The Constitution of Liberty

Atlantic Highlands, N. J.: Humanities Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. (1982). Hardcover. 0226320731 . Small 8mm tear in dust-jacket spine. A 15mm tear in rear flap fold of dust-jacket. Price sticker on front panel of dust-jacket: Univ. of Pittsburgh / Univ. Book Centers. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover. Provenance: Kurt Baier (however no owner's name in the book). Some marginalia and underlining on a few pages by Kurt Baier. Kurt Baier (1917-2010) was chair of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh from 1962 until his retirement in 1995. After his retirement, Kurt Baier and his wife, philosopher Annette Baier, moved to New Zealand, the country where Annette Baier was born. [Reference: obituary in University Times, University of Pittsburgh, accessed online April 2024.] ; 1971 reprint of a title first published in 1960. viii, 568 pages. Ochre cloth boards with metallic blue lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 228 x 149mm. Philosophy, political philosophy. "When Friedrich A. Hayek's 'The Road to Serfdom' was published, it was compared by critics to John Stuart Mill's celebrated essay 'On Liberty.' Now Mr. Hayek gives us a positive statement of the principles of a free society that in scope and breadth is more like a new 'Wealth of Nations.' Written for the general reader, it provides a modern restatement of the ideals of freedom that have guided, and must continue to guide, the growth of Western civilization." - from dust-jacket blurb. .