The Emancipation Of Massachusetts; The Dream and the Reality.
534pp. 8vo, cloth; (spine ends rubbed, corners bumped, endpapers soiled). Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1919). More
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Knowledge and Society; A Philosophical Approach to Modern Civilization.
417pp., 8vo, cloth; ownership signature on front endpaper. New York, (1938). More
Owen Seaman - His Life and Work.
London: The Eighteen Nineties Society, 1957. Edited by G. Krishnamurti. Photographic illustrations. 8vo, pp viii, 139 white buckram lettered and ornately decorated in gilt. Top edge gilt. Number A 17 of only 50 copies signed by the author and the editor. London: Published by The Eighteen Nineties Society, (1957). First Edition. Some foxing to the cloth, else a near fine copy. More
Philosophy of Law and Jurisprudence
Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1961. 8vo, tan cloth. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, (1961). Very good. More
Praxis Spagyrica Philosophica: Plain and Honest DIrections on How to Make the Stone; & From "One" to "Ten" A treatise on the origin and extension of the prime manifestation on the physical plane.
York Beach: Samuel Weiser, 1998. Two titles in one. 93 pages + 48 pages. 15 illustrations mainly in color. Slim 8vo, black cloth, d.w. York Beach, Maine: Samuel Weiser, (1998). First Edition. Fine. More
Die Logik der Logistik.
Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 1954. 60pp., slim 8vo, printed wrappers. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, 1954. A near fine copy. More
Physiologie des Passions, ou Nouvelle Doctrine des Sentimes Moraux
Paris: Bechet, 1837. 2 vols., 1/4 green leather over marbled boards; marbled end--papers. Paris: Bechet. Third edition, revised and augmented. More
Essays on the Nature and Principles of Taste.
Hartford: Goerge Goodwin, 1921. 8vo, full sheep (a bit rubbed), occasional foxing. Hartford: George Goodwin & Sons, 1821. Second American Edition. Very good. With the small ownership inscription of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
The March of Philosophy.
Illustrated. Tall thick 8vo, black cloth, worn d.w. N.Y.: The Dial Press, Inc., 1936. Very good. More
Ideal Empires and Republics.
Two portraits. 8vo, buckram; (spine sunned and faded). N.Y.: M. Walter Dunne, (1901). Contains: Rousseau's Social Contract; More's Utopia; Bacon's New Atlantis; Campanella's City of the Sun. More
Siegfried's Curse: The German Journey from Nietzsche to Hesse.
Illustrated in b/w. 370pp., tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Atheneum, 1972. Fine. More
Leslie Stephen: The Godless Victorian.
New York: Random House, 1984. Illustrated. xv + 432pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; small tear upper rear margin. New York: Random House, (1984). First American edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Memoire sur les Professions Religieuses, en faveur de la Raison contre les Prejuges.
Avignon: 1767. 174, [2] pages.12mo, contemporary mottled calf with gilt-decorated spine (outer joints and spine ends a bit worn); marbled endpapers and page edges. Avignon: [publisher not identified], 1767. Second printing. A very good clean copy of this uncommon book -- OCLC lists only 3 copies of this printing. More
The Philosophy of J. Mill.
Oxford: Clarendon, 1953. Frontispiece portrait. 184pp., 12mo, cloth;ownership signature on front flyleaf. Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1953. First Edition. A very good copy. More
S. Thomas Super Physica: Expositio divi Thome Aquinatis Doctoris Angelici super octo libros Physico[rum] Aristotelis; cum duplici translatione antiqua videlicet : [et] Joan[n]is Argyropili : correcta [quoque] dilige[n]tissime a fratre Bartholomeo Spineo Pisano Ordinis Predicatorij : cum Tabula ad omnes materias [et] questiones operis : ac cum questionibus de formis eiusd
Venice: Luce Antony de Giunta, 1517. Illustrated with a fine woodcut headpiece showing St. Thomas teaching; many decorative initials and in-text diagrams throughout, and printer's device at end. [6] 147 leaves with black letter Latin text printed in double columns. Folio, later vellum-backed boards. Venitijs, Impensis domini Luce Antonij de Giunta Florentini, 1517. A tear in the title page has been carefully mended, still a very good tight copy with some contemporary ink marginalia. Scarce. OCLC lists only 5 copies..... More
Histoire de L'Esprit Humain ou Memoires Secrets et Universels de la Republique des Lettres.
