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1882730122Unknown: Unknown Copy of Document from 1882. Hardcover. Good. 4to - over 9 - 12" tall. Contents: Introduction by C. S. Picht copy of letter from Rudolf Steiner to F. T. Vischer from 1882 and copy of 'Sole Possible Criticism of the Atomic Theory'. Bound in blue cloth folder with cream lacing to spine. Some rubbing to edges. Mark to ffep. A scarce copy of this early essay by Steiner. Unknown hardcover
1894001084London: Privately Printed 1894. Hardcover. See Description. Tall 4to. 32.5 cm pp. 4 xvi 254 with 40 plates and a facsimile of the 1786 title page. Large paper copy #19 of 50 from a limited edition of 500.The preface states: "the present edition an exact reproduction of that of 1865 but correcting some manifest misprints is published in the interest of science and scholarship." Bound in later plain black cloth showing rubbing and wear to extremities and to the spine caps. The first few leaves including the title contain a small dark stain near the upper edge. Pages show periodic smudging/soiling; several plates have a damp stain on the outer edge of the margin; occasional edge tears are professionally sealed; 3-4 leaves are carefully tipped back in to place. Richard Payne Knight 1750-1824 was a classical scholar mythologist and a collector of antiquities. His "Discourse on the worship of Priapus" was first published in London 1786. Knight argues that a universal system of phallic worship and phallic symbolism existed across most ancient cultures. Comparisons are given between Greco-Roman mythology classical mystery religions Neo-Platonism Orphism Egyptian and Near Eastern mythology Indian religions etc. The work was considered scandalous in its day and it caused the author lasting difficulties. The plates depict examples of phallic imagery in ancient and medieval art i.e. in reliefs statuary coins monuments and architecture. Goodland Biblio. of sex rites p. 328 listing the 1865 printing. <br/> <br/> Privately Printed hardcover
1849000551New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1849. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. 206p. Bound in quarter gray-brown publishers cloth with plain paper boards. Carefully re-backed preserving the original spine and paper spine label worn. Rubbing and wear present to the extremities and boards. Interior is generally clean but with occasional areas of mild scattered foxing as well as some age-toning along the outer edges of the margins. A name and a date 1858 are written in an early hand on the front free fly-leaf. This treatise on superstition and on supernatural beliefs is written by a medical doctor. Chapters are dedicated to discussing witchcraft dreams ghosts ecstasy trance homoeopathy mesmerism animal fascination or charming and credulity in medicine. According to the preface: "It has been the authors object to allude to the mental origin of the various popular superstitions that have extensively prevailed among mankind at different periods and briefly to illustrate the physiological and mental influences by which they have been fostered and strengthened " p.5. Crabtree 571; Cornell p.74. <br/> <br/> D. Appleton & Co. hardcover
1894000448London: Chatto & Windus 1894. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. pp. xxii 428. With frontispiece of the author a medallion portrait of George Combe 7 illustrated plates and numerous figure illustrations with the text. Pages are clean and mostly uncut. Ownership stamp on upper corner of title page and on upper margins of pages 49 149 249 and 349. Remnants of a small ticket in the outer margin of p. 43. A couple small edge chips to last pages of index. Bound in green publisher's cloth; re-backed preserving the original spine; corner tips of boards neatly repaired. Some lumpiness is present on boards due to re-backing. Bookseller's ticket on inside front cover. An extensive defense and discussion of phrenology with chapters on diagnosis of criminals visits to prisons and asylums aphasia stock objections to phrenology phrenology and human progress etc. <br/> <br/> Chatto & Windus hardcover
1878016771New York: Sheldon & Company 1878. This is the original 1878 HARDCOVER edition -- not a cheaply-made modern reprint. Near Fine condition but for a few tiny cover spots. SEE PHOTOS. Bright clean square and tight. NOT a library discard. Hinges are perfect. Pages are creamy white crisp and unmarked. NO foxing. Hardcover. This dictionary includes: THE VOCABULARY OF PHILOSOPHY pp. 1- 560; VOCABULARY OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL SCIENCES pp. 563-934; CHRONOLOGICAL TABLES pp. 935-958; BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF AUTHORS AND OF PROPER NAMES pp. 959-1031; SYNTHETICAL TABLE OF THE PHILOSOPHICAL SCIENCES pp. 1032-1044. Bound in the original rust-color cloth with black-stamped title and decorations on the front cover. The rear cover is decorated in blind. The gilt lettering on the spine is still bright and shiny. Subtitle: "Including the Vocabulary of Philosophy Mental Moral and Metaphysical by William Fleming D.D. Prof. of Moral Philosophy in the University of Glasgow from the second edition 1860; and the third 1876 edited by Henry Calderwood L.L.D.". 1st ed No additional printings listed. Hardcover. Near Fine condition. 8vo. xxiv 1044pp. Sheldon & Company Hardcover
