260pp. Black cloth-covered boards with rounded edges, gilt titles on spine; top text block edge gilt, remaining edges untrimmed. 12mo. Sun-faded spine, lightly rubbed spine ends; light wear to boards. Fore and bottom text block edges tanning. Endpapers tanning; gift inscription on front free endpaper; gutters cracked and strained, volume quite loose. Otherwise internally neat and clean.
A collection of essays from social thinker which explore the idea that joy and happiness can derive from ignorance.