The Oxford Library of the World’s Great Books, 25 Volumes
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 The Oxford Library of the World’s Great Books 25 Volumes
FINE Condition The “The Oxford Library of the World’s Great Books” is a series of books jointly published by the Oxford University Press and the Franklin Library. Selected by the staff of Oxford University, these books represent some of the finest literature ever written. The Oxford University Press joined with the Franklin Library to publish the collection because they brought a unique style and bookmaking talents to the project. These books feature all the usual Franklin Library fineries including full leather covers, marbled endpapers, gold gilding and gilting, and satin bookmarks. The following is a list of the books in the collection: Anton Chekhov – Greatest Plays Candide by Voltaire Four Plays by Henrik Ibsen Gargantua and Pantagruel by Francois Rabelais Greek Tragedies – The Great Tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides John Donne – Poems Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert Michel de Montaigne – Selected Essays Moliere – Comedies Pere Goriot by Honore de Balzac Swann’s Way by Marcel Proust Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy The Aeneid by Virgil The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio The History of Tom Jones by Henry Fielding The Iliad by Homer The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann The Odyssey by Homer The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James The Red and the Black by Stendhal The Selected Poems of W.B. Yeats The Trial by Franz Kafka William Shakespeare – The Comedies William Shakespeare – The Histories William Shakespeare – The Tragedies The overall condition of the collection is FINE with some volumes having the most minimal of shelf wear. The books look wonderful as you can see from the photographs and appear to be unread. There are no bookplates or signs of previous ownership. The price includes free shipping by USPS Media Mail with delivery confirmation. Photographs of the collection as well as the books on each shelf appear below. Please note that although the photographs appear digitized as thumbnails, they are viewable in the photo viewer by clicking the thumbnail.
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