Maciver R M Editors (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Tan cloth hardcover has some age toning. Inside there are normal ex-library signs. Library stamp inside. We ship fast.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. xviii,827. No jacket. Extensively worn on the exterior. Please see photographs. Spine is tight, uncreased and uncocked. Binding sound. Pages are bright, crisp and unmarked. Bound in tan cloth, with stamped red lettering to the spine and front board. If you order this from outside the United States, we will request an additional payment to help cover the postage. Please feel welcome to message us with any questions, or a request for photographs. Every order includes tracking and is wrapped and robustly packaged with care in Tucson, AZ. ~Mesquite Booksellers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. First Edition Assumed. In the original binding and DJ with no marks. Stamped on endpprs by a Center for Human Relations, with glue stain on back endppr.; else unmarked. "1956" on title page and "1957" as copyright by The Conference. Viii, 431 Pp. …

Hardback. 1955. Philosophy, science and religion. There's a few b&w photos and an index. 611 Good. Owner's name in ink inside.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Veteran-owned, family-run, small business in the Pacific Northwest. Book in NF condition with mild browning/spots on the text block (fore edge); dust jacket in G+ condition with minor tears along the top and bottom edges; DJ protected in mylar.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Viii, 431 Pp. Beige Cloth. First Edition, 1956 Date On Title Page. Fine In A Lightly Worn Dust Jacket Priced $5.00, Clean, A Few Minute Losses At Corners.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Includes dust jacket. Moderate wear and sunning has occurred on the jacket. Pages are tanning.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Printed in the U.S.A. Date on the title page. First Printing. Distributed by Harper & Brothers. Preface, List of other Conference Publications, Foreword, TOC, Papers (with Comments), Footnotes, Appendix, Contributors, Program, Participants, Index; xviii, 827 pages. The original cream-colored cloth is in great shape with just gentle bumps at the corner tips and spine ends; dark-brown lettering is clear on the upper board and on the spine. The interior is bright, fresh, and completely clean. The unclipped ($6.00) dust jacket, having protected the book so well, shows some wear, with a sunned spine torn at one edge, and several tiny chips. [Please see my five images of the actual book.] "The first comprehensive study of its kind, this book searches into history and contemporary life to discover the role of symbols in all human activity. It considers how symbols reflect the values in different cultures and societies; it examines the function of symbols in art, literature, and in various social and political movements; and it throws fresh light on the part that symbols play in the communication of ideas."---from the flap. Contributors include: George Boas, Ben Zion Bokser, Kenneth Burke, Philipp Frank, E.H. Gombrich, Mordecai Kaplan, Harold Lasswell, Dorothy D. Lee, Daniel Lerner, Ernest Nagel, Talcott Parsons, D.T. Suzuki, Alan Watts, and many more. As with every book from my father's collection, tipped-in at the front is the small, attractive, acid-free bookplate pictured on my homepage. All books are wrapped with special care and are shipped promptly with tracking; international sales sent via global priority, also with tracking. …

1956. Conference on Science Philosophy & Religion. Hard Cover. Book- VG. DJ- VG, edgewear. 8.5x5.5. 431pp.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. First Edition. Minor sunning to spine, elsewise A VERY GOOD, bright, clean, tight copy. Ivory cloth boards with blue lettering on front cover and lightened on spine. "The papers in this volume have been written by men and women who have devoted their careers to the building of bridges for cultural understanding, who have studied the gaps to be bridged and the nature of the spans required, who speak from the vantage point of a particular profession, culture, group or faith. And the editors feel that these papers varied in approach and thesis, constitute a real contribution to the study of this central problem, indicating its main aspects, revealing some of its intricacies and suggesting fields of study worthy of further investigation." 858 pages. FRA3.…