Weyl Stefan (22 results)

Hardcover. Condition: VG/VG. 2nd. Hardcover in dust jacket with small chips & tears at its edges/The underground movement in Germany.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Blue cloth covers with silver lettering on spine which is bright. Covers exhibit light wear on corners, spine ends and bottom edges. Light soiling to upper edge of front cover. Text is clean and unmarked. Hinges are tight. Illustrated dj is in a protective mylar cover with multiple small tears and chips on upper edges, upper corners and spine ends. Soiling to front edges and hinges. Light soiling and shelf wear to covers. This book is concerned with "the way in which intellectually competent elements have been shaped in the history of mankind and with some of the generalities that can be derived from those processes." All books are individually examined and described. Never ex-library unless explicitly described as such.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Spine is sun faded. Jacket has edge wear and some pieces missing. Open Books is a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and creative capitalization of books.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Previous owner's signature on front pastedown, else VG. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

, Jansen, Jon B. / Weyl, Stefan. The silent war. The underground movement in Germany. With a foreword by Reinhold Niebuhr. Translated by Anna Caples. Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1943, stated First Edition, 356pp., worn gray blue cloth, short tear at top of spine, spine darkened. CONTENTS: Is There Still a German Underground? - Mass Organizations Go Underground - Ten Thousand Heroes Lost - Organization for the Future - A Formula for Survival - The Enemy at Work. Surveillance, Arrest, Prison - Between Despair and Hope - The German Underground Prepares for War - The Battlefield Inside Germany - The Coming Revolution in Germany.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Previous owner's signature on front pastedown, else VG. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None. 299 pages. Titles: Paint stains on front cover, other stains on back cover. Underlining on a few pages. Chapter titles: The study of intellect in history. The emergence and significance of race. Climatic cycles and civilizations. Scribes, priests and intellectual elites. Greeks, Romans and Jews. The winnowing of intellect in the post-classical era. Intelligence tests and intellectual elites. Racial patterns in intelligence and leadership. Somatic differences among races. Character structure and social dynamism. The creative minority and world power. The loyal, the unloyal and the disloyal. Inequality and the free society. Race and Intelligence.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover, no dustjacket, first printing as stated on copyright page, "vivid and revealing portrayal of the underground opposition to Hitlerism in Germany," minor flaws only to this clean, attractive copy: softening to the spine-ends, tiny corner-crease to the top front corner of the cloth, and the former owner's name on the first blank page; 357 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover, "vivid and revealing portrayal of the underground opposition to Hitlerism in Germany," minor flaws only to this clean, attractive copy: slight bumping on tips, wear on base of spine. Clean contents with no markings. DJ (very rare for this book) in fair condition, missing large pieces at the base of the spine and lower tips, with chipping and wear throughout. All books shipped in cardboard and packed with care.

1. ed. 356 S., Wegen der EPR-Bestimmungen liefern wir nicht nach Bulgarien, Dänemark, Estland, Griechenland, Irland, Litauen, Luxemburg, Malta, Kroatien, Polen, Portugal, Rumänien, Schweden, Slowakei, Slowenien und Ungarn. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 569 Ln. 2, Kopfrotschnitt, N, Kanten L berieben.

Hardcover. 1st edition. 356, [1] p.; 21 cm. -- `we have had to change many details in our story. All names of persons have been disguised' (p. 12) VG orig. gray blue cloth in chipped and torn dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. d.i. George J. Eliasberg (illustrator). 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. Clipped DJ in archival cover, edge wear.

in-8, cartonnage éditeur, 356 pages. First edition. Except two little tears on the cover, good condition. Deux accrocs sur la couverture, sinon bon état. NB. Nous exposerons au Salon de la Bibliophilie place Saint-Sulpice à Paris, du 28 au 31 mai (10h à 19h et nocturne le samedi 30 mai jusqu'à 21h) Entrée gratuite. STAND 103 face à l'entrée rue Bonaparte.

