Great Books of the Western World (54 volumes)

Chicago, London, Toronto: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., William Benton, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo [24 cm] Brown hardcovers with gilt stamped titles against various colors of ink stamped backgrounds on the spines. Gilt stamped decorations on the spines. All volumes are in very good condition. Occasional light rubbing to the covers. Creasing to the preliminary pages of volume 39. Small gouge to surface of the spine of volume 28 and minor chips to the spine ends of volume 41. ***Will require extra postage due to number of volumes and weight. "From the ancient classics to recent masterpieces, the Great Books of the Western World is the ultimate introduction to the ideas, stories, and discoveries that have shaped modern civilization." - Encyclopaedia Brittanica.