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Your book is part of a large set of books which were quite popular in the early to mid 20th century and is referred to as the "five foot shelf of books". Reading them for fifteen minutes per day was said to provide a complete education. The volumes were sometimes just segments of the works included. Even though it is nearing 75 years old, these books were fairly widely produced and as such it has no real collectible value - though an entire, complete set of the books have some value. Sorry. The books look nice and may well be a treasure in your personal library but do not expect to retire on its value.
Wikipedia says, "The Harvard Classics, originally known as Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf, is a 51-volume anthology of classic works from world literature, compiled and edited by Harvard University president Charles W. Eliot and first published in 1909.[1]
Eliot had stated in speeches that the elements of a liberal education could be obtained by spending 15 minutes a day reading from a collection of books that could fit on a five-foot shelf. (Originally he had said a three-foot shelf.) The publisher P. F. Collier and Son saw an opportunity and challenged Eliot to make good on this statement by selecting an appropriate collection of works, and the Harvard Classics was the result.
Eliot worked for one year with William A. Neilson, a professor of English; Eliot determined the works to be included and Neilson selected the specific editions and wrote introductory notes.[1] Each volume had 400-450 pages, and the included texts are "so far as possible, entire works or complete segments of the world's written legacies."[2] The collection was widely advertised by Collier and Son, in Collier's Magazine and elsewhere, with great success."
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Your book is part of a large set of books which were quite popular in the early to mid 20th century and is referred to as the "five foot shelf of books". Reading them for fifteen minutes per day was said to provide a complete education. The volumes were sometimes just segments of the works included. Even though it is nearing 75 years old, these books were fairly widely produced and as such it has no real collectible value - though an entire, complete set of the books have some value. Sorry. The books look nice and may well be a treasure in your personal library but do not expect to retire on its value.
Wikipedia says, "The Harvard Classics, originally known as Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf, is a 51-volume anthology of classic works from world literature, compiled and edited by Harvard University president Charles W. Eliot and first published in 1909.[1]
Eliot had stated in speeches that the elements of a liberal education could be obtained by spending 15 minutes a day reading from a collection of books that could fit on a five-foot shelf. (Originally he had said a three-foot shelf.) The publisher P. F. Collier and Son saw an opportunity and challenged Eliot to make good on this statement by selecting an appropriate collection of works, and the Harvard Classics was the result.
Eliot worked for one year with William A. Neilson, a professor of English; Eliot determined the works to be included and Neilson selected the specific editions and wrote introductory notes.[1] Each volume had 400-450 pages, and the included texts are "so far as possible, entire works or complete segments of the world's written legacies."[2] The collection was widely advertised by Collier and Son, in Collier's Magazine and elsewhere, with great success."
Debra
http://www.bookcollecting101.com
Cost of books at MIT and Harvard?
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I heard that the cost of books at universities depend on your major. But it's around $1000 per year, is it true? I want to major in math and go to MIT or Harvard but is there any way to buy used textbooks to save money? Where do you buy used college textbooks to save money? How much can you save per year? How about renting college textbooks? Which is cheaper? Renting or buying used textbooks? How about buying an E-book? Will the E-book contains all the college textbooks? Which is cheaper out of these 3? And how much can you save money?
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Kyle doesn't know what he's talking about considering many schools have the option to have an e-textbook, and some classes at various schools only have an e-textbook.
To answer your question, it depends on not only the major but the classes you are taking each semester. For example I am second semester freshman. My first semester books were more expensive because I had to buy two books that were custom made for my school, but luckily those books are used for the second semester as well. So I didn't have to pay for two classes of books this semester.
Renting and buying used textbooks is the best way to go. Renting is probably cheaper than buying used. E-textbooks are generally cheaper as well. However, if the bookstore is Barnes and Noble College (I don't know if MIT and Harvard use this bookstore but I'm assuming so) then you will need a nook. What I do to save more money is I copy the ISBN number from the online bookstore at my college and look at half.com, amazon, chegg, bookrenter, and campusbookrentals. Sometimes they're cheaper and sometimes they're not but every penny counts.
The amount of money you save will vary. It will depend on the book and if you can find it on another site. Sometimes you just can't find it.
I don't think I spent $1000 on textbooks this year, but I'm sure my boyfriend did. His were a lot more money than mine. Also, I know the Barnes and Noble Bookstore has a buyback program. I don't think you get much money back but you can get some if it's not a packaged set that is non-reusable. Also, you can always sell textbooks you aren't going to use again through something like Ebay.
Kyle doesn't know what he's talking about considering many schools have the option to have an e-textbook, and some classes at various schools only have an e-textbook.
To answer your question, it depends on not only the major but the classes you are taking each semester. For example I am second semester freshman. My first semester books were more expensive because I had to buy two books that were custom made for my school, but luckily those books are used for the second semester as well. So I didn't have to pay for two classes of books this semester.
Renting and buying used textbooks is the best way to go. Renting is probably cheaper than buying used. E-textbooks are generally cheaper as well. However, if the bookstore is Barnes and Noble College (I don't know if MIT and Harvard use this bookstore but I'm assuming so) then you will need a nook. What I do to save more money is I copy the ISBN number from the online bookstore at my college and look at half.com, amazon, chegg, bookrenter, and campusbookrentals. Sometimes they're cheaper and sometimes they're not but every penny counts.
The amount of money you save will vary. It will depend on the book and if you can find it on another site. Sometimes you just can't find it.
I don't think I spent $1000 on textbooks this year, but I'm sure my boyfriend did. His were a lot more money than mine. Also, I know the Barnes and Noble Bookstore has a buyback program. I don't think you get much money back but you can get some if it's not a packaged set that is non-reusable. Also, you can always sell textbooks you aren't going to use again through something like Ebay.
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