Schopenhauer: The World as Will and Representation: 'The World as Will and Representation': Volume 1 (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Schopenhauer)

an excellent work.

The translation of these Cambridge Schopenhauer books is amazing, possibly the best. Unfortunately they are not the best quality books and don’t last as long as most paperbacks should these days, thus the 4 stars rather than 5. The hardbacks may be worth the extra price. And as usual Amazon shipped in a paper envelope and seriously damaged the book, again.

Though they don't tell their customers, Cambridge UP is selling print-on-demand copies of the books in its Schopenhauer series. I have made the mistake of purchasing two thus far, both of which were flawed in different ways. My new copy of "The World as Will and Representation, Vol 1" has a concave spine and black smudges on the edge of the pages. It also uses paper of rather poor quality. I'm forced to conclude that Cambridge has a quality control problem. The two books were printed in Las Vegas and Texas, where the people involved apparently don't care much about the finished product. As welcome as these new editions are for readers of Schopenhauer, the poor quality of the books themselves makes the series unappealing on the whole. At the very least, I would suggest you purchase a copy only if you can return it with ease. It feels like a crap shoot.