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1912008381New York: Dodd Mead 1912. Belgian born author who wrote in French and winner of the 1911 Nobel Prize for literature known primarily for these philosophical essays. Eight volumes of the 10 volume series published by Dodd Mead between 1912-1914. Uniformly bound in contemporary half red morocco over light red buckram boards matching buckram end papers the tops gilt backs decorated in gilt. Very Good Plus light wear to covers Lacking the volumes "Death" and "Life of the Bee". Titles included are "Treasure of the Humble" "Wisdom and Destiny" "The Buried Temple" "The Double Garden" "Measure of the Hours" "Our Eternity" "The Unknown Guest" and "On Emerson Etc.". Translated from the French by Alfred Sutro Alexander Teixeira de Mattos and Montrose J. Moses. Uncommon as a set and in lovely binding. This set will require additional charges for priority and international mail. Please inquire before ordering. . Later American Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Dodd Mead Hardcover books
1921008743Paris: Bernard Grasset Editeur 1921. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at half-title page -"hommage de l'auteur Jean Rostand". His 3rd book. Jean Rostand 1894-1977 was a noted French biologist and philosopher whose work in the area of cryogenics gave the idea of cryonics to Robert Ettinger. Finely bound and stamp-signed C. Fox Manchester Square. Quarter calf over beige buckram five raised bands and gilt lettering back marbled end papers top edge gilt. Near Fine pages uniformly browned. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Quarter Calf. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bernard Grasset, Editeur Hardcover books
2806qsDublin: Printed for Messrs. Price Whitestone W. Watson Moncrieffe Colles Jenkin Walker Exshaw Beatty Burnet W. Wilson R. Cross Mills Porter Burton White Byrne Higly N. Cross Cash Doyle Sleater E. Lynch and S. Hallhead MDCCLXXXIII. Octavo leather and boards hardcover leather spine label gilt letters 525 pp. Professionally rebound; images gladly provided upon request. Printed for Messrs. Price, Whitestone, W. Watson, Moncrieffe, Colles, Jenkin, Walker, Exshaw, Beatty, Burnet, W. Wilson, R. Cro hardcover books
1755007706London: Printed for A. Millar in the Strand; and R. and J. Dodsley in Pallmall 1755. The Second Edition Corrected which adds a sixth letter and was published the same year as the first edition. Frontis title xvi & 384 pp. Bound in full contemporary mottled calf nicely rebacked in keepingred leather label and five raised bands with gilt lettering and rules gilt tail date gilt rules to covers newer end papers that are fresh and clean. Near Fine top edge soiled toning to frontispiece and title page. Internally clean and unmarked the text fresh and bright. A quite handsome and solidly bound copy. Second Edition Corrected. Mottled Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for A. Millar in the Strand; and R. and J. Dodsley in Pallmall Hardcover books
1959003301Ann Arbor MI: Univ of Michigan Press 1959. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front endpage. Second Printing Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket with a couple of tiny rubs at the tips. Boulding was the founder of the evolutionary economics movement a cofounder of General Systems Theoryand in addition to being an economist he was an educator peace activist poet religious mystic devoted Quaker systems scientist and interdisciplinary philosopher. He published over three dozen books and in excess of 1200 articles. He was one of those rare authors of a "Citation Classic." Indeed even more rare he was the author of two Citation Classics: The Image: Knowledge in Life and Society 1956 and Conflict and Defense: A General Theory 1962. SIGNED copies of any of his works are exceedingly SCARCE. . Signed by Author. 2nd Printing. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Univ of Michigan Press Hardcover books
1758007960London: Printed for J. Whiston and B. White in Fleet - Street 1758. Fold-out frontispiece engraved portrait of Erasmus vi 630 pp. corrigenda 1 pp.of adverts. illustrated with two plates of Erasmus' facsimile handwriting. Contemporary full mottled calf five raised bands red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Very Good light rubbing at edges of boards light toning mainly associated with facsimile illustrations. Joints and hinges sound. Small mid-19th c. London bookseller's label bottom front paste down. Volume I only complete in itself. A second volume containing scholar's opinions on Erasmus and abstracts was published in 1760. Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam 1466 - 1536 was one of Europe's most famous and influential scholars of the Northern Renaissance and the first editor of the New Testament. . First Edition. Full Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Printed for J. Whiston and B. White, in Fleet - Street Hardcover books
1808007715London: W. Suttaby; B. Crosby & Co; Scatcherd and Letterman 1808. Two volumes 5 1/4" h x 2 7/8" w bound in contemporary full calf later rebacking in keeping back with two black leather labels lettered in gilt with ornate gilt decorations and tail date covers bordered in gilt arabesque with chased edge the armorial bookplate of Vaux of Harrowden both paste downs engraved title-pages. Very Good Plus leather lightly soiled the backs quite bright and fresh internally clean and bright free of toning or foxing. . Later Edition. Full Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. W. Suttaby; B. Crosby & Co,; Scatcherd and Letterman Hardcover books
