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Complete four-volume vintage boxed edition of The World’s Great Thinkers, published by Random House, New York, in 1947 and edited …
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Complete four-volume vintage boxed edition of The World’s Great Thinkers, published by Random House, New York, in 1947 and edited by Saxe Commins and Robert N. Linscott.
This handsome mid-century philosophy collection comprises four substantial cloth-bound hardcover volumes, each devoted to a different branch of philosophical thought:
Man and Spirit: The Speculative Philosophers
Man and Man: The Social Philosophers
Man and the State: The Political Philosophers
Man and the Universe: The Philosophers of Science
Together, the volumes collect writings by many of history's most influential thinkers, including Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Spinoza, Pascal, Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Thoreau, Adam Smith, Hegel, Marx, Descartes, Darwin, Freud, Einstein and others. The four-part contents of the 1947 edition are independently documented as well.
The books feature warm coral/salmon cloth bindings with contrasting dark spine panels and gilt lettering and decoration. The set retains its original matching slipcase, giving it particularly appealing presence when displayed together on a bookshelf, desk or library table.
Beyond its literary and philosophical interest, the cohesive coloring and substantial bindings make this an attractive authentic vintage book collection for traditional, eclectic or collected interiors.
Published: Random House, New York, 1947
Editors: Saxe Commins & Robert N. Linscott
Set: Complete 4-volume collection with original slipcase
Dimensions: Each book approximately 7.5"H × 5"W × 1.5"D. Four books together approximately 5"W across the spines. Original boxed set approximately 8"H × 5"D.
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- Dimensions
- 5ʺW × 5ʺD × 8ʺH
- Styles
- Traditional
- Period
- Mid 20th Century
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Salmon
- Condition Notes
- Good vintage condition consistent with age. All four volumes are present. The interior pages appear exceptionally clean and well preserved … moreGood vintage condition consistent with age. All four volumes are present. The interior pages appear exceptionally clean and well preserved overall, with bindings intact. Exterior cloth shows age-related fading, discoloration and general shelf wear, particularly along the spines. The original slipcase remains intact but shows significant age-related wear, including rubbing, fraying, losses and deterioration along the edges and corners. Please review photographs closely as they form an important part of the condition description. less
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