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Vintage Classics Club Book Lot 10 Clothbound Philosophy Shakespeare and More

$ 26.39

Availability: 60 in stock
  • Object Type: Book Set
  • Handmade: No
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: Acceptable, vintage condition. See description

    Description

    This is a lot of 10 books from the Classics Club Series published by Walter J. Black, Inc.
    Each book is 7 5/8" tall by 5 1/2" wide. They measure between 1" and 1 1/2" thick. They are hardbound with taupe colored cloth covers. They have a red and gold "CC" emblem on the center front of each book. Abbreviated titles are on the spines.
    This lot includes the following titles:
    Marcus Aurelius and His Times: The Transition From Paganism to Christianity
    with introduction by Irwin Edwin. Includes
    Meditations
    by Marcus Aurelius and other period writings.
    The History of Henry Esmond
    by William Makepeace Thackeray
    The Odyssey of Homer
    Translated by Samuel Butler
    Five Great Dialogues by Plato
    . Includes
    Apology
    ,
    Critio
    ,
    Phaedo,
    Symposium
    , and
    Republic
    .
    Aristotle: On Man In The Universe
    edited by Louise Ropes Loomis. Includes
    Metaphysics
    ,
    Parts of Animals
    ,
    Nichomachian Ethics
    ,
    Politics
    , and
    Poetics.
    A Tale of Two Cities
    by Charles Dickens
    Paradise Lost and Other Poems
    by John Milton
    The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Volumes 1, 2, and 3.
    These are vintage books in acceptable condition.
    Please take a careful look at the photos as these are the actual books you will receive
    . The books have varying amounts of age related discoloration and foxing on the endpapers and outer edges of the pages. Some of the volumes have soiling on the cover, some dogeared pages, or bookseller price marks penciled in the front. Aristotle, Plato, and Thackeray are inscribed "Property of George W. Ford" on the front endpaper. The front cover feels a bit loose on
    A Tale of Two Cities
    .
    These books do not have notes or other markings in the text.
    100% of ALL proceeds from sales on this account go to Cornerstone Community Outreach to help provide food, shelter and supportive services for families and single adults experiencing homelessness in Chicago.
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