1959006944New York: Basic Books 1959. First American Edition First Printing of Popper's "Logik der Forschung" first published in Vienna in 1932 and the book that gave the philosophy of science a firm foundation in 20th century thought. The book is Fine in a Very Good Plus dust jacket spinea bit browned and with some toning 1/4" and 1/2" tears at top edge front panel. A quite handsome copy of this highly regarded classic SCARCE in collectible dust jacket . First American Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Basic Books Hardcover books
1894006071Rome: Forzani et Sodalis 1894. Six volumes. Bound in Quarter Leather & Marbled Boards marbled end pages ribbon markers The set Very Good prior owner name front end page each volume else contents are clean tight and unmarked. Boards a bit rubbed else a quite handsome set. His most famous work written 1265-1274 A.D. a classic of Western philosophy. Heavy set media mail shipping only please. . First Edition Thus. Quarter Leather/Marbled Boards. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Forzani et Sodalis Hardcover books
1768007697Paris: Chez Bleuet 1768. Contemporary full marbled calf backs ornately gilt brown leather labels marbled end pages all edges marbled. Engraved title page by Gravelot engraved by Binet. Text in both Latin and French. Very Good leather chipped front cover Vol. I along spine small rubs to leather Vol. II. Contemporary prior owner names to end pages. The text quite clean and with NO foxing or toning. A handsome set and an uncommon edition. . First Thus. Marbled Calf . Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Chez Bleuet Hardcover books
1878007947Paris: Garnier Freres 1878. SCARCE as the complete set. Vols. I -II published 1878 III & IV in 1879. In contemporary half calf over marbled boards gilt lettering and decorations in four compartments marbled end papers and edges ribbon markers. Very Good Vols. III and IV missing rear facing marbled end paper boards rubbed at edges. . First Edition. Half Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Garnier Freres Hardcover books
1877007716Paris: Alphonse Lemerre 1877. Three volumes 6 1/8" h x 3 3/4" h One of 100 unnumbered copies printed on Whatman paper in Fine signed Saulnier bindings of half crushed carmel morocco over marbled boards four raised bands gilt lettering rules and tail date bordered by tooled rules top edges gilt marbled end papers ribbon markers. A Fine set beautifully bound. . Limited Edition. Half Morocco. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Alphonse Lemerre Hardcover books
1982110021Nottingham: Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation 1982. First edition. Printed stapled wraps. Foreword by Ken Coats. Signed & dated "March 25 1997" by Vonnegut on the front wrap. 16pp pamphlet containing an address originally delivered at St. John the Devine Cathedral in NYC in '82 and donated by Vonnegut to the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation even though he didn't hold the copyright. Reproduces Vonnegut's letter to Coats explaining that the Cathedral owns the rights but "they wouldn't have the balls to sue." Fine copy. Vonnegut's signature slightly smeared. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Not Issued. Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation Paperback books
1796008950New York: Printed for T. & J. Swords 1796. 178 pages booksellers' advertisement p. 179 half-title. Small contemporary bookplate of David Goodwin with his name in ink at title page. additional prior owner name in pencil front end page. Bound in contemporary calf red label with gilt lettering back Very Good Minus joints starting to open at top edges final blank end page with 1" x 3" chip bottom corner light to moderate toning throughout. Uncommon in contemporary binding. Evans 31569. Early American Imprint. Calf. Very Good Minus. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Printed for T. & J. Swords Hardcover books
179530462New - York: Printed by T. and J. Swords 1795. 1st edition Evans 28775; Sabin 28933. Modern brown full calf executed in a period style with gilt lettered black leather title label to spine. Binding - Fine. Text block - VG faint period pencil pos to half-title/usual bit of browning & aging to paper. xvi 496 pp. Tailpiece at conclusion of text. 8vo. <br/><br/>Per Sabin "The first treatise on Moral Philosophy written and published in America." Printed by T. and J. Swords hardcover books
1866008308London: Chapman & Hall 1866. Four volumes finely bound in contemporary full vellum with beveled edges red morocco labels with gilt lettering and black morocco tail labels marbled end papers with red edges Near Fine moderate toning mainly at end papers light soiling to vellum. The bookplates of noted New Testament scholar William Sanday Christ Church to front paste downs. A quite handsome and well-bound set with distinguished provenance. Extra postage charges will be requested for international orders. . Later Edition. Full Vellum. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Small 8vo. Chapman & Hall Hardcover books
