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(Printed by Ballantyne Press for) George Routledge and Sons, London and New York: ., 1887 pp. 286, (2) [Publisher's catalogue]. Top edge gilt. Deckled edges. Unopened. 200mm. From Morley's Universal Library, uniformly bound with others in the series. Gilt lettered faux vellum spine over blue gray linen boards. Spine very slightly darkened. Fine condition. Henry Morley (1822-1894) was a popular lecturer and prolific writer who did more to promote education and love of literature than any other person in the Victorian era. LOC W48/BAG 7 0.0. Hardcover.

T. Fisher Unwin, London: (1907)., 1907 pp. vi, 534. XLib. Inked ownership of H. Swanson. Top edge gilt. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding lettered and decorated in gold. Edges rubbed. Centenary Edition. Theodore Parker (1810-1860) was an influential American Transcendentalist and reforming Unitarian minister. PHILO BOX 3 0.0. Hardcover.

University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles: 1952., 1952 306p. Top edge foxed. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding, bumped. Original priced dust jacket, worn at extremities. PHILOSOPHY 1 0.0. Hardcover.

William Pickering, London: ., 1844 pp. vi, 215. Lightly worn original full cloth binding. Paper label on spine, chipped, as is a bit of the spine. Hardbound. Very good. This influential analysis of Kant's great work was written 'to elucidate those points, which, notwithstanding a translation, made about three years ago, of the work itself still remain unintelligible'. 'Possessed of ample means, [Francis Haywood (1796-1858)] devoted himself to study, and must at an early age have acquired a knowledge of German and of German philosophy and divinity unusual in England at the period, having been in 1828 the anonymous translator of Bretschneider's reply to Hugh James Rose's "State of Protestantism in Germany", dealing with the tendencies of German theology. He shortly afterwards undertook a much more difficult task in the translation of Kant's "Critick of Pure Reason", previously only accessible to English students unacquainted with German in a French or a… Read More

Fairleigh Dickinson Univ. Press, Cranbury, NJ: 1973., 1973 93p. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. A fine copy of a significant book. OCC 4 Language: eng. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., New York: (1970)., 1970 502 p. Illustrated. Large 4to. 280 mm. Original full cloth binding. Dust jacket. Some soiling, but still very good. Hardbound. Includes illustrations, maps, portraits, photographs, samples of manuscript pages, drawings, and decorations. A great Thoreau reference. **PRICE JUST REDUCED REF4 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

Garden City Books, Garden City, NY: (1949)., 1949 151p. Paper beginning to brown but not brittle. 12mo. Original full cloth binding, slightly worn. Reprint of the 1937 edition. PHILOSOPHY 2 0.0. Hardcover.

Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ: 1956., 1956 147p. 12mo. Original full paper covered boards. Original priced dust jacket, slightly worn. Brown and Haley Lecture Series. PHILOSOPHY 1 0.0. Hardcover.

Houghton, Mifflin and Company, Boston: 1885., 1885 pp. ix, 321 + Portrait Frontis. Early inked ownership of James W. Latimer (York, PA), April 7, 1886 on title page. Top edge gold. 195mm. Original full green cloth binding. Beveled edges. Front board decorated in gold with an urn and wings. Binding rubbed and worn. Hardbound. Good. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) was an American physician, professor, lecturer, and author. Regarded by his peers as one of the best writers and outstanding characters of the 19th century. One of the Fireside Poets, his most famous prose works are the "Breakfast-Table" series. He is also recognized as an important medical reformer. .**PRICE JUST REDUCED! PHILO BX 4 x2 0.0. Hardcover. Good.

Macmillan Co., New York: 1929., 1929 123p. Original cloth backed decorated paper binding, showing a large red balloon rising in front of a people filled windows. Binding edges worn, otherwise a nice copy. Padraic Colum (1881-1972) was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer, and collector of folklore. He was one of the leading figures of the Celtic Revival. LIT 8 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

A Londres (London), 1780., 1780 368p. "Fragmens de Philosophie Morale" pp. [301]-368 + Four engraved plates. Some light edge browning. 24 mo. 125 mm. Contemporary full leather French binding; worn at joints. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Hardbound. A very good copy of a scarce little work. After studying with the Jesuits and teaching in their colleges at Clermont and Toulouse, Marmontel (1723-1799), acting on the advice of Voltaire, set out for Paris (at the age of twenty-two) to seek literary fame. He wrote a series of minor plays which brought him somewhat permanent admission to Parisian literary and social circles. It was during this time that he wrote articles for the 'Encyclopedie' on the 'Elements of Literature' which still rank among the French classics. In 1758 he gained the patronage of Madame de Pompadour. She obtained for him a place as a civil servant, and the management of the journal, 'Le Mercure' where his charming 'Contes Moraux' were… Read More

A Gateway Edition, Henry Regnery Company, Chicago: (1955)., 1955 pp. xiii, 239. 170mm. Softbound. Gateway paperback. Seventh printing. PHILO BX 4 0.0. Soft cover.

