Types of Classics

There are plenty of types of classics.  I have known this for quite some time but became much more aware of this fact the last several years that my wife and I have actively been collecting books for our library.

I decided to show you the different types of classics for two reasons:

1. To show those who are not aware just how many there are
and
2. To ask viewers what other types do you have that I haven't included?  I would be very interested to know.

My first picture includes twenty five types:



From left to right they are:

ROW 1:
1.  Dover Children's Thrift Classics
2.  Dover Mystery Classics
3.  Dover Thrift Edition
4.  Borders Classic
5.  Signet Classic

ROW 2:
6.  Perennial Classics
7.  Penguin Classics (Newer Black edition)
8.  Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics
9.  Penguin Classics (Cream back)
10. Virago Modern Classics

ROW 3:
11. Barnes & Noble Classics (Cream dust jacket)
12. Barnes & Noble Classics (Black dust jacket)
13. Barnes & Noble Classics (2003 - Current)
14. The Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading
15. Barnes & Noble Classics (Mass Market)

ROW 4:
16. Barnes & Noble Children's Classics
17. Puffin Classics (Block Lettering of Puffin)
18. Puffin Classics (Newer)
19. Bantam Classic
20. The Modern Library Classics

ROW 5:
21. A Watermill Classic
22. Odyssey Classic
23. Oxford World's Classics
24. Wordsworth Classics
25. Del Rey Fantasy Classic

This second picture was supposed to illustrate that not all classics actually say "Classic" on them.  However when looking for examples from our library I was able to find two more that actually did say classic.  The top book is "An Airmont Classic" and the bottom left is a "Vintage Classics" book.

Here is the second picture:



There are two rows in the above picture.  Their publishers are, again, from left to right:

Top: An Airmont Classic

ROW 1:
1.  Scholastic Book Services
2.  Rand McNally
3.  Scribner Paperback Fiction

ROW 2:
4.  Vintage Classics
5.  Mariner Books
6.  Collier Books/Scribners

My point with this blog is that while I try to collect a title in any type of "Classic" as deemed by the publisher there are also plenty of books that are classics without being labeled as classic.  So, the question beckons, "What makes a classic a classic?"

I would love to hear your definition as well as any other imprints of classics that I haven't touched on.