The Mystery of Existence : 

An Essay in Philosophical Cosmology

by Milton K. Munitz,

Published by Appleton Century Crofts, New York, USA, 1965,

1st Edition (with "1965" only date stated on Copyright Page; see pic), 1965,

Hardcover Book, 270 Pages,

Hand-signed in blue ink : "To Jan Shaw with best regards Milton K. Munitz"  on Front Page (book's endpaper flyleaf page: see pic),

This is an original, author-signed book.  Milton Karl Munitz  (1913 -- 1995) grew up in Brooklyn, NY in an Orthodox Jewish household. After youthful inclinations towards the rabbinate, he decided, instead, to go to The City College of New York to study philosophy. There, under the tutelage of Morris Cohen and Yervan Krikorian, he embarked on his intellectual career. (from miltonkmunitzsociety,org )

The book is a discussion of philosophical cosmology.  It was published when Milton Munitz was about 52 years old.  The book is a First Edition.

See actual book in ebay pics above.  This is a nice, rare, vintage, hardback book in good condition.  

I am selling it from an estate, near where I live in the Washington DC area.  I can see the pen marks on the reverse side of the autographed page, so the signature is not a part of the book's printed type.  I am unable to authenticate the autograph, because I have not seen any other examples of this author's signatures on-line. 

Good Condition Book with Good Condition Dustjacket 

[ Dustjacket edges are worn with creasing and small tears esp. at corners and spine-ends (see pics), Inner-side of dustjacket has acid-free tape repairs,  Book itself has light foxing on outer fore-edge and top-edge, also on endpapers (see pics), Front cover is very slightly bowed (see pics); otherwise, Book is well-bound, tight with strong hinges, unmarked by former owners, text is internally very clean and sharply printed ]

270 pages, approx. 8.5" x 5.75" x 1", green and blue cloth covers, gilt and white titles, autographed by author,

Hardcover Book with Dustjacket