The Meaning of Human History.
La Salle. Frontis, 304pp., 8vo, green cloth, d.w.; d.w. edge-worn & previous owner's name on front flyleaf. La Salle: The Open Court Publishing Co., 1947. Very good in a very good dust wrapper. More
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Reason and Law; Studies in Juristic Philosophy.
Glencoe: Free Press, 1950. 8vo, maroon cloth, d.w. slightly chipped and lightly soiled, corners of cloth bumped. Glencoe: Free Press, (1950). More
Bolingbroke, A Historical Study, and Voltaire in England
New York: Harper, 1886. 12mo, blue cloth, cloth lightly soiled. New York: Harper, 1886. More
Thought and Nature: Studies in Rationalist Philosophy.
248pp., 8vo, cloth. Notre Dame, Indiana; University of Notre Dame Press, 1985. Very good. More
Living Ideas in America.
New York: Harper, 1951. 766 pages. Thick 8vo, green cloth-backed boards (rubbed and with spine faded to brown) New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1951. A very good(-) copy. An anthology of writings (memoirs, stories, autobiographical fragments, speeches, documents and historical accounts. More
The American Mind.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1950. An Interpretation of American Thought and Character Since the 1880's. 476pp. 8vo, cloth. New Haven: Yale UP, 1950. More
La Langue des Calculs, Ouvrage Postume et Elementaire.
Paris: Charles Houel, 1798. 2 volumes in one. 233pp. and 252pp. 12mo, later half leather over boards; some toning to the text, a few penciled lines in margins and margin of last page repaired, covers lightly worn. Paris: Charles Houel, 1798 (VI). A sound, very good copy. More
Esquisse d'un Tableau Historique des Progres de L'Esprit Humaine.
Paris: Chez Agasse, 1795. 389pp., 4pp. of advertisments, 8vo, untrimmed, rebound in cloth-backed marbled boards (spine neatly repaired). Paris: Chez Agasse, L'An III, (1795). Second Edition. Very good (+). Printing and the Mind of Man 246; Robinet 382. Considered to be Condorcet's most original and most important work. Considered to be Condorcet's most original and most important work. In it he divided history into ten epochs, the first nine dealing with history upto the time in which he himself lived..... More
Outlines of an Historical View of the Progress of the Human Mind. Being a Posthumous Work...
Philadelphia: Lang and Ustick, 1796. Frontis. 293pp. 16mo, contemporary calf, covers detached, spine worn, edges of corners worn, light foxing throughout, many pages dampstained on top half, many pages slightly wavy, back cover dampstained. Philadelphia: Printed by Lang and Ustick for M. Carey... 1796. First American Edition Printing and the Mind of Man 246, "Considered to be Condorcet's most original and most important work. In it he divided history into ten epochs, the first nine dealing with history up to..... More
The Analects.
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1970. Translated from the Chinese with an Introduction and Notes by Lionel Giles. Illustrated with Paintings by Tseng Yu-Ho. 12 double-page color plates. 131pp. Tall 8vo, decorative cloth, cloth clam shell box. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1970. Fine One of 1500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator. More
Metaphysics, Reference and Language.
288pp, 12mo, cloth; owner's signature on front endpaper. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1966. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. More
Business of the Heart: Religion and Emotion in the Nineteenth Century.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. 389pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. Berkeley: University of California Press, (2002). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Santayana: The Later Years.
A Portrait with Letters. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Braziller, (1963). Very good. More
Abyss of Reason: Cultural Movements, Revelations, and Betrayals.
Illustrated. 305pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Oxford UP., 1991. Fine. More
The Feast of Fools: A Theological Essay on Festivity and Fantasy.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1969. xii + 204pp., 8vo, decorative cloth, d.w.; closed tear rear dust wrapper, lightly rubbed. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, (1969). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Noble Savage: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1754-1762.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1991. Illustrated sparsely in black & white. 399pp. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1991). Wendell Garrett's ownership stamp on endpaper, still a near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
History as the Story of Liberty.
London: Allen & Unwin, 1949. 324pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Allen & Unwin, (1949). Third impression. A very good copy. More
Diderot, The Embattled Philosopher.
New York: Free Press, 1966. 420pp. 8vo, black cloth. New York: The Free Press, 1966. Near-fine copy in a torn dust wrapper. More
Jean-Jacques Rousseau: The Quest, 1712-1758 and The Prophetic Voice, 1758-1778.
New York: Macmillan, 1973. 2 vol. 372, 385pp. 8vo, cloth, slightly edge-worn d.w. New York: Macmillan, (1973). First printing. Ownership stamp and plate on endpapers, still a very good(+) set in very good dust wrappers. More
Robert Grosseteste and the Origins of Experimental Science 1100-1700.
Oxford: Clarendon, 1953. 15 illustrations. 8vo, black cloth. d.w. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1953. Fisrt Edition. Fine. Ownership signature. More
In Defense of Capitalism. An Explanation of the Functioning of Our Capitalistic System of Today and of Specific Measures Which Would Correct its Defects. Written for Business Men
New York: Scribner, 1937. xvii + 373pp., tall 8vo, blue cloth; spine faded. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1937. A near fine copy. Presentation copy signed b y the author on front free endpaper. A near fine copy. More
A New Treatise of the Art of Thinking; Or, A Compleat System of Reflections, Concerning the Conduct and Improvement of the Mind.
London: Woodward, 1724. Illustrated with Variety of Characters and Examples drawn from the Ordinary Occurrences of Life. 2 volumes. xvi, 491, [5] & [8], 428, [20]pp. 8vo, old paneled calf with gilt lettered and ruled spines, green and red leather spine labels, (leather is well rubbed; inner hinges reinforced; scattered light foxing; book's title is inked on fore edges of both vols.). London: Tho. Woodward, 1724. Very good. Good sound copy of this scarce title. More
Human Nature and History: A Study of the Development of Liberal Political Thought.
2 volumes. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, (1969). Near fine. More
Freedom at Risk: Secrecy, Censorship, and Repression in the 1980s.
Philadelphia: Temple, 1988. 423pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper rubbed. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, (1988). A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by author. More
The Roots Of American Loyalty
New York: Columbia University Press, 1946. 8vo, navy cloth. New York: Columbia UP, 1946. A very good(+) copy. Study of American patriotism. More