Search Results: Authors starting with G from Books That Expand The Mind

London: The Waverley Book Company Ltd, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Super octavo (8vo 7 × 11 178 × 279). J.F. Horrabin. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - The Outline of History was one of the first of Wells' books to be banned in Nazi Germany. Previous owner inscription on FEP. Bumping and scuffing to boards and spine (top and tail), 1.5cm tear to top spine cover. Please see photos as part of condition report 1920 , THE OUTLINE OF HISTORY VOL 1 AND 2 Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind Written with the Advice and Editorial Help of Mr Ernest Barker, Sir H.H. Johnston, Sir E. Ray Lankester and Professor Gilbert Murray By H.G. Wells Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English writer. Prolific in many genres, he wrote more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography and autobiography. Wells is now best… Read More

Penguin Books Ltd, 1946. 1st Edition (Thus). Softcover. Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Good - Please see photos as part of condition report 1946 1st Edition (Thus) , THE NEW MACHIAVELLI By H.G. Wells Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English writer. Prolific in many genres, he wrote more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography and autobiography. Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and has been called the "father of science fiction." In addition to his fame as a writer, he was prominent in his lifetime as a forward-looking, even prophetic social critic who devoted his literary talents to the development of a progressive vision on a global scale. A futurist, he wrote a number of utopian works and foresaw the advent of aircraft, tanks, space… Read More

Not Identified, 1650. Vellum. Very Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - This edition is rare. Two fold-out Hebrew sky maps show Gaffarel's central work on Jewish astrology, Kabbalah and various magical beliefs. Gaffarel's most important work "Curiositez inouyes" deals with oriental talismans, Hebrew, Egyptian and Arabic astrology, Kabbalah and star divination. The book is divided into three parts. The first focuses on defending Orientals, especially Jews, against various historical slanders. The second covers Persian talisman sculpture and astrology. The third deals with the horoscope of the patriarchs and the astrology of the ancient Hebrews. In the book there are two celestial maps or Kabbalistic planispheres to open, on which the constellations form Hebrew letters. - Partly with contemporary marginalia. Some minimal stains, overall still a good copy. Please see photos as part of condition report 1650 , CURIOSITEZ… Read More

London: Folio Society, 2002. 1st Edition (Thus). Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Royal octavo (8vo 6+1?4 × 10 159 × 254). Anthony Gross. 2nd Printing Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Slipcase Very good, Book in fine unread condition Please see photos as part of condition report 2002 1st Edition (Thus) 2nd Printing, Slipcase THE FORSYTHE SAGA THREE VOLUMES The Man of Property, In Chancery and To Let By John Galsworthy John Galsworthy OM (14 August 1867 – 31 January 1933) was an English novelist and playwright. He is best known for his trilogy of novels collectively called The Forsyte Saga, and two later trilogies, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932. Illustrated By: Anthony Gross Anthony Imre Alexander Gross CBE RA (19 March 1905 – 8 September 1984) was a British printmaker, painter, war artist and film director of Hungarian-Jewish, Italian, and Anglo-Irish descent. Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust… Read More

London: MacMillan & Co, 1892. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Good - Rubbing and bumping to boards, some soiling, text block firm. Previous owner inscription blank page before half-title. Binding firm. Pages clean. Please see photos as part of condition report 1892 1st Edition , FINGER PRINTS By Francis Galton Sir Francis Galton, FRS FRAI (16 February 1822 – 17 January 1911), was an English Victorian era polymath: a statistician, sociologist, psychologist, anthropologist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto-geneticist, psychometrician and a proponent of social Darwinism, eugenics, and scientific racism. He was knighted in 1909. Galton produced over 340 papers and books. He also created the statistical concept of correlation and widely promoted regression toward the mean. He was the first to apply statistical methods to the study of human differences and inheritance of… Read More

London: The Eugenics Education Society, 1909. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Good - Some soiling to boards. Bumping to spine top & tail. Some browning to pages. Please see photos as part of condition report 1909 1st Edition , ESSAYS IN EUGENICS By Francis Galton Sir Francis Galton, FRS FRAI (16 February 1822 – 17 January 1911), was an English Victorian era polymath: a statistician, sociologist, psychologist, anthropologist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto-geneticist, psychometrician and a proponent of social Darwinism, eugenics, and scientific racism. He was knighted in 1909. Galton produced over 340 papers and books. He also created the statistical concept of correlation and widely promoted regression toward the mean. He was the first to apply statistical methods to the study of human differences and inheritance of intelligence, and introduced the use of… Read More

