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1812140947913London: Printed for the Translator by Robert Wilks 1812. First Edition in English. Very Good. First edition in English of the works of Aristotle one of 50 sets printed and boldly signed by the translator Thomas Taylor in ink at the end of the first volume. All volumes bear the armorial bookplates of noted bibliophile and Bronte family benefactor Frances Mary Richardson Currer 1785-1861. <p>Incomplete set with eight of ten volumes present of the complete translation. Uniformly bound by "J. Mackenzie Binder to the King" in contemporary half morocco over French Curl marbled boards with spines lettered and tooled in gilt; all edges gilt 4to. Very Good with wear extremities rubbed sporadic foxing hinges slightly tender. <p>Volumes include: 1. The Organon 1807. 2. The Treatises on the Soul 1808. 3.The History of Animals 1809. 4.The Treatises on the Parts and Progressive Motion on Animals etc. 1810. 5. The Rhetoric 1811. 6. The Great Edemian Ethics 1811. 7. A Dissertation on the Philosophy of Aristotle 1812.8. The Metaphysics first edition of 1801. <p>The first collected English translations of Aristotle's works from Orphic fragments by Neoplatonist scholar Thomas Tyler 1758-1835. Provenance of famed bibliophile and collector Frances Mary Richardson Currer whose well-curated and respected library expanded to nearly 20000 volumes. Bibliographer Thomas Frognall Dibdin remarked that she was "the head of all female book collectors in Europe." Known for her philanthropic endeavors she donated a sum of 50 pounds to Patrick Bronte father of Charlotte Bronte when he was widowed in 1821. Currer also contributed an unknown amount to the Clergy Daughter's School that the Bronte sisters attended. Scholars postulate that Charlotte chose the non de plume of "Currer Bell" for her first published 1847 novel Jane Eyre in honor of Currer's philanthropy. A desirable set even without Currer's bookplate that seldom comes up for sale. Printed for the Translator by Robert Wilks unknown
1801Bv2422<p>First Edition of Aristotle's Metaphysics in English London 1801 translated by Thomas Taylor a leading English classicist of his day. Translated by Thomas Taylor a leading English classicist of the day. "In his knowledge of Plato and Aristotle he has never been equaled by any Englishman and he is still the most important disseminator of ancient philosophy in the history of English and American literature. Taylor went on to complete all the works of Aristotle but his introduction and important Dissertation which appear here were not included in the Works Axon 11. "If there is a philosophical Atlas who carries the whole of Western civilization on his shoulders it is Aristotle. He has been opposed misinterpreted misrepresented and -- like an axiom -- used by his enemies in the very act of denying him. Whatever intellectual progress men have achieved rests on his achievements" Rand The Objectivist Newsletter 1963. This "philosophical Atlas" was born in 384 B.C. in Stagira an ancient Greek city in the northeastern region of modern Greece. At seventeen Aristotle traveled to Athens to study at Plato's Academy. He remained at the Academy until Plato's death in 348 B.C. In 343 B.C. Aristotle was recruited to tutor King Alexander the III revered as "Alexander the Great" for his formidable conquests throughout Europe and Asia. Later he established his own school The Lyceum which instructed students in a breadth of branches from rhetoric and logic to philosophy and the natural sciences. The Metaphysics is one of the principal works of Aristotle and history's first major work on this fundamental branch of philosophy. Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy which studies existence as such of "being qua being" according to Aristotle. It "identifies the nature of the universe as a whole. It tells men what kind of world they live in and whether there is a supernatural dimension beyond it. It tells men whether they live in a world of solid entities natural laws absolute facts or in a world of illusory fragments unpredictable miracles and ceaseless flux. It tells men whether the things they perceive by their senses and mind form a comprehensible reality with which they can deal or some kind of unreal appearance which leaves them staring and helpless" Peikoff 23. "This edition contains some valuable matter by the translator not reprinted in the ninth volume of his complete translation of Aristotle s Works" Lowndes 69. Complete with blank leaves and half-title. In near fine condition no writings markings or bookplates of any kind; wide margins some scattered light foxing. Large quarto period-style full marbled calf gilt red morocco spine label marbled endpapers. A splendid example handsomely bound. Book #Bv2422. $5200. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand and other Legends and Landmarks.</p> Davis, Wilks, and Taylor hardcover
