The Crooked Timber of Humanity; Chapters in the History of Ideas, Isaiah Berlin, 1990, with author signed letter to William St Clair

The Crooked Timber of Humanity; Chapters in the History of Ideas, by Isaiah Berlin. edited by Henry Hardy.

With author signed letter to William St Clair from 1990, along with a copy of his review of the book published in the Financial Times

Provenance; from the library of the late William St Clair (1937 - 2021), British historian, academic and author. His signature to first free endpaper, along with some pencil annotations. Please see our other listings for related works. 

Published by John Murray, London, 1990. First edition.

A fine black cloth hardback with gilt to spine. With loose erratum slip. Dustjacket is very good - some toning and wear to top edge.

Text is bright, clean and soundly bound.

Text in English.

xii + 276pp.

Weight approximately 502g (unpacked).

Dimensions: 

Approximately 222mm high x 145mm wide x 26mm deep.