Bronowski J Jacob (18 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1984 reprint. 251pp. paperback: Good+ [text is age browned w/edge foxing; short rem. line bottom edge; else a clean, complete & tight copy].

Reprint. Selections from major poems, plus letters. Clean tight PB copy. 251 pp, index. Good unmarked, no spine creases. MM paperback in glossy color illus wraps.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN:0140420428.

Condition: Used: Acceptable. acceptable condition, still usable but faded and marked. 0.0.

paperback. Condition: Good. 1961 reprint. Posted within 1 working day. Royal Mail Tracked 24 to UK. Tracked Airmail worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Very light wear to cover. Crisp and tight.

Softcover. Condition: very good (corner bumped).

Soft cover. Condition: Worn. The pages are browned with age spots, the cover is marked along the spine edge.

Hardcover. dj. pp. 173. 8vo. Light shelfwear; very good in good+ rubbed and scuffed dustjacket, small tears to extremities.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book Club Edition. 448 pages. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. DJ has some wear, soiling and tears. Jacob Bronowski (18 January 1908 - 22 August 1974) was a Polish-British mathematician and philosopher. He was known to friends and professional colleagues alike by the nickname Bruno. He is best known for developing a humanistic approach to science, and as the presenter and writer of the thirteen-part 1973 BBC television documentary series, and accompanying book, The Ascent of Man, which led to his regard as "one of the world's most celebrated intellectuals". Bronowski's family moved from Congress Poland to Germany and then to England while he was a child. He won a scholarship to study mathematics at the University of Cambridge. His interests have been described as ranging "widely, from biology to poetry and from chess to Humanism". He taught mathematics at the University College Hull between 1934 and 1942. During World War II he led the field of operations research and worked to increase the effectiveness of Allied bombing. After the war he headed the projects division of UNESCO. Bronowski wrote poetry and had a deep affinity with William Blake. From 1950 to 1963 he worked for the National Coal Board in the UK. From 1963 he was a resident fellow of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego, until his death in 1974 in East Hampton, New York, just a year after the airing of his Ascent of Man. Dr. Jacob Bronowksi's classic traces the development of human society through our understanding of science. First published in 1973 to accompany the groundbreaking BBC television series, it is considered one of the first works of "popular science," illuminating the historical and social context of scientific development for a generation of readers. In his highly accessible style, Dr. Bronowski discusses human invention from the flint tool to geometry, agriculture to genetics, and from alchemy to the theory of relativity, showing how they all are expressions of our ability to understand and control nature. The Ascent of Man inspires, influences, and informs us profoundly. Antony di Gesu (Author photo) (illustrator).…

Edition 1968.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Reprint. The poems of William Blake introduced and edited by J. Bronowski. Pages evenly tanned due to the aging of the paper. 250 pages with index of first lines. Size: Approx 4½ " Wide - 7½ " Tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. An early printing of the first edition with dust jacket present. Book and jacket are in about very good condition, showing wear commensurate with use and shelving. Book has previous owner name to pastedown blacked out. Red and black cloth, octavo of 522 pages, pictorial jacket. Satisfaction guaranteed. Additional photos always available on request. Shipped in a fitted, padded box. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The dust jacket has a been wrapped in a clear plastic protective cover, and has a bit of wear, with a clipped front inside flap, a few scuffs and foxing. The page edges are a bit foxed and tanned. 153 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover, cloth bound. Very good in poor dustjacket. Internally clean and bright, apart from a little spotting to top edge and front free endpaper. Dustjacket unclipped, but sunned, chipped, and torn with loss.…

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Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.