1851000446New York: Fowlers and Wells 1851. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 4to or small folio size. Volumes XIII-XIV. And Volume XV No. I. The complete year of 1851 plus one extra issue - January 1852. Volume XIII Jan. - Jun. pp. iv 144. Volume XIV Jul. - Dec. pp. 140. Volume XV No. I pp. 24.With many wood engraved illustrations. Bound in quarter sheep with marbled boards. Spine and covers are well rubbed and worn. Outer hinges and head caps are professionally restored; board corner tips are neatly repaired. Interior is foxed. Owner's name is written in an old hand in the margins of several pages. Upper marginal corners are chipped on pp. 41-44 Vol. XIV No. II. The journal describes itself as "devoted to phrenology physiology magnetism education mechanism agriculture and to all those progressive measures which are calculated to reform elevate and improve mankind." Contains columns on a variety of subjects - human and animal phrenology book reviews mechanics - i.e. the rotary printing press the American steam boat condensing engine the cotton gin; phrenological profiles of contemporary figures - i.e. 19th century opera singer Jenny Lind American lexicographer Noah Webster Oregon politician Robert Newell. <br/> <br/> Fowlers and Wells hardcover
1894041569Paris: Chamuel Editeur 1894. Book. Fair. Paperback. Rare. Stringbound stiff-card covers. Age toning chipping and ink stain along edges of half-title page. Mild dampstain to upper corner of binding edge margins. 28pp. Text well-preserved. French Language. Chamuel, Editeur Paperback
1894046724London United Kingdom: Theosophical Publishing Society 1894. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mild age toning to pages. 117pp well bound copy. Theosophical Publishing Society Hardcover
1894041739London: Theosophical Publishing Society 1894. Book. Good. Hardcover. Owner notes to endpapers decorative bookplate inside cover. 117pp. Cursive writing in the margins of 4 pages as well done in a script that is remarkably tinier than the actual typeface of the text. Theosophical Publishing Society Hardcover
1820000569Reading: Gedruckt fur Charles MWilliams 1820. Hardcover. See Description. First American Edition. 12mo. 142p. With a dramatic woodcut frontispiece depicting the Anti-Christ as a seven headed dragon. Re-bound in quarter calf with marbled boards preserving the original calf spine. Title page shows age-toning soiling and staining; a small darker spot of staining is present near the upper corner. The inside margin of the frontispiece is carefully restored with some spots of loss to the inner black border-line of the illustration. End papers are stained; notations in an early hand are scrawled on the front free end paper. Interior pages contain light age toning scattered marginal foxing soiling and wear. A German mystic named Christian Armbruster penned this apocalyptic work first published in Germany in either 1813 or 1814. The author predicts the immanent end of days by comparing current events at that time i.e. the rise of the Emperor Napoleon to the prophecies in the Book of Revelation and in the Book of Daniel. Armbruster makes much use of dates and numerical mysticism. American editions of his book contain a frontispiece of a seven headed dragon and are falsely attributed to the more famous mystic Heinrich Jung-Stilling. Uvarov 163 listing a Binnigheim 1813 edition; Holzmann/Bohatta 9368 listing the Ulm 1814 edition. <br/> <br/> Gedruckt fur Charles MWilliams hardcover
1830000548London: J. Hatchard and Son 1830. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. First Edition. 8vo. pp. xvi 430 2. Bound in original quarter gray cloth and paper boards. Re-backed preserving the original spine. Paper boards are rubbed discolored and aged. Board corners are carefully repaired/strengthened. Interior contains scattered foxing and splotching; some leaves possess a rough or chipped marginal edge due to careless opening; outer marginal tearing is neatly and professionally sealed on several leaves; pages 1 and 413 display a light corner crease or stress mark. Crabtree states that this is "A little known work of real significance for the history of both animal magnetism and of physical research. Newnham wrote the book under the patronage of the Bishop of Winchester and it was clearly an attempt to use physiological and psychological terms to explain supernatural or supernormal phenomena which embarrass the Church Newnhams chapters on sleep dreams and somnambulism include an appreciative discussion of animal magnetism. This appeared seven years before Elliotsons invitation to Du Potet to do medical experiments with animal magnetism at Londons University Hospital and started a strong wave of interest in the subject throughout England."Crabtree 346; Besterman p. 258. <br/> <br/> J. Hatchard and Son hardcover
