{"product_id":"great-ideas-program-complete-10-volume-britannica-set-1959-to-1963","title":"Great Ideas Program Complete 10 Volume Britannica Set 1959 to 1963","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou get the complete ten volume \u003cstrong\u003eThe Great Ideas Program\u003c\/strong\u003e published by Encyclopaedia Britannica between 1959 and 1963. All ten numbered hardcover volumes are included together with matching tan cloth bindings and gold and brown spine panels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe series was created as a guided way to read and study the major works and ideas found in \u003cstrong\u003eGreat Books of the Western World\u003c\/strong\u003e. Mortimer J. Adler is the principal editor and author, joined by Peter Wolff, Seymour Cain, and V. J. McGill across the individual volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll pages checked are clean and easy to read. I found no writing or staining inside the books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eComplete 10 Volume \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/collections\/collections-vintage-classic-book-bundles-for-sale\" title=\"book Set\"\u003eSet\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume 1:\u003c\/strong\u003e A General Introduction to the Great Books and to a Liberal Education. Mortimer J. Adler and Peter Wolff. 1959. 195 pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume 2:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Development of Political Theory and Government. Mortimer J. Adler and Peter Wolff. 1959. 225 pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume 3:\u003c\/strong\u003e Foundations of Science and Mathematics. Mortimer J. Adler and Peter Wolff. 1960. 233 pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume 4:\u003c\/strong\u003e Religion and Theology. Mortimer J. Adler and Seymour Cain. 1961. 278 pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume 5:\u003c\/strong\u003e Philosophy of Law and Jurisprudence. Mortimer J. Adler and Peter Wolff. 1961. 251 pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume 6:\u003c\/strong\u003e Imaginative Literature I: From Homer to Shakespeare. Mortimer J. Adler and Seymour Cain. 1961. 238 pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume 7:\u003c\/strong\u003e Imaginative Literature II: From Cervantes to Dostoevsky. Mortimer J. Adler and Seymour Cain. 1962. 253 pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume 8:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ethics: The Study of Moral Values. Mortimer J. Adler and Seymour Cain. 1962. 319 pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume 9:\u003c\/strong\u003e Biology, Psychology, and Medicine. Mortimer J. Adler and V. J. McGill. 1963. 395 pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume 10:\u003c\/strong\u003e Philosophy. Mortimer J. Adler and Seymour Cain. 1963. 308 pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/collections\/vintage-how-to-book-collection\" title=\"The Great Ideas Program set\"\u003eThe Great Ideas Program\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolumes:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 through 10, complete set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., Chicago\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Years:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1959 to 1963\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Matching clothbound hardcovers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 8 x 6 x 1 inches each\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e No ISBN on these volumes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat You Get\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese books are reading guides rather than a simple encyclopedia set. They organize selections from major works into reading plans and add explanations, discussion, and questions to help you work through the ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe subjects move from political theory, science, mathematics, religion, law, and literature into ethics, biology, psychology, medicine, and philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe photographed pages show discussions of Plato's \u003cem\u003eRepublic\u003c\/em\u003e, Fielding's \u003cem\u003eTom Jones\u003c\/em\u003e, and other works included in the reading plans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ten books are in clean used condition. The matching tan cloth covers show light shelf and handling wear consistent with age. The gold and brown spine panels and volume numbers remain readable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll pages checked are clean and easy to read. I found no writing and no staining inside the books. The bindings remain intact and the pages are firmly attached.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe page edges show light age toning. Minor differences in cloth tone and normal shelf wear can be seen from volume to volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want the full Great Ideas Program rather than collecting individual volumes one at a time, this set gives you all ten matching books in one group.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping + Trust (Reading Vintage standards)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/myreadingvintage.com\/pages\/shipping-policy\" title=\"photo verified condition.\"\u003ePhoto-verified condition\u003c\/a\u003e, no surprises\u003cbr\u003e2. Packed with our protective packaging standard\u003cbr\u003e3. Ships in 1 business day\u003cbr\u003e4. 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