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1690173569London: J.M. for H. Herringman 1690. Hardcover. Good boards unattached pages foxed and browned but all pages readable. Marbled boards Riviere binding 54 2 pp no illustrations. An adaptation of the French Psyché by Molière P. Corneille and Quinault. Sometimes considered the first English opera was produced at the Dorset Garden theatre in 1674. A very rare book in readable condition. J.M. for H. Herringman hardcover books
196051841Stanford:: Stanford University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1960. Hardcover. B000UHLHL4 . First edition. Very good in a very good age darkened dust jacket. ; 126 pages . Stanford University Press, hardcover books
197821418London: Ferret Fantasy Ktd 1978. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 96pp. Black cloth gilt spine title. A fine copy in a fine dustwrapper. One of 49 copies signed by the author of a total edition of 56 copies. This is copy No. 45. Introduction by Nelson Bond who also signed at the beginning of the Introduction. This edition is interleaved for notes though we find none present. Addenda and Corrigenda leaf is laud in. "a select bibliography and notes for the collector" Ferret Fantasy Ktd hardcover books
169019072London: Awnsham and John Churchill 1690 1692. First editions of both volumes of Locke's Second and Third Letter Concerning Toleration. Two volumes bound in one. Octavo contemporary calf rebacked. In excellent condition with the text clean contents clean except for light browning rebacked. From the library of James Stonhouse with his signatures and armorial bookplate. Exceptionally rare. The Second Letter Concerning Toleration is a response to the attack on A Letter concerning Toleration Locke's The Argument of the 'Letter concerning Toleration' Briefly Consider'd and Answer'd. In the first letter Locke had claimed 'Toleration to be the chief Characteristical Mark of the True Church'. His views on religious toleration continued to be the subject of controversy and he penned two more letters the fourth of which was published posthumously. Awnsham and John Churchill unknown books
190942442NY: John Lane Co. 1909. Illustrated by James Montgomery Flagg. LOCKE William J. SEPTIMUS. Illustrated by James Montgomery Flagg. NY: John Lane Co. 1909. 12mo. green cloth stamped in white. First Edition. Signed presentation from Locke on a sheet of paper tipped to the front endpaper: "To Acosta Nichols with New Year feelings from W.J. Locke. January '09." With another presentation on the front endpaper by an unknown person: "Good luck always me dear Acosta Rutger." Acosta Nichols was related brother or nephew to Kate "Katrina Nichols Task founder of the Yadoo atist colony in upstate New York. Very Good front hinge neatly repaired. $85.00. <br/><br/> John Lane Co. hardcover books
190929006NY: John Lane 1909. First American edn. 8vo pp. 366. Cover worn and stained o/w VG. A novel. John Lane unknown books
169666981First Collected Edition of Locke's Writings on the Fundamentals of Economics LOCKE John. Several Papers Relating to Money Interest and Trade &c. Writ upon several Occasions and Published at different Times. London: Printed for A. and J. Churchill 1696. First collected edition of Locke's important writings on the fundamentals of economics. Small octavo 6 5/16 x 3 3/4 inches; 159 x 95 mm. 4 4 192; 24; 16 111 1 advertisement 1 eratta 1 blank pp. With general title-page and separate title-pages for Some Considerations and Further Considerations. Contemporary full speckled calf rebacked to style. Boards stamped in blind. Red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Boards a bit chipped and bumped. Overall a very good copy. Comprised of: The Second edition Corrected of: Some Considerations of the Consequences of the Lowering of Interest and Raising the Value of Money. In a Letter to a Member of Parliament 1691. London: for Awnsham and John Churchill 1696. and Short Observations on a Printed Paper Intituled For encouraging the Coining Silver Money in England and after for keeping it here. 1695 and Further Considerations Concerning Raising the Value of Money. Wherein Mr. LowndesÃs Arguments for it in his late Report concerning An Essay for the Amendment of the Silver Coins are particularly Examined. London: Printed for A. and J. Churchil 1695. ESTC lists two variants: one has "By John Locke Esq;" on the title-page 'Further