Search Results: Existentialism

NY: Scribners. Good; Ex-Library with Markins. 1968. Hardbound. 225 pages .

Berkeley, CA University of California Press, 1982. Hardcover First Edition (1982); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. PENCIL UNDERLINING AND MARGINALIA for the first sixty pages or so. Else, Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: Book shows only faint indications of shelving wear along the bottom edge of the red cloth-covered boards; the binding leans ever so slightly off square, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, showing a couple of very minor flaws and of course a major flaw: the pencil work. Remains, in overall appearance, very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows light wear to extremities, with a couple of tiny closed tears near the upper corner of the front panel; the mildest rubbing to the panels; price clipped. No longer 'As New', but remains close to it. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.25 x 1 inches).… Read More

New York, NY The Macmillan Company, 1952. Hardcover First Edition (1952); so stated. First Edition (1952); so stated. PENCIL UNDERLINING AND MARGINALIA throughout the text. Else, Very Good: shows moderate wear to the extremities; a hint of tanning to the text pages, due to aging; else without notable flaw; the binding is square and secure. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Shows mild wear and a minor cosmetic imperfection - and of course the pencil work, but remains structurally sound and tightly bound: a sturdy, presentable copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.7 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches). vii, 173 pages. A final chapter on The Philosophy of Personal Existence. Biographical and Bibliographical Notes. Index. Language: English. Weight: 13 ounces. Hardback: Lacks DJ. Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Jaspers, Marcel, Heidegger, Sartre.

Berkeley, CA University of California Press, 1962. Paperback First Edition Thus (1962); unstated. The original Spanish edition was published in 1957. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: a tiny tear at the outside edge of the front panel, the rear side of which shows some white-out; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; a hint of sunning ot the maroon background field of the backstrip (the white titles thereon are somewhat muted by the sunning, but remain quite legible); the text pages have tanned, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and several minor imperfections. Not far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches). x, 136 pages. Translated by Philip Silver. Language:… Read More

Macmillan, 1960 Light discoloration on the front flyleaf from newspaper (original reveiw included with book) DJ and foxing on the endpages. DJ is bright and tight with only one chip at the bootom of the spine.

Philadelphia, PA The Westminster Press, 1960. Hardcover First Edition [1960], unstated. Very Good: shows light wear to extremities, with a couple of superficially rubbed patches at the top edge of the rear panel and to several small areas of the backstrip (the titles thereon remain legible if none too bold); very slight spine lean; the binding remains secure; the text is clean, but the former owner has neatly printed his name near the top of the front free endpaper. Has some minor flaws, but remains structurally sound and tightly bound: a clean, sturdy, presentable reading copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 172 pages. First Edition [1960], unstated. Hardback: Lacks DJ.

Notre Dame, IN University of Notre Dame Press, 1965. Paperback First Edition Thus in USA (1965); unstated. No subsequent printings noted. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: faint sunning to the background field design at the backstrip (the titles thereon remain unaffected, bold and clearly legible); rubbing to the rear panel of the wrapper covers; the price has been neatly excised at the upper corner of the front panel; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a very mild wear and minor cosmetic flaws. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or… Read More

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986. Paperback. xiv, 265p., pictorial wraps; edgeworn with lightly foxed edges and wraps, clean within. Good reading copy.

Cambridge: M.I.T. Press, 2004. Hardcover. ix, 274p., a single sentence is underlined, else very good. Challenges poststructuralism.

Paris: La Découverte, 1998. 143p., wraps, text in French.

New Haven, CT Yale University Press, 2002. Hardcover First Edition [2002]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. First Edition [2002]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. Fine in Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. The DJ is unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 x 1.3 inches). xx, 278 pages. Translated by Ronald Taylor . Weight: 1 pound, 11 ounces. Hardback with DJ. 

Chicago, IL The University of Chicago Press, 1986. Hardcover First Edition; First Printing indicated. First Edition; First Printing indicated. Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 146pp. Hardback with DJ. In this work of original philosophy, Piotr Hoffman focuses on two of the central concerns of modern philosophy—doubt and time. He argues that both concerns stem from a suppressed but underlying feeling that life is an all-out, unrestrained struggle and that violence is inherent in the human condition. According to Hoffman, modern philosophy becomes fully intelligible and coherent only when the notion of human violence is given paramount importance. After briefly pointing out some significant parallels between Hobbes and Descartes, Hoffman undertakes a careful examination of ideas about doubt and time in the works of Descartes and Hegel, and, above all, in Heidegger's… Read More

New York, NY Macmillan Publishing Company, 1970. Mass Market Paperback. First Ed thus, so stated. First Ed thus, so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities, particularly along the outside edge of the rear panel, which shows some creasing and a couple of tiny tears; mildest rubbing; faint soiling. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 122mo. 336pp. Mass Market Paperback. Lev Shestov was a Ukrainian/Russian existentialist philosopher. Born in Kiev (Russian Empire) on February 13, 1866, he emigrated to France in 1921, fleeing from the aftermath of the October Revolution. He lived in Paris until his death on November 19, 1938.Shestov's philosophy is, at first sight, not a philosophy at all: it offers no systematic unity, no coherent set of propositions, no theoretical explanation of philosophical problems. Most of Shestov's work is fragmentary.… Read More

New York: Philosophical Librry, c1957. Hardcover. Good condition . 116p.

New York: Philosophical Library, c1947. Hardcover. Good condition . 92p.

Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press, 1967. Paperback First Edition Thus (1967), Fifth Printing (1974). Very Good+ in Wraps: shows only a hint of wear to extremities; the very mildest rubbing and the consequent hint of soiling to the white background field of the rear panel; a small, very faint coffee stain at the top edge of the top edge of the text block which shows faint overall dusting; the binding leans ever so slightly while remaining secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a couple of minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.15 x 0.65 inches).… Read More

Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1967. Hardcover. xvi, 227p., original red cloth boards, ownership signature on paste down endpaper, dust jacket slightly toned and edgeworn, touch of handling soil, else in very good condition.

New York: Criterion, 1958. Hardcover. 94p. Angry young actor play by the original angry young man. First US edition, cloth spine, boards in a slightly edgeworn illustrated dj, nice production in nice condition.

Beijing: Zhongguo she hui ke xue chu ban she, 1981. Paperback. 562p. paperback, minor shelfwear. Critical volume about the philosopher, including Chinese translations of selections from his works.

London, UK Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1964. Hardcover First Edition, so stated. First Edition, so stated. Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities and some small, superficial scuffs at the bottom edge of the front panel; the mildest rubbing; very faint soiling; foxing at the outside edgese. The Binding leans very slightly, but remains perfectly secure; the text clean. Remains structurally sound and tightly bound: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 236pp. Hardback: Lacks DJ. Peter Munz (1921 - 2006) was a philosopher and historian, Professor of the Victoria University of Wellington; among the major influences on his work were Karl Popper and Ludwig Wittgenstein. Munz is one of only two students who studied under both Popper and Wittgenstein. Born in Chemnitz, and educated in Germany, Switzerland and Italy, he emigrated to New Zealand in 1940.