Limited Quantities Alert (2)

The Holy Land - 56 sets
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions - 25 sets
In Praise of Folly - 26 copies
Book of Common Prayer - 60 copies
Vikram and the Vampire - 85 copies
Grimm's German Popular Stories - 56 sets
Rackham's Grimm's Fairy Tales - 85 copies
Picturesque Egypt - 56 sets
Works of Chaucer - 73 copies
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens - 49 copies
Execution of John Brown - 100 copies
The North Pole - 85 copies
Mother Goose - 46 copies
Jesse James and His Band of Notorious Outlaws - 20 copies
The Innocents Abroad - 14 copies

Quite a few sell outs over the last month, only one new addition.

Only (7) remaining for Innocents Abroad DLE,

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/8EB/3429/Mark-Twain-s-THE-INNOCENTS-ABROAD

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/8EB/3429/Mark-Twain-s-THE-INNOCENTS-ABROAD?cm_s...

The Innocents Abroad DLE has "Sold Out" on the EP site

Something has disappeared from the DLE page, as the count dropped from 44 this morning to 43 this afternoon. I’m not able to determine what’s missing, though. Anyone?

Item 3213 The Left Hand of Darkness has disappeared from the DLE list

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/06D/3516/WALDEN

The (2) volume Walden set is no longer available on the EP site.

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/708/3449/THE-BLACK-PHALANX

The Black Phalanx has joined the Limited Quantities List @ 100 items remaining.

The Holy Land - 52 sets
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions - 14 sets
In Praise of Folly - 20 copies
Book of Common Prayer - 45 copies
Vikram and the Vampire - 80 copies
Grimm's German Popular Stories - 49 sets
Rackham's Grimm's Fairy Tales - 69 copies
Picturesque Egypt - 52 sets
Works of Chaucer - 72 copies
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens - 47 copies
Execution of John Brown - 94 copies
The North Pole - 77 copies
Mother Goose - 23 copies

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/213/3103/THE-LEATHERSTOCKING-TALES?cm_st=2&...

Item 3103, The Leatherstocking Tales, is no longer available on the Easton Press site.

The “Reynard the Foxe” DLE is now on the endangered list with 97 copies remaining.

More importantly, Easton now only has 5 copies left of Charles Schulz's "Happiness is a Warm Puppy" with Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the gang:
https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/3DD/3032/HAPPINESS-IS-A-WARM-PUPPY

This should have been a DLE! :)

All joking aside, I think they have had this book in stock since before Mr. Schulz passed in 2000. They have had a really hard time moving these last few books.

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/93C/3073/THE-WORKS-OF-VIRGIL

The Works of Virgil has joined the limited quantities list with 100 items remaining.

>10 jroger1:: (wipeing brow): Whew, good thing I've got a copy! (a.k.a., what took it so long?!!)

>14 iluvbeckett:
The one I can’t understand is “The Tempest,” available now for more than 6 years. Forty beautiful full-page color illustrations by Edmund Dulac, and it still hasn’t sold the 300 copies necessary to get on the Limited Quantities list. Amazing!

>15 jroger1:: Shhhh!!

I can understand why The Tempest has not sold out
https://www.amazon.com/Tempest-Calla-Editions-William-Shakespeare/dp/160660032X
The Calla Edition while not as nice as the EP edition, is nonetheless essentially the same book and the same illustrations for around $30 delivered.

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is no longer available on the Easton Press Site.

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/3B3/3092/MEMOIRS-OF-EXTRAORDINARY-POPULAR-DELUS...

18: Might be available later. Really beautiful edition. In fact, the only "high quality" edition of the book I have ever seen -- well, unless you plan to purchase the 1852 edition :)
It is a bit small, but otherwise one of the best DLE facsimiles I have seen.

Sayonara, Mother Goose.

Animal Farm is no longer available on the Easton Press DLE list

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/5F3/3304/ANIMAL-FARM---Deluxe-Illustrated-Editi...

>20 Wootle:: Might have been a bit premature on that, Wootle - there's still one lonely copy left, as of midnight EDT 9/11/19.

>22 iluvbeckett: Yeah, they sold out, then multiplied back to four, and now slowly trickling away once again.

I never saw it on the Limited Quantities list, did I miss something or could it possibly be that they will print another batch?

I'm assuming this was the first half of the printing. If it follows the pattern on some of their other books, it should come back for the second run and then go on the countdown page when that is low. Or at least I hope that is the "standard" pattern.

>25 hamletscamaro: Thanks, hoping for it ;D

It was on the limited quantities page for quite a while, you just missed it. I'm gonna guess it's gone for good.

It went on the list April 23rd, sold out Sept 11th. So five months to sell 100 copies. It was announced August 2018. Did 500 copies sell the first 9 months? Perhaps it will re-appear.

Guess time will tell :D ….maybe it will mysteriously appear as the Phantom.

>28 Wootle: Thanks for the clarification. If they had a countdown on it, maybe it is gone.

>29 Love2Read.: Phantom disappeared the first time with no warning, very quickly as I recall. It was out for some time before it came back with the second printing. Perhaps due to the quality issues reported on the printed spine.

The Holy Land - 47 sets
Virgil - 93 copies
In Praise of Folly - 19 copies
Book of Common Prayer - 37 copies
Vikram and the Vampire - 63 copies
Grimm's German Popular Stories - 33 sets
Rackham's Grimm's Fairy Tales - 64 copies
Reynard the Foxe - 89 copies
Picturesque Egypt - 44 sets
Works of Chaucer - 71 copies
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens - 43 copies
Execution of John Brown - 89 copies
The North Pole - 68 copies

Eleven of the 41 DLEs still for sale are the illustrator-signed variety, but not a single one of them is on the limited quantities list. By contrast, 13 of the other 30 DLEs are on the list.

Mother Goose reappears with 1 copy remaining.

The O.Henry DLE is now on the Limited Quantities list at 100 copies.

The Holy Land - 35 sets
Toilers of the Sea - 57 copies
Virgil - 86 copies
In Praise of Folly - 8 copies
Book of Common Prayer - 23 copies
Vikram and the Vampire - 62 copies
Grimm's German Popular Stories - 27 sets
Rackham's Grimm's Fairy Tales - 52 copies
Reynard the Foxe - 83 copies
Picturesque Egypt - 39 sets
O. Henry - 96 copies
Works of Chaucer - 67 copies
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens - 35 copies
Execution of John Brown - 82 copies
The North Pole - 63 copies

“Salome” is now shown as endangered with 92 copies remaining.

Virgil has actually gone up to 89... interesting.

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/ADE/2994/Charles-Dickens-s-GREAT-EXPECTATIONS

Easton Press Item 2994, (2) volume limited edition set of Great Expectations, has joined the Limited Quantities List at 100 items remaining.

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/040/3016/IN-PRAISE-OF-FOLLY

There are only (2) items remaining for In Praise of Folly.

The limited quantities page has went haywire today. It has added 25-100 copies of many titles, while leaving others alone. Or, perhaps EP did an inventory count over the weekend.

>41 Wootle:
That glitch appears to have been corrected today.

>43 hamletscamaro:, yes, the counts look back to normal. There were a few books on there that I had hoped had more copies. It increased the likelihood that they may be listed in the Black Friday sale. Some of the counts are so low that a couple of titles most likely won't make the cut and be discounted.

Euclid is no longer on the site.

“The Victoria Psalter” DLE has entered the Limited Quantities list with 100 remaining.

>45 jroger1:, that took a long time. Possibly one of the reasons that EP has limited their DLE program. However, perhaps with so many DLEs being listed on the Black Friday deals, they will run out of some existing stock.

>46 hamletscamaro:
Being the impatient person that I am, I usually buy the books that interest me whenever they become available and I can afford them, so I probably won’t benefit (much) from the sale. It seems to me that DLE sales have accelerated somewhat in recent weeks as Christmas approaches.

This limited edition of Beowulf is no longer available on the Easton Press site:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/BF2/3336/BEOWULF---Deluxe-Illustrated-Edition?c....

Hopefully, this Beowulf variant is in hiatus, waiting for the next batch to be printed.

The deluxe limited edition Grimm's German Popular Stories is no longer available on the Easton Press site:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/9D5/3119/GRIMM-S-GERMAN-POPULAR-STORIES

Oh wow --

I'd been watching this (Beowulf) pretty carefully and was planning on buying once it began displaying a counter. Needless to say that never happened and now it's simply gone?

I have to say that if it's permanently sold out without any warning -- between this and the manner in which the sale treated us all like chumps I may soon take my book allowance and become a complete convert to FS and Taschen (really...I'm checking my Promotions folder for 3 separate emails per day over the course of 6-7 days, each for some disappointing 10-20% offers on mostly their coffee-table books... thanks EP for respecting my time).

>50 pancarre12: Generally when these Illustrated DLEs sell out without counting down, it is for the first half printing. They should print the second half sometime in the next year or two.

