HUMAN VALUES AND VERITIES
by Taylor, Henry Osborn
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
London, U.K.: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1928.. 1928.. Good. - Octavo, maroon cloth titled in gilt on spine, in dw. The covers are bumped. The dw is chipped & lightly soiled with pieces out of the top edge & 2 tears to the spine, & a piece has been excised from the front flap. xiv & 282 pp. There is light staining to the prelims & scattered light foxing & staining to the text pages. Good. <p>First edition.<p>Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper: "Ruth Putnam from Henry Osborn Taylor / October 1930 / (We found many V. & V's in the Astor Library!)".<p>A study of human values, ideals and aspirations in the fields of science, philosophy, religion and the arts.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1288
- Title
- HUMAN VALUES AND VERITIES
- Author
- Taylor, Henry Osborn
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, U.K.: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1928.
- Date Published
- 1928.
- Keywords
- PHILOSOPHY; VALUES; IDEALS; SCIENCE; RELIGION; ARTS; POETRY; HENRY OSBORN TAYLOR; SIGNED; INSCRIBED; AUTOGRAPH; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.
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- Philosophy;
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...