Franklin Library 25th annv GREAT BOOKS WESTERN WORLD 72 Start Price USD 5,750.00 Current Price USD 5,750.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, September 25, 2008 End Time Saturday, October 25, 2008 Location Hoosier State See more about 'Franklin Library 25th annv GREAT BOOKS WESTERN WORLD 72' Description Exclusively Published by Franklin Library for Subscribers to the 25th Anniversary Limited Edition of THE GREAT BOOKS OF THE WESTERN WORLD 72 out of complete 96 volumes Editor In Chief: Robert Maynard HutchinsAssociate Editor: Mortimer J. Adler Many beautiful illustrations from special edition by various artists This is a very rare set, and currently not available on the used books marketFeel feel to make an offer for any individual or set Copyright by Franklin Library Hubbed Spine, Bound in Premium Full Leather Distinctive Cover Design, Profusely Illustrated Moire Endleaves, Satin Ribbon Page Marker Acccented in Real 22KT Gold, Gilded Page Edges Smyth-sewn Pages for Strength and Durability Long-lasting, High Quality Acid-neutral Paper CONTENTS: this honored collection encompasses the great western works from the 8th Century B. C. to the 20th Century A.D. The titles are as follows 1. 3 vol The Great Ideas: I II III 2. 2 vol Homer: Odyssey & Iliad 3. 1 vol Aeschylus 4. 1 vol Sophocles (missing)5. 2 vol Euripides: I II (missing) 6. 2 vol Aristophanes: I II (missing)7. 1 vol Herodutus (missing)8. 1 vol Thucydides (missing) 9. 3 vol Plato: I II III 10. 4 vol Aristotle: I II III IV 11. 1 vol Hippocrates 12. 1 vol Euclid | Archimedes |... 13. 1 vol Lucretius | Epictetus | Aurelius14. 2 vol Virgil: Aeneid & Eclogues 15. 4 vol Plutarch: I II III IV 16. 1 vol Tacitus 17. 1 vol Ptolemy | Copernicus | Kepler 18. 1 vol Plotinus (missing)19. 2 vol Augustine:Confession & City (missing City)20. 2 vol Thomas Aquinas: I II (missing) 21. 1 vol Dante 22. 3 vol Chaucer: Canterbury & Troilus (missing Canterbury)23. 1 vol Machiavelli | Hobbes 24. 2 vol Rabelais: I II 25. 3 vol Montaigne: I II III 26. 7 vol Shakespeare: I - VII 27. 1 vol Gilbert | Galileo | Harvey (missing)28. 2 vol Cervantes: I II 29. 1 vol Francis Bacon 30. 1 vol Descartes | Spinoza 31. 1 vol Milton 32. 1 vol Pascal 33. 1 vol Newton 34. 1 vol Locke | Berkeley | Hume 35. 1 vol Mill (missing) 36. 1 vol Swift (missing)37. 1 vol Sterne (missing)38. 1 vol Montesquieu (missing)39. 2 vol Fielding: I II 40. 1 vol Rousseau (missing) 41. 1 vol Adam Smith 42. 6 vol Gibbon: I-VI 43. 1 vol Kant | Hegel 44. 1 vol American State Papers (missing)45. 3 vol Boswell: Life of Johnson 46. 1 vol Lovoisier | Fourier | Faraday (missing)47. 1 vol Goethe 48. 2 vol Melville: I II (missing)49. 2 vol Darwin: Origins & Descent 50. 1 vol Marx | Engels 51. 3 vol Tolstoy: I II III 52. 1 vol Dostoevsky (missing)53. 1 vol Williams James 54. 3 vol Frued: I II III CONDITION: This set is in Like New and Unread condition, for sale is part of books shown in the pictures, special binding features for the 25th Anniversary Edition, magnificently bound in genuine leather, tastefully illustrated and designed. Please note that several volumes got rusty dull spots on the gilded edges, but there is not gilt loss or any damages. The set could be a final addition to your personal library. SHIPPING: This set of books will be shipped via USPS media mail with delivery confirmation, special care will be taken during packing to ensure you receive the books as described, and a fixed shipping/handling fee $275.00 will be charged upon buyer. PAYMENT: I only accept Paypal, Money order or Cashier check. Place a Bid!