>50 pancarre12:, >51 Wootle: I agree with Wootle, they usually print in two batches. I've had a couple of these where they went on an interim hiatus when the first batch sells out, then they return later when they receive the next set, and then they usually get the counter when they get low.

I'm waiting for the Left Hand of Darkness to come back, since it has a smaller print run and the first batch went quickly. At least, I hope that will be the case.

Thanks guys -
Also, I'd like to take back my trash-talking on the sale, if that's possible. Just realized (with the help of someone on this forum) that the Wagner ring cycle set is 40% off.

>53 pancarre12: oh we get it. The Easton marketing practices are beyond any sort of reasoning, and their pricing practices sometimes seem like market tests to see how much we are willing to bear. I sometimes swear off EP, but then put in an order the following month. :)

“The Tale of Genji” DLE has appeared in the Limited Quantities list at 99 remaining.

40% off for that too - it looks nice. Thinking about it...

Now that Black Friday and Cyber Week is completed, I thought I would compare limited quantities since Wootle's last count on Oct 20th:

The Holy Land - 17 sets (-18, sale 20% off)
Toilers of the Sea - 26 copies (-31, sale 10%)
Virgil - 73 copies (-13, sale 10%)
Vikram and the Vampire - 5- copies (-12)
Rackham's Grimm's Fairy Tales - 22 copies (-30, sale 10%)
Reynard the Foxe - 74 copies (-9, sale 10%)
Picturesque Egypt - 16 sets (-23)
O. Henry - 89 copies (-7, sale 10%)
Works of Chaucer - 51 copies (-16, sale 20%)
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens - 22 copies (-13)
Execution of John Brown - 68 copies (-14, sale 20%)
The North Pole - 22 copies (-41, sale 10%)

Grimm's German Popular Stories - Sold out during sale (-27, sale 10%)
In Praise of Folly - Sold out previously (-8)
Book of Common Prayer - Sold out previously (-23)

New to the list:
Salome - 74 copies (sale 20%)
Great Expectations - 84 copies (sale 20%)
Victoria Psalter - 91 copies (sale 20%)
Quo Vadis - 90 copies (sale 20%)
Tale of Genji - 103 copies (sale 40%)
>55 jroger1: I guess the found four? That sneaky, sneaky Genji!

It is predictable that the sale price directly impacted most orders. Also, those with low counts on the Limited Quantities list also seemed to move briskly at 10% off, such as Like Grimm's Fairy Tales, Grimm's German Popular Stories, Toilers of the Sea, and The North Pole. While other 10% titles, like O'Henry, had an almost shameful sale track and barely seemed to budge with only 7 sales. None of the other Illustrated DLEs sold enough to add them to the Limited Quantities page. I also noted that Reynard the Foxe, which had a higher limited quantity count, also barely moved with 9 books sold.

Yes, I woke early so thought I would do some analysis.

>57 hamletscamaro:
Very interesting. I’m trying to think of a theme that might account for the difference in sales, but I can’t. I guess O. Henry isn’t exactly a household name today like it was in my pre-baby-boomer (codger?) generation.

>58 jroger1:, I bought the book thinking it was either a biography on Henry Cavill, or perhaps Henry Winkler. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that this was from some American author, and that wasn't even his real name! Oh that crazy man. :)

Actually I purchased this quite some time ago and really like it.

His real name was William Sidney Porter, for those paying attention. Showing off my literary trivia cred (you're welcome)...but there's that Wikipedia thing, of course.

>60 iluvbeckett: yes, perhaps my smiley did not convey the humor in my post. However, I do agree that O'Henry is read very little in today's schools, if at all. However, it is hard to seriously read any amount of American literature without running across O'Henry.

Item 3154, The Odyssey of Homer Deluxe Limited Edition has joined the Limited Quantities List with (96) items remaining:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/965/3154/THE-ODYSSEY-OF-HOMER

The Holy Land - 12 sets
Victoria Psalter - 89 copies
Great Expectations - 82 sets
Toilers of the Sea - 24 copies
Virgil - 72 copies
Vikram and the Vampire - 50 copies
Rackham's Grimm's Fairy Tales - 20 copies
Reynard the Foxe - 68 copies
The Odyssey - 96 copies
Picturesque Egypt - 13 sets
O. Henry - 88 copies
Quo Vadis - 90 copies
Works of Chaucer - 49 copies
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens - 20 copies
Salome - 74 copies
Execution of John Brown - 66 copies
The North Pole - 18 copies

Back on the EP site and due out March 2020

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/BF2/3336/BEOWULF---Deluxe-Illustrated-Edition

Item 2978 - Grimm's Fairy Tales Deluxe Limited Edition is no longer available on the Easton Press site:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/24F/2978/Arthur-Rackham-s-GRIMM-S-FAIRY-TALES

The Holy Land, just 2 sets left.

Item 3069, Egypt: Descriptive, Historical and Picturesque is no longer available on the Easton Press site.

A Christmas Carol, Item #3620 has sold out.

Victoria Psalter - 77 copies
Great Expectations - 73 sets
Toilers of the Sea - 15 copies
Virgil - 66 copies
Vikram and the Vampire - 41 copies
Reynard the Foxe - 59 copies
The Odyssey - 79 copies
O. Henry - 80 copies
Quo Vadis - 82 copies
Works of Chaucer - 41 copies
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens - 18 copies
Salome - 70 copies
Execution of John Brown - 63 copies
The North Pole - 7 copies

Blackout/All Clear is down to 21 copies

Current stock levels for Tolkien titles:

3478 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - 42 copies
3546 Morgoth's Ring & The War of the Jewels - 300
3547 The Shaping of Middle-Earth - 324
3548 The Lost Road and Other Writings - 400
3549 The Peoples of Middle-Earth - 400

>72 Wootle: Thanks for the count on these Tolkien titles Wootle!

Easton Press Item 3409, The North Pole Deluxe Limited Edition is no longer available on the Easton Press site:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/AF4/3409/Robert-Peary-s-THE-NORTH-POLE?cm_st=2&...

>75 supercell:, thanks for the update. Both of these are on my want list but were waiting me to pay off my Sale purchases.

Item 3080 Toilers of the Sea (2) volume Deluxe Limited Edition is no longer available on the Easton Press site.

Item 3083 The Years of Lyndon Johnson 4 Volumes (Path to Power Signed) by Robert Caro is no longer available.

I am surprised the Lyndon Johnson set finally sold out.
It was vastly over priced, so I hope most people who bought it aren’t expecting it to have any sort of investment value.
4 standard books at $175 a piece ($700 total!) with only one of them being signed by the author is outrageous given the cost of Easton’s other regular signed editions.

My personal hobby is collecting signed president books, and even I couldn’t stomach the poor value of that set unless it were at least $300-400 cheaper.

Heck, one can obtain a decent signed limited edition from a President himself from that era like Eisenhower or Truman for $700-$800. A regular signed edition from Johnson himself can be obtained for only a few hundred.

I could never understand why Easton priced this particular set so high, and I can understand even less why people would purchase it. Oh well. It’s not my money. I just find it all around curious though...

>80 robbieac:
I, too, collect books signed by the presidents, though not necessarily by their biographers, and I, too, passed up this set because of its price. I already own the hardcover trade editions of each volume. Apparently EP knew what it was doing, though, as it eventually sold out.

I’m afraid we are seeing a major price restructuring in which I’m not willing to participate. The recently announced “robot masterpiece” set, without signatures or limitations, and only one illustration in each volume, continues the trend and, judging by its reception here, will be successful too.

Nevertheless, the signed-by-the-illustrator editions continue to be a favorite with me. Beautifully designed and illustrated, I would buy most of them even if they weren’t signed or limited. The last two, “Foundation Trilogy” and “Atlas Shrugged” are too massive to hold comfortably, though, so I have chosen to read the 3-volume FS editions instead.

The earlier 4-volume Moonshot set, which contained no duplicate titles and more recognizable authors than the current robot set, may be responsible, in part, for setting the price trend we're seeing in this set. It, too, was just as overpriced but it struck me as being one of the earlier sets in that $125 per not-special-title price range.

I wasn't sure whether to post here or in the book's own thread section (which has been inactive for ages), but the "Works of Virgil" has 61 copies remaining at this point, and this book seems to have received very little attention on this site. The last thing I want to to is bring up the tiresome quality vs price issue that has been discussed ad nauseum elsewhere regarding EP facsimiles, but I do love this book.

The kind of printing imperfections being well known here, I have to say that the design of the book itself is beautiful. The cover and slipcase are stately and fitting for the material in my opinion, and the inside is a fine example of classic book design. It is quite profusely illustrated, boasting 101 Baroque etchings. (What cannot be seen on EP's website is that all the illustrations are full-page. They seem quite clear and vibrant to me, though they aren't coupled with transparent pages. The website curiously adds white side borders to its sample images which actually makes it appear that the illustrations would be small. EP should probably show at least one page spread photo including text and an illustration in these cases so people would know the format and scale.)

