At least one is usually for sale on eBay, the Internet auction site, for $300 or so, a bargain at $6 a book. The pamphlet, entitled Fifteen Minutes a Day - A Reading Plan, is a 64-page booklet that describes the benefits of reading, gives the background on the book series, and includes many statements by Eliot about why he undertook the project. 27. The "Library Editions" do not paper with "Eliot" watermarks, but appear to have the same high-quality Japanese vellum paper. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link), "The Harvard classics Volume 14". [7] The Lectures on The Harvard Classics was edited by Willam A. Neilson, who had assisted Eliot in the selection and design of the works in Volumes 149. "The Harvard classics Volume 7". 4 January 2006. Internet Archive. I know this collection is limited, but it is a great spring board into deeper studies. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. [7] Each was appealing to buyers for the elaborate illustrations, frontispieces, plates, portraits, facsimiles, and crimson silk page markers (features unlikely to be found in later printings). Retrieved 21 February 2018. Internet Archive. , "The Harvard Classics Volume 33". also should mention I believe this has gave me a better footing as well as view point and I did learn many new things . "The Harvard classics Volume 30". The proposal, presented to the President and Fellows of Harvard College, was unanimously approved as a useful undertaking from an educational point of view.[1]. [7] Another set almost identical to the limited-quantity green buckram sets, is also in green buckram and has "Alumni Edition" on the spine. "The Harvard classics Volume 4". He was inundated with requests for the list of those book titles that would fill the three-foot shelf. Refresh and try again. The sales were initiated using 3,000 agents who were supplied a prospectus or "Announcement of The Harvard Classics" so that leads could be followed up by the agents. Internet Archive. 
if(!d.getElementById(id)) {js=d.createElement(s); 13 October 2009. I discovered hidden gems of thought and literature that I would've never casually come across. 9 January 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2018. Internet Archive. Plato, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Vol. Some of the science selections are outdated--there's been a lot of science in the past 100-plus years. Internet Archive. 16 January 2006. The idea of the Harvard Classics was presented in speeches by then President Charles W. Eliot of Harvard University. It contains the biography of Benjamin Franklin, the Journal of John Woolman, and selected writings from William Penn. For example, the inclusion of the "Lectures" began in 1914. Internet Archive. 7. Retrieved 22 February 2018. 1: The Delphian Course of Reading Introduction", "The World's Greatest Books: John Woolman Journal", "Art. Consequently, P.F. "The Harvard classics Volume 28". 
"The Harvard classics Volume 10". fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs); [19] In a statement responding to the complaint, Crowell Collier stated that it no longer sells The Harvard Classics. 5 January 2006. 
The first edition three-quarters morocco leather sets have similar variations as the full morocco leather sets including a (1) set limited to 1,000 numbered and autographed "Cambridge Editions" signed by Eliot and, interestingly, the publisher Robert J. Collier also signed the sets numbered from 412 to 973) over mottled cream boards, (2) set limited to 1,000 numbered and autographed "Eliot Edition" books over green cloth boards, and (3) a set limited to 1,000 (unsigned) called the "Alumni Edition" on the spine bound over crimson boards, and (4) a set of unknown number called the "Library Edition" (stated as limited edition, but number of printings is not shown) over crimson boards. The first print runs in 1909 were for volumes 1 to 25. 3. Retrieved 21 February 2018. // "The Harvard Classics Volume 35". Retrieved 21 February 2018. 
40. Internet Archive. Retrieved 22 February 2018. I diligently read one volume every month for 4 years but got bogged down in the volume of Pascal's "Thoughts and Minor Works", extending the finish date into 2002. 26 January 2017. Collier & Son in 1909. Retrieved 25 August 2019. The four variations in full leather include: (1) the "Alumni Autograph Edition" limited to 200 numbered sets (Volume 1 is autographed by Eliot), (2) the "Eliot Edition" limited to 1,000 numbered sets (Volume 1 is autographed by Eliot), (3) the "Alumni Edition De Luxe" (unsigned) limited to 1,000 numbered sets, and (4) the "Edition De Luxe" sets that are numbered and stated as being limited editions (but the number printed is not shown). Internet Archive. Collier's renewed the copyrights for The Harvard Classics 28 years after filing the first copyrights for The Harvard Classics (as was customary at the time, as it offered some legal advantages) in 1936 and 1937. Collier & Son printed the 50th edition (that is, different set) of The Harvard Classics in 1956. English Poetry 1: Chaucer to Gray, Vol. 
Internet Archive. 
