The Christian Philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas: With a Catalogue of St. Thomas's Works
Random House, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. First Printing of the First English-Language edition, translated from the French by L.K. Shook and with 'A Catalogue of St. Thomas's Works by I.T. Eschmann. x, [2], 3-502 pp. 8vo, brown cloth, gilt spine lettering blocked in black, gilt and black cross and book decal to front cover. Fore tail corners just lightly bumped, some faint toning spots to the fore edge, exceedingly clean and sharp otherwise with tight, square binding; DJ has a short tear to the front head near the spine, clean and bright otherwise, wrapped in mylar. 'To the study of the Christian philosophy of the Angelic Doctor, Etienne Gilson brings not only his incomparable scholar-ship, but the insight of a philosopher and theologian in his own right and the sensibility of a dedicated artist. His interpretation of the vast body of writing accumulated during the lifetime of the Prince of Scholastics gives a new emphasis for the twentieth century to St. Thomas's doctrinal positions in relation to theology. It is as the accomplishment of a teacher, rather than as a saint or a mystic, that the mighty work of the thirteenth-century Dominican monk is considered in a volume that will earn with the years its deserved place among the classical books in the field of the history of man's quest for knowledge of God and the universe.' From the DJ flap. NEAR FINE / NEAR FINE. Item #508131
ISBN: B0006AULM6
Price: $100.00