Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1977-1985; a near-complete set, includes (94) of (96) total volumes, all bound in genuine leather (various colors) with silk moire endpapers, ribbon bookmarks, all edges gilt; all 8vo. Lacking Lucretius, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius and Sophocles Plays.

Largest 10 1/8 x 6 1/2 in.; smallest 8 1/2 x 6 3/8 in.

From the Collection of Wayne Morrison, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The Great Books of the Western World were originally published in 1952 by Encyclopaedia Britannica in collaboration with the University of Chicago. The Franklin Library published the volumes as a 25th Anniversary Limited Edition "exclusively for subscribers."

Mostly light shelf wear, frequent scuffing to bottom edge, with an occasional folded page, small edge mark/stain, and toning at endpapers; otherwise about near fine, many books appear unread with some leaves partially unopened.