1810000014035Oxonii = Oxford: E Typographeo Clarendoniano = At the Clarendon Press 1810. Later edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 vol. 8vo. 9 ii-cxi 2 2-373 3; 5 378-757 3 pp. Contemporary full calf with gold borders on each board spines in five compartments with a maroon and a black morocco label lettered in gold on each spine gold decorations and flourishes on each spine. Text in Greek and Latin with the notes and commentary in Latin. Edited and compiled by Friedrich Sylburg with the Latin translation by Dionysius Lambinius and with notes by Guillaume Du Val. Graesse 215. Moss 129. Sylburg received praise from both Moss and Dibdin for his scholarship on Aristotle's writings. Aristotle's Politics are sometimes regarded as the natural sequel to his Nicomachean Ethics: once one knows what it is for a human being to flourish one can consider how the laws of human society can best guide and promote said flourishing. Aristotle undertook a massive effort to examine dozens of Greek city-state constitutions and aimed to discern the best and the worst political principles within them. His Politics then stands as a sort of history of Greece and its political structures. The Politics also contains an examination of the theory behind various forms of government: monarchy aristocracy democracy etc. Aristotle's Economics contains a thorough examination of both macro and microeconomics in ancient Greece. The economics of a city-state a kingdom and of an individual's home are all dissected here and the philosophy behind good home and wealth management is discussed at length. Both his Politics and Economics were highly influential on medieval society and pre-1850 publications of these works have become difficult to find in commerce. A touch of rubbing to the extremities. An armorial bookplate on each volume's front pastedown very light occasional pencil marginalia. E Typographeo Clarendoniano [= At the Clarendon Press] hardcover
1836Bv1422<p>First edition of John S. Brewer's The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle with English Notes Oxford Henry Slater 1836. Distinguished primarily by its inclusion of extensive English notes and commentary designed to aid readers in understanding Aristotle's text Brewer's Nicomachean Ethics differs from many earlier and contemporary editions which often presented the Greek text alone or with minimal annotation. This editorial approach was particularly valuable in the 19th century as it made the work more accessible to those English-speaking students and scholars who lacked fluency in Ancient Greek. Brewer's edition was intended as a scholarly resource for students and readers seeking a deeper understanding of Aristotle's ethical philosophy. The notes serve both as a linguistic aid and as an introduction to Aristotelian thought making the edition particularly suitable for educational settings. The profound impact of the Nicomachean Ethics on Western intellectual history is undeniable. It served as a cornerstone of medieval philosophy and significantly influenced the subsequent development of modern philosophy European legal systems and theology. Aristotle's stature was such that he was frequently referred to simply as "the Philosopher." "If there is a philosophical Atlas who carries the whole of Western Civilization on his shoulders it it Aristotle. He has been opposed misinterpreted misrepresented and -- like an axiom -- used by his enemies in the very act of denying him. Whatever intellectual progress men have achieved rests on his achievements" Ayn Rand 1963. Text very fresh and clean. Octavo original calf elaborately gilt-decorated spine with raised bands. Some scattered foxing on opening and closing blank pages. PO's tiny bookplate and signature. Lightly penciled note on P.228 and back pastedown. A lovely near-fine copy handsomely bound. Book #Bv1422. $875. We specialize in rare signed and manuscript Ayn Rand and other legends and landmarks.</p> Henry Slater hardcover
18121289London: Luke Hansard & Sons 1812. Second edition. Original cloth over boards. Octavos. xxxii 344 and iv 499 pages. Dark brown blind embossed ribbed cloth over boards with gilt-stamped spine titles yellow endpapers. Handsome bookplate on each front pastedown see further description below. Some shallow chipping at spine ends and in a couple of places along joints. Splitting of cloth at top 1 1/2" of both joints on volume II though boards and hinges remain firmly attached. Interiors bright and clean. A near fine set overall. Thomas Twining had produced the first useable English translation of Aristotle's Poetics in 1789. This is the second edition of 1812 edited by his nephew. <br /> <br /> This 2-volume set has an attractive armorial bookplate bearing the name "Hoar" on the front pastedown of each volume. According to a pencilled notation on the rear pastedown of volume I the set was owned by George Frisbie Hoar Abolitionist Radical Republican and Massachusetts senator from 1877-1904. <br /> <br /> A handsome set in its original cloth bindings. Fitted with custom Mylar protective covers. Luke Hansard & Sons unknown
