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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
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
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
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
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
1985008051New York: Basic Books 1985. Presentation Copy SCARCE SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR and Pulitzer Prize Winner Douglas Hofstadter at front end page -"To Ann with much fondness from Doug -May 1985- A little housewarming present which will also keep a little bit of 'me' in old 712 S. Henderson". First Printing with complete number row 1-10. Very Good slight page block separation at head of spine page block edges and paste downs mild foxing in a Very Good dust jacket front flap price clipped chips at spine ends and corners. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presentation Copy. Basic Books Hardcover books
1964006919The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff 1964. First published in 1950 under the title "Die Idee der Phanomenologie". First Edition in English 1964. Translated by William P. Alston and George Nakhnikian Introduction by George Nakhnikian. As New in As New dust jacket and still in publisher's brown packing paper. The book consists of five lectures delivered at the University of Gottingen in 1907 RARE in the hardcover and in As New condition. First Edition in English. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Martinus Nijhoff Hardcover books
200030610Wash. DC: Counterpoint 2000. First edition first prnt. Signed and dated ""2/27/06" by Berry on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Counterpoint Hardcover books
1934006596Glasgow: The Civic Press 1934. SCARCE. 65 pp. facsimile. Very Good sticker shadow front cover edges chipped interior clean and unmarked pages still uncut. Title continues " and Bodleian Library Oxford No. 3623 etc." Al -Farabi was known to the Arabs as the "Second Master" after Aristotle as he was a philosopher logician musician and a major political scientist. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The Civic Press Paperback books
1943006949Paris: Librairie Philosophique J. Vrin 1943. SCARCE. Near Fine handsomely bound in mid-20th century leather spine over marbled boards by G. Gauche Paris their small stamp front end page light wear to boards at corners and light rubbing to raised bands at spine. A copy that would grace the shelves of any fine collection. . First Edition. Leather and Marbled Boards. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Librairie Philosophique J. Vrin Hardcover books
1987006901Ahmedabad India: Navajivan Publishing House 1987. Copyright page states "First Edition July 1949 5000 copies. Fourth Reprint April 1987 2000 Copies. Total 18000 Copies". Quite SCARCE in a dust-jacketed early printing. Near Fine prior owner name city and date front end page slight toning to end pages in a Very Good dust jacket 1" triangular chip top edge front panel 1/2" chip at head of spine. . 4th Printing. Paper Covered Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Navajivan Publishing House Hardcover books
1948008639Princeton N.J.: Published for the American Philosophical Society by Princeton University Press 1948. SCARCE in dust jacket. Near Fine small bumps top corners bookplate half covered by front flap. In Very Good Plus dust jacket small tears top edges spine a touch darkened. The first complete and unexpurgated edition of this autobiography. "Now first printed in full from the original manuscripts in possession of The American Philosophical Society and The Library Company of Philadelphia". Rush was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and America's most distinguished 18th century physician. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Published for the American Philosophical Society by Princeton University Press Hardcover books
1998W40438Rochester VT: Inner Traditions 1998. Dark blue cloth spines and glossy paper covered boards gilt. Glossy paper slipcase with 2 small beginning splits at bottom of mouth. Originally published in 1957 in France. This translation by Deborah and Robert Lawlor. Vol. 1 is text and entire Vol. 2 is plates depicting the Apet of the South at Luxor. First Edition. Cloth Backed Boards. Very Good/Slipcase Good. Illus. by Lucie Lamy. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Trade. Inner Traditions Hardcover books
1915006760New York and London: D. Appleton and Co. 1915. SCARCE in this edition and in such handsome condition. All 3 volumes in original red cloth Near Fine paper labels at spine a bit toned spines evenly lightened label on Vol. III loose at edge top edges gilt pages uncut contents are clean tight and unmarked. pp. v 478 466 516. Later Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. D. Appleton and Co. Hardcover books
1997004425New York: Basic Books 1997. First Printing. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR and Pulitzer Prize Winner Douglas Hofstadter on front endpage - "For Chris with best wishes from Doug May 1997" followed by a half-page whimsical and abstract drawing by Hofstadter. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED copies of Hofstadter's books are quite uncommon. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Basic Books Hardcover books
19704108Phila.: Girard Bank 1970. First edition first prnt. Inscribed by Michener on the title page. "St. Michaels Md 21 v 82 To Betty Bullard who was most adventurous in finding this! James A. Michener." Illustrated by Jamie Wyeth. Illustrated label on front board. Issued without dustjacket. Slipcase. Slipcase with wear on one paper edge which has slightly lifted. The book is in Fine condition. Inscribed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Not Issued. Illus. by Jamie Wyeth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Girard Bank Hardcover books