Los Angeles: DeVorss & Co. & The Theosophical Univ. Press, Los Angeles, CA: 1943., 1943 158p. 12mo. Original full cloth binding. Scarce. OCC 1 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

(Printed by Welch, Bigelow, and Company, Cambridge for) Ticknor and Fields, Boston: 1862., 1862 80p. Note original pagination errors in last signature. Bookplates of Bayard Henderson Christy, Ornithologist, 1899 and W. Emmert Swigart. Small 8vo. Original full publisher's cloth binding, embossed and lettered in blind. Spine lettered in gold. Slight sun fading top of front board. Holmes began his medical career as a general practitioner but shifted into academics, becoming professor of anatomy and physiology at Dartmouth (1838-40), dean of Harvard Medical School (1847-82). He published two important medical lectures, including this one - promoting scientific discoveries in opposition to the practice of homeopathy, phrenology, and other `alternative' therapies. (The other was on the nature of fevers). His main fame though comes as a poet, novelist, biographer, and essayist. Most famous of these are `The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table' (1858) and several subsequent volumes where he presents… Read More

Glasgow, Scotland: Printed by John Bryce, Glasgow, For J. Mathews, London, et. al.: 1782, 1782 pp. xxiv, 650 + 3 p. Publisher's advertisement, including a Proposal to publish the Letters of Samuel Rutherford. Old foxing and age stain. 8vo. Contemporary full leather binding, worn. Boards almost detached. FIRST EDITION. A note to a modern reprint of this important and scarce indicates the regard in which he is still held: John Brown (1722-1787) of Haddington, was a leading Scottish minister in the early eighteenth-century. He was a gifted preacher, and prolific writer of theology. He began life in obscure poverty, without advantage of wealth, position, title, or education. He taught himself Greek while working in the fields. He became a man of deep spiritual experience with skill in preaching the doctrines of free grace and piety. This Compendious View, is based on his seminary lectures. It contains more than 26,000 proof texts and numerous exegetical insights. This single volume of Reformed… Read More

The Modern Library, New York: (). 1950., 1950 pp. xxvii, 930. Sm. 8vo. 180mm. Original full cloth binding, very spotted. Original priced dust jacket, slightly worn. MOD LIB BX 1 0.0. Hardcover.

[Privately Published, Cincinnati?]: 1908., 1908 54 leaves, on thick laid paper; printed on one side; uncut and unopened. + Mounted portrait. 8vo. 240 mm. Cloth backed boards binding; spine almost detached. Autograph presentation from: "Margaret Vandercook, Gramercy Park (NYC), 1921." John [Filkins] Vandercook (1873- 1908), was the editor of the Cincinnati Post. In 1904 he led a reform movement which saw to the over-throw of corrupt machine politics in that city. He moved on to become founder, first President, and General Manager of the United Press Association. The Complete Revolution (1909) was privately published after his death at age 35 from appendicitis. VERIA 2 0.0. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good.

The Modern Library, New York: (). 1929., 1929 pp. xiv, 363. 160mm. Original full cloth binding. MOD LIB BX 1 0.0. Hardcover.

Printed and sold by William Gillmor, Harrisburgh: ., 1811 pp. (1) [Title page], viii, (9)-263. Irregular pagination. Very dampstained. Foxed. Browned but not brittle. 160 mm. Original full leather binding, worn. Original leather spine label. Slight loss at head and tail of spine. Boards warped. Hardbound. Fair. Title continues: 'Drawn From The Knowledge Of Nature, From Proofs Purely Intellectual, And From The Idea Of The Infinite Himself'. S&S/AI 22813. SCARCE. PAIMP 25. Hardcover.

Printed by John Binns, Northumberland, (PA): ., 1805 pp. (1), (1)-385. Title page loose, chipped with numerous XLib marks. Text browned and brittle. 12mo. 200 mm. Disbound. Poor. Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) was an 18th-century English theologian, Dissenter clergyman, natural philosopher, chemist, and liberal political theorist. He has historically been credited with the discovery of oxygen. During his lifetime, Priestley's considerable scientific reputation rested on his invention of soda water, his writings on electricity, and his discovery of several airs (gases). Priestley's science was integral to his theology, and he consistently tried to fuse Enlightenment rationalism with Christian theism. His committed Christian Unitarian beliefs got him into enormous trouble in England and he fled to America, finally settling in the woods of Northumberland, PA. where he is buried. It was a life full of discovery, praise, and vilification. The Discourses here include: The Duty of Mutual Exhortation;… Read More