Considerations' dated 1695 and 111 pages. The other issue has "By Mr. John Locke" on the title-page "Further Considerations" dated 1696 and 112 pages. This copy is a combination of the two with 'Further Considerations' dated 1695 and "By Mr. John Locke" on the title-page. ìëThe Great Recoinageà controversy of the 1690s was the impetus for LockeÃs writings on mercantile and monetary theory. In the 1660s Sir Josiah Child had argued that the legal rate of interest should be lowered. It was still a topic for political discussion in the early 1690s: Child was still pressing the argument and was supported by London merchants. Locke however defended a legal rate of interest but refused to fix it below the current rates. This was the occasion for his publishing Some Considerations of the Consequences of the Lowering of Interest and Raising the Value of Money in 1692. When William Lowndes Secretary of the Treasury proposed in 1695 to raise the nominal value of coins Locke slightly revised Some Considerations and also published two further pamphlets Short Considerations and Further Considerations. At that time gold and silver coins had a value equivalent to their metal content representing nothing but their silver or gold quantity. Locke rejected devaluation basing his argument on this ëcommodity theoryà of money. He considered ëraising of the denomination or the increase of alloyà to be debasement and fraudî Yolton. ìLockeÃs second major essay Further Considerations Concerning Raising the Value of Money 1695 while it reiterated many of his earlier arguments was mostly concerned with the issue of recoinage. Locke took issue with a proposal to devalue the official coinage by 20 per cent and argued strongly for recoining at the old standard the currently circulating coins debased by clipping and normal wear and tear. Money Locke argued was equivalent to gold and silver. People contracted for gold and silver and a government stamp was simply an assurance of the specie content of official coins. Hence a devaluation would only confuse trade and cause an increase in prices denominated in terms of pounds and shillingsî The New Palgrave. Einaudi. Goldsmiths'. Kress. HBS 66981RSL. $11000 Printed for A. and J. Churchill hardcover books
18806037441880. "David R. Locke" in pencil on small sheet. 5" x 2 1/4"; very good; ca. 1880. Signed: "David R. Locke". No Binding. Very Good. unknown books
191028978NY: John Lane 1910. First American edn. James Montgomery Flagg. 8vo pp. 332. Illustrated by James Montgomery Flag. One hinge tender cover little worn and stained o/w VG. A novel. John Lane unknown books
19739005324New York: Dodd Mead 1973. Eighth edition. Hardcover. Bound in the publisher's original blue cloth. The dust jacket has one minor chip otherwise a fine book in a near fine dust jacket. <br/><br/> Dodd, Mead hardcover books
1966WRCLIT22456New York: Harper & Row 1966. Cloth. First edition. Fine in very good dust jacket. Harper & Row hardcover books
1966702107NY: Harper & Row. 1966. Very Good in Very Good DJ. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Harper & Row hardcover books
1966248348New York: Harper and Row 1966. Hardcover. 249p. signed by the author on blue front free endpaper hard to seevery good first edition in green cloth boards and bright white unclipped dj. Harper and Row hardcover books
1708755791708. LOCKE John. SOME FAMILIAR LETTERS BETWEEN MR. LOCKE AND SEVERAL OF HIS FRIENDS. London: Printed for A. and J. Churchill 1708. First edition. Octavo. 4540 pp. Skillfully rebacked contemporary calf gilt-stamped spine label all edges stained red. One leaf p. 209-210 has loss in fore-margin not affecting text. Clean text and near-fine overall. unknown books
170830851London: A. & J. Churchill 1708. 8vo 19 cm 7.5". 4 540 pp. <br><br>First edition of the first official collection of Locke's letters: "Not only such civil and polite conversation as friendship produces among men of parts learning and candour; but several matters relating to literature and more particularly to Mr. Locke's notions in his Essay concerning Human Understanding and in some of his other works" p. iii. Both sides of the exchanges are present with correspondents including William Molyneux Thomas Molyneux Richard Burridge and Philipp van Limborch; a number of letters are in Latin and a few in French. