GREAT BOOKS OF THE WESTERN WORLD (54 volume set, complete)

Hutchins, Robert Maynard- Editor in Chief; Mortimer J. Adler - Associate Editor

Published by William Benton, Publisher for Encyclopaedia Britannica, Chicago / London, 1952

About this Item

1st edition, 1952. 54 volume set, complete. A Near Fine + set. 8vos., each volume approximately 750 pages; illustrated with maps in some volumes. Bound in tan leatherette, with multi-colored title labels on the spines. A remarkably clean and crisp copy, without major blemishes. A few volumes have very light shelf wear on their bottom edges or a title label lightly rubbed. Please note: This large heavy set will require additional postage for expedited or international shipping (only). "This is more than a set of books, and more than a liberal education. Great Books of the Western World is an act of piety. Here are the sources of our being. Here is our heritage. This is the West. This is its meaning for mankind." Robert Hutchins, Editor in Chief. Title labels color coordinated by subject: Blue -History; Red- Philosophy; Green - Science; Light Green- Poetry/Prose/Plays.

Seller Inventory # 33871

Bibliographic Details

• Title: GREAT BOOKS OF THE WESTERN WORLD (54 volume set, complete)
• Publisher: William Benton, Publisher for Encyclopaedia Britannica, Chicago / London
• Publication Date: 1952
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st edition.
• Condition: Near Fine +
• Seller catalogs:
  • Poetry
  • History
  • Fiction
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science