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A Luxurious Leather Bound Masterpiece for Your Very Fine Library
Limited Edition - Collector's Edition. A great unique gift for yourself or for a loved one.
Part of prestigious The Collector's Library of Famous Editions published by Easton Press. Beautifully illustrated and bound in full genuine leather. A rare collector's edition that is hard to find, especially in this very fine condition.
One of the most celebrated works of popular literature by a historical writer. A true classic for your home library or office. Includes extra unattached Ex-Libris bookplate for your own personalization. Includes original collector notes.
Condition
Very Fine. A wonderful bright clean copy. Free of markings, writings, or stamps. No attached bookplates or indication of any removed. Tight spine. Not even a single scratch to the gilded page edges. Unread book.
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PHOTOS OF ACTUAL VOLUME 
Erewhon: or, Over the Range is a novel by Samuel Butler, published anonymously in 1872. In the novel, it is not revealed in which part of the world Erewhon is, but it is clear that it is a fictional country.
The first few chapters of the novel, dealing with the discovery of Erewhon, are in fact based on Butler's own experiences in New Zealand where, as a young man, he worked as a sheep farmer for about four years (1860–1864) and explored parts of the interior of the South Island. One of the country's largest sheep stations, located near where Butler lived, is named "Erewhon" in his honor.
In the preface to the first edition of his book, Butler specified:
The author wishes it to be understood that Erewhon is pronounced as a word of three syllables, all short — thus, E-re-whon.
Nevertheless, the word is occasionally pronounced with two syllables as 'air - one'.
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