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â ESTC T117287; Pforzheimer 611. Period-style calf covers framed and panelled in gilt rolls with gilt-stamped corner fleurons and central decoration spine with with gilt-stamped leather title-label gilt-ruled raised bands and gilt-stamped compartment decorations. Title-page with early inked ownership inscription William R. Williams in upper outer corner; preface with early inked initials in upper corners partially effaced resulting in small holes to upper outer corner touching two letters of text without obscuring sense. Occasional early inked corrections and annotations; partial topical index filling final blank. One leaf with short tear from upper margin not extending into text another with portion of lower foremargin torn away just touching but not really "affecting" print; scattered light smudges and a handful of pages with old marginal stains ink-drop to fore-edge closed in Latin section otherwise clean. A. & J. Churchill hardcover books
1695JC14328London: A. and J. Churchill 1695. Third edition enlarged. Hardcover. Very Good. Early panelled calf joints and spine tips rather shabbily renewed; 12mo; pp. 8 374 2 TOC. Binding scuffed. Previous owner's bookplate on FFEP; a little foxing here and there; but text block is overall clean and unmarked. <br/><br/>The third edition -- following two substantially identical editions from 1693 -- has a number of changes including the author's name added to the end of the Preface as well as textual expansion and new sections. A. and J. Churchill hardcover books
1696BBO47<p><b>LOCKE</b> John:<br /></p><p><b><i>Some Thoughts Concerning Education</i></b></p><p>London: A and J Churchill 1695.</p><p>8vo. 3742 pp.; brown spotted calf</p><p>Third edition Newly Expanded First edition thus</p><p><br /></p> A and J Churchill hardcover books
1693106030London: Printed for A. and J. Churchill 1693. First edition of Locke's seminal treatise on the education of gentlemen which for over a century was the most important philosophical work on education in England. Octavo bound in full calf with morocco spine label lettered and decorated in gilt raised bands and ruling to the spine. ruling and floral cornerpieces to the front and rear panels stamped in blind all edges speckled red. In very good condition. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell box. A scarce and important work. While in political exile during the 1680s Locke wrote letters to his friend Clarke of Chipley about the education of his children. These letters form the substance of his influential Thoughts on Education considered a classic in the subject. "Clarke had spoken of the letters to Thomas Molyneux then studying medicine at Leyden. A correspondence began between Locke and Molyneux's brother WIlliam who insisted that the letters be published"DNB XII 33. It was translated into almost all of the major written European languages during the eighteenth century and nearly every European writer on education after Locke including Jean-Jacques Rousseau acknowledged its influence. Printed for A. and J. Churchill hardcover books
1693LV2329London:: Awnsham & John Churchill 1693. 1693. Small octavo. Collation: A4 B-R8 S4. Pagination: viii 262 2 pp. Modern antique-style spotted paneled calf red morocco spine label edges speckled red old endpapers preserved; some marginal worming G3-N8 with occasional effect to printed text but confined to lower margin some abrasion to fore-edge. Otherwise a fine copy. First Edition "corrected" issue. There has been much discussion of the "states" of the first edition. This copy has the square ornament on the title-page the rules are 13mm below the type and ‘patronage’ on A3v line 19. In addition this copy has the catchword "I" found on A2v indicative of a first printing and not the reprint wherein one finds the catchword altered to "I my". "Locke was known to be concerned at the quality of the printing of his writings and to try to read the sheets before they were finally printed . . . I think the Churchills completed printing the first edition before Locke had made corrections; that he was so incensed by the errors that he insisted the whole first edition be suppressed and the barely distinguishable second edition be made." - Yolton. This copy has most of the corrections but lacks a few at the front of the volume and apparently is made up of some mixed sheets from the first printing. // It quickly became one of his most popular and influential works and is more or less a direct