He remembers waiting in lines all night to get editions of Russian classics.
Cheaper editions of classics are more likely to be assigned in high schools.
No longer will the company largely be restricted to publishing deluxe editions of established classics.
It was an Oxford World's Classics edition, with the signature red bar on the cover.
The many later reissues include a 1936 Oxford World's Classics edition.
Few current editions include this text, but it is to be found in the Oxford World's Classics edition.
Many manufacturers have ransacked their archives and brought forth new editions of modern classics from the 50's, 60's and even 70's.
Mr. Thometz will also put together collections, which might include beautifully bound books or first editions of classics.
During the war, he was stationed for two years in England, where he bought first editions of English poetry and 19th-century classics.
Jackson founded the Grolier Society, which specialized in making extra-fine editions of classics and rare literature.