LECTURES, THE HARVARD CLASSICS

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

LECTURES, THE HARVARD CLASSICS

Entry/Object ID

97.36.1.51

Description

"Lectures on the Harvard Classics", Harvard Classics (New York: P. F. Collier and Son, 1914), 490 pp. Sixty lectures published on the 50-volume Harvard Classics series of world literature classics, arranged in five lectures for each of the twelve themes of the series, including History, Poetry, Science, Philosophy, Biography, Prose Fiction, Criticism and the Essay, Education, Political Science, Drama, Voyages and Travel, and Religion. A hardcover book in burgundy cloth with the Harvard University logo on the front cover and the series and its logo, title, and publisher in gilt letters on the spine. There is a frontispiece illustration of the title of the work and the twelve themes for the series and lectures. From the estate of Rose Palomares, purchased from Claremont Books and Prints. In good condition with minor dents and abrasions on the cover corners and spine edges and very slight page discoloration. None

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Documentary Artifact, Books, P. F. Collier and Son [Publishers], Anthologies, Bio-bibliography

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Books