1883mon0000444899Privately Printed 1883T. hardcover. Acceptable. in x in x in. This is an undated publication of Aristotle's 'The Masterpiece' published by L. Rene London under the 'Medical Knowledge' series. NOT an ex-library book. Clean copy in good condition. Spine shows signs of wear and cover spine is beginning to detatch. Privately Printed hardcover
18061412310034Printed for the Booksellers 1806-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Full contemporary calf. Red spine label. Good binding and cover. 269 1 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. Toning. Marginal discoloration to corner of first 3 end pages. Faint marginal dampstain to first few pages. An important English work on popular medicine with emphasis on obstetrics and reproduction falsely attributed to Aristotle. See: Austin R.B. Early American medical imprints 75; Shaw & Shoemaker 9860. An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform Volume 3 Supplement p. 30. Contents the same as those in The works of Aristotle compleat in four parts London 1749. Presumed to be authored by William Salmon 1644-1713. Printed for the Booksellers hardcover
1811Bv2442<p>First Edition. "Rhetoric is an art or faculty which upon every subject considers the capability of persuasion" 25. London: 1811JJ Stockdale. First Printing. A Dissertation upon Rhetoric" translated from the Greek of Aristotle by Daniel Michael Crimmin Esq. was published in London by J.J. Stockdale in 1811. This work is a translation of Aristotle's treatise on rhetoric a foundational text in the field. It was likely part of a larger effort to make classical Greek texts accessible to an English-speaking audience. Translator Daniel Michael Crimmin was a scholar with connections to Trinity College Dublin and the Middle Temple. London-based publisher J.J. Stockdale was well known for producing scholarly works. Aristotle's Rhetoric was classified with a few other works notably the Poetics as encheiridia i.e. handbooks providing foundational treatment of a subject essentially practical guides rather than abstract treatises. As such The Rhetoric in particular was widely circulated albeit in Latin and extensively cited. Rhetoric was of course useful in politics and law but it became increasingly embraced by theological educators. Persuasion is by means of the hearers whenever they are led on into passion by the speech for we do not render our judgments the same way when grieved as when delighted or when friendly as when hostile Sachs 2009. The "Dissertation upon Rhetoric" unravels the basic principles of the art of argumentation. Aristotle's Rhetoric is a cornerstone of Western rhetorical theory and this translation by Crimmin made The Rhetoric available to a wider audience in the early 19th century. This First Edition rarely appears in commerce or at auction making it a scarce item. Its absence from recent sales underscores its rarity often a desirable trait for collectors of classical works and early translations. Gilded spine with title in contemporary marbled calf. Some scuffing and fraying to front board. Light darkening to first 32 pages. Very scarce penciled underscoring of words in text. Hinges very firm. PO s small bookplate on front pastedown imprinted to first blank and tiny penciled signature. Text generally fresh and clean. An extremely good copy of a scarce text. Book #Bv2442 $500. We specialize in rare Ayn Rand and other legends and landmarks.</p> JJ Stockdale hardcover
180228071<p>This 1802 English edition of the Works of Aristotle printed for the booksellers in London presents an intriguing example of early modern pseudo-Aristotelian literature. While ostensibly a collected edition of Aristotle's major texts the contents instead reflect a blend of philosophical fragments folk science and spurious additions—most notably the inclusion of Problemata physica a work long associated with Aristotle despite scholarly doubts regarding its authorship. The volume also features oddities including contemporary medical references such as commentary on infant deaths attributed to London's air quality clearly outside the purview of any authentic Aristotelian manuscript. This eclecticism typifies the genre of popular "Aristotle" books produced for lay audiences in 18th- and early 19th-century Anglo-American print culture. The copy offered here is complete in its 240 pages bound in period full leather and printed in New England in 1806 despite its London imprint. A fascinating artifact of both classical appropriation and vernacular medical publishing. Very Good condition: leather binding moderately rubbed with corners worn but intact and secure; pages with mild foxing and age toning; collated complete. Octavo 8vo single volume. Collation: 240p. No illustrations. Edition: 1802 printing. References: Placeholder. Item Number SKU: #28071. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.</p> printed for the booksellers hardcover
