The Origin and Goal of History
by Jaspers, Karl
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
E-065: Routledge & Kegan Paul. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Routledge, Kegan and Paul, London, UK. 1953. Xviii + 294 pgs with notes and index. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (DJ is faded along thes spine and lightly chipped to the edges). Bound in cloth boards. Boards have light shelf-wear present present to the extremities (boards lightly rubbed and worn with some chipping present). No ownership marks present. Text is free of marks. Binding tight and solid. First published in English in 1953, this important book from eminent philosopher Karl Jaspers deals with the philsophy of the history of mankind. More specifically, its avowed aim is to assist in heightening our awareness of the present by placing it within the framework of the long obscurity of prehistory and the boundless realm of possibilities which lie within the undecided future. EB; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 294 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Last Exit Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 61747
- Title
- The Origin and Goal of History
- Author
- Jaspers, Karl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Routledge & Kegan Paul
- Place of Publication
- E-065
- Date Published
- 1953
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