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First published in 1909, the fivefoot shelf was conceived by the. This is the complete 50 volume set of harvard classics dr. Harvard classics complete set 51 volumes first edition the five foot shelf of books hardcover 1909. A separate 20volume selection by eliot, the harvard classics shelf of fiction, was published in 1917. The collection was widely advertised by collier and son, in colliers and. Eliot had stated in speeches that the elements of a liberal education could be obtained by spending 15 minutes a day reading from a collection of books that could fit on a fivefoot shelf. I have a set of 1909 the harvard classics, 50 or 51. That said, maybe this is in the process of being fixed, though.

I would like to sell them as they part of my fathers estate. Vintage books harvard classics lot of 8 1909 1001 nights don quixote virgil. They are in almost mint condition, no tears or pages missing. Make offer the harvard classics deluxe edition 22 book set green. Hardcover harvard classics the fivefoot shelf of books registered edition deluxe 1965 52vol complete set.

Eliots five foot shelf, is a 51volume anthology of classic works from world literature compiled and edited by harvard university president charles w. Or mary wollstonecraft to this list, of course essentially any book where the first published notation on the respective books page doesnt refer to the books own real year of initial publication but the year of the first publication of the text edition in question. Harvard classics complete set 51 volumes first edition the five foot shelf of books. Harvard classics 19091910 the five foot shelf of books 51 book set. Harvard classics complete set 51 volumes first edition the five. By the time he set out to read all 51 volumes of the harvard classics.