DESCARTES, RENé — Descartes: Philosophical Writings (Modern Library #43. 4)

New York: The Modern Library / Random House, [c.1958]. Hardcover. A Modern Library presentation of the principal philosophical writings of René Descartes (1596-1650). Selected and translated from the French by Norman Kemp Smith. Per the jacket flap snippet from Smith's introduction: "With Descartes philosophy made a fresh start.he has been called 'the father of modern philosophy.'" Includes a handful of black & white drawings and facsimiles of two original title pages. --- In Toledano spine 8 / red cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style i, verso lists 383 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1958 (1958 date appears in book). ML #43.4. --- With prior owner's signatures to first two pages, mild age-toning to leaves and slight dulling to cover dulling, else a tightly-bound and unmarked copy. Price-clipped dust jacket with 2 cm. tear to head of spine, slight darkening to spine, else a bright, intact and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; xvii, 300, [2, ads] pages. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .