adler mortimer 1902 2001 (3 Ergebnisse)

First edition, first printing (with latter stated upon copyright page). viii, 112 pages. Hardcover; H 19cm x L 11.75cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed, shallow chips and nicks at edges, short closed tear at top edge of front panel. Brown cloth with vibrant silver stamping. Muted red top edge with a few spots of soiling; foxing on fore-edge and bottom edge. Light foxing to endpapers; past institutional ownership stamp on front pastedown hidden underneath dj front flap. Interior pages are clean. Else a very good copy in a good+ dust jacket.

Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, xxvii, 689 pages. In Good minus condition with a Fair dust jacket. Spine is grey with black print. Dust jacket has edgewear with tears at spine ends and flap corners, toning to spine. Price unclipped: "$7.50". Boards in blue cloth. Light wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has cracked front hinge. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column G. 1379055. FP New Rockville Stock.

Adler, Mortimer J., 1902-2001. Art and prudence. A study in practical philosophy, New York, Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co, 1937, stated First Edition, xiv, 686pp., very good price-clipped dust-jacket with some wear at top and bottom of spine, very good dark blue cloth, previous owner's name. CONTENTS: Part I. Poetry and politics. Plato ; Aristotle ; Christianity ; Democracy -- Part II. The motion picture as popular poetry. Historical transformations ; The contemporary issue ; The need for knowledge -- Part III. Science and prudence, prudence and art. Knowledge and opinion ; Attempts at scientific research : the mature ; Attempts at scientific research : the immature ; The problem in practical philosophy -- Part IV. Cinematics. Form and matter ; Technique ; Criticism and taste.