Franklin Mint Library 22 Great Books of Western World Start Price USD 319.00 Current Price USD 699.00 Time Left - Bid Count 5 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, October 10, 2008 End Time Friday, October 17, 2008 Location Hagerstown, Maryland See more about 'Franklin Mint Library 22 Great Books of Western World' Description DUE TO E-BAYS NEW SHIPPING POLICY$24.95 HAS BEEN INCLUDED WITH THE ACTUAL AUCTION FEE, IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH E-BAYS NEW RULES & COVER OUR ACTUAL SHIPPING COST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.   Franklin Library, Great Books of the Western World History of the Franklin Library: Producers of various collectibles and limited editions, the Franklin Mint created a book division in 1973, known as the Franklin Library. During its 27-year history, the Library issued several collections of books including the 100 Greatest Books of All Time, The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature, The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers, the Signed First Edition Society, and more. The Franklin Mint Library books are now out of print. During its existence, the Library issued books monthly to its subscribers. Bindings of the Franklin Library: Franklin Library issued its volumes in three different bindings: quarter-bound leather, imitation leather, and full leather—the best quality. The latter were produced throughout the existence of the Library, but the others were only issued during the first two decades. With raised spines and gilt bindings, the books were designed with beauty and quality old-style appearance in mind. Pages were sewn in, not glued, for higher quality. Some books were issued with decorative endpapers, others with silk endpapers. The full-leather editions were also given 22k gilt lettering and stamping, and a silk bookmark. This 25th Anniversary collection is known as the Great Books of the Western World. This collection was created to gather the books which were considered a foundation for Western Society's thought, all into one collection. This collection was originally gathered and published by Encyclopedia Britannica and the University of Chicago. The offered collection includes 22 of the original 96 books, all in mint condition with a gold seal on the initial page, full leather, raised spines, gilt bindings & silk endpapers. Titles include: Aristophanes - Plays, Volume One (1982) Aristophanes - Plays, Volume Two (1982)Euripides - Plays, Volume One (1983) Euripides - Plays, Volume Two (1984) Henry Fielding - Tom Jones Vol. 1 (1981) Henry Fielding - Tom Jones Vol. 2 (1981) Jean Jacques Rousseau - Selected Writings (1982) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Faust (1978) Lavoisier, Fourier and Faraday (1985) Locke, Berkeley and Hume (1984) Pascal - Provincial Letters, Pensées and Scientific Treatises (1984) Plato - The Works of Plato, Volume One (1979) Plato - The Works of Plato, Volume One (1983) Plato - The Works of Plato, Volume Two (1981) Thucydides - The History of the Peloponnesian War (1978)z Virgil - The Eclogues and The Georgics (1981) William Shakespeare - Volume Two (early comedies and tragedies) (1979) William Shakespeare - Volume Three (later plays) (1979) William Shakespeare - Volume Four (later plays) (1980) William Shakespeare - Volume Five (later plays) (1980) William Shakespeare - Volume Six (tragedies) (1982) William Shakespeare - Volume Seven (sonnets and last plays) (1983) Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!