1833000010497Oxonii = Oxford: E Typographeo Academico = University Press 1833. Later edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 3 2-239 1 pp. Contemporary half sheep over blue cloth with the spine in six compartments black morocco label lettered in gold on the spine spine with gold decorations; all edges decoratively sprinkled. Preface and title page in Latin text in Greek. Published by the Oxford University Press specifically for use in the college classroom. It appears that this edition was issued with several blank leaves on which the student using the book could take notes. Our copy has copious manuscript notes from the late 1830's on these pages. The student signed his name on the free front endpaper: James Glencross Balliol College 1837. Balliol college was a powerhouse of Greek and Latin language learning with Benjamin Jowett having taught there. This is a fascinating example of nineteenth century ancient language education with copious evidence of how a student would interact with an Aristotelian text. Some rubbing to the extremities and the rear hinge starting a bit but binding is secure and firm. E Typographeo Academico [= University Press] hardcover
180634181Oxford: Clarendon Press 1806. Third edition. Cloth bound in very good condition. Text in Latin and Greek; Modern cloth binding; xxiv 271 pages. Clarendon Press unknown
1817SKU1157495The Flying Stationer 1817. Hardcover. Acceptable. New York 1817; poor condition; originally leather covered boards; most of the leather is scuffed off; edge and corner wear; back strip replaced with plain masking like tape; 5 3/4 inches tall; tide mark at edges; tape remnants on end papers and occasionally through text; interior pages foxed and darkened by age and softened; pages 63 through 70 detached but present; 117 pages. The Flying Stationer hardcover
181252347London: Published for the Booksellers 1812. 12mo 360 pp. Frontispiece. Full sheep joints recently restored. London: Published for the Booksellers unknown
188718075Oxford Clarendon Press. 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Chipping small tears and fraying to spine ends of all volumes. Corners a bit edgeworn of all volumes. Some pencil marginalia and underlining of all volumes extensive to V2 Greek Text. Endpapers browned of V1 and V3. Crease to rear board of V3 & V4. Hard bumping to top corners of V4. Books range from G to VG-. Still a solid set.; This four-volume edition of Aristotle's Politics is characteristic of Newman's ability to balance philosophy with practice thereby informing his commentary on the Politics particularly the volume-length Introductory Essay which amounts to a treatise in itself. The remaining volumes contain six prefatory essays critical notes and commentary accompanying the Greek text plus various appendixes.; 4 Volume Set; 1-4; 1932 pages; Full title: The Politics of Aristotle with an introduction two prefatory essays and notes critical and explanatory. V1: 1887 580 pp; V2: 1887 419 pp; V3: 1902 603 pp; V4 1902 708 pp . Oxford Clarendon Press hardcover
1816R1877London: J. J. Stockdale 1816. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good . London: J. J. Stockdale 1816. Second edition. Very Good . Just in wonderful condition for a book that is 200 years old. Leather bound with gilt lettering on ribbed spine. Marble edges. About 2 inch split from top spine and 1 inch from lower spine. Book plate and po signatures tanning of pages. Binding is tight and secure. For its age in wonderful condition just a beautiful book to add to your collection. <br/><br/> J. J. Stockdale hardcover
1885000016695Oxford: At the Clarendon Press 1885. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 vol. 7 ii-cxlv 2 2-302 4; 5 2-320 pp. Brown cloth with two borders in blind on the boards gold lettering and gold rules publisher's device in gold on the spines. Black coated endpapers and pastedowns. Translated into English with introduction marginal analysis essays notes and indices by Benjamin Jowett. Volume one includes the introduction and the translation volume two part one contains the notes. Oxford DNB "Jowett Benjamin". SEP "Aristotle's Political Theory". Jowett's illness in 1887 prevented the release of the third volume for this set. Only two volumes were published. Aristotle's treatise on political science: how governments and communities should work for the Good human well-being. Translated by the reknowned classicist and Oxford professor. The front hinge gently cracked and light pencil marginalia in volume one a few leaves in the set foxed. Several of the leaves are unopened at their top edge. At the Clarendon Press hardcover