Berlin: Haude et Spener, 1765. Frontispiece copper plate portrait in first volume. 14 volumes, 12mo, full mottled calf, marbled edges, gilt spine, leather spine labels (rubbed), small library stamp on title pages. Berlin: Haude et Spener, 1765. Very good. More
Memoires Secrets de La Republique des Lettres, ou le Theatre de la Verite
La Haye: Jean Neaulme, 1743. 19 letters, complete in 6 volumes. [8], 442, [1]; [4], 431; [4], 433-907; [4], 913-1076, 202, 130; [8], 318, [8]; [4], 98, 114, 108 pages. Thick 12mos, full contemporary mottled calf with gilt spines; marbled endpapers and page edges; rubricated titles. La Haye: Chez Jean Neaulme, 1743-1748. First edition. A near fine set, very attractive and clean. Scarce - OCLC lists only 5 complete sets. Contains 19 letters, each with added separate title page, some..... More
Lettres Cabalistiques, ou Correspondance philosophique, historique et critique entre deux cabalistes, divers esprits elementaires et le seigneur Astarot.h
The Hague: Pierre Paupie, 1741. 6 volumes, 12mo, original 3/4 calf, leather spine labels, well rubbed. (34) 374pp;(16) 392pp; (10) 395pp;(8) 344pp; (2) 350pp; (2) 244pp. and Table des Matieres(90). This work was blacklisted in 1742. The author discusses some topics of Jewish Letters especially regarding religion, superstition and various forms of belief; there are many critical considerations on the Jesuits, Freemasonry, Kabbalah, the Templars, Alchemists, etc. The Hague: Pierre Paupie, 1741. Very good. Caillet 1605 Bibliotheca Esoterica 985... More
La Philosophie du Bon-Sens, ou Reflexions Philosophiques Sur l'Inceritude des Connaissances Humaibne, a l'Usage des Cavaliers & du Beau-Sexe.
La Haye: Pierre Paupie, 1746. Copperplate frontispiece and portrait. 2 volumes, 12mo, mottled calf, ornately gilt spine, rubricated edges. La HAye: Pierre Paupie, 1746. Very good (+). More
Lettres Chinoises, ou Correspondance Philosophique, Historique et Critique...
La Haye: Pierre Gosse, 1756. 5 of 6 volumes, lacks volume 1. 12mo, rubricated titles and edges, yellow glossy boards (corner lightly bumped), leather spine labels. La Haye: Pierre Gosse & Nicolas Van Daalen, 1756. Fifth Edition. Very good (+). More
La Logique ou l'Art de Penser: Contenant Outre les Regles Communes Plusieurs Observations Nouvelles,; Propres a Former le Jugement.
Lyons: Mathieu Liberal, 1684. Woodcut design on title page. 473, (7) pages. Thick 12mo, full calf, gilt spine (rubbed). Lyons: Mathieu Liberal, 1684. Revised and augmented. Very good. Drips of what looks to be sealing wax on endpapers. Old bookseller's label on front attached endpaper. Small oval abrasion though leather down to board on back cover. More
La Logique ou l'Art de Penser: Contenant Outre les Regles Communes Plusieurs Observations Nouvelles, Propres a Former le Jugement.
Paris: Desprez, 1752. Text in French. Woodcut design on title page. (48), 427, (5) pages. 12mo, full calf, gilt spine (leather brittle and well rubbed but binding very firm). Paris: Desprez et Cavelier, 1752. New edition, revised and corrected. Very good. Old ink and pencil marginalia and doodles on a handful of pages. More
Culture and Anarchy : An Esay in Political and Social Criticism
London: Smith Elder, 1869. 8vo, rebound in library buckram; light foxing, penciled marginal notes throughout; bookplate. London: Smith Elder, 1869. First Edition. Sturdy copy of a classic. More
La Pittura e La Scultura Veronese dal Secolo VIII al Secolo XIII.
Milan: Fratelli, 1943. 281 black & white illustrations. 233pp., tall 8vo, original stiff printed wrappers (spine stained and rubbed). Milano: Fratelli, 1943. Very good. With the small ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro. Text is yellowed as it was printed on wood pulp paper. More
Philosophy of Scientific Investigation: Preface to "De l'Anaphylaxie a l'Immunite", Paris, 1921.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1943. 26pp. Very slim 4to, orange boards. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, (1943). Edge worn, but still a very good copy. Translated from the French with an introduction by Henry E. Sigerist. Foreword by Warfield T. Longcope. More