J. Bronowski — The Face of Violence

London, Turnstile Press, 1954. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this essay and play on violence by Polish-British philosopher Jacob Bronowski. First edition. A famous radio play written in a free and urgently rhythmic verse, dealing with the journey of an imaginary ex-serviceman, Mark, who cannot forget the violence he witnessed as a prisoner-of-war. With an essay preceding, exploring the ideas raised in this work. Written by Jacob Bronowski, a Polish-British mathematician and philosopher best known for developing a humanistic approach to science, and as the presenter and writer of the 1973 BBC television documentary series The Ascent of Man, with the accompanying book. He was widely regarded as "one of the most revered intellectuals on the global stage." In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with light wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.