Incidentally, I also have EP's "Works of Homer", which I purchased after Virgil. Though I like the Homer book, I was disappointed at the comparably small illustrations with their thick borders and especially by the small text being compartmentalised on the pages in a kind of cramped Newspaper format. Anyone who has seem this need not worry since Virgli's text is large and descends the page in one legible column.

I'm a sucker for these 18th and 19th Century EP reproductions, though I might be in the minority. The EP Virgil's classical book design and typefaces (along with their medial S's) appeal to me. And its Baroque illustrations, having that weird combination of mystical imagery, extravagant artistic embellishments, naive simplicity, and horrific gore are quite powerful and beautiful. If you've seen old constellation maps and alchemical drawings, you know what I'm referring to.

The book contains all three of Virgil's famous poems, and at $320 it was an easy purchase for me a long time ago. I'm amazed that it's still available after several years.

>83 RunneroftheMill:
I have not indulged in the Virgil book because I have other good editions, but I do have the “Works of Homer.” While it is too heavy and bulky for casual reading (and there are better and newer translations available), it has the very great advantage of voluminous footnotes, making it a superb resource for serious study.

Many of these reproductions of 18th and 19th century books are excellent both for their texts and illustrations, but one has to be careful. Some of them have been abridged or altered almost beyond recognition by the translators (especially the French texts), often as a concession to “Victorian tastes.”

Item 3148, The Ship that Sailed to Mars Deluxe Limited Edition has joined the Limited Quantities List with (100) items remaining:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/871/3148/THE-SHIP-THAT-SAILED-TO-MARS

>80 robbieac: The LBJ set was by Caro. It is widely considered one of the greatest bios of any president. He spent around 20 years working on the four volumes.

*** Question of Transparency-Honesty-Integrity ***

Is it transparent and honest to make a boldly-highlighted selling point out of print limitation (Limited to 600/800/1200 copies), then place a book on a Limited Quantities-Last Chance list (creating a sense of urgency and perception of imminent unavailability) and then reprint more and advertise alike?

>87 EPsonNY:, which title are you refering to? Normally I have seen a first print run simply sell out and the title dissapear for a while, only to return later. Then when they truly are running low on the final print run, then they put it on the Limited Quantities list. This has been the case with the Illustrated Deluxe Editions series. I don't pay attention to some of the others enough to recall.

Just noticed that Blackout/All Clear is down to 9 copies.

Item 3221, Peter Pan in Kensington Garden, is no longer available on the Easton Press site:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/C45/3221/PETER-PAN-IN-KENSINGTON-GARDEN?cm_st=2...

The first of what is likely several batch releases of Item 3377, Nineteen Eighty Four Deluxe Illustrated Edition, has sold out:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/60F/3377/NINETEEN-EIGHTY-FOUR---Deluxe-Illustra...

or the volume is no longer available on the Easton Press site.

Does anyone know if there is way to find out if the DLE of Gilgamesh is truly sold out? Or if it will appear again for a second batch like Beowulf now has? As I missed it I have been tempted by copies on the secondary market, but would be rather nonplussed by the much higher price if EP released another batch.

Thank you. Looks like the secondary market it shall be.

Item 3121, Vikram and the Vampire, is no longer available on the Easton Press site.

>95 supercell: I'm guessing it's the last batch...usually a book just disappear and don't go through the Q list if it's not the last batch...anyone else has an input on this, I think this could be a good thing to know if one is keeping an eye on a book ;)

The Victoria Psalter - 68 copies
Great Expectations - 61 sets
The Works of Virgil - 35 copies
Reynard the Foxe - 38 copies
The Odyssey of Homer - 32 copies
The Ship That Sailed to Mars - 84 copies
O.Henry Stories - 58 copies
Quo Vadis - 50 sets
Works of Geoffrey Chaucer - 33 copies
Salome - 59 sets
Captain John Brown - 30 copies
Macbeth - 100 copies

I was told today that the first half printing of these two DLIE's are below the 100 quantity threshold, even though not on the limited quantities page.

Foundation Trilogy
Argonauts

No telling how long of a break they will be on between releases.

>100 Wootle:

I smell a new contest! What does the I stand for in DLIE? :-)

Deluxe Limited Iridescent Edition?

Deluxe Limited Illustrated Edition.

>102 Wootle:

Well that's just too sensible.

But it begs the question, are there any non-illustrated DLEs?

Probably not many, maybe none. I think a few only have a frontispiece, so sparsely illustrated?

Perhaps DLISE would be more appropriate?

Deluxe Limited Illustrator Signed Edition.

I hadn't really thought much about it before but I guess I always assumed that all DLEs were illustrated. The idea that one might not be has me wondering how it could be considered any sort of deluxe.

Is the illustration "I" differentiation really meant to convey the difference between illustrations copied or carried over from prior/original issues versus illustrations specially commissioned for new releases?

The I just signifies it comes from the subset of signed illustrated editions series which currently stands at 24 volumes.

>106 treereader:
EP often, but not always, designates these signed-by-the-illustrator editions as “Deluxe Illustrated Editions.” We could call them DIEs, but that seems a bit morbid. They are a significant subset of the DLEs. https://www.librarything.com/topic/281244

So I'm not imagining things. All DLEs are illustrated (probably) but there is a special subset with newly commissioned illustrations, and trying to distinguish them separately, in acronym form, is just a bit confusing.

I have a new candidate: "DLaAIE" ("Deluxe Limited and Awesome Illustrated Edition")

Item 3150, History of the Crusades, has joined the limited quantities list with 90 units remaining:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/383/3150/HISTORY-OF-THE-CRUSADES

>111 saintmelville: well that happened relatively quickly. I had this on my list, but was waiting another month or two. I guess I will order now. Thanks for noticing.

Item 2870 is no longer available on the EP site:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/4A0/2870/Bram-Stoker-s-DRACULA?cm_st=2&cm_s...

Item 3150 is no longer available in the Easton Press site:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/383/3150/HISTORY-OF-THE-CRUSADES?cm_st=2&cm...

Item 3293, The Prince Deluxe Illustrated Edition, is no longer available on the Easton Press site:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/F1F/3293/THE-PRINCE---Deluxe-Illustrated-Editio...

As per the Easton Press site, Item 3377 Nineteen Eighty-Four, will be available again in July 2020:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/60F/3377/NINETEEN-EIGHTY-FOUR---Deluxe-Illustra...

Item 3472, Atlas Shrugged, is no longer available on the Easton Press site:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/58C/3472/ATLAS-SHRUGGED?source=EE541&utm_so...

However, one expects it to return very soon.

Item 3146, The Eddas, is no longer available on the Easton Press site:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/B7F/3146/THE-EDDAS

I expect / hope this one will return quickly.

By way of update, item 3146 - The Eddas, is due out in late July 2020:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/B7F/3146/THE-EDDAS

For the next update, item 3472 - Atlas shrugged, is due out in late August 2020:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/58C/3472/ATLAS-SHRUGGED?cm_st=2&cm_s=ps%3a3...

>122 saintmelville:, 123, Interesting, The Foundation Trilogy was down to just over 60 at the begining of the month, whereas Eddas was at over twice that, so I ordered the Foundation Trilogy. I'm not sure if Eddas was selling at a much faster rate, or if they simply manufactured more Foundation Trilogy volumes, but it would appear that they are producing these in smaller lots then they have previously.

>121 supercell: & >124 hamletscamaro:: Smaller batches per release would seem likely and not all that hits the LQ list seemed to be sold out. With Items 3429 & 3504 both returning after being counted down as LQ; now it seems that LQ depends upon remaining items within a batch release until batches are exhausted, or something along those lines. Kind of nice, in that, it gives EP the opportunity to bring back a few DLEs that many newer devotees missed out on.

As of May 6th, EP CS stated there were (Item Number on the left & Quantity on the right) remaining on hand for the following:

Item 3146 The Eddas - 115 on hand
Item 3230 Foundation - 55 on hand
Item 3376 Argonauts - 83 on hand

3146 has been at the top of the DLE list & near the top of "Search Results" for "e" the whole month of May. I have not kept up with Item 3472, Atlas Shrugged IDLE.

As an info addition, just digging around in the older LT EP Collectors listings, reading thru some member Q & A exchanges:

https://www.librarything.com/topic/171596

and,

https://www.librarything.com/topic/205818#5348763

Maybe some of these titles are in one particular warehouse, bindery, or office and the availability is related to whether or not those locales are open or accessible.

Only (2) remaining for Item 3154, The Odyssey of Homer:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/965/3154/THE-ODYSSEY-OF-HOMER

Item 3073, The Works of Virgil, is temporarily unavailable and is currently closed to new orders:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/93C/3073/THE-WORKS-OF-VIRGIL

Edit: Corrected for description content to match EP site.

>128 saintmelville: Still available, says

We're sorry, this product is temporarily unavailable and is currently closed to new orders.

