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MAKES THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANY FAN OF THE CLASSICS / ROMANTIC POETRY / WORLD’S GREAT POETRY AUTHORS / VINTAGE COLLECTIBLE BOOKS ** PLEASE READ : 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. If, however, you have any SPECIFIC questions about the SIZE of the book, NUMBER of pages, TYPE of leather, SMELL or FEEL of the book, PLEASE email us through EBay’s mail system BEFORE you bid, and we will be HAPPY to give you more information. We want you to be completely happy with your purchase and keep you as our customers for years to come!** DESCRIPTION: INTERNATIONAL COLLECTORS LIBRARY’s fine leatherette binding, long out of print edition of LOVE’S ASPECTS: THE WORLD’S GREAT LOVE POEMS selected by JEAN GARRIGUE. THIS IS A VINTAGE HEIRLOOM INTERNATIONAL COLLECTORS EDITION WITH LAVISH GILT IMPRESSIONS TO THE BOARDS AND SPINE DONE IN ACTUAL 24K GOLD with BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE ILLUSTRATIONS by NELL BLAINE . THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY-PRIZED & MOST BEAUTIFUL EDITIONS OF THIS CLASSIC. COVETED COLLECTOR’S NOTES ARE INCLUDED. 🍍 NOT INCLUDED … 😃 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″ x 5-3/4″ book size format. 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. ABOUT THE BOOK: Love, with all its joys, passions, humor and pain, is doubtless the most treasured subject of poets. For the poetry of love is as dynamic, intense and unexpected as the experience of love itself. In this refreshing collection, Jean Garrigue has combined the best, well-remembered poems from the past with many delightful — and often erotic — poems by the finest writers. Love’s Aspects offers a sumptuous choice — more than 350 poems as wide ranging in time and place as works by Horace of ancient Rome, England’s Sir John Suckling and Gabriel Mistral of modern Chile. CONDITION: Book is in AMAZING condition for its age (1975 EDITION) with only a tiny bit of shelfwear to the boards and page ends and some age spots to the gilt page ends, something very common in these old editions (SEE PICS FOR BETTER DETAILS). NO ATTACHED BOOKPLATES, WRITING FROM PREVIOUS OWNER, ETC. It is a BEAUTIFUL edition. MAKES A GREAT VINTAGE READING COPY! SHIPPING: FREE TO US ADDRESSES ONLY. INTERNATIONAL $ based on location. WE SHIP FIRST MAIL & PACK VERY WELL. Please check out my other listings of Easton Press, Franklin Library, Limited Editions Club, First Edition Library, Folio Society, Heritage Press, and International Collectors Library editions. WE DO COMBINE SHIPPING IF YOU PURCHASE MORE THAN ONE COPY. Mahalo for looking at our listings! By bidding/purchasing this item, you are helping a very grateful family who sends you our WARMEST ALOHA & MAHALO!