CONSERVATISM REVISITED: the revolt against revolt 1815-1949 by VIERECK, Peter - 1950

John Lehmann, 1950. Hardcover. Good. 1950. First Published in GB. 168 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Some creasing to gutter. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Minor marks to boards.

London: John Lehmann, 1950. First U.K. edition. Fair to good copy in dark blue cloth, 167 pages, light blue printed dustjacket with publisher's white wraparound band present. Notation on front free endpaper reads: To Reg, Ever, Peter, Nov 93, most likely written by the author to the book's previous owner, author Reginald Phelps, but it can't be proven. Some evidence of past exposure to damp condition with lightened areas surrounding the spine, some darkened areas at the inner margins of a few pages toward the end, foxed endpapers and preliminaries, foxed outer edges, pages otherwise clean, no musty odor. The mylar protected dustjacket has very minor shelfwear, a light bit of shelf soil to the background, no chips or tears.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New. Peter Viereck, poet and historian, is one of the principle theoreticians of conservatism in modern American political thought. In this classic work, Viereck undertakes a penetrating and unorthodox analysis of that quintessential conservative, Prince Metternich, and offers evidence that cultural and political conservatism may perhaps be best adapted to sustain a free and reasonable society. According to Viereck's definition, conservatism is not the enemy of economic reform or social progress, nor is it the oppressive instrument of the privileged few. Although conservatism has been attacked from the left and often discredited by exploitation from the right, it remains the historic name for a point of view vital to contemporary society and culture. Divided into three parts, the book opens with a survey of conservatism in its cultural context of classicism and humanism. Rejecting the blind alley of reaction, Viereck calls for a discriminating set of principles that include preservation through… Read More

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Paperback / softback. New. This is an analysis of that quintessential conservative, Prince Metternich, and offers evidence that cultural and political conservatism may perhaps be best adapted to sustain a free and reasonable society.

Routledge, 2004-04-30. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardback. New. Viereck examines the ethics and political philosophy of the New Conservatism and explains why this movement has, in part deservedly, failed.

Hardback. New. Peter Viereck, poet and historian, is one of the principle theoreticians of conservatism in modern American political thought. In this classic work, Viereck undertakes a penetrating and unorthodox analysis of that quintessential conservative, Prince Metternich, and offers evidence that cultural and political conservatism may perhaps be best adapted to sustain a free and reasonable society. According to Viereck's definition, conservatism is not the enemy of economic reform or social progress, nor is it the oppressive instrument of the privileged few. Although conservatism has been attacked from the left and often discredited by exploitation from the right, it remains the historic name for a point of view vital to contemporary society and culture. Divided into three parts, the book opens with a survey of conservatism in its cultural context of classicism and humanism. Rejecting the blind alley of reaction, Viereck calls for a discriminating set of principles that include… Read More

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Signed. Inscribed by Peter Viereck to A.O. Lovejoy on front end page. Hardcover and dust jacket. Small tears to jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Small markings on front end page, else unmarked. The letter A printed on copyright page. $2.50 price on jacket. xv, 187 p., 20 cm. <br> Arthur O. Lovejoy (1873-1962) was a leading philosopher, historian of ideas, and public intellectual in the first half of the twentieth century. He is perhaps best known today for his role in establishing the principles of academic freedom (through his work in founding the AAUP) and for founding the Journal of the History of Ideas. He was Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins from 1910 to 1938, and continued to write and be active in the History of Ideas Club until his death in 1962. From 1915 to 1940 he was second in stature within American philosophy only to John Dewey, and while he is mainly studied today by… Read More

London: John Lehmann, 1950. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo (8vo). xv. 168pp. Publisher's cloth boards. Signed by the author on the front endpaper. NEAR FINE in Near Fine dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows the slightest hints of foxing at the fore-edge and top edge of the text-block, else Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows several light handling marks, otherwise is not price-clipped and retains its wrap-around review remaining bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.