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Tubingen: Oslander, 1835. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. “Jesus Without the Myths” (PMM 300) STRAUSS, David, Das Leben Jesu (The Life of Jesus), Oslander, Tubingen, 1835/1836. Volume 1: Flyleaf + TP + [iii] - xvi = Vorrede/Inhalt + [1] - [732]; Volume 2: Flyleaf + TP + [iii] - [xii] = Vorrede/Inhalt + [1] - 750 + [751] - [752] = Druckfahler, small Octavo. First Edition. PMM 300 "The publication of 'The Life of Jesus Critically Considered' aroused a storm of controversy; its revolutionary thesis and content were violently attacked, and wrenched out of context... Strauss's principal objective was to explode not only the traditional orthodox view of the Gospel accounts of the life of Jesus, but also earlier rationalistic views..." (PMM). Strauss's first and greatest work, a crucial text in the history of biblical studies and of religious scholarship generally. The first consistent, systematic application of the (then quasi-Hegelian) notion of myth to the New Testament and early Christianity,… Read More

Wien: Internationaler Psychoanalytischer Verlag,, 1930. First edition. Very Good +. FREUD, Sigmund. Das Unbehagen in der Kultur (Civilization and Its Discontents). Internationaler Psychoanalytischer Verlag, Wien, 1930. Half-title + TP + [5]-136. Octavo. First Edition. One of Freud’s most intensely studied and influential books, Civilization and Its Discontents, takes the foundational principles of psychoanalysis and applies them to man and his place in society. In this seminal book, Freud enumerates his understanding of the fundamental tensions that exist between civilization and the individual. The primary friction arises from the individual's quest for instinctual freedom and civilization's contrary demand for conformity and instinctual repression. Many of humankind's primitive instincts are clearly harmful to the well-being of a human community. As a result, civilization creates laws that prohibit killing, rape, and adultery, and it implements… Read More

Leipzig: Otto Wigand, 1841. First Edition. original boards. Very good. First Edition of Feuerbachs Most Celebrated Work FEUERBACH, Ludwig. Das Wesen des Christenthums (The Essence of Christianity). Otto Wigand, Leipzig, 1841. TP + [II]- X = Vorwort + [XI]-XII = Inhalt + [XIII] = Druchfehler (Corrections) + [1]-450, Octavo. First Edition. Feurerbachs most celebrated work, which had a decisive influence on Marx and Engels. According to Engels, the crucial turning point for Hegelian philosophy was the publication of Feuerbachs Das Wesen des Christenthums in 1841; the work propelled Feuerbach into fame as the leading young Hegelian. Feuerbachs study led him to conclude that religion is a dream of human, not divine, development. He regarded religion as one of the forms of human thought and action by which man raised himself above the animal Feuerbach tried to determine the purely human significance of all mythological thought. He professed to be a unifomitarian in religious matters that is, he denied… Read More

Paris: Guliemi Rouillij et Philippi G. Rouillij, 1563. First Edition. vellum. Very good. The Nature of Things (PMM 87) LUCRETIUS, Carus Titus. De Rerum Natura. Libri Sex. A Dionysio Lambino. Monstroliensi litterarum Graecarum in vrbe Lutetia, doctore Regio, locis innumerabilibus ex auctoritate quinque codicum manuscriptorum emendati, atque in antiquum acnatiium statum fere restituti, & pretarea breuibus, & perquam vtilibus commentariis illustrati. Guliemi Rouillij et Philippi G. Rouillij, Paris, 1563. 1 blank leaf + TP + [iii] - [xiv] = Karolo Valesio Nono + [xv] - [xvi] = Dionysius Lambinus + [xvii] - [xix] = Idem erudito Lectori + [xx] = Avratus in Lucretium + [xxi] - [xxii] = Philippus Galterus + [xxii] - [xxiv] = errata + 1 - 559 + 1 blank leaf, Small Quarto. First Lambin Edition. PMM 87 Denis Lambin [1520-1572] was a French classical scholar and professor of Latin & Greek. One of the grandest and most moving poems in the Latin language, Lucretius' work has delighted inquiring minds in every… Read More