Item 3154, The Odyssey of Homer, is temporarily unavailable and is currently closed to new orders

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/965/3154/THE-ODYSSEY-OF-HOMER

Item 2039, Quo Vadis, is temporarily sold out or sold out completely:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/9F8/2039/QUO-VADIS?cm_st=2&cm_s=ps%3a2039

3378 A Journey to the Center of the Earth is taking a break.

>132 Wootle: well you know, it is 6400 km, that's a long journey :)

3643 Illustrated World of Tolkien is no longer for sale.

Item 3298, The Island of Doctor Moreau, has been placed on the limited quantities list:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/1CD/3298/THE-ISLAND-OF-DOCTOR-MOREAU

“Animal Farm” is back and currently available. https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/5F3/3304/ANIMAL-FARM---Deluxe-Illustrated-Editi...

3337 Captain John Brown sold out

The Chaucer DLE is gone.

“The Tale of Genji” DLE “is temporarily unavailable and is currently closed to new orders.”

A couple of years ago there were 72 DLEs for sale. Now there are 36. The most recent new ones were announced on Feb. 5.

Item 3532, The Voyages of Captain Hatteras, has been placed on the Limited Quantities List with 78 units remaining:

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/3F7/3532/JULES-VERNE--THE-VOYAGES-AND-ADVENTURE...

On another note:

Items 3201 & 3376 are listed as Limited Quantity in the Summer 2020 catalog, pages 14 & 15. The amount remaining for each is not shown.

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/AC7/3201/John-James-Audubon-s-br-BIRDS-OF-AMERI...

https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/61D/3376/JASON-AND-THE-ARGONAUTS?cm_st=2&cm...

Three copies of “The Works of Chaucer” DLE have popped up on the website. https://www.eastonpress.com/prod/EA1/2908/WORKS-OF-GEOFFREY-CHAUCER

Reynard the Fox - “ We're sorry, this product is temporarily unavailable and is currently closed to new orders.”

>146 supercell:
People must just now be discovering how gorgeous it is. Together with “Gilgamesh” they are the two most beautiful volumes in the signed-by-the-illustrator series.

The diminishing availability of the Inferno prompted me to research the translation that is used for this edition. After reading reviews of this Clive James's translation, I conclude that it is one of the poorest translations available. This is too bad, because the book and illustrations do look gorgeous.

>148 booksforreading:
Here is an example of such a review. Apparently he tried too hard to force rhyming where it didn’t fit, and he also inserted explanatory lines in the text in order to avoid footnotes (at least according to this reviewer who notes that there have been more than 100 English translations of “Inferno”).

I haven’t read it, but I will at least sample it. The book’s design and illustrations, though, are worth the price.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/05/27/what-the-hell/amp

>149 jroger1:
According to another reviewer, A Verse Translation by Robert Hollander and Jean Hollander is the best currently available in English language. And it has the Italian text alongside English translations. After reading that review, which unfortunately I cannot reference now, I ordered the paperback copies of all three Divine Tragedy books in Hollander's edition.
And, yes, the review that you reference in your post is one of about three that I looked at today.

Dante's Inferno is no longer listed on the Easton Press website.

Several DLEs have been removed from the DLE web page, but I don’t know which ones. Two days ago there were 35, yesterday 34, today 31.

Davy Crockett, Atlas Shrugged, Hunchback

Davy Crockett and Atlas Shrugged have been restored to the new website.

This looks like a good deal on the last remaining “Captain John Brown.” :)

Ships in 6-10 business days.
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Availability:

IN STOCK

>155 jroger1:, great deal! Buy none, get one free. :)

Looks like it doesn't allow you to checkout. But it was fun to try.

Item 3241, Story of the Wild West DLE, has been given "Last Chance" status with 98 units remaining:

https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/deluxe-limited-editions/story-of-the-...

>157 saintmelville:
“... going to Leavenworth I entered upon a dissolute and reckless life - to my shame be it said - and associated with gamblers, drunkards, and bad characters generally. I continued my dissipation about two months, and was becoming a very ‘hard case.’ About this time the Seventh Kansas regiment, known as ‘Jennison’s Jay-hawkers,’ returned from the war, and re-enlisted and re-organized as veterans. Among them I met quite a number of my old comrades and neighbors, who tried to induce me to enlist and go South with them. I had no idea of doing anything of the kind; but one day, after having been under the influence of bad whisky, I awoke to find myself a soldier in the Seventh Kansas. I did not remember how or when I enlisted, but I saw I was in for it, and that it would not do for me to endeavor to back out.” - “Buffalo Bill” Cody

>158 jroger1:. Buffalo Bill and his delightful stories.

>161 supercell: Considering how quickly other special editions of Dracula have sold out (like Folio Society), I'm surprised this has been available for as long as it has. I think the illustration are not everyone's cup of tea. I'm re-reading this edition now in honor of the season.

Mark Twain’s “Innocents Abroad” DLE now carries Last Chance banner, but without a counter.

Item 3201, Audubons (7) volume Birds of America set is no longer listed on the Easton Press site.

>168 supercell:

He was already dead and he certainly doesn’t like resting.

Item 3241 Story of the Wild West with (1) remaining:

https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/deluxe-limited-editions/story-of-the-...

Easton Press states that item 2994, Great Expectations 2 volume DLE set, is out of stock:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/charles-dickenss-great-expectations-...

Easton states item 3645, The Castle of the Carpathians, is out of stock and will be available by Dec 30th:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/jules-vernes-the-castle-of-the-carpa...

Item 3532, Captain Hatteras, is now out of stock:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/jules-verne-the-voyages-and-adventur...

Item 3097, Wagner's Ring Cycle 2 volume DLE, has 100 sets remaining:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/wagners-ring-cycle-3097.html

>172 saintmelville: Castle of the Carpathians sold out of its inital run quickly. I'm wondering what the initial run quantity.

>175 hamletscamaro:. Noted...Did not take long to go thru the first batch. However, the volume has remained near the top of the DLE list.

>177 supercell: Have to be honest, I was not the least bit tempted to acquire this Doctor Moreau. I did not like the art at all. OTOH, I think the art in War of the Worlds is quite nice. To each his own, I guess.

The Eddas + Jason and the Argonauts both show "Out of Stock" at present:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/the-eddas-3146.html

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/jason-and-the-argonauts-3376.html

Also the Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc is "Out of Stock":

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/mark-twains-personal-recollections-o...

>179 saintmelville: Wow... no warning? That sucks. The only good thing is I believe that these were both on the front ends of their runs, so they should presumably return to stock at some point.

The Eddas has been re-listed with an available date of March 13.

As jroger1 said above, The Eddas looks to be returning to stock soon. However, Jason & the Argonauts appears to be have been removed from the site, at least for the time being, though perhaps permanently.

As per EP, Item 3148 the ship that sailed to mars is out of stock:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/the-ship-that-sailed-to-mars-3148.ht...

And, item 3377 nineteen eighty four is out of stock:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/nineteen-eighty-four---deluxe-illust...

>183 saintmelville: I hope 1984 comes back in stock. It's one of the DLEs that I definitely want but that I hadn't gotten around to ordering. Interestingly, the link you listed goes to a page that says the book will be back in stock on May 05 and is available for preorder. However, the order button doesn't work, and the book has disappeared from the site. :/

Edit: I actually was able to order it but only by using "Quickview," rather than going to the full product page. Seems like some kind of glitch in their website.

Salome has (1) set remaining (item 3243):

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/salome-3243.html

Easton site states that the Eddas will be back in stock by April 17th:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/the-eddas-3146.html

And Nineteen Eighty-four is due back by May 5th:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/nineteen-eighty-four---deluxe-illust...

>189 saintmelville: Have my 1984 on order! The art is an absolutely fantastic match for the tone and theme of the book, best I've seen for an edition of this novel.

>190 whytewolf1: congratulations. A lot of Easton press limited editions are the best version of the book, as well as most beautiful version.

I cant wait to get my Grapes of Wrath EP DLE. I know exactly how you feel.

>191 fancythings:
It’s inexplicable to me why members of other forums thumb their noses, almost in hate, at any mention of Easton Press. Yes, some of it is cheap and common, but some is even more gorgeous than FS or the “fine presses” they adore. Jealousy, I guess. Bias against large publishers, perhaps - although FS might be bigger.

>192 jroger1: you answered it yourself “jealousy” or in bad taste. My family is fortunate enough to have friends from different professional backgrounds including artists and they really appreciate beauty of our ep books more than that of fs. Not saying anything bad about FS but this is pattern now where people say complements about our ep collection and nothing about our fs collection, which we also proud of. I have to also admit that I enjoy reading Easton press books more than my fs books.

>193 fancythings: I love both of mine. And really don’t get the attitude of some on the FS board. I think part of it is the feeling that FS is somehow more elite and club like, though it’s becoming a lot more like EP. I just shrug it off and buy the books from either that suit me. I think EP’s coffee table books are lame and tacky but also think those books with the bunny poems FS have been publishing lately are equally lame.

