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New Hopes for a Changing World
by Bertrand Russell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New Hopes for a Changing World by Bertrand Russell.
Hardback, 1951, first edition, published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, 218 pages+ with short publisher catalogue at rear.
Octavo/8vo, measures around 7 3/8" by 5 1/8" by 3/4". No dust jacket. Yellow cloth binding, green lettering to spine. A little marking and scuffing to binding but reasonably clean. Some discolouration and marking to spine. Signs of wear, rubbing at edges and on hinges, small tear at base of spine. Slightly bumped corners. Binding quite firm. Page edges lightly browned, scuffed and marked but quite clean. Some foxing to endpapers, bookplate on front pastedown. Slight tanning. The odd mark to page surfaces but otherwise clean, no underlining, marginalia, etc. See pictures for further information.
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Details
- Bookseller
- GN Books and Prints
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- #BIBLIO-258
- Title
- New Hopes for a Changing World
- Author
- Bertrand Russell
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Pages
- 218+
- Size
- 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Bertrand Russell, Philosophy, Society, Man, Nature
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
GN Books and Prints
Biblio member since 2022
Inverness, Highland
About GN Books and Prints
Seller based in the Scottish Highlands, dealing in a variety of books, including antiquarian, vintage and modern.
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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