I’ve been wondering lately whether it is possible to get books with high-quality leather (real or imitation) bindings. By that, I mean something like this Lord of the Rings book. I wish more books did this, since it looks so nice. No cheezy or irrelevant cover illustration, no prominant display that it is part of a series (like Penguin Classics), just the book in a very straightfoward manner.
I’ve been thinking of buying a few classics such as The Trial, and The Three Musketeers (evidently, I’m starting with the T’s). I’ve looked at the Three Musketeers, but all the editions look pretty cheap. Obviously I could probably get a nice rare book at a high price, but I have no need for rarity.
So, am I missing something, or is this kind of binding just not done anymore?
I disagree; I’ve got a number of Easton Press books and reading them is an absolute joy. There’s just something about classic literature that smells so good.
Of course, a number of people do get them just to show off their fancy leather books.
Can you actually order individual books from Easton? Their website makes it look like you have to buy whatever series you’re interested in and just take each book as it comes.
Go into their online catalog. The pages have lots of multi-volume sets, but if you click on an individual book an individual price comes up. And that’s in addition to the regular titles on the first page listed separately.