The Analysis of Matter
by Russell, Bertrand
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
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E-258: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co. ,/ Harcourt, Brace and Co.. Very Good. 1927. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Harcourt, Brace & Company, New York/ Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. , London: , UK. 1927. Viii, 408 pgs. Ex-library item with bookplate present to the front pastedown and library record plate present to the FFEP. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Library stamp present to the title page. Foxing present to the text block. Text is free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This works received much attention as a work of first importance not only for philosophers and physicists but for the general reader too. The first of its three parts supplies a statement and interpretation of the doctrine of relativity and of the quantum theory, done with Russell's habitual uncanny lucidity and humor, as is indeed the entire book. The book is candid and stimulating for both its subject and its treatment and was reviewed by the "Times Literary Supplement" as "one of the best books that Mr. Russell has given us." ; 8.8 X 5.7 X 1.6 inches .
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- Last Exit Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 61881
- Title
- The Analysis of Matter
- Author
- Russell, Bertrand
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co. ,/ Harcourt, Brace and Co.
- Place of Publication
- E-258
- Date Published
- 1927
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