Ortsbestimmung der Gegenwart: Eine universalgeschichtliche Kulturkritik. Erster Band: Ursprung der Herrschaft. Zweiter Band: Weg der Freiheit
Zurich: Eugen Rentsch Verlag, 1950, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. 2 out of 3 volumes. 8vo. 360pp. 710pp. Gray/tan cloth with title-plate. Minor staining and scuffing to boards. Corners slightly bumped. Vol.1 inscribed to free front endpaper (unclear, whether author or owner): "geschenkt im Andenken an Hans Meves. Weihnachten 1953." Fascinating work on human society and their government system throughout the ages. The author writes in the foreword that he had to emigrate from Hitler-Germany in 1933 in order to write the book. Its main theme is mentioned in the page preceding the title page: "Only through enlightening on the past can one understand the presence." [quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]. Text in German. Overall in very good condition. vg. Item #14153
Price: $150.00