Reprint of the Third (revised) edition. "Time, upon his theory, is not just a fourth dimension added to the three dimensions of space. It is an infinite series of dimensions, involving the existence of an infinite series of observers - a series which stretches out, so to speak, behind each man's workaday self. To this theory the author gives the name of 'serialism'; and he works it out with the aid of simple diagrams and a fascinating clarity of style." Pp.256, occasional figure illustrations, spotting to closed page edges. Blue cloth, dustwrapper has small edge chips. G+/G+."According to Du... View More...
1st ed. "...a richly woven story of how the rich exert their power - no matter what the human price." Pp.458, inscribed by the author "To Kay and Manny my dear friends with love Dominick Dunne" to half-title. Black cloth,d/w. VG/VG. View More...
1st British ed. A provocative study of the myths by which men through the ages have met the fact that they must die. Pp.15/243. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, dustwrapper edges chipped. VG/G+. View More...
"The author explores the meaning of death and its relation to monarchy and democracy as it was embodied in the work of Sophocles, Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Shakespeare. Modern approaches are examined, from those of Kant, Nietzsche, and Heidegger to the propositions of the Existentialists". Pp 243. Name to fep. P/b. VG. View More...
1st ed. "Journeys from Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to the Meditation Room at the United Nations in New York, each of the stopping places which prompt his reflections becoming a 'station' on the 'mystic way of knowledge and love' ". Pp 172, owners inkstamp to verso front cover. P/b, slight inkstamp stain to front cover, illustrated cover. G+. View More...
1st British ed. "No one could read it without being enriched by the range of ideas and experience to which it introduces one." Pp. 15/240, ex college library stamps to verso front cover, fep and title page, slight scuffing to fep. Dark brown cloth, gilt title to spine, d/w has clear protective wrap. G+/G+. View More...
