Philosophical Problems of Space and Time
by Grunbaum, Adolf
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by philosopher Irving M. Copi on the front endpaper with a label inside the front board explaining the provenance. About Very Good in a Very Good jacket, unclipped (no price), generally soiled, faded at the spine. Red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, foxed at the edges and endpapers, clean otherwise. Grunbaum's "discussion of the philosophical implications of both the special and the general theories of relativity.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5449
- Title
- Philosophical Problems of Space and Time
- Author
- Grunbaum, Adolf
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- Physics, Philosophy, Space
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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Woodstock, Illinois
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