MAKES THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANY FAN OF THE CLASSICS / FANTASY / RABBITS / SURVIVAL NOVELS / FIRST EDITIONS / AUTHOR RICHARD ADAMS. Mahalo for taking the time to look at our listing. We truly appreciate it. We always do our BEST to give you the most accurate description of these beautiful books. DESCRIPTION: INTERNATIONAL COLLECTORS LIBRARY’s fine leatherette binding, LONG OUT OF PRINT FIRST EDITION/FIRST PRINTING edition of WATERSHIP DOWN by RICHARD ADAMS. THIS IS A SCARCE, ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT TO FIND ICL HEIRLOOM EDITION WITH LAVISH GILT IMPRESSIONS TO THE BOARDS AND SPINE, DONE IN ACTUAL 24K REAL GOLD LEAF with BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE ILLUSTRATIONS BY JON CORBINO. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY-PRIZED & MOST BEAUTIFUL EDITIONS OF THIS GREAT MASTERPIECE OF SEAFARING YOU CAN FIND. The International Collectors Library was a book club series published by Doubleday Book & Music Clubs, Inc. From the late 1940’s through the late 1980’s. Generally, the books followed the 8-1/2? The binding designs were adapted based on old “Golden Age of Bookmaking” bindings, and made to look like leather-bound copies (leatherette). The bindings were embossed with 24K gold embellishments, and some copies had gilt edges (thin layer of gold leaf) applied. A sewn in satin ribbon marker was also added in most books. There were over 400 editions published in a variety of bindings. Some editions came with loose-leaf inserts that described the book club, the bindings and design styles, and a story synopsis of the book-in-hand. Watership Down is the compelling tale of a group of wild rabbits struggling to hold onto their place in the world. A phenomenal worldwide bestseller for more than forty years, Richard Adams’s Watership Down is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in England’s Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society. CONDITION: Book is in AMAZINGLY LIKE NEW condition for its age (50 YEARS OLD) with only some negligible shelfwear to the edges of the boards (SEE PICS FOR BETTER DETAILS). NO ATTACHED BOOKPLATES, WRITING FROM PREVIOUS OWNER, ETC. It is a BEAUTIFUL EDITION. Please check out our other listings of Easton Press, Franklin Library, Limited Editions Club, First Edition Library, Folio Society, Heritage Press, and International Collectors Library editions. Mahalo for looking at our listings! This item is in the category “Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “highqualityproducts” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Wallis and Futuna, Gambia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Poland, Oman, Suriname, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Argentina, Guinea-Bissau, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, Senegal, Togo, Ireland, Qatar, Burundi, Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Equatorial Guinea, Thailand, Aruba, Sweden, Iceland, Macedonia, Belgium, Israel, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Benin, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Italy, Swaziland, Tanzania, Pakistan, Burkina Faso, Panama, Singapore, Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland, Djibouti, Chile, China, Mali, Botswana, Republic of Croatia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Portugal, Malta, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Cayman Islands, Paraguay, Saint Helena, Cyprus, Seychelles, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Australia, Austria, Sri Lanka, Gabon Republic, Zimbabwe, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Norway, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Kiribati, Turkmenistan, Grenada, Greece, Haiti, Greenland, Yemen, Afghanistan, Montenegro, Mongolia, Nepal, Bahamas, Bahrain, United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Angola, Western Samoa, France, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, Denmark, Guatemala, Solomon Islands, Vatican City State, Sierra Leone, Nauru, Anguilla, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Cameroon, Guyana, Azerbaijan Republic, Macau, Georgia, Tonga, San Marino, Eritrea, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Morocco, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mauritania, Belize, Philippines, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Spain, Estonia, Bermuda, Montserrat, Zambia, South Korea, Vanuatu, Ecuador, Albania, Ethiopia, Monaco, Niger, Laos, Ghana, Cape Verde Islands, Moldova, Madagascar, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Lebanon, Liberia, Bolivia, Maldives, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Central African Republic, Lesotho, Nigeria, Mauritius, Saint Lucia, Jordan, Guinea, Canada, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Andorra, Romania, Costa Rica, India, Mexico, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Lithuania, Trinidad and Tobago, Malawi, Nicaragua, Finland, Tunisia, Luxembourg, Uganda, Brazil, Turkey, Germany, Egypt, Latvia, Jamaica, South Africa, Brunei Darussalam, Honduras.
- Binding: Leather Like
- Place of Publication: United States
- Publisher: International Collectors Library like Easton Press
- Subject: Fantasy Vintage Leather Bound Book
- Modified Item: No
- Year Printed: 1972
- Original/Facsimile: Original
- Language: English
- Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Collector’s Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Franklin Mint, 100 Greatest Books Ever Written, Gift Edition, 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature, Franklin Library, Greek Navy, Chinese History, Kublai Khan
- Region: North America
- Author: Richard Adams
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Topic: Classics Fantasy Rabbits
- Character Family: Alice in Wonderland