Condition: fair, fair. First Edition. 357, top corner fr flylf cut off, rear flylf torn out, DJ flaps pasted ins bds, DJ scuffed & soiled: sm tears, sm pcs missing. DJ worn, DJ has been reinforced by being pasted to another piece of paper. The authors, writing under pseudonyms, detail anti-Nazi activities in Germany.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. xiii, 299p.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Xiii, 299 Pp. Blue Cloth, Lettered In Silver. First Printing. Lightly Used. Bookplate. Dust Jacket With A Few Shallow Chips At Edges, Faded Spine, Label With Library Number Attached To Spine With Clear Tape. Societies And Cultures. An Interesting Historical View, Full ,Of Important Truths, But Never Picked Up In Mainstream Education, Politics, Social Science Etc. As The Subject Matter By Its Very Nature Has Relationships With Discredited Eugenics. "Although He Was Himself Of English Descent, Galton Found That The Scots Produced Four Class I Geniuses To England's 1, 20 Class Ii Geniuses To England's 14 (Etc.). The Long Period Of The Dark Ages Under Which Europe Has Lain Is Due, I Believe, In A Very Considerable Degree, To The Celibacy Enjoined By Religious Orders." [As Outstanding Men Tended To Marry Heiresses] "The [Relative] Biological Infertility Of The Heiresses [Who Were Heiresses Because They Inherited Their Wealth By Inheriting From Infertile Relatives] . Prevented The Outstanding Men Of Lower Class Origin Whom They Married From Reproducing At The Normal, Rate. Hence, This Particular Sort Of Superior Line Tended To Die Out." Actually The Whole Thing Is Kind Of Depressing Except For Weyl's Happy Conclusion That Jewish Families Are Structured By Social And Cultural Convention To Enhance The Genetic Prospects Of Creative Individuals, A Topic The Author Expanded Upon In His 1966 Book. Weyl Became A Writer For The William F. Buckley's National Review And He And Buckley Were Good Friends. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Xiii, 299 Pp. Blue Cloth, Lettered In Silver. First Printing. Lightly Used. Dust Jacket With A Few Shallow Chips At Edges, And Faded Spine. A Dispassionate Study Of Intellect In Time, Space, And Across Societies And Cultures. An Interesting Historical View, Full ,Of Important Truths, But Never Picked Up In Mainstream Education, Politics, Social Science Etc. As The Subject Matter By Its Very Nature Has Relationships With Discredited Eugenics. "Although He Was Himself Of English Descent, Galton Found That The Scots Produced Four Class I Geniuses To England's 1, 20 Class Ii Geniuses To England's 14 (Etc.). The Long Period Of The Dark Ages Under Which Europe Has Lain Is Due, I Believe, In A Very Considerable Degree, To The Celibacy Enjoined By Religious Orders." [As Outstanding Men Tended To Marry Heiresses] "The [Relative] Biological Infertility Of The Heiresses [Who Were Heiresses Because They Inherited Their Wealth By Inheriting From Infertile Relatives] . Prevented The Outstanding Men Of Lower Class Origin Whom They Married From Reproducing At The Normal, Rate. Hence, This Particular Sort Of Superior Line Tended To Die Out." Actually The Whole Thing Is Kind Of Depressing Except For Weyl's Happy Conclusion That Jewish Families Are Structured By Social And Cultural Convention To Enhance The Genetic Prospects Of Creative Individuals, A Topic The Author Expanded Upon In His 1966 Book. Weyl Became A Writer For The William F. Buckley's National Review And He And Buckley Were Good Friends. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Xiii, 299 Pp. Blue Cloth, Lettered In Silver. First Printing. Lightly Used. A Dispassionate Study Of Intellect In Time, Space, And Across Societies And Cultures. An Interesting Historical View, Full ,Of Important Truths, But Never Picked Up In Mainstream Education, Politics, Social Science Etc. As The Subject Matter By Its Very Nature Has Relationships With Discredited Eugenics. "Although He Was Himself Of English Descent, Galton Found That The Scots Produced Four Class I Geniuses To England's 1, 20 Class Ii Geniuses To England's 14 (Etc.). The Long Period Of The Dark Ages Under Which Europe Has Lain Is Due, I Believe, In A Very Considerable Degree, To The Celibacy Enjoined By Religious Orders." [As Outstanding Men Tended To Marry Heiresses] "The [Relative] Biological Infertility Of The Heiresses [Who Were Heiresses Because They Inherited Their Wealth By Inheriting From Infertile Relatives] . Prevented The Outstanding Men Of Lower Class Origin Whom They Married From Reproducing At The Normal, Rate. Hence, This Particular Sort Of Superior Line Tended To Die Out." Actually The Whole Thing Is Kind Of Depressing Except For Weyl's Happy Conclusion That Jewish Families Are Structured By Social And Cultural Convention To Enhance The Genetic Prospects Of Creative Individuals, A Topic The Author Expanded Upon In His 1966 Book. This Copy Inscribed By Weyl November 8, 1963, To William F. Buckley Jr. (1925-2008) Buckley's Father Was An Oil Developer Whose Wealth Was Based In Mexico And Became Influential In Mexican Politics During The Military Dictatorship Of Victoriano Huerta, But Was Expelled When Leftist General Álvaro Obregón Became President In 1920. Buckley Himself Was A Cia Operative In Mexico City, Before He Became A Conservative Propagandist And Media Icon. Buckley Founded National Review In 1955 At A Time When There Were Few Publications Devoted To Conservative Commentary. He Served As The Magazine's Editor-In-Chief Until 1990.[51][52] During That Time, National Review Became The Standard-Bearer Of American Conservatism, Promoting The Fusionism Of Traditional Conservatives And Libertarians. Weyl Became A Writer For The National Revie And He And Buckley Were Indeed Good Friends. Inscribed by Author(s).

The Underground Movement in Germany. Foreword by Reinhold Niebuhr. (Transl. by Anna Caples). OLwdbd. (Rücken gebräunt). 356 SS., 2 Bll. Sprache: English, Erste Ausgabe. - Eine der wenigen umfangreichen Veröffentlichungen über die deutsche Widerstandsbewegung, die noch während des Krieges erschien. - Cartarius 2600. Dt.Exilarchiv 2641. Sternfeld-T. 120 u. 238. Strauss-R. I, 153 u. 756. - Ränder etwas gebräunt. - Vorsatz mit dreizeiliger Widmung der beiden Autoren an K(arl) O(tto Paetel), dat. January 1943. - Sehr selten.