London: MacMillan & Co, 1892. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Rubbing and bumping to boards, text block firm. Sunbleached spine and boards, printed presentation slip, Bookplate of John Addington Symonds Jr. and a card "From The Author". Please see photos as part of condition report 1892 1st Edition , With Provenance FINGER PRINTS By Francis Galton Sir Francis Galton, FRS FRAI (16 February 1822 – 17 January 1911), was an English Victorian era polymath: a statistician, sociologist, psychologist, anthropologist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto-geneticist, psychometrician and a proponent of social Darwinism, eugenics, and scientific racism. He was knighted in 1909. Galton produced over 340 papers and books. He also created the statistical concept of correlation and widely promoted regression toward the mean. He was the first to apply statistical methods… Read More

Shambala, 1971. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Please see photos as part of condition report 1971 , THE JEWEL ORNAMENT OF LIBERATION By S Gampopa Illustrated By: N/A Format: Softcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Shambala, octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 333 ISBN: The Jewel Ornament of Liberation, written by a physician-turned-monk named Gampopa in the 11th century, is one of the most important texts in Tibetan Buddhism. A masterwork of Tibetan Buddhism—providing the complete foundation for study and practice—from beginning to Buddhahood. Includes teachings on Buddha-nature, finding the spiritual master, impermanence, karma, cultivation of bodhicitta, development of the six perfections, the ten bodhisattva bhumis, Buddhahood, and the activities of the Buddha. SKU: BTETM0001316 Approximate Package Dimensions… Read More

Basic Books, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Please see photos as part of condition report 1999 1st Edition , INTELLIGENCE REFRAMED: MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY By Howard E. Gardner Illustrated By: N/A Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: Yes, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Published By: Basic Books, octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 304 ISBN: 9781780171180 SKU: BTETM0000369 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg

A. Millar, Strand, 1748. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Good - Full Calf Leather. Printers device and woodcuts Please see photos as part of condition report 1748 , THE DRAMATIC WORKS OF DAVID GARRICK VOL 2 By David Garrick David Garrick (19 February 1717 – 20 January 1779) was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of European theatrical practice throughout the 18th century, and was a pupil and friend of Samuel Johnson. Illustrated By: N/A Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: A. Millar, Strand, octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 271 ISBN: David Garrick (19 February 1717 – 20 January 1779) was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of theatrical practice throughout the 18th century, and was a pupil and friend of Dr… Read More

London: Folio Society, 2002. 1st Edition (Thus). Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Super octavo (8vo 7 × 11 178 × 279). Alexy Pendle. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - With colour illustrations by Alexy Pendle Please see photos as part of condition report 2002 1st Edition (Thus) , Slipcase WIVES AND DAUGHTERS By Elizabeth Gaskell Illustrated By: Alexy Pendle Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Folio Society, London Super octavo (8vo 7 × 11 178 × 279),Pages 678 ISBN: This novel tells the story of Molly Gibson as she moves from childhood to womanhood in a complex series of interwoven plots. The sphere of action is small, but the implications are wide and carry truths of universal significance. Focusing on two families, the Gibsons and the Hamleys, this novel describes the habits, loyalties, prejudices, petty snobberies, rumours and adjustments of a countryside hierarchy. Young… Read More

London: Society for promoting christian knowledge, 1894. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Super octavo (8vo 7 × 11 178 × 279). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - No previous owner markings, pages clean and bright. Some minor foxing. Bumps to top and tall of spines. Please see photos as part of condition report 1894 1st Edition , THE DAWN OF CIVILISATION (EGYPT AND CHALDAEA), THE PASSING OF EMPIRES (850 BC 330 BC), AND THE STRUGGLE OF NATIONS (EGYPT, SYRIA AND ASSYRIA). THREE-VOLUME SET By Professor Gaston Maspero Sir Gaston Camille Charles Maspero KCMG (23 June 1846 – 30 June 1916) was a French Egyptologist known for popularizing the term "Sea Peoples" in an 1881 paper. Illustrated By: N/A Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Society for promoting christian knowledge, London Super octavo (8vo 7 × 11 178 × 279),Pages 2394 ISBN: 1894/1897/1900 1st Editions 1894… Read More

London: George Bell and Sons, 1875. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Please see photos as part of condition report 1875 , PARABLES FROM NATURE. FIRST AND SECOND SERIES. By Mrs Alfred Margaret Gatty Margaret Gatty (née Scott, 3 June 1809 – 4 October 1873) was an English children's author and writer on marine biology. In some writings she argues against Charles Darwin's Origin of Species. She became a popular writer of tales for young people, which she hoped would influence adult minds as well. Among her other books are Parables from Nature, Worlds not Realized, Proverbs Illustrated, and Aunt Judy's Tales. She edited Aunt Judy's Magazine, a family publication written by various family members. Illustrated By: N/A Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: George Bell and Sons, London octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages… Read More

