# The Easton Press

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-easton-press/88509>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 19, 2001, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-easton-press/88509 "2001-10-19T22:23:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2001, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-easton-press/88509/1 "2001-10-19T22:23:41Z")

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Does anybody else buy these books? I got a mailing from them one time and began purchasing Page Smith’s _People’s History of the United States_ and fell in love with them. Wonderful bindings, beautiful artwork … books that make you feel like you’re reading a **BOOK**! A little pricey, but I think I can afford one luxury in these my declining years.

I think the Tolkein series may be next. Or … they’ve just come out with a three-volume edition of Alexander Dumas’ _Musketeers_ books. I can’t decide.

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**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2001, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-easton-press/88509/2 "2001-10-19T22:51:11Z")

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God, those books are beautiful, aren’t they? I had a subscription to the Easton Press scifi/fantasy series for awhile. I had to bow out early due to financial difficulty, but I do have about a dozen scifi/fantasy classics, beautifully bound in leather, with gold trim and inlaid illustrations. To die for!

Of course, the crown jewel of the collection is my copy of “Blood Music” which I actually got signed by Greg Bear.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2001, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-easton-press/88509/3 "2001-10-19T23:05:14Z")

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I have 20 or so of the “100 Greatest Books” series. I’ve put my subscription on hold until I move. Yeah, they’re a little expensive, but they’re wonderful.

I picked up Easton Press’ _The Hobbit_ and _The Lord of the Rings_ editions. Having a _real_ book made them that much more enjoyable.

Now if only they’d come out with _The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever_ series…