>194 RRCBS: there’s no way fs is more elite in any way. They just hate to see that EP books are more beautiful esthetically. Now, FS fans complaint that FS regular editions, well, at least some of them, are being made in China.

>195 fancythings:
I understand all the political, economic, and social issues regarding China, and inferior printers/binders should be called out wherever they are. But I also have some beautifully bound and printed books made in China, and quality printers shouldn’t be punished just because of their location. In fact, they should be rewarded wherever they are.

>196 jroger1: you should tell that to FS collectors who complaint about the quality of fs books that were made in China. We don’t buy from FS anymore

>197 fancythings:
Much of the FS Devotees forum is devoted to complaints, and some of their favorite targets currently are too much fantasy, too little fantasy, too many classics, too few classics, China, and Easton Press. I just smile and try to find some helpful posts.

>192 jroger1: "some is even more gorgeous than FS or the “fine presses” they adore"

Could you cite some examples of an EP edition that is more gorgeous than a fine press (not FS)?

Fine press is usually printed on mould or hand made paper. EP is printed on mass produced archival quality paper, that is paper made from pulp that has been buffered. It doesn't look or feel the same.

Fine press is almost always printed letterpress while EP uses photo-reproductive means. Take a look at what true black print looks from a fine press book verses the dark grey one finds in EP's books.

Printing in fine press books can be lithos direct from the block, photo-graveurs, hand painted or stenciled art. Please compare the images of the many EP facsimiles of LEC editions to the originals, it is very easy to tell the difference. The custom commissioned artwork from the EP is nicer than their usual fare but just printed to the standards of a normal trade hardback.

The quality of the leather bindings on my fine press books (as well as the leather on my FS books) is far superior to the pigskin bindings on most EP books and indeed nicer than the cow leather books on some EP DLEs.

I have but one EP book that uses hand marbled endpapers yet I have dozens from the FS and my fine press collection. EP faux silk moire endpages are boring to say the least.

I own many books from the Easton Press (~200) including a number of DLEs, not one of them holds a candle to my fine press books in terms of quality. This does not mean that the EP does not make books that you may enjoy. Their facsimile of The Book of Kells is on a par with FS LE facsimiles.

I suppose you may be using gorgeous as a completely subjective term but if so that makes the term essentially meaningless. The world is a diverse place, thank goodness. It's good for me that you're using your discretionary book buying resources to buy books that I'm not interested in while I'm mostly spending mine on books in which you're not interested. A win win situation. To each their own as the old adage goes but it is nonsense to maintain with any objective measures that the EP sells book on a par with the fine press. And, they don't need to be, they are addressing different markets.

>199 kdweber:
I understand that people have different tastes and expectations in books as in most other things. Mine are pretty simple. I want a book that is beautiful, easy to read, comfortable to hold, and nicely illustrated. I’m not an expert on paper quality, leather types, or printing methods. Most of EP’s signed-by-the-illustrator DLEs meet and exceed my standards. I own a few LECs and FS Letterpress Shakespeares and I don’t see that they are any more pleasant to read than a high quality offset job. I don’t read the Shakespeares because they are too large and not illustrated, and the covers on the LECs haven’t worn well over the decades.

I’m glad that there are many publishers to choose from so that a variety of tastes and budgets can be accommodated.

>199 kdweber: I can answer that. My parents purchased numerous letterpress books, handmade. Still, they are not as attractive as our EP Dle. All paper gets made, milled by machinery not hands. This is 21 st century. We have 17 so called letterpress handmade what you call Fine press books outside of FS and outside of my parents’ FS Letterpress Shakespeare. Very nice but not as fun as reading beautiful ep dle leather bound editions with beautiful illustrations. And, books that were made by hand still used mass production paper and other materials. Please let me know what kind of book maker are making their own paper, leather, etc. my parents most treasures limited edition comes from cockarel press. I’m sure I misspelled it and materials also come from regular sources that they use to get paper, etc.

Fine press editions means they publish with quality and in limited editions. Fine press editions can’t be limited to hand made paper and letterpress, etc

>201 fancythings:

Nonsensical! Surely, don’t you realize that you yourself (not your parents, not your parents’ friends) are currently doing exactly the same thing that elitist Folio Society fans do to Easton Press books?

I’m a big fan of EP books. Sure, I prefer the regular editions over the DLE stuff, but I still have some of the latter, and am probably sitting in the 700-800 range in EP books, which constitutes the majority of my library. But >199 kdweber: and >200 jroger1: are both absolutely right. EP’s best output still falls on the left end of the fine press bell curve. The same goes for Folio. Each are good at what they do but neither could be described as the pinnacle of book making.

Also, as an aside, keep track of all the people who marvel at your library. Make sure you remember them whenever you have to move houses. Haha!

>202 treereader: what I’m telling you is not nonsensical. I’m only telling you that ep is also fine press, especially their limited editions. Surely, no book is perfect and example is all other fine press books. I’m just stating mine and my parents’ opinion like you do in this case. Enjoy your 800 ep library that’s on the left end of the fine press bell curve. Haha!

>204 duonkha: this is exactly what I was talking about. It also applies to other fine press books that my family has. No book is perfect. All about preferences and personal taste.

>201 fancythings: "All paper gets made, milled by machinery not hands. This is 21 st century."

Please don't make such sweeping false statements that you could easily verify were wrong with a little research on the net. Though I have dozens of examples of hand and mould made papers in my library most are from the 20th century. However, I have recent purchases that prove you wrong as well, here are two:

The Travels of Sir John Mandeville Beyond the Holy Land from the Foolscap Press, copyright 2019. From the colophon: The paper for the text is handmade Chancery produced at the University of Iowa's Center for the book under the direction of Timothy Barrett. The paper for the maps is handmade linen produced at Papeterie Saint-Armand in Montreal. The illustrations were drawn and painted by Peggy Gotthold.

Sea of Cortez from the Arion Press, copyright 2020. From the colophon: The six engravings were carved from boxwood and Maple blocks by Richard Wagener...on Zerkall mould-made.

Many fine editions currently being produced use paper from Zerkall. From the Zerkall website: "Because each item is Mould Made with natural deckle edges, format specifications have to be regarded as approximate measurements. besides these stock items we offer special makings for individual purposes."

The Richard de Bas mill in France has been hand making paper for 700 years. They're still at it, look them up on the web. I have a number of books in my library (from the Allen Press) that are printed on their paper.

"Fine press editions means they publish with quality and in limited editions."
While this statement is indeed necessary, it is not sufficient. While not specifically requiring letterpress, hand or mould made paper, hand binding, hand marbled paper, hand illumination etc. it does require a certain level of craftsmanship which generally includes a subset of such properties. I don't consider the FS a fine press though they have produced a few fine press books (e.g. the letterpress Shakespeare and the war poets). I don't believe the Easton Press has ever published a fine press book nor are they a fine press. That shouldn't stop you or others from enjoying their books.

>206 kdweber: ok, that’s great. And you saying that paper is better what EP gets? I completely disagree with EP do not produce a fine press. Please check fine press definition. We have what you call fine press books and their paper and overall production quality is no better than ep limited editions. That paper alone does not make fine press books. And, yes they use regular paper production technology and call it handmade. Glad you made purchases of what you consider to be a fine press books. Enjoy it

I also have completely different opinion about hand made so called fine press as having issues, sometimes similar issues to regular made books. We exchange several of them as they had obvious quality issues . Overall, these so called handmade books are no better than fs and ep limited editions.

Anyhow, I appreciate our little argument and will keep my opinion. I was blessed with many things and shared my parents’ passion for reading and collecting expensive books. I will keep my opinion about ep. thank you all for this discussion

>207 fancythings: There is little point in my restating the facts I have already outlined. They won't change your mind and I don't care if they do. You maintain that the EP is a fine press because you like them. Okay, that's an unusual and unsubstantiated claim but I have a different opinion for which I have laid out multiple facts to support.

>208 kdweber: last thing I want to say is that my family owns hand made books and they are in no way better than ep especially eps limited editions. Great facts to believe in. Thanks. Yes, you did not change my mind at all

>208 kdweber: “ You maintain that the EP is a fine press because you like them.”

Sure, “liking“ a product is what it’s all about. We all buy what we like within the limit of our means, whether it be a car, furniture, art, landscaping, or books. I wouldn’t “like” to own a $100,000 painting if it deprives me of owning a hundred $1,000 paintings that I like almost as much. And, believe me, I’ve seen many expensive paintings I wouldn’t display on my wall if I did own them. I suspect we all have. (If you haven’t, just visit the Museum of Modern Art sometime!)

Anyway, the discussion of what constitutes a fine book reminds me of a remark I once made to a music professor. He got this most horrified look on his face when I told him that I would rather listen to a Beatles recording than to a Mahler symphony. He played French horn in the symphony orchestra, and yet he hated the sound of a saxophone. We all have our biases, rational or not.

