Warsaw 1936: "Rój" Publishing Society. 15x23 cm, pp. 472, cloth binding with gilt. Good condition (scuffs and small soiling of the binding, foreign dedication on the backstrip, missing pre-title page, small dent on the back of the binding).
First edition of the philosophical work of Rudolf Holzapfel (1874-1930), Polish-born Austrian psychologist and philosopher. Translated by J. Blumenfeld and St. Vincenz. The title includes the information that this is the first part, although the second part never appeared. Chapter titles: Loneliness. Longing. Hope. Prayer. Struggle. Conscience. Art. Aesthetic valuation. Work and creativity. Art transforming humanity. The ideal. Worlds.