Berolini: Georgii Reimeri, 1850. First Edition. full leather. Very good. “A Landmark in Cultural Criticism” (PMM 329) LUCRETIUS, Cari T. [LACHMANN, Karl], De Rerum Natura Libri Sex, Georgii Reimeri, Berolini, 1850. 2 blank leaves + TP + [3] - 248 + [249] - 252 = Capitula + TP + [3] - 428 + [429] - 439 = index + 2 blank leaves, Octavo, First Edition. The “Lachmann method” applied a scientific approach to evaluating , translating, and imparting the wisdom of ancient texts. Lachmann’s “lasting reputation rests on the edition of Lucretius which occupied the last six years of his life. His brilliant assessment of the relative values of the surviving manuscripts set a new standard in the analysis of corrupt and difficult texts, by concentrating conjecture on the actual readings. Lachmann was no mechanical editor, content to record and select according to a preconceived formula. He had as deep an understanding of his author as Lambin, four centuries before [PMM 87], and it is this combination… Read More

Amsterdam: Daniel van den Dalen, 1691. First edition. Very Good. with the Rare 1691 Portrait of the Author and All Four of His Certifying Signatures BEKKER, Balthasar, De betoverde Weereld, zynde een grondig ondersoek van 't gemeen gevoelen aangaande de GEESTEN, derselver Aart en Vermogen, Bewind en Bedryf: als ook 't gene de Menschen door derselver kraght en gemeenschap doen. vier Boeken ondernomen. (The Bewitched World, or, an Examination of the Errors in the Common or Vulgar Opinions Concerning SPIRITS: Their Nature, Power, Administration and Operations. and also the Effects Men are able to produce by their Communication with Good or Evil Spirits.). Daniel van den Dalen, Amsterdam, 1691-1693. Four books in one volume: 2 blank leaves + 1 leaf with engraved portrait of Bekker on verso + [i] = Verklaaringe van’t Sinnebeeld + TP to Book 1 [1691] + half title with Beright on verso [signed by Bekker] + [i]-[xii] = Voorrede + 1-136 + TP to Book 2 [1691] with Beright on verso [signed by… Read More

Paris: Durand, 1758. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. HELVÉTIUS, Claude-Adrien. De l’esprit (On the Mind), Durand, Paris, 1758. 1 blank leaf + half-title + TP + i-xxii + [1]-643 + [644] = Approbation and Privilege du Roi + 1 blank leaf. Quarto. The “B” Tirage of De l’esprit (see below).Smith E.1b. “The history of Helvétius’s De l’esprit, his first major work, is eventful, complicated and paradoxical. No book during the eighteenth century, except perhaps Rousseau’s Émile, evoked such an outcry from the religious and civil authorities or such universal public interest. Condemned as atheistic, materialistic, sacrilegious, immoral and subversive, it enjoyed a remarkable success de scandale. The work lost its privilege within a fortnight of its publication.”The publication history is no less eventful and complicated. There are three distinct “first” editions of the book: called the “A”,… Read More

Mainz: Verlag von Victor v. Zabern, 1852. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Materialism and Human Psychology MOLESCHOTT, Jacob. Der Kreislauf des Lebens. Mainz: Verlag von Victor v. Zabern, 1852. 1 Blank Leaf + TP + [iii] - iv = Vorwort + v - vi = Inhalt + half-title + [3] - 485. Small octavo. First Edition. His most important work, Der Kreislauf des Lebens (The Circle of Life) by the Dutch/Italian physiologist and philosopher adopts a strict materialism to explain human psychology. The basis of all emotion and thought could be found in a rigorous scientific analysis of human physiology within a physical/material reality. CONDITION: Very good in original blind-stamped publisher’s boards with gilt to spine. Light wear. Faded library stamp to title page. Light browning, but clean pages throughout. MORE PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Konigsberg: Friedrich Nicolovius, 1798. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. KANT, Immanuel, Der Streit der Facultaten in Drey Abschnitten (The Faculty Dispute in Three Essays). Friedrich Nicolovius, Konigsberg, 1798. 1 blank leaf + TP + Dedication Page + [V]-XXX + half-title + [3]-205 + I blank leaf, Octavo. First Edition, [Warda 193]. Kant's three essays on the dispute between the faculties of Philosophy, Medicine, Law and Theology. He tries to reconcile these last three with philosophy while simultaneously examining the relationship of each to governmental policies and human affairs. Kant examines the conflict between theology and religious faith, and how philosophy and reason deal with both. He asks the questions: "Is the human race improving? And, if not, what then?" The last essay was previously published in Von der Macht der Gemuths. CONDITION: Very good or better in original marbled paper boards. Faded label to spine. Light edge wear. Pages bright internally. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Chemnitz: Ernst Schmeitzner, 1877. First edition. contemporary boards. Very Good. First Edition of Paul Rée’s Book – A Significant Influence on NietzscheRÉE, Paul. Der Ursprung der moralischen Empfindungen (The Origin of the Moral Sentiments) Ernst Schmeitzner, Chemnitz, 1877. TP + [III] = Vorwort + [V] = Inhalt + [VII]-VIII = Intro + [1]-142 + [143] = Druckfehler, Octavo. First Edition.Nietzsche met Paul Rée in May of 1873. They traveled south together in October of 1877 en route to Sorrento, where they stayed for several months. Rohde and the Wagners – especially Cosima – blame Rée for the ‘corruption’ of Nietzsche during this Italian sabbatical. At the time, Nietzsche not only wouldn’t have denied this, he reveled in it. His presentation copy of Human, All Too Human to Rée was inscribed: “To you it belongs – to others it will be given!” and in a contemporary letter he commented:… Read More