>210 jroger1: well said. Liked about music professor lol

>209 fancythings:
Perhaps you simply own fine press books that are not fitting to modern styling. Perhaps they are worn. Perhaps they aren’t actually fine. What you’ve really been arguing is that you just prefer EP DLEs over all other options. That is a fair position. However, to call EP “fine” is simply inaccurate. Think of it as a technical term. It simply doesn’t apply. The fact that EP doesn’t fix typesets and basically just photocopies text categorically excludes them from being “fine”. It would be interesting to see the list of titles EP has published with new typeset (i.e., not facsimile or photocopy).

>203 fancythings:
Yes, perhaps nonsensical wasn’t the right word. Words have meaning, right? Illogical and/or inaccurate would have probably been better terms to describe your arguments in >201 fancythings:. Also, please don’t misconstrue my throwing out a count of EP books as bragging. I haven’t catalogued my library in years. There are lots of other books in there, and there are likely more DLEs and LEs in there than I realize (I don’t particularly distinguish between them separately because, frankly, none of the library is truly “fine”). It doesn’t matter. It was simply to underscore my previous statement that I am a big EP fan. A realistic fan.

>208 kdweber:
Yep.

Competition between Easton Press and Folio Society is always fierce (as evidenced by their frequently similar releases), but this competition is good for their customers in the tiny market of luxury books. Also, collectors often love to bash the company whose books they don't buy.... as well as the company whose books they do buy. I think people do this simply because it's fun. However, if either company actually went bankrupt and disappeared, it would be a huge loss to buyers.

For example, Easton Press' coffee table selections get a lot of heat on these forums. Sure, that stuff probably lowers the publisher's prestige in some people's eyes, but if it keeps them in business so they can keep producing well bound classic literature too, is it really a problem?

>212 treereader: “ It would be interesting to see the list of titles EP has published with new typeset.”

I believe I am correct when I say that all of EP’s signed-by-the-illustrator DLEs are re-typeset. None of them look like reproductions to me. See Wootle’s list in post #1 of this thread: https://www.librarything.com/topic/281244#n7457249

Actually, I wish the term “fine press,” like “natural food,” would disappear from our language, as neither has a universally accepted meaning. They simply confuse discussions like this one. I’d rather see them called “letterpress publishers” if that’s what we mean or, my favorite, “PEPEs“ (Publishers of Expensive and Pretty Editions).

>214 jroger1:

I think you’re right, the signed by the illustrator series is given new or corrected text blocks. It makes sense since these are essentially brand new designs and layouts. We could probably estimate EP’s staffing level for creating new designs based on this series.

When possible or appropriate, I try to soften/broaden the scope of books that include fine presses along with EP, FS, FL, CP, etc. by referring to them all as “finer”. Subtle, but all I’m really trying to do there is draw the line above trade hardbacks and paperbacks, B&N, etc. It seems to mitigate the more troublesome line drawn by the word “fine”.

>215 treereader:
Book choices would be so much easier if all we had were Kindles. All that would matter is content which, after all, is what writing is intended to convey. Presentation would no longer matter, nor would our budgets, and shelf space would no longer be an issue.

In the words of one of my favorite sources, Forrest Gump: “And that’s all I have to say about that.”

There are two extremes when it comes to presentation versus content.

If people focus too much on books' presentation (materials, aesthetics, limitation, etc), their contents can be completely overshadowed, reducing books to mere decorations or investments.

On the other hand, if presentation is neglected, the enjoyment and perceived value of reading *can* be diminished. I'm not against Kindles, per se, but man is a material creature so his pleasures have a material element. In our day, raw information has never been so readily available, but it seems that this very availability causes people to become apathetic.

In this way, books are like eating: we could probably be fed all the nutrients we need intravenously, but its so much better to sit down to a nice home-cooked meal.

>217 RunneroftheMill:
An excellent analysis. To carry your analogy further, if we were fed some of our books intravenously via the Kindle, we wouldn’t be so tempted to overeat and our bookshelves would become less obese. Probably a combination is desirable.

>212 treereader: we also have some amaranthine fine press books including our recent Dracula purchase. They use modern technology to create fine press books. This is European book maker. I believe from Croatia. They all nice (two of them that I have) and were given to me by my parents. I still like my EP dles much more. Again, I look at all of mine ep dle editions as fine press books.

216> eating healthy would be much easier too if we had no taste buds. :)

>220 thisGuy33: lol

>222 supercell: 1200 is a fairly large limitation, it takes a while.

Item 3577, Life of Davy Crockett, has been placed on the Limited Quantities List with 94 units remaining:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/life-of-davy-crockett-3577.html

Only (1) remaining for Innocents Abroad:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/mark-twains-the-innocents-abroad-342...

>227 supercell: "Beowulf seems to have been a steady seller (no long breaks required to round up interest), so I am pretty sure it is getting ready to start the last leg to extinction (right on schedule, too, since it is already in its fourth year)."

I agree. Placed my preorder last week.

>229 whytewolf1: The EP Beowulf is a nice edition and they've kept the price the same over the years.

>230 kdweber: Yes, I agree, and that is nice. I just wish I wouldn't have missed the equally lovely Gilgamesh during my collecting hiatus. It seems I may have to pick that up on the secondary market at some point.

>231 Bob_Reader: I think it's very likely that it's coming back, but whether later this year or in two or three years, I think it's impossible to say. Presumably, they decided it needed a "rest" since unlike Beowulf, 1984, and The Eddas, they removed it from the site, as opposed to leaving it up as a preorder in anticipation of the next tranche of copies arriving.

Only (1) remaining for The Historie of the Holy Warre

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/the-historie-of-the-holy-warre-3490....

Item 2787, The Count of Monte Cristo, has been placed on the limited quantities list with (92) sets remaining:

https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/deluxe-limited-editions/the-count-of-...

Also, Asimovs Foundation Trilogy (Item 3230) is showing last chance but doesn't show the number of units remaining:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/isaac-asimovs-the-foundation-trilogy...

>235 saintmelville: That's interesting about Foundation. Last night there was a ticker up, and it said 97, I believe.

>236 whytewolf1:. Per the EP site, there are at present (95) items remaining. The red banner appeared after (10) items were selected and added to cart.

As per EP, the next batch of item 3304 Animal Farm is due out by July 20th:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/animal-farm---deluxe-illustrated-edi...

Item 3577, Life of Davy Crockett, is out of stock:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/life-of-davy-crockett-3577.html

(3) remaining for item 3230, The Foundation Trilogy:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/isaac-asimovs-the-foundation-trilogy...

Item 2968, The War of the Worlds, is out of stock:

https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/deluxe-limited-editions/h.g.-wellss-t...

>240 saintmelville: Ugh... Hopefully, out of stock means just that for The War of the Worlds. Have been meaning to pick that one up but had not gotten around to it.

As per Easton, item 3656 Frankenstein, is due back November 2021:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/mary-shelleys-frankenstein-3656.html

>244 Bob_Reader: it’s available for preorder not in stock I highly recommend this dle. The illustrations are so creepy. Beautiful book https://postimg.cc/ygQZ2jzn

>246 Bob_Reader: I think their contracted printer/binder is busy. High demand for books. I was told by ep customer service that they are extremely busy

Seems that The Eddas is now out of stock:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/the-eddas-3146.html

As is The Foundation trilogy:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/isaac-asimovs-the-foundation-trilogy...

The Count is Out.

https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/deluxe-limited-editions/the-count-of-...

The War of the Worlds is back in stock!

https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/deluxe-limited-editions/h.g.-wellss-t...

(And I have gratefully ordered my copy after procrastinating about it for too long previously.)

>250 whytewolf1: One of the best illustrations that were ever published of this work.

>251 fancythings: Yeah, I love the artwork in this edition, and I was pretty upset when it went out of stock. Glad I have one coming to me soon now, though! :D

It looks like The Count of Monte Cristo did return to stock, but there are currently only 32 sets left.

https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/deluxe-limited-editions/the-count-of-...

>252 whytewolf1: yeah. I really like this edition. I purchased it upon its initial release. Enjoy yours when you get it.

Phantom of the Opera has been tagged "Last Chance" with 95 copies remaining
https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/limited-quantities-left/phantom-of-th...

... as has Jane Austen: The Novels with 96 copies remaining
https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/literature/jane-austen---the-novels-3...

Bunch of surprises from EP today...

The Foundation Trilogy DLE which had disappeared from the site has shown up again and is showing 9 copies remaining.
https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/limited-quantities-left/isaac-asimovs...

The Paradise Lost DLE, originally introduced in 2014, is available once again:
https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/deluxe-limited-editions/paradise-lost...

The Don Quixote DLE with Doré Illustrations, originally introduced in 2013, is available once again:
https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/classics/gustave-dores-don-quixote-28...

