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Matched collection of 12 vintage Carlton House "World's Great Thinkers" hardcover volumes in the same decorative black/gray bindings with red and gilt title panels and red-stained top edges.
Includes:
Emerson's Complete Essays — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Philosophy of Plato — Plato
The Social Contract and Other Essays — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Essays on Life — Leo Tolstoy
Selected Writings of Benjamin Franklin — Benjamin Franklin
My Confessional — Havelock Ellis
Selected Essays — Michel de Montaigne
The Conduct of Life — Confucius
Bacon's Essays — Francis Bacon
The Philosophy of Spinoza — Baruch Spinoza
The Ethics of Aristotle / The Wisdom of Aristotle — Aristotle
The Origin of Species — Charles Darwin
All are matching Carlton House editions from the World's Great Thinkers series. Publication pages are undated.
Condition: Overall Good to Very Good, with individual volumes varying. Several are notably cleaner, including the Aristotle and Franklin. Bindings remain attractive with generally strong red and gilt decoration and matching red top stain. There is age-related rubbing, fading, edge and corner wear, and varying fraying/chipping at the spine ends, particularly on several volumes. Page blocks show normal age toning. No dust jackets. Please review all photos carefully for the individual condition of each book.
A handsome matched shelf collection covering philosophy, literature, political thought, ethics, American history and science. This is a 12-volume collection and is not represented as a complete set of every title issued in the World's Great Thinkers series.
