Search Results: dangerous thoughts by lancelot hogben

W.W. Norton, NY,. Collectible - Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. Book Good. No dust jacket. (science, great britain)

Allen & Unwin, London, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Titles, introductory note by the author, & contents list to front. These extremely witty and challenging essays on the history of science, on teaching methods, and on current political and social questions are unified by the common theme that modern science has created the possibility of a collectivist economy of leisure and plenty for all; that its realization demands far-reaching changes in the content of education and wholesale rejection of the mental habits of an age when the price of the comfort and culture of the few was the poverty of the many. 4 pages of publisher's titles (mostly by Hogben) to the rear; loosely inserted review of the book from the New Statesman dated December, 23rd 1939. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 283 + 4 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Previous owner's inscription to fep. in ink,… Read More

London : George Allen & Unwin, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 283p. ; 22cm. Subjects: Social sciences. Social policy.

George Allen & Unwin, 1939-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book, usual markings. Clothbound hardback in good condition. Clean text, sound binding.

New York: W. W. Norton And Company, 1940. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/Good. 283 Pp. Stated First Edition. Orange Cloth, Printed In Gilt And Black. Everyday Philosophy Covering Most Areas Of Human Concern, Written By One Of The Most Prominent Science Writers Of His Day. Very Good + Book, Slight Usage, A Little Fading To Covers. Dj Clean But Well Worn, Chip At Top Of Spine Up To 1/4" Deep, A Few Minute Losses At Edges, Not Price-Clipped, Orange Block On Spine Faded To Yellow.

New York: W. W. Norton And Company, 1940. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 283 Pp. Stated First Edition (But Firt American Edition). Orange Cloth, Printed In Gilt And Black. Everyday Philosophy Covering Most Areas Of Human Concern, Written By One Of The Most Prominent Popular Science Writers Of His Day. Near Fine Book, Slight Usage, A Little Fading To Covers. Dj Clean, Price Clipped, A Few Short Edge Tears, Minute Losses At Corners.