Legacy of Freedom

356 pp., xix. NAP. Red cloth with brilliant gilt lettering and decorative elements on spine; Publisher logo blind-stamped on lower middle front cover. CONTENTS [Chs.]: 1. The Modern Malady; 2. The Greeks: The Search Begins; 3. Plato and Aristotle; 4. The Stoics; 5. Rome; 6. Early Christianity and St. Augustine; 7. The Medieval World and St. Thomas Aquinas; 8. Renaissance and Reformation; 9. The Age of Reason; 10. The Age of Revolution; 11. The American Experiment; 12. The Nineteenth Century; 13. Twentieth Century Collectivism; 14. Twentieth Century Alternatives to Collectivism--The Crossroads; Bibliography and Notes, pp. 330-337; Name Index, pp. 339-343; Subject Index, pp. 345-356. Glossy black dustwrapper not price-clipped ($6.50) with title lettering in large white letters over black on top half front cover, above a tri-colored image of the dove of peace in flight; black and white photo-portrait of author on rear cover, above brief professional biography, listing his other three books. Dustwrapper worn at corners and across spine ends (all flaws backed now with Archival tape): Now in Brodart mylar which graciously forgives transgressions. Overall Strong binding [sewn first signature slightly stretched, glued down hinge between pp. 6/7, 8/9 (text still eminently readable)]; corners essentially square, but with minor curls; NO remainder marks; NO rubbing wear (Dustwrapper did its job); NO previous owner names. Clean text.…