Item Description
Vintage 1963 Junior Great Books - Set One (Incomplete Collection)
Up for sale is an authentic, vintage 1963 printing of the Junior Great Books: Set One, published by The Great Books Foundation. Please note that this is an incomplete set being sold as-is. It is priced perfectly for collectors looking for high-quality replacement volumes to complete their own set, or for educators wanting classic classroom discussion material.
The texts in this set bridge multiple literary movements—ranging from the fables of Classical Antiquity to 19th-Century Realism, Romanticism, and Victorian literature.
What is included:
- Original cardboard slipcase (Featuring the iconic mid-century ochre-gold and cream geometric tile pattern)
- Volume One: Æsop: Fables & Medieval Tales
- Volume Three: Andersen, Browning, Fabre, Tolstoy (It's Perfectly True, The Pied Piper, etc.)
- Volume Five: Stevenson: Treasure Island
- Volume Six: Kipling: The Jungle Books
❌ Missing Volumes:
- This listing excludes Volume Two and Volume Four.
Condition Details:
- Slipcase: Displays standard structural integrity for its age but shows shelf wear along the edges, light scuffing, and minor corner softening. The interior card structure is clear and uncrushed.
- Paperbacks: The book covers retain vibrant color. The pages show expected age-related tanning/yellowing common with 1960s wood-pulp paper.
- Flaws: There is a noticeable brown spot/smudge on the spine edge of one volume (visible in photos). Bindings remain flat, square, and tight. No major loose pages or heavy spine splits.
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