Essays, Civil and Moral and the New Atlantis By Francis Bacon. Areopagitica and Tractate on Education By John Milton. Religio Medici By Sir Thomas Browne - Harvard Classics
by John Milton, Francis Bacon, Sir Thomas Browne
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Easton Press, 2001. Hardcover. Like New. 0x0x0. Bound in full leather. Stamped with 22kt gold gilt design on cover front, back and spine. All edges gold. Silk moire fabric end papers. Satin ribbon place holder. Fine binding and cover. Light wear. Clean, unmarked pages. For more than 30 years, the Easton Press has been the standard for finely bound, profusely gilt classic leather bindings. <br> "Regarded by many as the most comprehensive anthology of all time, 'The Harvard Classics' was first published in 1909 under the supervision of the Harvard president Charles W. Eliot. An esteemed academic, Eliot had argued that the elements of a liberal education could be gained by spending 15 minutes a day reading from a collection of books that could fit on a five-foot shelf.
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- Essays, Civil and Moral and the New Atlantis By Francis Bacon. Areopagitica and Tractate on Education By John Milton. Religio Medici By Sir Thomas Browne - Harvard Classics
- Author
- John Milton, Francis Bacon, Sir Thomas Browne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
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- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Date Published
- 2001
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- 0x0x0
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- 0.00 lbs
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