Paris: Union generale d'editions 10/18, 1973. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. LYOTARD, Jean-Francois. Derive a Partir de Marx et Freud (Adrift from Marx and Freud) Union generale d'editions 10/18, Paris, 1973. TP + [5] - 316, Small Octavo. First Edition. $40 Derive a Partir de Marx et Freud signaled Lyotard’s break with Marxism as well as his distrust of any unifying system of truth or analysis, which he defined as totalitarian because in its exclusionary practice it obliterates any other perspective. Lyotard continued to pursue this deconstruction of what he termed “master narratives” in his writing and teaching and, along with a number of rebel French academic intellectuals like Gilles Deleuze, Michel Foucault, and Jacques Derrida, promoted a philosophy called Postmodernism, a term for which Lyotard gained international recognition with his book La Condition postmoderne in 1979. CONDITION: Original illustrated wrappers. Light creasing to spine. Edgewear. A very good copy. PHOTOS… Read More

Paris: Union generale d'editions 10/18, 1973. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. LYOTARD, Jean-Francois. Des Dispositifs Pulsionnels (The Drives and their Apparatuses) Union generale d'editions 10/18, Paris, 1973. TP + 7 - [319], Small Octavo. First Edition. $40 A collection of essays on matters libidinal, political, postmodern, and aesthetic. This work is characteristic of his early attempts at a synthesis of Freud and Marx. CONDITION: Original illustrated wrappers. Light creasing to spine. Edgewear. A very good copy. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Paris: Pyat' Kontinentov, 1965. First Edition. hardcover with wrappers bound in. Very good. CHUKOVSKAYA, Lydia, [Deserted House - later, Sofia Petrovna], Pyat' Kontinentov, Paris 1965. 1 blank leaf + front wrapper + TP + 5 - [137] + 3 leaves + rear wrapper + 1 blank leaf. Small octavo. FIRST EDITION. Based on her experiences during the Great Purge of 1938-39, it was written in 1939-40 but remained unpublished due to the critical and honest nature of the text. Originally written in a school exercise book, it was hidden, as its discovery could have endangered Chukovskaya. The Deserted House/Sofia Petrovna shows how gradually implicit consent with easily excusable political orders eventually swallows up a family. The book was nearly published in 1963, but was pulled before it could be released due to a changing political climate. It finally saw release in France in 1965 in Russian (this edition) but with a changed title ("The Deserted House") and different character names. It was then… Read More

Paris: au bureau de la Phalange, 1835. First Edition. Wraps. Near fine. First Major Treatise on Utopian Socialism CONSIDERANT, Victor. Destinee Sociale. Paris: au bureau de la Phalange, 1835; 1838; 1844. Vol 1: Half-title + Frontis (Phalanstere) + TP + 1 leaf = “Au Roi” + [vii] - ix = “Table” + 1 leaf - prelude + [1] - 558 + 1 leaf; Vol 2: Half-title + TP + 1 leaf = ads + [vii] - ix = “Table” + [i] - lxxxvi = “intermede” + half-title + [1] - 351; Vol 3: Half-title + TP + 1 leaf = ads + [vii] - viii = “Table” + half-title + [355] - 595. 3-volume octavo. First Edition in original wrappers. Considerant was a follower of Fourier, and an original proponent of utopian socialism. Included as the frontispiece to volume I of Destinee Sociale (Social Destiny) is the image from Fourier’s Le Nouveau Monde Industriel. This three-volume work is Considerant’s first major treatise on utopian socialism and the social conception of the phalanstery. Destinee Sociale is considered the most important work… Read More

