First volume of Albert Schweitzer\'s work on how the decline of philosophy has led to the decline in civilisation during the first part of the 20th century. 1923 edition, translated to English by C.T. Campion, part of the Dale Memorial Lectures, 1922. Condition: Boards very shelfworn, corner bumped to card, rubbed and marked and head and tail of spine frayed and torn. Name of previous owner on FEP dated 1930, some internal hinge splitting and minor marks but all pages clearly readable and binding intact.