1819008145Milano: Per Giovanni Silvestri 1819. SCARCE First Milanese edition of his masterpiece "Esprit des Lois" finely bound in contempoorary dark green straight-grained morocco the backs intricately tooled in gilt and with red and black morocco labels marbled end papers all edges dyed red frontispiece portrait engraving text in Italian. Very Good small Rome bookseller's labels front paste downs light wear at edges the interiors quite white and clean. Uncommon in such a handsome binding. . First Milanese Edition . Straight - Grain Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Per Giovanni Silvestri, Hardcover books
1814008004London: Printed for Lackington Allen & Co.; F.C & J. Rivington; et al 1814. advertisement 477 2 468 3 435 pp. Title page Vol.1 with an engraved sculpture portrait by W. Bromley. Three volumes in contemporary half vellum over marbled boards the backs intricately gilt and with red morocco labels lettered in gilt marbled end papers and edges. A lovely set Very Good Plus scant toning boards lightly rubbed spines darkened. Uncommon in this edition and such lovely condition. . Eighth Edition. Half Vellum. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for Lackington, Allen & Co.; F.C & J. Rivington; et al Hardcover books
1784008015Paris: The Author 1784. RARE WorldCat shows only eight institutional holdings. Portrait of René Descartes engraved on copper frontispiece Vol. I. Very Good quarter calf over paper covered boards expertly rebacked early 19th c. with gilt lettering and rules decorative end papers. Boards bumped and rubbed at edges. Vol. II with six fold-out plates engraved on copper at the end of the volume representing geometric figures diagrams of astronomy a terrestrial globe instruments of physics and the 12 astrological signs. Introduction and author's notes in French text in Latin and in French. Internally quite clean and lovely with no toning. . . First Edition. Quarter Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The Author Hardcover books
1825007687London: Printed for Taylor and Hessey 1825. In full contemporary polished calf with each cover decorated with a border of 4 blind rules two gilt fillets and blind dot roll tool inner corners with fine gilt floral tool spine with 4 padded compartments with gilt rules and 4 with blind rules gilt lettering and tail date marbled edges and endpapers. With the small label of Hessey Bookseller Fleet Street rear end page. Thomas Carlyle's first published book. Near fine boards lightly rubbed spine a bit darkened light toning primarily to end pages.SCARCE in contemporary fine binding. . First Edition. Full Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for Taylor and Hessey Hardcover books
1812005215Paris: Mme Ve Courcier / Bachelier 1812. Engraved frontispiece portrait in Vol.1 offsetting onto title 3 folded engraved plates Vol. 1 6 in Vol.2. Half-titles ribbon markers errata leaves. Two volumes 8vo. contemporaray tree calf attractively gilt with morocco lettering pieces. Small prior owner book plates both volumes. Very Good Plus some toning or foxing of text small scuff front board Vol. 1 gilt titles a bit dulled. A quite handsome set. . New Edition. Full Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Mme Ve Courcier / Bachelier Hardcover books
1749007717Glasguae Glasgow: In aedibus academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis 1749. xi 1 209 3 pp. with a final leaf of advertisements. Bound in contemporary full calf five raised bands bordered in gilt rules leather label tooled edges. Very Good Plus end pages toned at edges covers lightly rubbed text quite clean and fresh. A quite handsome and well-bound copy of this uncommon edition of Lucretius's classic work. . Later Edition. Full Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. In aedibus academicis excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis, Hardcover books
1776007982London: Printed for J. Pote E. Ballard C. Bathurst T. Davies T. Payne et al 1776. "The eighth edition with very considerable amendments and improvements from the most accurate and elegant French Edition of Peter Coste." John Congreve 1801-1863 armorial bookplate in Vols. I and III. Very Good Plus in full contemporary calf with late 19th- early 20th c. reback in keeping with morocco labels lettered in gilt and gilt tooled decorations. Edge wear to boards shadows from bookplates front end pages the contents clean and bright. A handsome set. Eighth Edition. Full Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for J. Pote, E. Ballard, C. Bathurst, T. Davies, T. Payne et al Hardcover books
184358469Tuscaloosa AL: Woodruff & Olcott 1843. First edition. 12mo. 245 pp. Publisher's ad leaf. The author published an earlier arithmetic textbook in Hartford Connecticut in 1830. American Imprints 43-406. Owen p. 811 without location. Ellison 471. OCLC locates four copies Mississippi lacking title page Alabama Yale American. Several leaves remargined no loss of text thoroughly foxed old accession numbers on two leaves a good copy of a rare Alabama schoolbook. Original calf boards rubbed rebacked with new leather spine label and gilt imprint at base new endpapers. #5677. <br/><br/> Woodruff & Olcott hardcover books
1927008909New York: Simon & Schuster 1927. RARE First Edition in dust jacket and SIGNED BY AUTHOR at front end page. Very Good spine lean prior owner name in ink bookplate and pencil gift inscription. fore edge soiled small L.S. Ayres ticket front paste down. In Very Good dust jacket spine darkened and a bit rubbed small chips at edges and folds. Durant's "remembrance of things past" of which he said ".it was done 'con amore' and there are some pages in it which I am afraid will remain to the end the best that I have written." . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Simon & Schuster Hardcover books
