{"product_id":"nature-and-life-alfred-north-whitehead-1st-edition","title":"Nature and Life, Alfred North Whitehead — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1934\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormatting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small 8vo, pp. 96.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very Good. Bound in the publisher's original maroon cloth with bright, unoxidised gilt titling to the spine. The boards remain structurally sound and the binding is tight and square, though the front board displays a noticeable scuff or indentation to the centre, alongside mild rubbing to the extremities and slight bumping to the spine ends. Internally, the pages are exceptionally clean and bright with only the faintest hint of age-toning to the margins, entirely free of foxing, tearing, or previous ownership inscriptions. The excellent condition of the text block and the brightness of the gilt elevate the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/strong\u003e: First Edition, first printing. Issued as Volume XIII of the 'Cambridge Miscellany' series. The text comprises the printing of two influential lectures delivered by Whitehead at the University of Chicago in October 1933.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrue 1934 UK first editions in their original publisher's cloth are increasingly uncommon on the open market, particularly those that have not suffered heavy academic annotation or institutional library markings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNature and Life\u003c\/i\u003e, the eminent mathematician and philosopher Alfred North Whitehead interrogates the complex intersections between the natural world, empirical science, and human philosophy. Rejecting the traditional bifurcation of nature, Whitehead uses these lectures to lay the conceptual groundwork for his celebrated process philosophy, arguing for a dynamic, interconnected understanding of reality where events and relations take precedence over static material substance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53532268855635,"sku":"3427-EV-F-35","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260729_175010.jpg?v=1785852794","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/nature-and-life-alfred-north-whitehead-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}