Description: Set of 75 good, vintage, hardcover books, including the complete 54 volumes of Britannica Great Books with top edge gilt (see photo), 10 volumes of Gateway to the Great Books, 10 volumes of The Great Ideas Program, and a single volume of The Great Ideas Today 1970, in a good dust jacket, no dust jackets for all other titles (as issued by publisher); each book is clean, tight, square, and free of any markings showing lightly thumbed pages, with the the Great Books collection showing light gilt wear to the top edge of each volume (see photo), the Gateway collection showing light spotting/foxing the top page edges, particularly to volumes 7 and 8 (see photo), the Great Ideas Program collection showing moderate rubbing to the top page edges of volumes 8-10 (see photo), and Great Ideas Today showing moderate staining to the top page edges (see photo) but otherwise each volume showing only light additional evidence of having been previously gently read; each set of boards show moderate shelf wear, including lightly bumped corners, moderate sunning to the spines of the Gateway series (see photo), light scratching to the spines of a few volumes of the Great Books series, particularly volume 9 (see photo), The Great Ideas Programs showing significant sunning to the spines (see photo), with light bumping to the head of each spine (see photo), and a small closed tear to the foot of the spine of volume 9 (see photo), and a small scratching along the bottom of the spine of volume 10 (see photo), but overall remain in good condition; unclipped dust jacket of The Great Ideas Today 1970 shows moderate shelf wear, including heavy chipping along the edges (see photo) and particularly heavy wear to the head of the spine (see photo) but otherwise remains in good condition; Britannica Great Books published 1952, The Great Ideas Program published 1959, The Gateway to Great Books published 1963, and The Great Ideas Today 1970 published 1970, all titles published by Encyclopedia Britannica Inc.; please thoroughly review all photographs prior to purchase for a comprehensive understanding of the condition of each set; purchaser signature may be required upon delivery. This listing is presented by Second Time Books, a real “bricks and mortar” bookstore located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey!
Price: 475 USD
Location: Mount Laurel, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-03-03T18:51:43.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Subject: Reference
Binding: Hardcover
Topic: Encyclopedias