Internet Archive. "The Harvard classics Volume 42". Retrieved 22 February 2018. 11 January 2006. 9 January 2006. trust, knowledge, and culture). [7], The collection was marketed so as to advertise in all the principal magazines published in the United States resulting in a combined circulation of almost 3,000,000 for the initial marketing effort. The publisher ended the subscription plan used since 1909 and stated that it had no plans to sell The Harvard Classics one book at a time. 24. 6 January 2006. Internet Archive. 9 January 2006. English Poetry 2: Collins to Fitzgerald, Vol. !function(d,s,id) "The Harvard Classics Volume 34". "The Harvard classics Volume 6". 17. 
See 1 question about Harvard Classics, Alexis Hall's Romance Recommendations for Very Specific Reading Moods. The second binding type of the first editions of The Harvard Classics were printed in three-quarters morocco leather binding over cloth boards. {var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; I absolutely loved the biographies and autobiographies, as well as the poetry. Retrieved 21 February 2018. 
if(!d.getElementById(id)) {js=d.createElement(s); 13 October 2009. I discovered hidden gems of thought and literature that I would've never casually come across. 9 January 2006. Retrieved 21 February 2018. Internet Archive. Plato, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Vol. Some of the science selections are outdated--there's been a lot of science in the past 100-plus years. Internet Archive. 16 January 2006. The idea of the Harvard Classics was presented in speeches by then President Charles W. Eliot of Harvard University. It contains the biography of Benjamin Franklin, the Journal of John Woolman, and selected writings from William Penn. For example, the inclusion of the "Lectures" began in 1914. Internet Archive. 7. Retrieved 22 February 2018. 1: The Delphian Course of Reading Introduction", "The World's Greatest Books: John Woolman Journal", "Art. Consequently, P.F. "The Harvard classics Volume 28". "The Harvard classics Volume 10". fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs); [19] In a statement responding to the complaint, Crowell Collier stated that it no longer sells The Harvard Classics. 5 January 2006. The first edition three-quarters morocco leather sets have similar variations as the full morocco leather sets including a (1) set limited to 1,000 numbered and autographed "Cambridge Editions" signed by Eliot and, interestingly, the publisher Robert J. Collier also signed the sets numbered from 412 to 973) over mottled cream boards, (2) set limited to 1,000 numbered and autographed "Eliot Edition" books over green cloth boards, and (3) a set limited to 1,000 (unsigned) called the "Alumni Edition" on the spine bound over crimson boards, and (4) a set of unknown number called the "Library Edition" (stated as limited edition, but number of printings is not shown) over crimson boards. The first print runs in 1909 were for volumes 1 to 25. 3. Retrieved 21 February 2018. // "The Harvard Classics Volume 35". Retrieved 21 February 2018. 40. Internet Archive. Retrieved 22 February 2018. I diligently read one volume every month for 4 years but got bogged down in the volume of Pascal's "Thoughts and Minor Works", extending the finish date into 2002. 26 January 2017. Collier & Son in 1909. Retrieved 25 August 2019. The four variations in full leather include: (1) the "Alumni Autograph Edition" limited to 200 numbered sets (Volume 1 is autographed by Eliot), (2) the "Eliot Edition" limited to 1,000 numbered sets (Volume 1 is autographed by Eliot), (3) the "Alumni Edition De Luxe" (unsigned) limited to 1,000 numbered sets, and (4) the "Edition De Luxe" sets that are numbered and stated as being limited editions (but the number printed is not shown). Internet Archive. Collier's renewed the copyrights for The Harvard Classics 28 years after filing the first copyrights for The Harvard Classics (as was customary at the time, as it offered some legal advantages) in 1936 and 1937. Collier & Son printed the 50th edition (that is, different set) of The Harvard Classics in 1956. English Poetry 1: Chaucer to Gray, Vol. Internet Archive. Internet Archive. "The Harvard classics Volume 42". Retrieved 22 February 2018. 11 January 2006. 9 January 2006. trust, knowledge, and culture). [7], The collection was marketed so as to advertise in all the principal magazines published in the United States resulting in a combined circulation of almost 3,000,000 for the initial marketing effort. The publisher ended the subscription plan used since 1909 and stated that it had no plans to sell The Harvard Classics one book at a time. 24. 6 January 2006. Internet Archive. 9 January 2006. English Poetry 2: Collins to Fitzgerald, Vol. !function(d,s,id) "The Harvard Classics Volume 34". "The Harvard classics Volume 6". 17. See 1 question about Harvard Classics, Alexis Hall's Romance Recommendations for Very Specific Reading Moods. The second binding type of the first editions of The Harvard Classics were printed in three-quarters morocco leather binding over cloth boards. {var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; I absolutely loved the biographies and autobiographies, as well as the poetry. Retrieved 21 February 2018.