1940s Classic Club Literature Collection, S/17

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Outstanding collection of international classic literature in 14 volumes from the 1940s Classic Club book series. Printed in handsome taupe … Read more Outstanding collection of international classic literature in 14 volumes from the 1940s Classic Club book series. Printed in handsome taupe cloth bindings with black, gold, & red graphics on the spine and highlighted with the Class Club logo on the cover, these books would make a lovely accent to any bookcase and an impressive addition to one's reading list. Published by Walter J. Black, NY, these tomes were originally purchased through a popular monthly subscription program.

This assortment includes:
* Paradise Lost and Other Poems - John Milton
* Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Dafoe
* A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
* The Best of Waldo Emerson; Essays, Poems, Addresses
* A Christmas Carol & Other Stories - Charles Dickens
* Selected Poems - Robert Browning
* Essays and New Atlantis - Francis Bacon
* Selected Essays - Michel de Montaigne
* The History of Henry Esmond - William Makepeace Thackeray (2 copies)
* Rubauiyat of Omar Khayyam-The Five Authorized Versions
* Thais & The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard - Anatole France
* Marcus Aurelius and his Times - The Transition from Paganism to Christianity
* Fathers and Sons - Ivan S. Turgenev
* The Way of All Flesh - Samuel Butler
* Selected Western Stories and Poems - Bret Harte
* The Praise of Folly & a Short Biography of the Author - Desiderius Erasmus & Hendrik Willem van Loon (resp.)

Dimensions: 5.5"W x 7.6"H

Very good vintage condition; strong bindings and covers, display well with no stains, no fraying, no tears. All in good readable condition. One volume appears to have moisture exposure with slightly swollen pages plus inscription on inside cover.

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