A Lifetime of Dissent
Buffalo: Prometheus Books, 1988. 414pp. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. (Buffalo: Prometheus Books, 1988). Fine. More
PHILOSOPHY
Yes to Life: Memoirs
New York: Horizon Press, 1981. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 220 pages, tall 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper (edge-worn) New York: Horizon Press, 1981. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Inscribed and signed on the flyleaf: "For Casper Citron - Valued association in radio and the broadcasting of truth over the years. Corliss Lamont, 1981." More
Humanism as a Philosophy.
368pp. 8vo, cloth; previous owners insciption on front flyleaf, front cover lightly dust soiled. New York: Philosophical Library, 1949. Very good. More
Introduction a l'Analyse des Sciences, ou de la Generation, des Fondemens, et de Instrumens de nos connoissances.
Paris: Bossange, Masson, 1801. 3 parts in 2 vols., 1 fold-out illustartion, 2 fold-out tables, over 800pp., 8vo, full mottled calf, (rubbed). Paris, Bossange, Mason. 1801-1802. Very good. Massive work by a French naval engineer; dedicated to Napoleon. More
Exposition du Systeme du Monde.
Paris: Cercle-Social, 1796. 2 volumes. 314, [4]; 312, [4] pages. 8vo, early marbled boards with paper spine labels (bindings well-worn but very firm; uniform light foxing throughout). Paris: Imprimerie du Cercle-Social, An IV [1796]. First edition. Extremely rare. A very good(+) copy. "One of the most successful popularizations of science ever composed." -DSB. An accompaniment to the author's lectures on calculus, mechanics, and astronomy. Contains sections on observable astronomical phenomena, real motion of planets, satellites and comets, a summarization of..... More
Solitary Sex: A Cultural History of Masturbation
New York: Zone, 2003. Illustrated. 501 pages. Thick 8vo, black cloth, d.w. New York: Zone Books, 2003. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Lecons de Philisophie, Jugees par Victor Cousin et Maine de Biran.
Paris: Johanneau, 1829. 170pp., slim 8vo, blind stamped and ornately gilt brown leather (slightly rubbed). Paris: Johaneau, 1829. First Edition. Very good. With the small ownership label of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
Man: Who-Whence-Whither.
A Layman's Attempt at a Logical Synthesis. 559pp. Thick 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Philosophical Library, 1967. Near fine. Inscribed by the author. More
Utopia and Revolution; on the origins of a metaphor, or some illustrations of the problem of political temperment and intellectual climate and how ideas, ideals and ideologies have been historically related.
726p, thick 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Chicago, (1976). Very good. Inscribed by the author. More
Scandinavian Democracy: Development of Democratic Thought & Institutions in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
437pp. 8vo, cloth. Copenhagen, 1958. More
The New Philosophy of Henri Bergson.
235pp. Short 8vo, blue cloth. N.Y.: Henry Holt, 1913. Near fine. More
History of Sacerdotal Celibacy in the Christian Church.
London: Watts, 1932. xvii + 611pp., short, thick 8vo, cloth, d.w.; some chipping to spine ends of dust wrapper, ownership signature front free endpaper. London: Watts & Co., 1932. A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
Existence and Inquiry: A Study of Thought in the Modern World.
322pp., small 8vo, cloth, d.w. Chicago, Il.: The University of Chicago Press, (1949). Very good. More
Love & Death: A Study in Censorship.
New York: Breaking Point, 1949. 95pp. Slim 8vo, red printed wrappers (lightly worn). New York: Breaking Point, 1949. First edition. A very good copy. More
Thomas Jefferson; American Humanist
Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1991. Illus. 8vo, pr. wrs. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, (1991). Very good From the library of Wendell Garrett with his rubber stamp on the front flyleaf. More
Philosophical Papers and Letters.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1956. Translated and Edited by Leroy E. Loemker. 2 vols., blue cloth. d.w. University of Chicago Press, (1956). A broad selection of Leibniz's writings including many never before available in English. Near fine copies, with neat ownership signature in one volume. More
Aztec Thought and Culture; A Study of the Ancient Nahuatl Mind
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1982. Illus. 8vo, yellow cloth, d.w., many pages slightly wavy. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1982). More
La Philosophie Morale Expliquee en Tables AND La Theologie Expliquee en Tables
Paris: 1651. Extra engraved title by Richer, but lacking the main title page, and lacking the 2nd engraved title for Theologie. The book consists solely of 62 double-page text engravings -- 51 for Philosophie Morale & 11 Theologie Naturelle. [Paris, 1651]. Very clean. Volumes 4 & 5 of "La Philosophie Expliquee en Tableaux Synoptiques" More
Humanism and Politics: Studies in the Relationship of Power and Value in the Western Tradition.
498pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, (1969). Very good. More
Philosophy and the Modern World.
591pp. Tall 8vo. cloth, d.w. Bloomington: Indiana UP, (1959). Very good. More
Les Structures Elementiares de la Parente.
Paris: Presses Universitaires, 1949. 639pp., thick 8vo, original printed wrappers, pages evenly age browned. Paris: Presses Universitaires, 1949. First Edition. Very good. Scarce and fragile. The founding of structural anthropology reflecting the author's field expieriences in Brazil. With the small ownership label of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
L'Experience Mystique et les Stmboles Chez les Primitifs.
Paris: Felix Alcan, 1938. 314pp. Small 8vo, original green printed wrappers (lightly edgeworn). Paris: Felix Alcan, 1938. A very good copy. With the small ownership label of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
Autographed Quote Signed
1849. 3.5 x 4.5 inches, December 1, 1849, comprising seven lines from "The Noble Heart" including: "In the abysmal depths of crime there's light And if some vices will distort our nature Still there's a something in the heart of man Keeps virtue and all footless from decay." Evenly toned with occasional spotting; mounting remnants on the back. Good condition. English philosopher. More
A Survey of Symbolic Logic.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1918. 406p., tall 8vo, blue ribbed cloth (spine slightly rubbed). Berkeley: University of California Press, 1918. First Edition. The first history of symbolic logic in English, by "the father of modal logic". Neat ownership signature, otherwise fine. Scarce. More
Thomas Paine; Author of the Declaration of Independence
New York: Freethought Press Assn. 1947. Facsimiles. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. chipped, cloth lightly soiled. New York: Freethought Press Assn., 1947. More