Harvard Classics The Five Foot Shelf of Books, Volume 6: The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns

Burns, Robert (Charles W. Eliot, Editor)

Verlag: P.F.Collier & Son, 1959

Beschreibung

Type: Hard Back Fifty-Second Printing, 1959, of the 1909 Original Edition. Hardcover Book in NEAR FINE Condition, bound in red leather with gilt shield, decoration and titles on the spine; blind-stamped shield and ruffled lines on front. No jacket, as issued. Registered edition with Introduction, Notes and Glossary. Very clean, no marks, tight, square, solid sewn binding. Frontis: The Living Room in the Burns Birthplace Cottage. Pages very clean and free from any markings, no creasing, faintly toned, fine condition. Robert Burns, born in Scotland 1759, died at Dumfries at age 38. Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf of Books originally published in 1909 is a 50 volume anthology of classic works from world literature. This anthology originated from a challenge made by P. F. Collier to Dr. Eliot based on speeches he made stating that a good liberal education could be had by reading 15 minutes a day from a collection of books that could fit on a five foot shelf. Collier challenged him to make good on this statement by selecting such a collection of works--the Harvard Classics were the result. 574 pages with glossary. 8.6 x 5.7 inches. P.F.Collier & Son, New York, 1959.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 021155

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Harvard Classics The Five Foot Shelf of Books, Volume 6: The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns
• Verlag: P.F.Collier & Son
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1959
• Einband: Leather
• Zustand: Very Good
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket
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