History of Western Philosophy and its connection with political and social circumstances from the earliest times to the present day. [PHILOSOPY] RUSSELL, Bertrand.

First UK edition, first impression; 8vo (22.5 x 15 cm); publisher's grey cloth, lettered on spine in yellow on a burgundy ground, with the unclipped dust-jacket printed on military map as issued, cloth and fore-edge a little spotted, jacket slightly frayed at edges with minor closed tears to rear panel, internally clean, very good; 916pp. Despite Russell's still important mathematical works and indeed his essays on logical positivism, not to mention his much vaunted campaigning for peace, the History of Western Philosophy remains his best-regarded and lasting testament. A classic survey of intellectual thought, charting over 2000-years of history from the pre-Socratic philosopher Thales (fl.585 BC) to the American educationalist John Dewey (AD 1859-1952), who was in his 87th year at the time of publication. Blackwell/Ruja A79.2a.