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1959 "The Harvard Classics" Complete in Fifty-One Volumes

Item Details

A fifty-second printing of The Harvard Classics, published by Collier’s in 1959. Originally designed by editor Charles W. Eliot as a collection of the essential texts for a complete liberal education, this anthology comprises fifty volumes of poetry, fiction, drama, philosophy, political writings and more, accompanied by a reading guide. The hardcover volumes are uniformly bound in red leatherette with gilt spine text including ‘Edition Deluxe’ and the series’ popular alternate title: The Five-Foot Shelf of Books.

Binding Hardcover
Complete Set Yes
Number of Books 51

Dimensions

60.0" W x 8.75" H x 5.75" D

- measured stacked.

Item #

18DEN037-361

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