Harvard Classics Prefaces Prologues Famous by Eliot Charles (53 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Octavo, hardcover, near fine in green boards with gilt border and design. deluxe edition. 437 pp. frontis of Hippolyte Adolphe Taine. No dustjacket, as issued. Includes Caxton, John Calvin, Edmund Spenser, Sir Walter Raleigh, Francis Bacon, Sir Isaac Newton among others.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Registered Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 61st edition. Registered edition. 437 pages, 8vo, green leatherette. Spine stamped deluxe edition, top of cover lightly worn, very good; contents fine; no dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Deluxe Edition. Dark green leatherette boards with decorative gold boarder on face and lettering on spine. Gold end papers. Registered Edition. Binding is crisp, tight and square. Pages are clean throughout. Includes introduction and notes.

hardcover. Condition: As New.

Leatherette. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Frontispiece (illustrator). De Luxe Edition. Dark green leatherette binding with gold print and design on spine. Cover has gold decorative banding and Harvard logo in center.Light rubbing near top edge of rear cover. Yellow end papers. Tight, sound and unmarked. 437 pages. If binding is of interest, we have matching books, same design. Size: 5 3/4 X 8 1/2.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Deluxe Edition. Dark green faux leather boards, gilt lettering, trim and colophon, rubbed at corners, chipped at tip, front hinge cracked on bottom 3". Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Alumni edition. Limited #4708. Same as later reprint. ; 462 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. WONDERFUL BOOK OF PREFACES FOR FAMOUS BOOKS BY FAMOUS PEOPLE IN HISTORY. VERY NICE DARK GREEN COVER WITH GOLD DESIGN AND PRINT SPINE. CLEAN AND TIGHT, NO INTERNAL MARKINGS. The Harvard Classics, originally known as Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf, is a 51-volume anthology of classic works from world literature, compiled and edited by Harvard University president Charles W. Eliot and first published in 1909. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE HISTORY LIVES.

Leather. Condition: As New. deluxe registered. Black leather with bright gilt, square tips, never cracked open for a read, no wear, clean, ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 437 pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: vg. 62nd ptg. Registered Deluxe Edition; contents clean; 8.25" tall; light shelf wear to edges of dark green cover with gilt decor & lettering on front & spine. Hardcover.

Leather Bound Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Leather covered Hardcover. No DJ. 62nd printing, 1969. Deluxe Edition. Pages clean and unmarked. Covers (dark green leather covered with gilt decoration/lettering) show very minor shelf wear. Binding tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Sixty-Second Printing. Book is in VG condition with light rubbing to edges, light scuffing to rear board, mild soiling/spotting to top edge else a bright and solid copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Collector's Edition. Dark brown leatherette boards with gilded decorative lines and lettering on face and spine. All page edges are gilded. Brown end papers. Crisp, clean, bright and tight. An attached gold silk page marker. Looks brand new. The Harvard Classics Registered Edition. Includes introduction and notes.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Dampness has seeped into more than just the cover. Binding is moderately loose. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. No Jacket. Softer boards. Different cover than pictured, this is the 1909 dated edition with black boards and gold accents.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 62nd Printing. Very Light Edgewear. Very Light Wear. Very Light Soiling. Dark Green Covers With Gilt Lettering & Decor On Front Cover & Spine.

leather_bound. Condition: Very Good. Sixty-second Printing.

Condition: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: 2nd edition Deluxe ] Publisher: P. F. Collier; Deluxe Edition Pub Date: 1/1/1937 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 437 2nd edition Deluxe.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. A collection of prefaces and introductions to famous books by noted authors such as Caxton, Copernicus, Raleigh and many others. The 39th entry in The Five-Foot Shelf of Books series, "The Harvard Classics", edited by Charles W. Eliot, who has supplied introductory notes. With sepia frontis portrait of Hippolyte Adolphe Taine. --- In dark red cloth-covered boards with the Harvard crest in gilt on the cover; gilt-stamped spine titling & decorations and grey-green topstain. Lacks a dust jacket. --- With mild sunning to spine, partial splits near front and back of volume, slightly bowed boards and with chafing to cloth at spine ends. Though damaged, the book remains intact and fully readable.; Small Octavo (7-1/2 to 8 in. tall); 462 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Reprint Edition. Brown cloth boards with gold lettering. Glossy frontispiece tipped in. A little edgewear, light foxing along edge. "The most comprehensive and well-researched anthology of all time comprises both the 50-volume "5-foot shelf of books" and the 20-volume Shelf of Fiction. Together they cover every major literary figure, philosopher, religion, folklore and historical subject through the twentieth century." William Allan Nielson states: " The Five-Foot Shelf, with its introductions, notes, guides to reading, and exhaustive indexes, may claim to constitute a reading course unparalleled in comprehensiveness and authority."; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Burgundy cloth boards are lightly rubbed at corners and tips. Gilt lettering and decor is bright. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.23.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. Harvard Classics Collector's [Registered] Edition. Pages [437] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square; gold satin ribbon bound-in page marker, gilded top page edges, one very small and faint spot at front page edges. Brown leatherette boards, bright gilt decorations and lettering, clean, minor shelf wear at extremities, one 1 1/2" corner bend. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Registered; No DJ Green Faux Leather.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: As New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Very good, book has slight rub of spine, edges and corners of cover, slight fading of spine and edges of cover, minor yellowing of pages.

Harvard Class. B011843.