The Clue to Pascal
by Cailliet, Emile (fwd. John A. Mackay)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good, 1st edition, ex-library (Latimer Trust); unclipped d/j (fair, some bumping and grubbiness); blue clothboards, black c
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: SCM Press, 1944. 1st. hardback. Very Good, 1st edition, ex-library (Latimer Trust); unclipped d/j (fair, some bumping and grubbiness); blue clothboards, black cover/spine titling; text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked (wartime papers); ffep with library markings.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Pascal was a great scientific thinker and inventor from whose work mankind still profits. He was also a great religious thinker and this is being recognised afresh today. The author of this study of his personality and work claims that Pascal was 'one of the profoundest thinkers of all time.'
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- Seller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- IYC131973
- Title
- The Clue to Pascal
- Author
- Cailliet, Emile (fwd. John A. Mackay)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good, 1st edition, ex-library (Latimer Trust); unclipped d/j (fair, some bumping and grubbiness); blue clothboards, black c
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- SCM Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1944
- Pages
- 128
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, philosophy, history, France, Pascal, Christianity, theology, apologetics, Cailliet
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
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- 12mo
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Text Block
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