Story Philosophy by Will, First Edition (9 results)

Paperback. first PB. GC-004, good, creases (PHILOSOPHICAL OPINIONS), paperback,

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Story of Philosophy: Twenty-First Century Edition 1.59. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover edition. ISBN #1567310206. Different front cover image from stock photo. In like new condition, except minor cover wear.

Condition: Fair. First edition copy. . Book Good. No dust jacket. 1st UK edition. Writing inside. (Philosophers, Philosophy, Biography).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing, stated. Black cloth with gilt. Boards clean and solid, gilt bright and attractive. Crisp edges and corners. Binding is firm. Text block very lightly toned. Gift inscription on verso of front end paper, else clean and unmarked. DJ not clipped ($12.00) clean, crisp and whole. Marvelous jacket with virtually no signs of wear. Beautiful copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Decorative Canvas Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Printing/Part IX. 898 pp. Part IX only! Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require extra postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur an additional shipping charge. Nearly flawless copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Minimally shelf worn and edge worn. Previous owner's label on full title page.

Hardcover. First Edition; Twenty-First Printing. Very Good in a Near Fine dust jacket. Text toned throughout.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Kerouac's own copy - ink and blind stamp from the Kerouac Estate to half title page. Kerouac makes several pencil annotations to page 324, which is the section on Schopenhauer. He highlights and notes in the margin the line, leave well enough. He also annotates, life is evil because 'as soon as want and suffering permits man, ennui is at once so near that he necessarily requires diversion, - i.e., more suffering. Further down the page, he underlines, so 'life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and ennui. These annotations indicate that Kerouac was engaging with Schopenhauer's pessimistic philosophy, which views life as fundamentally characterized by suffering and boredom. This engagement mirrors Kerouac's experiences in the mid-1960s: a period of career decline, disillusionment, alcoholism, isolation, and mortality contemplation.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition third printing. Light soiling to dust jacket. Corners, and spine head and foot have minor chipping. In mylar protector. Light rubbing to extremities of boards, corners lightly bumped. Pages clean and binding intact.