There are some other non-DLE goodies that have shown up in the "what's new" section, as well:
https://www.eastonpress.com/whats-new/

>256 whytewolf1:
EP and FS published Paradise Lost at about the same time, and both incorporated the same John Martin mezzotints. EP’s edition was two volumes, while the FS version printed the poem in one volume but added a second volume containing an introduction and a line-by-line commentary. I remember struggling to decide which to buy, finally settling on FS, but either one would make a fine addition to any library.

I’m a sucker for Gustave Dore illustrations, and Don Quixote doesn’t disappoint. My only wish is that EP had split it into two volumes, as the single “mega book” is a little unwieldy to handle.

EP’s Foundation Trilogy is way too big and heavy to handle easily. FS published a 3-volume set that is ideal for reading. It isn’t a limited edition but contains some nice illustrations, and it is still available from FS.

>257 jroger1: "I’m a sucker for Gustave Dore illustrations, and Don Quixote doesn’t disappoint. My only wish is that EP had split it into two volumes, as the single “mega book” is a little unwieldy to handle."

Agree with every word -- I was tempted to buy, until I saw the book's dimensions! I have a few mega-books, like the Eric Gill Canterbury Tales from FS, the aforementioned EP Paradise Lost two-volume set that was just brought back, and Spenser's Faerie Queen FS DLE in three volumes... but no more!

As for Foundation Trilogy...I was tempted to get the three volume FS, but lack of shelf space prevents it, so I'll stick with the comparatively boring, older, EP one volume version. Same for my Don Quixote -- I have a one-volume EP version containing parts 1 and 2, and it is big enough as it is. Sadly, Edy Legrand was no Dore, but it will have to do.

>256 whytewolf1: thanks. I have paradise lost in 2 vol. but missed don Quixote. So it’s definitely on my list along with crusades

>257 jroger1: Thanks for the comparison info. I recently purchased Folio's newly rereleased 3-vol Foundation Trilogy, and I find it to be an absolutely lovely production (for a standard edition, of course). So, I think I'm going to stick with that one, as I also don't find the artwork for the Foundation DLE particularly gripping.)

I'm very tempted by the Don Quixote, but it seems as is often the case with many of the non-English classics, this edition uses an inferior translation, though to be fair to EP, this is often "baked in" to the projects since they're often essentially producing facsimiles of notable editions such as this one.

As for the Paradise Lost, I think I'll have to take a closer look at that one before I decide.

>260 whytewolf1:. You’re quite right with regards to the Dore illustrated DQ. Since EP is producing a copy of an earlier work you’re stuck with the translation and large single volume. Being a fan of Dore’s work I looked at EP’s DQ when it was first offered but decided to forego the leather binding and buy an original first edition for $85.

>256 whytewolf1: I hope saintmelville won't mind, but Limited Quantities message thread is for announcements concerning, well, limited quantities aka titles that about to run out of stock.

For most of the re-published titles, you can search the past conversations using the search box and add new information to a dormant thread.

For the titles released for the first time, you may try to start a new topic (no need to follow any particular format). Discussing multiple titles, posting alerts and announcements under the same topic makes the thread a bit bloated and at times harder to follow and respond to...

>262 EPsonNY: I appreciate you clarifying that for me. In future, I'll try just to mention limited quantities here and will post to old discussion threads when editions become available again. Thanks.

The Adventures of Oliver Twist DLE has been tagged "Last Chance" with only 94 copies remaining.
https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/literature/the-adventures-of-oliver-t...

Considering this was a resolicited DLE that has a limitation of only 600 copies, this may very well be the actual last chance to grab this edition directly from EP.

(2) Remaining in this batch of item 1985, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz:

https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/children/l.-frank-baums-the-wonderful...

(9) remaining in this batch of item 3645, The Castle of the Carpathians:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/jules-vernes-the-castle-of-the-carpa...

(2) remaining for this batch of item 3645, The Castle of the Carpathians:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/jules-vernes-the-castle-of-the-carpa...

>266 saintmelville: Thanks for this update! How do you know there's only 2 left? There's no bar on the webpage saying that?

>267 Gilded_Tomes1: I added several to the cart via android phone and the EP site generated a response directly above the cart & quantities pull-down buttons stating that (2) remained on hand.

>268 saintmelville: well, the site shows no limitation number on this title. In general terms speaking ep website was always poorly designed and you can’t just trust quantity info when you buy books from ep site and place them in your cart. You also stated that last time but it obviously not the case. Fact is that this title has no countdown yet

>269 fancythings: Sometimes the Easton Press website never gives a countdown and the book disappears just like that. It happened with Jason and the Argonauts DLE :-( . When I called them, they said they didn't know if that book will ever return

>270 Gilded_Tomes1: hey Margaret. How are you? Can you please post some pictures of your library with you sideshow collectibles trex?That would be awesome!

>271 fancythings: Sure thing! How do I do it?

>272 Gilded_Tomes1: hey Margaret. Just go to postimages.org and choose image from your library then add; it downloads it and then click to copy next to addresses. Then paste a link onto this site. I have no account you can just do it without signing in. Sooo nice, can’t wait to see your books and a Dino from your husband

>274 Gilded_Tomes1: Great job Margaret! that Dino is absolutely awesome. Incredible looking piece. Just do what I do and get close up of some books. You don’t have to take a picture of your entire library. Keep it private, just close ups of some books. I have a lot of private pictures in the library and will never do entire library pictures too. Really like your background too. You have a nice Dino collection there

>274 Gilded_Tomes1: These aren’t your photos. They’re stolen from Daniel Arevalo, aka Jurassic Corner, who is a California based merch collector.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CTu2aejqQO2/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRtmiFPsoc0&t=64s

>276 Deb015: very interesting that this person took time finding this info online. Kind of creepy. This person is lying about things wow very creepy. Wow he/she also lied on her profile. Now, I don’t believe she is paleontologist. Thanks Deb015.

>277 fancythings: I'm a longtime Librarything lurker and a follower of Daniel on Instagram. I saw this and recognised the photos. I don't like seeing people's work stolen and used uncredited.

>278 Deb015: this person is creepy and obviously a liar. I will not be talking to this person again. She lies about everything. To actually take time to advance your lie by finding a picture of someone else’s collection is creepy to say the least

Hahah classic. Although to the surprise of almost no one (at least no one from the Folio group). She/he is a known troll over there (under a new account, but easily recognizable enough). Very weird and sad individual indeed.

>280 Nerevarine: yes and was asking for my real name. She is very creepy. I bet she will change her name again and will introduce herself as an astronaut Soooo weird and sad

>279 fancythings: @fancythings - I wasn't meaning to be creepy; sorry about the slight fib. I was too afraid of letting you down, as you always post pics of your personal collection. My husband is a criminal lawyer, and is very adamant about not posting photos online, so he recommended finding a pic that was close to the item I do have. I am a paleontologist, and everything else is accurate about me but I cant post pics online out of respect for him. Sorry hun, and I didn't mean to upset you or anyone else on here :-(

>280 Nerevarine: To be fair, looking back over recent posts, it looks like fancythings called it from the start.

>281 fancythings: Fishing for personal details is worrying. (Sorry, don't know how to reply to two people at once.)

>284 Deb015: I wasn't fishing anything. I simply asked what her name was, as in, an introduction. It's funny, because you just opened your LT account today. If that's not weird, I don't know what is, "Deb". Or better yet, maybe you're that infamous Bob that everyone keeps mentioning on here.

>283 Deb015: I thought that something was fishy about this user

>285 Gilded_Tomes1: Breaking the cardinal rule here but...

Of course I opened my account today - I opened it specifically because you were passing off the work of someone I follow as your own.

I highly recommend everyone disengages with the duplicitous individual and flags their incendiary posts; that's the only effective way to deal with their ilk. This person has already been disruptive and unreasonable in the Folio Society and Fine Press groups—avoid feeding further.

Post #274 containing the plagiarized photos should also be removed or flagged.

>290 jroger1: absolutely.

>284 Deb015: thank you for warning us. You follow this person on Instagram and he/she has unbelievable collection of dinosaurs. I love dinosaurs since I was a kid. I have only one piece from sideshow collectibles and know how expensive it is. https://postimg.cc/gxzwHQzX

This is my Giganotosaurus, a gift from my beautiful lady. Hope you like it. I will follow this person too. Great collection of sideshow pieces. Thanks for putting this link here. Sorry about the background it’s definitely not great. I have a lot of textbooks and papers on my desk. Definitely not as beautiful as background of your collector on Instagram

>292 fancythings: That's a wonderful gift. I fear that the dinosaur replicas are all out of my price range.

Daniel Arevalo is a real Jurassic Park superfan - he's even bought a '92 Jeep to convert into the one from the film!

Also, apologies to everyone here for my dramatic entrance.