1851000392Boston & Cambridge London: James Munroe and Co. / Edward T. Whitfield 1851. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. See Description. Second Edition revised. 8vo. 205 mm tall. Two parts in one. Part I. pp. 251 1. Part II. vii 1 121 1. Part II has a separate title page dated 1850. Bound in half brown morocco with gilt stamped spine and marbled boards. Minor wear to extremities. Interior is generally clean with occasional spots of mild marginal foxing; title page contains some foxing and a name written in a faded old hand on the upper portion; diagonal crease on page 91-92 bottom third of leaf. James Stanley Grimes was one of the most important American writers on animal magnetism. Grimes maintained that the effects of mind on matter and of mind upon mind occurred through a medium he called the 'etherium.' "The study of the way in which the etherium conveys impressions from one mind to another and the way in which these impressions are channeled through the physical organism he calls 'etherology.'" See Crabtree. Grimes' "Etherology" was first published in Boston and New York 1845. This second edition is revised and edited. Grimes' work inspired the American seer Andrew Jackson Davis to visit the spirit world through techniques of mesmerism. See Falk Doris V. "Poe and the power of animal magnetism." in PLMA vol. 84 No. 3 May 1969 p.544. Crabtree 515 - listing first edition. <br/> <br/> James Munroe and Co. / Edward T. Whitfield hardcover
1872000965Paris: Maisonneuve et cie 1872. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. "Bibliothèque orientale: Chefs doeuvre littéraires de lIndie de la Perse de lÉgypte et de la Chine" Vol. II. 4to. pp. 4 423 3. Double columned text. Bound in quarter vellum with blue cloth boards. A library bookplate is located on the inside front cover. Interior pages show scattered light marginal foxing staining and soiling. Several leaves are mildly creased in the upper corner. Both the title page and p. 29 display a small library impress stamp; a 2 cm tear neatly sealed is present on the upper edge of the title. Pages 3-5 contain three small marginal tears also neatly sealed. An accession number is stamped on the lower part of the first sectional half title. Between 1872 and 1903 Maisoneuve et Cie published 7 volumes in their "Bibliothèque Orientale" series. The first three volumes also contained the general title of "Chefs doeuvre littéraires de lIndie etc." The present volume volume II in the series is divided into 5 parts. The first four parts contain selections of ancient hymns and prayers translated into French by various scholars includes hymns from India Vedic and Buddhist Persia Avestan Egypt and Mesopotamia. The fifth section is the complete French translation by M.G. Pauthier of the "Shijing" Chi-King the "Classic of Poetry" a large collection of Chinese prayers hymns and odes which date from the 11th-7th centuries b.c.e. Hymns of Lao-Tzu Lao-Tseu are also included. <br/> <br/> Maisonneuve et cie hardcover
1895011375Boston: Lee and Shepard 1895 stunning blue cloth with gilt to cover and spine corners and spine ends bumped name stamp to fep and title and dedication page Mental Science book depot label pasted at foot of title 148pp 4pp adverts tipped in advert for Mental Science lectures in Christchurch New Zealand from approx 1900 cover has title ' I Am Well Natural Suggestion or Scientia Vitae ' discourse on mental healing faith healing auto-suggestion etc New Thought theme. Second Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Lee and Shepard hardcover
187027297Privately Printed n.d. 1870. Sm. 8vo. First Edition with wood-engraved frontispiece neat personal name-stamp on blank preliminary and title; attractively bound in contemporary half calf purple cloth boards back with five raised bands ruled in gilt second compartment with red leather Privately published by the translator and almost certainly the sole edition. EXTREMELY SCARCE. BLPC gives the date. Privately Printed, hardcover
1887000848Paris: A la Librairie Illustrée c. 1887 - 1907 1887. Wraps. See Description. 8vo. pp. 4 308. Bound in original color illustrated publishers wraps depicting a man hypnotizing a woman. The same image is present in black and white on the title page. Head and tail caps are professionally repaired. The wraps show wear to the extremities as well as some age-toning soiling spotting mild edge chipping etc. The text block is loosely sewn with a single stitch through each gathering. Interior pages contain periodic spots of marginal foxing. A few minor marginal tears are neatly sealed. The upper edge of page 69 is chipped 1 x 0.5 cm. According to Crabtree this work is "a critical evaluation of the nature of hypnotism and somnambulism. The author sees imagination as the central element" Crabtree p. 276. Chapter XI discusses modern witchcraft "diatribe contre le livre préceédent de Charles Richet" Yve-Plessis. This is possibly the second edition. Apparently two editions of Fonvielles "Les endormeurs" were printed neither of which carried a date. The first edition appeared in 1887 and the second in 1907. Caillet and Crabtree list the printer of the 1887 edition as Henry du Parc. The Bibliotheque nationale however assigns the date 1887 to an edition printed by la Librairie illustrée. Crabtree 1170; Caillet 4085; Besterman p. 139; Yve-Plessis 813. <br/> <br/> A la Librairie Illustrée [c. 1887 - 1907 ] paperback