1834276303Lipsiae : Sumptibus Frid. Christ. Guill. Vogelii 1834. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy only in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands worn and panel edges somewhat rubbed and dust-toned as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall: tight bright clean and strong. Physical description; 2 v. : diagrs ; 22cm. Subject; Meteorology — Early works to 1800. Lipsiae : Sumptibus Frid. Christ. Guill. Vogelii hardcover
183521615Berlin G. reimer 1835-42. 2 cont.hcalf. Richly gilt backs. Backs a little rubbed. LXII6613XII7682 pp. Occasionally some light browning. unknown
1900226984Paris: Ernest Leroux 1900. Hardcover. Very good condition with text clean and binding sound without dust jackets. Wraps rebound in sturdy maroon buckram binding with gold lettering on spine 259pp. 582pp. From the library of Benedict Einarson. Text in French. Ernest Leroux hardcover
1898657H3485London: L. Rene 1898. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Reprint. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. This undated edition was published by L. Rene in London probably in the late 1890s. "Complete Edition with engravings." - title page. Colour plates. A fascinating nostalgic presentation of the birds and the bees and the development of the child from conception to birth and beyond. "Erection is chiefly caused by scuraum eringoes cresses crysmon parsnips artichokes turnips asparagus candied ginger acorns bruised to powder and drank in muscadel scallion sea sheel fish etc. The act of coition being over let the woman repose herself on her right side with her head lying low." - p.10. Hinges open. Some plates loose but present. Above-average but not excessive wear. Tiny binder's tag inside back board otherwise unmarked. A worthy vintage copy. L. Rene Hardcover
1802247954Lipsiae.: Gerhardum Fleischerum. 1802. 19th century full brown morocco raised bands gilt spine title marbled endpapers. Very good marginal coffee stain to top edge of last five leaves. 8vo. Greek and Latin text Latin commentary. Gerhardum Fleischerum. hardcover
181626005AB1816. Frankfurt a. M. J. Chr. Hermann 1816. XXIV 616 S. Marmor. Hldr.-Bd. d. Zt. RVerg. abgerieben RSch. beschäd. Sammlung der neuesten Uebersetzungen der griechischen prosaischen Schriftsteller mit erläuternden Anmerkungen. Tl. 11. Kayser I 105; vgl. ADB XXXVI 483 ff. - F. Strack 1784-1852 weiten Kreisen durch seine geistlichen Dichtungen bekannt geworden lehrte ab 1806 am Pädagogium in Halle seit 1814 als Professor der Naturgeschichte und der alten Sprachen am Gymnasium in Düsseldorf und ab 1817 in Bremen. - Gebräunt. unknown
185532283The Booksellers John Smith n.d. c.1855. 16mo. with with coloured frontispiece illustrated and printed titles 6 pages of coloured plates and illustrations in the text; green cloth boards framed and blocked in blind gilt back red edges primrose endpapers a remarkably bright clean crisp copy. The attribution to Aristotle is fictitious. BLPC and COPAC give the likely date of this edition as 1855. VERY SCARCE ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION. The Booksellers, [John Smith] hardcover
18741637570Longmans Green 1874. Used-Good. 2 vols. Library cloth with call numbers stamped on spine. Some stamps and labels but quite sound internally from a non circulating collection. Over 800 pp. text with an extensive Index in v. 2. Longmans, Green unknown
18122329683London: Printed by Luke Hansard & Sons near Lincoln's-Inn Fields 1812. Second Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Second edition. Boards rubbed stain to bottom corner of last section of pages illegible ink name on front endpaper. 1812 Half-Leather. Two volumes bound in one. xxxii 344; 499 pp. Leather spine and corners gilt titles and rules marbled boards. Includes: On Poetry Considered as an Imitative Art; On the Different Sense of the Word Imitative as Applied to Music by the Antients and by the Moderns.; General and Comparative View of Poetry and Its Principal Species.; Of Tragedy.; Of the Epic Poem.; Of Critical Objections and the Principles on which They Are to be Answered.; Of the Superiority of Tragic to Epic Poetry; Notes.; Additions and Corrections.; Remarks; Index I. Of Poets Critics Philosophers &c. Mentioned by Aristotle.; Index II. To the Dissertations and Notes. Printed by Luke Hansard & Sons, near Lincoln's-Inn Fields hardcover