>293 Deb015: I can’t afford anything lol. I’m poor and in school again lol. Welcome to the club. So, I really appreciate nice things like that. Daniel is incredible collector

@fancythings what makes it even more creepy is that Gilded_Tomes1 had mentioned to you in an earlier post in another thread something about reading while enjoying some nice chianti. Hopefully not while also enjoying some liver and fava beans... HINT: in another thread most recently Gilded_Tomes1 was asking if anyone knew whether EP was also releasing Silence of the Lambs... 😱😂 I hope she meant her husband is a criminal defense* lawyer and not a “criminal lawyer” 🤔

>295 judgethatcher: lol

>295 judgethatcher: Hahaha, very funny @judgethatcher. Just a regular criminal defense lawyer. And while that chianti was quite good, I much prefer something softer like a Merlot :-P

"He recommended finding a pic that was close to the item I do have."

So, Gilded_Tomes' criminal defense lawyer husband recommended that she take someone else's photos without permission and pass them off as her own?

>298 Deb015: This forum discussion is hilarious. Is this for real? Lawyers always tell the truth, Debbie, for sure.

Shares her name, occupation, husband’s occupation, current location, where they’re from and plenty of other details…but yeah sharing a photo is the one forbidden thing. You can’t make that up lol.

We all know that’s only because it’s the only thing verifiable in all of her/his lies.

>300 Nerevarine: lol she is Princeton graduate

>280 Nerevarine: to the surprise of almost no one (at least no one from the Folio group).

You would've think maybe at least change his tone towards folio after his reincarnation lol and that unmistakable non-stop inquiry about reprints. I kinda feel sad for him since it appears he's having some sort of mental breakdown..

Victor Hugo's THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME 39 copies left. Gorgeous 2 vol edition from long time ago. I think EP was selling it in Europe upon its initial release. I could be mistaken. Really like this edition, well illustrated.

This batch of Item 3645, The Castle of the Carpathians, has sold out:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/jules-vernes-the-castle-of-the-carpa...

>308 saintmelville: it says in stock now

From the earth to the moon dle 44 left

The Grapes of Wrath DLE is now listed under Limited Quantities, showing 62 copies remaining.

And I actually just ordered a copy myself after having gone back and forth on this edition. I still think the artwork is so-so, but overall the edition looks very nice, and I decided I'd rather have this one as the "definitive edition" of this classic for my collection rather than, say, the old LEC edition.

...Well, I logged in to check this thread specifically, and... well... It looks like things got a little off track maybe? Does that happen around here a lot?

Anyway, I noticed The Mabinogion with Alan Lee's illustration is showing on the Limited Quantities page. 72 copies left as of this writing. The only thing that's held me off this one is the lack of a slipcase.

>299 Greg_P: Some lawyers do tell the truth. Those of us who wish to keep our licenses to practice law. Unfortunately it's the unethical ones who give the profession a bad name. That and our practice of billing in 6 minute chunks whether or not you ask for it. (Speaking of which, that post will cost you 12 minutes, since I'm also billing for the time it took to read the posts above mine. And will keep billing as long as this thread remains on my mind.)

>312 aeneax: "The only thing that's held me off this one is the lack of a slipcase."

I've found that annoying, as well. But I like Alan Lee's art a lot, so I may wind up getting it anyway.

>313 whytewolf1: the Harper clothbound hardcover edition of the Mabinogion has the same illustrations and is also quite nice (stitched binding, paper that feels reasonably high quality), so if you are uncertain due to the lack of slipcase and are not set on leather, I would check that out. Especially if your primary motivation is the illustrations. I have a copy that I can take a few pictures of if you are curious about any details (but it is at the office right now so I won't have access until Monday most likely).

>314 abysswalker: Thanks for the suggestion. And it's very kind of you to offer to take some photos, but I don't think that will be necessary. I should be able to dig up enough online to give me a pretty fair idea of the quality. I'll check out that edition for sure. Thanks again.

Alice in Wonderland with illustrations by Arthur Rackham has hit the Limited Inventory Alert with 99 copies remaining.

This *could* actually be it for this edition since it was originally released in 2015, previously went out of stock in 2018, and has a limitation of only 800 copies.

TÁIN BÓ CÚAILNGE has hit the limited inventory alert w/ 106 copies remaining.
https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/signed-editions/tain-bo-cuailnge-3679...

Beowulf is now on "Last Chance" with 104 copies left
https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/beowulf---deluxe-illustrated-edition...

As is The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with 73 left
https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/deluxe-limited-editions/the-strange-c...

And so is Green Willow & Other Japanese Fairy Tales with only 26 copies left.
https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/deluxe-limited-editions/green-willow-...

Offered as Last Chance at (5) remaining, item 3142, The Myths and Legends of China:

https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/literature/myths-and-legends-of-china...

The illustrations contained in this collectors edition are printed on iridescent paper giving the images a luminous quality; a total of (32) illustrations in all. Of course, the book title is printed in Chinese Red and the end papers are printed in a marbled design. Also, the volume has a glossary and index.

>319 saintmelville:

Could you (or someone else) share some photos of the illustrations, or direct me to some website where I could see some? This is unfortunately a case of Easton Press showing barely anything on their website. Your description sounds very appealing, but in this price range and with international forwarding, I don't want to buy blindly.

>320 SF-72: Listed below are select images from item 3142. The 4th & 5th images best indicate the illustration paper quality and were taken without use of camera flash.



Easton Press 3142 in slipcase



Easton Press 3142 endpapers



Easton Press 3142 title page & frontispiece



Easton Press 3142 showing iridescence of frontispiece paper surface



Easton Press 3142 showing iridescence of paper surface from an illustration within text block

>321 saintmelville: looks like a really beautiful book!

>321 saintmelville:

Thank you very much for posting the photos!

I do wish Easton Press put more care into some of their listings.

>319 saintmelville: I ordered this book when they had 2 remaining copies (paid in full), and they emailed me today to say they were sold out and will not get any more. I'm so disappointed because I've been wanting this book for at a couple of years, and was so excited when I thought I had one.

>322 Neil_Luvs_Books: The volume appearance / presentation has more the DLE look.

>324 indigosky: Commiserations...I had the same experience with one of the Reader's Choice selections.

>325 saintmelville:

What happened to the 2023 Reader's Choice, anyway? Did they stop doing them? Did they just forget?

>326 treereader: To date none for 2023 and none for 2022.

There's (2) Reader's Choice remaining from 2021 as last chance:

1) Item 2585-111, The Night Horseman.
2) Item 2585-114, A Tale of a Tub.

There's a 2013 Reader's Choice as last chance:

1) Item 2585-089, Lorna Doone.

EP could create a Reader's Choice series. The 2585 group has (122) volumes. The RC volumes rarely, if ever, get republished. RC item 2585-054, King Kong, has been published under item 2705-077 and recently upconverted to a very nice DLE. Seeing some of the older RC volumes reprinted would spur my interest.

So... Reader's Choice 2024... I'm all for (8) or (10) new volumes, though I've heard no "rumblings".

I always looked forward to the Reader's Choice offerings.

Rogue Moon on the limited quantities list at $85

https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/sci-fi-and-fantasy/rogue-moon-2585124...

Last chance offer with (2) remaining for item 3516, Walden or Life in the Woods:

https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/literature/henry-david-thoreau%E2%80%...

The landmark Herodotus on the EP site with (8) remaining:

https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/history/the-landmark-herodotus-the-hi...

I bought this a couple hours ago, hopefully they will fulfil before selling out, such a small quantity available.

Sold out now, I hope a reseller didn't snag them all.

>333 Wootle:
Fortunately, for future readers and those who simply missed out for one reason or another, neither the Landmark Herodotus nor the Landmark Thucydides was a limited edition, so they might at some point be reprinted if demand warrants.

The Landmark Caesar is not yet on the limited quantities list, and there are a few others in the series that have not yet received the Easton Press treatment. Taken together, this series reminds me of the Will and Ariel Durant 11-volume “The Story of Civilization”, each set ranking among the finest histories ever produced.

Item 3544 JUST LIKE US (5) volume set back on the EP site with (12) remaining:

https://www.eastonpress.com/all-categories/sci-fi-and-fantasy/just-like-us-3544....

Item 3916 MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA back on the EP site with (5) remaining:

https://www.eastonpress.com/signed-editions/memoirs-of-a-geisha-a-signed-edition...

Item 3409, Robert Peary's The North Pole is back on the EP site with (4) remaining:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/robert-pearys-the-north-pole-3409.ht...

Item 2978, Grimms Fairy Tales, Rackham illustrated, is back on the EP site with (6) remaining:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/arthur-rackhams-grimms-fairy-tales-2...

Item 3221, Peter Pan in Kensington Park, is back on the EP site with (4) remaining:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/peter-pan-in-kensington-garden-3221....

Item 2986, Poe: Stories & Poems, is back on the EP site with (6) remaining:

https://www.eastonpress.com/deluxe-editions/poe-stories-and-poems-2986.html

>337 saintmelville:
The edition described is not the one pictured. The one pictured is a limited edition signed by the artist and containing 8 illustrations. I don’t know what edition is described.