A Free and Ordered Space 1988 A Bartlett Giamatti First Edition HC Dust Jacket
$45.00
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A Free and Ordered Space: The Real World of the University by A. Bartlett Giamatti is a collection of essays exploring higher education, intellectual freedom, and the purpose of learning. For educators, students, and thoughtful readers, these essays encourage independent judgment and a deeper understanding of how education enriches life beyond a career.
Drawing on his experience as Yale University’s president, Giamatti examines the university’s relationship with government, industry, and society. The twenty-four essays consider liberal education, academic responsibility, competing ideas, and the importance of protecting inquiry from restrictive political, religious, or social agendas.
Published in 1988 by W. W. Norton & Company, New York and London. First edition, first printing, with the printed First Edition statement and complete number line beginning with 1. Hardcover bound in light gray boards with a black cloth spine, accompanied by its red dust jacket. The original $19.95 jacket price remains intact.
Condition: Very Good, with a Very Good dust jacket. Boards are well preserved with light wear at the spine ends and corners. Page edges show mild age toning; photographed interior pages appear clean and unmarked. Dust jacket shows light surface rubbing, minor edge wear, and slight creasing at the extremities. An attractive vintage first printing. Please review all photographs for condition details.
SKU D-3
A Free and Ordered Space 1988 A Bartlett Giamatti First Edition HC Dust Jacket
$45.00
Drawing on his experience as Yale University’s president, Giamatti examines the university’s relationship with government, industry, and society. The twenty-four essays consider liberal education, academic responsibility, competing ideas, and the importance of protecting inquiry from restrictive political, religious, or social agendas.
Published in 1988 by W. W. Norton & Company, New York and London. First edition, first printing, with the printed First Edition statement and complete number line beginning with 1. Hardcover bound in light gray boards with a black cloth spine, accompanied by its red dust jacket. The original $19.95 jacket price remains intact.
Condition: Very Good, with a Very Good dust jacket. Boards are well preserved with light wear at the spine ends and corners. Page edges show mild age toning; photographed interior pages appear clean and unmarked. Dust jacket shows light surface rubbing, minor edge wear, and slight creasing at the extremities. An attractive vintage first printing. Please review all photographs for condition details.
SKU D-3