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Science and the Modern World
by Whitehead, Alfred North
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Reading Copy/No Jacket
- Seller
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: Mentor Omega, 1960. Reading copy of this volume of the 1925 Lowell Lectures. 191 tanned red bordered pages. From back: "This volume is a study of the effect of science and belief in individualism on philosophy in the last three centuries as well as a brilliant presentation of Whitehead's own great contribution to the 20th century..." Some wear to covers, tanned pages, small tear in far margin of pages from title page until about page 96, decreasing in size. At least 10 pages have some pencilled marginalia or underlining. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Mass Market Paperback. Reading Copy/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Charity Bookstall
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004743
- Title
- Science and the Modern World
- Author
- Whitehead, Alfred North
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Reading Copy
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Mentor Omega
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1960
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Lowell lectures; Science; Vintage
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
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- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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