JOHN WILKINS 1614-1672 An Intellectual Biography
SHAPIRO, Barbara J.
From Douglas Books, Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 25 February 2002
From Douglas Books, Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 25 February 2002
About this Item
f/piece+unpaginated prelims+333, internally clean, tight and unmarked in clean, bright, unworn redcloth covers; unclipped jacket clean but short tears either side bottom spine, small triangular chip centre top back and with virtually no edge-wear, there is however an only partially visible internally repaired tear extending from top spine across to centre of back, with numrous minor rubbings. will internally close tears and add protrctive sleeve when ordered. Important biography of Wilkins whose early scientific work included speculations about possibility of life on the Moon, who played an important role in the Royal Society and who is now best remembered for his extraordinary 'An Essays Towards a Real Character and a Philosophical Language' (1668), he also wrote on mathematics and, being a bishop, on religion. He spent most of his life at Oxford where he became Warden of Wadham College. Note: quoted shipping rates are calculated for 500-700 gram net weight, cost will be modified up or down as appropriate outside this range. Seller Inventory # 012036
Bibliographic Details
Title: JOHN WILKINS 1614-1672 An Intellectual ...
Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles
Publication Date: 1969
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: 1st ed.
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