.

Easton Press History of England

The reason for the popularity of leather books this time of year is that they are special editions.  Most books come in hardcover or paperback, but only a very small percentage of book titles are ever deemed worthy enough to bound in leather bindings.  Some classics can be found in antique leather bindings, and we carry a lot of them, and they make great gifts.   But what we sell the most of this time of year are Easton Press books because they are brand new (or found in like new condition), they are sumptuous decorative books, and because there are hundreds of literary classics and other important titles in the market.

Easton Press Books

Whether its a nice gift edition of Jane Austen or Mark Twain, or leather bound copy of Little House on the Prairie or Anne of Green Gables, we either stock or can obtain most books and classics in leather bindings.  Some of the books can get quite expensive as Easton Press books quickly go out of print and they have very limited runs.

A note of caution when buying Easton Press books from online dealers – be sure to ask before you buy if the seller really has the book in stock an how long it will take to receive it.  We have a lot of expertise here buying from these books from all sources and we have learned the hard way that a for sale listing for a brand new Easton Press book, especially on the less common titles, does not mean that the seller really has it in stock or will ship it to you anytime in the near future.

If you would like assistance tracking down a nice leather book to give as a gift please contact Thatcher.  And if the book does not exist in a leather binding presently, Thatcher will design it and have it bound in leather for you as he did for a client who wanted a copy of The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.

Catcher in the Rye - Custom Leather Binding

If you have Easton Press (or Franklin Library, or other leather books) you would like to sell, please contact us as well as we buy these books in like new condition all the time.

Happy holidays!

Tags: antique leather books, books by the foot, decorative leather books, easton press, franklin library, gift wrapping books, modern leather books