Kjøbenhavn: C. A. Reitzel, 1855. First edition. Wraps. Very Good. Kierkegaard's '”Midnight Cry” for the Rejection of State ChristianityKIERKEGAARD, Søren. Dette skal siges; saa vaere det da sagt (This Must Be Said; So Let It Now Be Said), C. A. Reitzel, Kjøbenhavn, 1855. Original front wraps + TP + [3]-12 + original rear wrap, small Octavo. First Edition (Himmelstrup 177).The verso of front and rear wraps contain a list of Kierkegaard's works, including the pseudonymous titles available from Reitzel, and indicating what edition is current."Kierkegaard's 'midnight cry' in which he councils Christians to demand that the Church confess and cleanse itself before they will participate any longer in its worship. (Wronoski, p. 28)CONDITION: Very good in original wraps. Edgewear and some minor loss to corners of wrappers. Scarce.  CONDITION: Very good in original wraps. Edgewear and some minor loss to corners of wrappers.… Read More

Chemnitz: Schmeitzner, 1878. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. NIETZSCHE, Friedrich, Die Geburt der Tragödie (The Birth of Tragedy). Schmeitzner, Chemnitz, 1878. TP + [III]-IV + [1]-144, Octavo. The famous Second Edition, First Issue of Nietzsche's first book. (Schaberg 30). The publication history of Nietzsches Birth of Tragedy is about as complicated as any. The 143-page first edition appeared in 1872, published by E.W. Fritzsch. Shortly after its release, Fritzsch printed a second edition that included Nietzsches corrections, extending the text to 144 pages. This was completed by March of 1874, yet because of some conflicts between Nietzsche and Fritzsch (and the financial difficulties Fritzsch was experiencing), the 750 copies of this 144-page second edition were never available for sale. They sat in a warehouse for 4 years, until Schmeitzner, Nietzsches new publisher, acquired the copies. Schmeitzner affixed his own label on top of the original publishers information and made the books… Read More

Leipzig: C.G. Naumann, 1894. Third edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. NIETZSCHE, Friedrich. Die Geburt der Tragödie (The Birth of Tragedy) (1894) C.G. naumann,, Leipzig:, 1894. TP + Half-title + [1] 172 + [I] XII, Octavo. THIRD EDITION. The third edition of Nietzsches look at art, aesthetics, and the aesthetic existence. Last leaves with three column register comparing the first three editions.CONDITION: Very good. Contemporary marbled boards with cloth spine. ORIGINAL FRONT WRAPPER affixed to front board. Clean pages throughout. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Berlin: Schocken, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Buber, Martin, Die Stunde und die Erkenntnis Reden und Aufsätze 1933 - 1935 (The Time and Knowledge. Speeches and Essays 1933-1935), Berlin, Schocken Verlag 1936. 1 leaf + half-title + TP + 5 = inhaltsverzeichnis + 7 - 9 = vorwort + half-title + 13 - 181. A collection of speeches and essays by German theologian Martin Buber. CONDITION: Very good or better. Original burgundy cloth boards with paper label to spine. Very good maylar-protected dust jacket with minor chipping. Ink name to front free endpaper. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Leipzig/Wien/Zürich: Internationaler Psychoanalytischer Verlag, 1927. First edition. Wraps. Very Good +. Freud Describes Religion as an Illusion without a FutureFREUD, Sigmund. Die Zukunft einer Illusion (The Future of an Illusion). Internationaler Psychoanalytischer Verlag, Leipzig/Wien/Zürich, 1927. Half-title + TP + 5-91 + [93]-[95] = Publisher’s ads, Octavo. First Edition. In this famous assessment, Freud describes religion as an illusion, as wishes that are the "fulfillments of the oldest, strongest, and most urgent wishes of mankind.”. To differentiate between an illusion and an error, he lists scientific beliefs such as "Aristotle's belief that vermin are developed out of dung" as errors, but "the assertion made by certain nationalists that the Indo-Germanic race is the only one capable of civilization" is an illusion, simply because of the wishing involved. Religion, according to Freud, is an outshoot of the… Read More

Paris: la Libraire Scientifique-Industrielle de L. Mathias et chez Carilian-Goeury et V.or Dalmont, 1848. First Edition. Original cloth. Very good +. The Origins of Positivism COMTE, Auguste. Discours sur lensemble du positivisme, ou Exposition sommaire de la doctrine philosophique et sociale propre à la grande République Occidentale, composeè des cinq populations avanceé. à la Libraire Scientifique-Industrielle de L. Mathias et chez Carilian-Goeury et V.or Dalmont, Paris, 1848. PAGINATION. Octavo. First Edition. The truly scarce first edition of a collection of the lessons that Comte held between February and April 1847. In these lectures he presented a true programmatic manifesto against the "idiocy of the scholars." Positivism sought to apply the laws of physics to human behavior, insisting that such a scientific approach to society and social programs could effectively reduce if not eliminate suffering. His vision would soon be converted to positivism, a philosophical view that was… Read More