New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Franklin Library, 1987. First Edition Thus. Quartos, Twelve Volumes; VG; bound by the Franklin Library in full leather in twelve distinctive colors; gilt decorated spines and boards; four raised bands on spines; all edges of text blocks gilt; silk bookmarks bound in; No leaflet or other Franklin Library ephemera.; interiors clean; Volume Titles: 1) Greece and Rome; 2) Egypt and the Ancient Near East; 3) Europe in the Middle Ages; 4) The Renaissance in Italy and Spain: 5) The Renaissance in the North; 6) Europe in the Age of Monarchy; 7) Europe in the Age of Enlightenment and Revolution; 8) Modern Europe; 9) The United States of America; 10) Asia; 11) the Islamic World; 12) The Pacific Islands, Africa, and the Americas.; heavy, please contact for accurate shipping costs; shelved above easton press. More