1928005406Berkeley CA: Univ of California Press 1928. RARE in dust jacket. First Edition 1928. Near Fine pages ever so lightly browning in a Very Good dust jacket chips and tears at the folds. Contents are clean tight and unmarked. A quite handsome copy. Sather Classical Lectures Volume Five. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Univ of California Press Hardcover books
1930005401The Open Court Publ. Co./ W. W. Norton & Co. 1930. RARE First Edition of this major philosophical work by Lovejoy who is most famous for his work The Great Chain of Being: A Study of the History of an Idea 1936. Very Good no jacket gilt title at spine a bit rubbed still legible. This copy from the library of noted Professor George Nakhnikian with his ownership signature front endpage and his informed marginal pencil notations throughout. Nakhnikian was largely responsible for leading two different philosophy departments to positions of national prominence: Wayne State University in the 1950s and 1960s and Indiana University in the late 1960s and 1970s. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Open Court Publ. Co./ W. W. Norton & Co. Hardcover books
191130865New York: The Macmillan Company 1911. First American edition. Cloth. Good . Small navy clothbound 8vo lettered in gilt. 200 numbered pages with several pages of ads at rear of volume. This is the authorized translation of Bergson's work as translated by Cloudesley Brereton and Fred Rothwell. Some fraying to the coth covers at the spine tips. A well-bound clean copy with a prior owner name in pencil on the front endpaper. The Macmillan Company unknown books
192626074London: Philp Lee Warner 1926. Reprint. Hardcover. Good /very good. Sold here together are the first two volumes of philisophical translations of Plotinus: The Ethical Treatises. Quarter oatmeal cloth over boards in printed dustwrappers Volume One is from 1926 and Volume Two is from 1921. Prior owner name/date to Volume Two endpaper else internally clean and unmarked volumes. Boards of both volumes are lightly worn and stained about the edges. The dustwrappers show general light wear and toning. 158 and 246 pp respectively. Philp Lee Warner hardcover books
1957006987New York: The Macmillan Co 1957. Very Good lacking the dust jacket small prior owner name stamp copyright page light wear to cloth at spine ends contents clean tight and unmarked. Second Printing 1957 stated copyright page parallel German text and English translation. translated by G.E.M. Anscombe. Wittgenstein's most important work and considered one of the most important philosophical works of the twentieth century. . Second Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Macmillan Co, Hardcover books
1968005627Los Angeles: Church of Scientology of California 1968. SCARCE. Near Fine very slight corner crease front wrapper. . First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Church of Scientology of California Paperback books
1967006331New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1967. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front end page - " For Fran and Bill Lea from Mortimer Adler October 1967". Additionally SIGNED by Adler on mailing label laid in. Near Fine toning to front end pages from period newspaper clipping a review of this book laid in. In a Very Good Plus dust jacket three 1" tears and small chip. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Holt, Rinehart and Winston Hardcover books
1975989New York: Pantheon 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good /very good. A very good plus first edition as stated. Embossed buckram boards with black titile-stamping on spine. Dust staining to bottom edge of boards only. Previous owner's information stamped and written front pastedown otherwise free of markings. Text is clean and bright. Textblock is sturdy and square. In a good plus original unclipped dust jacket with dust staining and toning. Loss at the foot of spine area of the jacket 1" x 1 3/4" a tear halfway up the spine area of the jacket chipping and fraying at top and bottom of jacket Dust jacket now protected in a clear archival cover. xxvi 134 pp. : illustrated with beautiful calligraphy throughout. Octavo 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches tall. Tao: The Watercourse Way is a 1975 non-fiction book on Taoism and philosophy and is Alan Watts' last book. It was published posthumously in 1975 with the collaboration of Al Chung-liang Huang who also contributed a preface and afterword and with additional calligraphy by Lee Chih-chang. Drawing on ancient and modern sources Watts treats the Chinese philosophy of Tao in much the same way as he did Zen Buddhism in his classic The Way of Zen. Critics agree that this last work stands as a perfect monument to the life and literature of Alan Watts.--Publisher description A gaily highhanded epicurean book as Watts was increasingly inclined to produce in his later years and boxed in as it is between collaborator Al Chung-liang Huang's worshipful and pained fore- and afterwords it is a gem to remember Watts by. As Huang explains the text was allowed to write itself in the spirit of the Tao which means in practice that a footnote can be omitted and the interpretive tendency is latitudinarian; and Watts takes care to beg off as a scholar ". . . meticulous explorations of cultural anthropology have their virtue but I am more interested in how these ancient writings reverberate on the harp of my own brain which has of course been tuned to the scales of Western culture"--la!. Yet there is a flamboyant and fascinating display of learning more interesting than the fine Western tuning which pulls its strongest signals from the 1960's and complex indications of a personality that seems to have resisted inner pacification. Lively sweeping momentum with ideograms by Huang bibliography and streamlined notes. Good introduction to the Tao. ---Kirkus 1975 Pantheon hardcover books
