RARE! Plea for an Age Movement by Ralph Barton Perry, 1942 | 1 of only 600 Copies Printed | Book about Aging

A rare copy of Plea for an Age Movement by Ralph Barton Perry in which he discusses American's youth culture of the day vs. the wisdom and maturity of age. Published in 1942 by the Overbook Press with wood engravings by Rudolph Ruzicka, this was a limited edition with only 600 copies ever produced. This is one of this copies.Tucked inside is a gift note from the publisher. It reads... "Once in a while one stumbles upon something so delightful that it seems imperative to share the discover with others. In this spirit, "Plea for an Age Movement" is sent you with the compliments of Frank & Helen Altschul. ...The Overlook Press, Stamford, CTABOUT THE AUTHOR (Courtesy of Wikipedia)Ralph Barton Perry (1876-1957) was a Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University. He was a strident moral idealist who stated in 1909 that, to him, idealism meant "to interpret life consistently with ethical, scientific, and metaphysical truth." Perry's viewpoints on religion stressed the notion that religio