1891045015Paris: Librairie J. B. Bailliere et Fils 1891. Book. Good. Paperback. Front cover nearly detached but protected inside tissue jacket age toning to pages. 320pp. Librairie J. B. Bailliere et Fils Paperback
1868044238Neuchatel: Imprimerie De James Attinger 1868. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 512pp. Three quarter cloth with marbled boards owner name on fly edges rubbed. Text clean. Imprimerie De James Attinger Hardcover
1900000676Paris: Albin Michel c. 1900 - 1919 1900. Wraps. See Description. Small 8vo. 48p. Bound in original publishers paper wraps. Some rubbing and wear present to the wraps and extremities. Pages are age-toned due to the quality of the paper but not overly brittle. An ownership stamp is present on the half title. The bottom corner tips of the last four leaves and the rear wrap are chipped. .A small treatise on cryptography or secret codes. Includes some depictions of charts or grids. <br/> <br/> Albin Michel [c. 1900 - 1919 ] paperback
1828001108Boston: T.R. Marvin 1828. 1st Edition . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. 156p. Bound in original quarter gray-brown cloth with paper boards and paper spine label. Spine head cap neatly restored. Boards contain some rubbing and wear. A name is printed in an early hand on the front free fly-leaf. Interior pages are generally clean. Corner crease is present on p. 123. Canonicus is the pseudonym of William Shedd 1797-1830 a New England evangelist preacher who was minister for one year at Abington Ma. His "Letters" addressed to William E. Channing 1780-1842 the influential Boston Unitarian preacher were written in opposition to Unitarian tendencies to deny the agency and personal existence of the devil and his angels. The author with the use of Biblical scripture argues for the existence of Satan and of fallen spirits. <br/> <br/> T.R. Marvin hardcover
1894000531Brooklyn N.Y.: Eagle Book Printing 1894. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. pp. xiii 1 262. With6 photo plates including the frontispiece depicting Mollie Fancher in a trance. Bound in maroon publishers cloth. Spine is lightly faded; some minor spots of rubbing and bumping. A name with a date 1895 is printed on the front free fly leaf. Interior pages are clean. Mollie Fancher d.1916 was a Brooklyn woman who suffered two accidents at the age of 17 and as a result became bind and partially paralyzed. Afterwards she displayed signs of supposed clairvoyance and split personality. She was also able to exist for long periods with little or no food. Witnesses testified to her being able to read books and letters clairvoyantly as well as identify lost objects. Over time Fancher became "possessed" or plagued by several different personalities with names such as Sunbeam Idol and Rosebud Shepard Encyc. of Occultism I p.323-24. Crabtree 1361; Besterman p. 99. <br/> <br/> [Eagle Book Printing] hardcover
1854043452Paris: S'Imprime et Se Vend Chez 1854. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Oversized will exceed standard shipping rates for international options. Rebound copy in brown quarter cloth over gray boards. Foxing to a few pages. French language. S'Imprime et Se Vend Chez Hardcover
1875000317Leipzig: B.G. Teubner 1875. Second Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. pp. XI 1 507 1. Bound in quarter brown morocco. Rubbing to extremities and corners; some discoloration and rubbing on the third panel of the spine due to a former shelf label. A "withdrawn" sticker is pasted on the inside front cover. A library blind stamp is located on the title page and on p.55. Interior is otherwise clean. Second edition enlarged with 6 additional essays. Contains articles on ethics and religion in ancient Greece with discussions on gods demi-gods and damons. Karl Ludwig Lehrs 1802-1878 was a professor of ancient Greek philology at Königsburg University. <br/> <br/> B.G. Teubner hardcover
1894042175London: W Foulsham & Co Ltd 1894. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Scarce! Finger smudges to cloth and exterior page edges mustiness. Text clean 212pp. Original price of one shilling. W Foulsham & Co Ltd Hardcover
185723696New York : Kigggins & Kellogg 1857 . First Edition . Good . 8VO . An early debunking of Spiritualism. Bound in gilt and blind stamped brown cloth. Covers worn head of spine eroded. Some foxing particularly in the early and later pages. Kigggins & Kellogg hardcover
