Picture 1 of 8
SOLD
Great Bks.: The Great Books of the Western World (Vol. 1 + 2) : 1952-1988
Condition:
Sold for:
US $24.66
ApproximatelyRM 115.75
Postage:
Located in: Becket, Massachusetts, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Tue, 11 Jun and Thu, 13 Jun to 43230
Returns:
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Seller information
- 100% positive feedback
Registered as a Business Seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:386893143112
Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781975902056
- Book Title
- Great Books of the Western World (Vol. 1 of 2) : the Great Conversation about Great Ideas
- Book Series
- Great Bks.
- Item Length
- 11 in
- Publisher
- CreateSpace
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.3 in
- Genre
- Literary Collections
- Topic
- General
- Item Width
- 8.5 in
- Item Weight
- 56.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 574 Pages
About this product
Product Information
This 2 volume set gives a synopsis of more than 500 of these Great Books of The Western World by 161 authors which originally consisted of over 6 feet of books in 54 volumes.The Great Books of Western The Western World are books that are thought to constitute an essential foundation in the literature of Western culture. Specified sets of great books typically range from 100 to 150, though they differ according to purpose and context. For instance, some lists are built to be read by undergraduates in a college semester system (130 books, Torrey Honors Institute), some are compiled to be sold as a single set of volumes (500 books, Mortimer Adler), while some lists aim at a thorough literary criticism (2,400 books, Harold Bloom).The great books are those that tradition, and various institutions and authorities, have regarded as constituting or best expressing the foundations of Western culture (the Western canon is a similar but broader designation); derivatively the term also refers to a curriculum or method of education based around a list of such books. Mortimer Adler lists three criteria for including a book on the list:* the book has contemporary significance; that is, it has relevance to the problems and issues of our times;* the book is inexhaustible; it can be read again and again with benefit; "This is an exacting criterion, an ideal that is fully attained by only a small number of the 511 works that we selected. It is approximated in varying degrees by the rest." * the book is relevant to a large number of the great ideas and great issues that have occupied the minds of thinking individuals for the last 25 centuries. The Great Books of the Western World is a hardcover 60-volume collection (originally 54 volumes) of the books on the great books list (about 517 individual works). Many of the books in the collection were translated into English for the first time.This book is designed to be a state of the art, superb academic reference work and provide an overview of the topic and give the reader a structured knowledge to familiarize yourself with the topic at the most affordable price possible.The accuracy and knowledge is of an international viewpoint as the edited articles represent the inputs of many knowledgeable individuals and some of the most current knowledge on the topic, based on the date of publication.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
CreateSpace
ISBN-10
197590205x
ISBN-13
9781975902056
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038619776
Product Key Features
Book Title
Great Books of the Western World (Vol. 1 of 2) : the Great Conversation about Great Ideas
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General
Book Series
Great Bks.
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Literary Collections
Number of Pages
574 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
11 in
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Item Weight
56.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Target Audience
Trade
Item description from the seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:386893143112
Postage and handling
Item location:
Becket, Massachusetts, United States
Post to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Samoa, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Excludes:
Barbados, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Libya, Martinique, New Caledonia, Reunion, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Venezuela
Postage and handling | To | Service | Delivery*See Delivery notes |
---|---|---|---|
US $5.61 (approx RM 26.33) | United States | Economy Postage (USPS Media MailTM) | Estimated between Tue, 11 Jun and Thu, 13 Jun to 43230 |
Handling time |
---|
Will usually post within 3 business days of receiving cleared payment. |
Taxes |
---|
Taxes may be applicable at checkout. Learn moreLearn more about paying tax on eBay purchases. |
Sales Tax for an item #386893143112
Sales Tax for an item #386893143112
Seller collects sales tax for items shipped to the following states:
State | Sales Tax Rate |
---|
Return policy
Return policy details |
---|
The seller will not accept returns for this item. |
Seller feedback (73)
This item (1)
All items (73)
9***s (0)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
Arrived thoughtfully wrapped which I appreciated so much and very fast shipping and arrival. Great experience thank you :)
f***u (429)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
I guess I know why people sell broken stuff. 
o***u (575)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Good buy
h***0 (129)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Awesome find received in Excellent condition Fast shipping Recommend seller
More to explore :
- Fiction & Frederick the Great Books,
- Frederick the Great Hardcover Books,
- Antiquarian & Collectible Books Frederick the Great,
- Nonfiction Frederick the Great Fiction & Books,
- Fiction Frederick the Great Fiction & Books,
- Fiction Hardcover Frederick the Great Books,
- Original Frederick the Great Antiquarian & Collectible Books,
- Hardcover Frederick the Great Antiquarian & Collectible Books,
- Nonfiction Collectibles Frederick the Great Paperbacks Books,
- 1850-1899 Frederick the Great Antiquarian & Collectible Books