Kant, by William Wallace. Blackwood, 1882

William Wallace's Kant provides an accessible introduction to the life, ideas and lasting influence of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant. Written by one of Britain's leading nineteenth-century scholars of German philosophy, the work explains Kant's principal concepts in a clear and readable style - an early English guide to one of the most influential thinkers in the history of Western philosophy.

Kant, by William Wallace, M.A., LL.D.

Published by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, 1882. First edition. Part of the series, Blackwood’s Philosophical Classics for English Readers, edited by William Knight, LL.D..

A good brown cloth hardback in Publisher’s binding, with printed and black cover design and with gilt title to spine. Covers with some shelf wear and bumping, and wear to head and tail of spine. A few wrinkles in rear cover cloth. Some darkening to spine. Endpapers are cracked at inner hinges, with rear showing webbing, but text still bound. Bookplate of ‘Walter William Coats’ to first pastedown.

Text with guarded portrait frontispiece with some foxing to title opposite, and to Publisher’s list at rear. Otherwise text is bright and clear throughout.

Text in English.

vi + 219pp + bound in errata slip + (2) Publisher’s list.

Dimensions: approximately 175mm high x 119mm wide x 23mm deep.

Weight: approximately 324g (unpacked).