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The Franklin Library 100 Greatest Books of All Time series includes 100 leather bound books, and was published by Franklin Library from 1974 to 1982. All books in the 100 Greatest Books of All Time series were bound in genuine leather binding with 22k gold accents and sewn-in bookmarks.

It’s important to note that the Franklin Library did publish the 100 Greatest Books of All Time outside of the ’74-’82 time range, and those versions of the books used the faux leather, leatherette bindings. The leatherette versions of the 100 Greatest Books of All Time are easily identifiable because they do not include the sewn-in bookmark that the genuine leather bound version has. Thus if the book includes a sewn-in bookmark, then it is genuine leather binding. If it does not have the bookmark, then it is the faux leather.

As Franklin Library closed in 2000, all titles in the 100 Greatest Books of All Time series are out of print and only available via secondary sources, including high-end collectible booksellers, and via ebay.
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