application of Locke’s empiricism as expressed in his Essay Concerning Human Understanding. // From the beginning Some Thoughts Concerning Education was initiated in 1684 with a correspondence with Locke’s friend Edward Clarke. The letters offered to Clarke advice for raising his son and heir. But it was not until William Molyneux encouraged Locke in 1693 to publish this book based on the advice given and even then issuing the first edition without his name on the title. // This work is a cornerstone in educational theory and is further considered a foundation of the principles of modern developmental psychology. "His thought was marked by a ready understanding of and warm sympathy with children. Three main thoughts dominate the work. First the individual aptitudes capacities and idiosyncrasies of the child should govern learning not arbitrary curricular or rote learning taught by the rod. Second Locke placed the health of the body and the development of a sound character ahead of intellectual learning. In the third place he saw that play high spirits and the ‘gamesome humor’ natural to children should govern the business of learning wherever possible. . . His influence on educational thought was enormous and is still very much with us in its fundamental outlook and method." - Encyclopedia of Philosophy. REFERENCES: Alston 10:111; Attig 523; ESTC r213714. T.C. II467; Pfortzheimer 612; Norman 1381; Wing L2762; Yolton 165-6. A[wnsham] & J[ohn] Churchill, 1693. unknown books
006694London: Ward Lock and Co. No date circa 1880s. Very Good tidy prior owner name front end page end pages uniformly browned wear to cloth at spine ends and tips. Original brown cloth with gilt title and device. Paginated 399-722. Top edge gilt. An uncommon title. . First Thus. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ward, Lock, and Co. Hardcover books
1762JC14391London: Printed and Sold by all the Booksellers 1762. Hardcover. Very Good . 12 mo. 178 pp. 2 pp. contents at rear. Contemporary leather spine crudely repaired. Early armorial bookplate of Henry Peckwell and early ownership signatures of J. Halhoun and B. Barker. Engraved portrait frontispiece by J. Phinn after Kneller. <br/><br/>A scarce edition ESTC records five copies only. The work was first published in 'Posthumous Works of Mr John Locke' 1706 and issued for the first time as a separate work in 1741. Printed and Sold by all the Booksellers hardcover books
188221132New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1882. v 152 pages; tipped-on as frontispiece is an albumen photograph of the author not credited; poetic musings by Urania Una Locke Stoughton Bailey 1820-1882 American author; the material mostly of an inspirational Christian nature; previous owner inscription on inner blank endpaper; first & last endpapers & paste-downs in a decorative floral print; bound in the original dark bevel-edged blue cloth gilt cover & spine titles; cover with a gilt floral decorative motif and the spine with some small ornamentation as well; some tips spine-ends and edge-wear to cloth rubbing in very good condition. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. G.P. Putnam's Sons Hardcover books
191328976NY: John Lane 1913. First American edn. Frank Wiles. 8vo pp. 357. Illustratedm by Frank Wiles. Little marking in margins o/w VG. A novel. John Lane unknown books
191395034London: John Lane The Bodley Head 1913. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Boards a bit soiled and slightly spotted still a nice and presentable very good copy lacking the rare presumed dustwrapper. Nicely Inscribed by the author in the year of publication: "To R. Underwood Johnson gratefully in token of Stella's year of life in 'The Century.' W. J. Locke. Ap. 1913." Robert Underwood Johnson was the editor of The Century Magazine where Stella Maris was serialized. Perhaps the best known work by this popular author of romantic novels. Basis for two silent films notably the 1918 version directed by Marshall Neilan and featuring Mary Pickford in a highly acclaimed dual role. Scarce. John Lane, The Bodley Head hardcover books
1913WRCLIT57388London New York & Toronto: John Lane the Bodley Head etc 1913. Decorated cloth. Frontis and plates by Frank Wiles. First edition. Bookplate 1913 gift inscription some top-stain bleed to front endsheets cloth a bit soiled; a good sound copy. NCBEL IV:638. John Lane the Bodley Head [etc] hardcover books
