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The Philosophy of William James: Drawn from His Own Works (Modern Library #114.1)
by JAMES, William
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Modern Library. Fair with no dust jacket. [c.1935]. Hardcover. Selections from the principal works of William James (1842-1910), the prominent American philosopher and elder brother of novelist Henry James. Selected by, and with a preface and lengthy introduction by Horace M. Kallen, and with appendix at rear of volume which presents key dates, family names and a bibliography. --- In Toledano spine 7 / green balloon cloth / limp boards / gilt cover torchbearer / gilt spine titling with interconnected "ML" device / orange Kent endpapers / volume lacks the dust jacket. Likely published c.1935 (no publication date appears in book). ML #114.1. --- With large hole to cloth at heard of spine, two smaller holes to spine cloth, spine sunning, a few scattered pencilings, prior owner's signature to verso of front free endpaper and slightly shaken binding, else a sound, fully readable copy.; 16mo - 6 to 7 in. tall; vii, (2), 375, (6, ads) pages .
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- Bluebird Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Philosophy of William James: Drawn from His Own Works (Modern Library #114.1)
- Author
- JAMES, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- The Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [c.1935]
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- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Jacket
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Fair
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- Cloth
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