London: G. Wilkie, No 71, St Paul's Church-Yard, 1782. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Some bumping/scuffing to boards and spine (tol/Tail). Binding tight and firm. Pages clean and crisp. Please see photos as part of condition report 1782 1st Edition , 1st English Edition A TREATISE ON EXPERIENCE IN PHYSIC : TWO VOLS By Johann Georg Zimmermann Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann / Johann Georg Zimmermann (8 December 1728, in Brugg, Aargau – 7 October 1795, in Hanover) was a Swiss philosophical writer, naturalist, and physician. He was the private physician of George III and later Frederick the Great. Illustrated By: N/A Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: G. Wilkie, No 71, St Paul's Church-Yard, London octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 338 ISBN: SKU: BTETM0001880 Approximate Package Dimensions… Read More

Christ. Heer. Cunonem, Jena, 1743. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Rubbing & wear to boards, ex-library marking stamp of “Herzoglicher S. Meiningischer Bibliotek” [Ducal S. Meiningen Library - Sachsen-Meiningen was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin dynasty, located in the southwest of the present-day German state of Thuringia.] . No reference to this book on Worldcat, Scarce book. Please see photos as part of condition report 1743 1st Edition , ELEMENTA METAPHYSICES 1743/1744 ELEMENTA METAPHYSICS By Joachim Georg Darjes Joachim Georg Darjes [ born on 23rd June 1714 in Güstrow and died there July 17, 1791 in Frankfurt-Oder, was a German Lutheran pastor, philosopher , lawyer and economist. At first a disciple of Christian Wolff (1679-1754), Darjes in his Elements of Metaphysics (1743) had sought to integrate the Wolffian system within the… Read More

Thomas Tegg, 1827. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Good - Please see photos as part of condition report 1827 , DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE VOL 7 By Edward Gibbon Illustrated By: N/A Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Thomas Tegg, octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 449 ISBN: SKU: BTETM0000606 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg

London: Humphrey Milford Oxford University Press, 1931. 1st Edition (Thus). Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Medium octavo (8vo 6+1?2 × 9+1?4 165 × 235). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Previous owner signature on FEP Please see photos as part of condition report 1931 1st Edition (Thus) , A DIALOGUE CONCERNING WITCHES AND WITCHCRAFTES With an introduction by Beatrice White The Shakespeare Association Facsimiles No.1 By George Gifford George Gifford (c. 1548–1600) was a Puritan preacher at Maldon, Essex. Gifford was born in Dry Drayton, near Cambridge and attended Christ's College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1570 and MA in 1573. He afterwards lived at Maldon, but was discharged from the priesthood for refusing to subscribe to Archbishop Whitgift's articles of conformity. He was later reinstated as a lecturer at Maldon, serving there as a lecturer until his death in 1600. Gifford wrote some twenty-two published works. These include a translation of… Read More

London: Walthoe and B. Cooke, 1719. 5th Edition or Later Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. sextodecimo or sixteenmo (16mo 4 × 6+3?4 102 × 171). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Good - Bumping and scuffing to boards and spine, top and tail. Please see photos as part of condition report 1719 5th Edition or Later Reprint , 5th Edition, With Provenance THE ABRIDGEMENT OF THE HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND (3 VOLS) By Bishop Gilbert Burnet Gilbert Burnet (18 September 1643 – 17 March 1715) was a Scottish philosopher and historian, and Bishop of Salisbury. He was fluent in Dutch, French, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Burnet was highly respected as a cleric, a preacher, an academic, a writer and a historian. He was always closely associated with the Whig party, and was one of the few close friends in whom King William III confided. Illustrated By: N/A Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket… Read More

London: Company of Booksellers, 1725. Hardcover. Very Good. sextodecimo or sixteenmo (16mo 4 × 6+3?4 102 × 171). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Previous owner name on FEP of each volume. Bumping and scuffing to boards and spine top and tail. Text block, binding firm. Please see photos as part of condition report 1725 , Leather BURNET'S HISTORY OF HIS OWN TIME (3 VOLS) By Bishop Gilbert Burnet Gilbert Burnet (18 September 1643 – 17 March 1715) was a Scottish philosopher and historian, and Bishop of Salisbury. He was fluent in Dutch, French, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Burnet was highly respected as a cleric, a preacher, an academic, a writer and a historian. He was always closely associated with the Whig party, and was one of the few close friends in whom King William III confided. Illustrated By: N/A Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: , Dust Jacket Condition: Published By: Company of Booksellers, London sextodecimo or sixteenmo… Read More

John Murray, 1942. 1st Edition (Thus). Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. duodecimo or twelvemo (12mo 5 × 7+3?8 127 × 187). N/A. Please email for Photographs or further information. Good - Please see photos as part of condition report 1942 1st Edition (Thus) , THE BOOK OF MENCIUS By Lionel Giles Illustrated By: N/A Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: John Murray, duodecimo or twelvemo (12mo 5 × 7+3?8 127 × 187),Pages 128 ISBN: SKU: BTETM0000719 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg