Pocket Library of the World's Essential Knowledge: Outline of Philosophy, Part 1 & Part 2 (Volumes V and VI)

Henry Cook Hathaway (Editor-in-Chief); Charles Gray Shaw Illustrators: N/A

Published by Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1929

About this Item

Set of 2 Pocket Library of the World's Essential Knowledge: Outline of Philosophy, Part 1 & Part 2 (Volumes V and VI). VG/VG. 1929. Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York & London. Unmarked. Hardcover Books, Volumes V & VI. Very Good red textured cloth w/ blind-stamped borders & gilt spine titles; cloth clean and bright. Secure bindings w/ intact hinges. Text pages unmarked. Very Good dust jackets w/ minor chipping at spine ends and light sunning; overall remarkably well-preserved for their age; unclipped. Small format, 4.25x6.25". Charles Gray Shaw's two-volume survey of philosophical thought, metaphysics, ethics & logic, issued in Funk & Wagnalls' 1929 Pocket Library series w/ its Art Deco lamp of knowledge jackets. Ships in box from the USA, quickly & w/care. Pocket Library of the World's Essential Knowledge: Outline of Philosophy, Volumes V and VI (set of 2 books) introduces the history of philosophical thought, organizing complex intellectual systems into accessible conceptual guides. The text covers classical divisions of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, logic, and faith, examining the development of human knowledge across historical eras.Textured red cloth covers w/ blind-stamped borders bind the pocket-sized volumes, wrapped in Art Deco styled paper dust jackets in green and cream retaining the series lamp of knowledge emblem.Author Charles Gray Shaw, a professor of philosophy at New York University, composed the outline under the general editorship of Henry Cook Hathaway. Funk & Wagnalls Company issued the series in 1929 during an era of expansion in popular home-library programs.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pocket Library of the World's Essential Knowledge: Outline of Philosophy, Part 1 & Part 2 (Volumes V and VI)
• Publisher: Funk & Wagnalls Company
• Publication Date: 1929
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 29 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophy