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Journals and Letters of Stephen Mackennaby: Stephen Mackenna / E. R. Dodds /Padraic Colum (Editor)

Journals and Letters of Stephen Mackenna
by: Stephen Mackenna / E. R. Dodds /Padraic Colum (Editor)

Softcover. San Rafael CA, Coracle Press, reprint, 2007, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 330 pages, b&w frontis. A new printing of the journal and letters of Stephen Mackenna (1872-1934), a vivid and representative thinker whose life intersected with many of the leading figures of his day, and especially those of the Irish literary renaissance. The editor, E. R. Dodds, writes: Stephen MacKenna's working life was divided among three countries, and was further broken by two complete changes of occupation and by continual changes of residence. When he died, he left behind him no wife, child or lifelong friend; . . . and with the exception of the 1907-9 Journal no papers of any considerable biographical value. He left instead a legend. In the Memoir which follows I have endeavored to recover and present the facts underlying the legend. Best known for what AE (George William Russell) called his 'noble translation of Plotinus', MacKenna nonetheless harbored views that collided with those of Plotinus, and so speaks to us as an authentic forerunner of the 'modern' human being, by which is meant those who, once their individual inner light is lit-and no matter how it may gutter in the wind of uncertain freedoms-must, even while hallowing earlier and magisterial records of paths of spiritual ascent, accept the need for a complete 'descent' (without which the whole engine of creation will have had no final purpose), with all the provisional darkness this may entail, so that the final ascent may be made in personal love and freedom. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 386125

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Julipby: Harrison, Jim

Julip
by: Harrison, Jim

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 275 pages. A very clean, tight copy. An epic storyteller who deals in great vistas and vast distances. The author's second collection of three novelllas, including a continuation of the adventures of Brown Dog, "The Seven-Ounce Man."

Record # 386108

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Later Stuarts, The: 1660-1714by: Clark, Sir George

Later Stuarts, The: 1660-1714
by: Clark, Sir George

Hardcover. London, England, Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 2nd Edition, 1955, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 479 pages plus maps and fold-out family tree/timeline. Hardcover. Paste down presentation label on front flyleaf. Previous owner's signature on front flyleaf. Blue cloth cover boards, gilt title on spine (slightly faded). A touch of tanning to pages. In very good condition.

Record # 99028

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Letters Home: Memoirs of One Army Nurse in the Southwest Pacific in World War II (SIGNED BY AUTHOR)by: Pullman, Sally Hitchcock

Letters Home: Memoirs of One Army Nurse in the Southwest Pacific in World War II (SIGNED BY AUTHOR)
by: Pullman, Sally Hitchcock

Softcover. AuthorHouse, reprint, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 240 pages. Softcover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. B/w illustrations throughout. Wrapper and pages clean. This book is the story of just one newly graduated nurse told in her own words in her letters home saved by her parents and friends. It is one of the few stories of nurses in the Pacific area.

Record # 99008

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Leviathan: Volume I: Editorial Introduction. by: Hobbes, Thomas/author; Malcolm, Noel (editor)

Leviathan: Volume I: Editorial Introduction.
by: Hobbes, Thomas/author; Malcolm, Noel (editor)

Hardcover. Oxford UK, Clarendon Press, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacker, 380 pages. Bibliographical description of the editions used in the present edition, List of Manucripts, Bibliography, Index. Vol. 1 of a 3 volume set. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 386169

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Locke, Literary Criticism, and Philosophy by: Walker, William

Locke, Literary Criticism, and Philosophy
by: Walker, William

Hardcover. UK, Cambridge University Press, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a dust jacket with mild fading to spine edge, short closed tear, 227 pages. William Walker's analysis of John Locke's An Essay Concerning Human Understanding offers a challenging and provocative assessment of Locke's importance as a thinker, bridging the gap between philosophical and literary-critical discussion of his work. He is revealed as a crucial figure for emerging modernity, less the familiar empiricist innovator and more a proto-Nietzschean thinker. Walker's reading of Locke is finely attentive to the text and resourceful in placing the Essay in its broadest philosophical and historical context. Light pencil notations on front fly leaf.

Record # 386179

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London Couture and the Making of a Fashion Centre by: Michelle Jones

London Couture and the Making of a Fashion Centre
by: Michelle Jones

Hardcover. Cambridge MA, MIT Press , 1st, 2022, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 311 pages, b&w illustrations. In the 1930s and 1940s, English fashion houses, spurred by economic and wartime crises, put London on the map as a major fashion city. In this book, Michelle Jones examines the creation of a London-based couture industry during these years, exploring how designer collaboration and the construction of specific networks and narratives supported and shaped the English fashion economy. Haute couture-the practice of creative made-to-measure womenswear-was widely regarded as inherently French. Jones shows how an English version emerged during a period of economic turbulence, when a group of designers banded together in a collective effort to shift power within the international fashion system. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 386067

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Louis XIVby: Wolf, John B.

Louis XIV
by: Wolf, John B.

Hardcover. New York, WW Norton & Company, Inc, 1st Edition, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 678 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. A few specs of foxing to front flyleaf and back page, otherwise pages clean. Dust jacket has some agewear with a touch of chipping and foxing, one small tear on back dj. Decorated endpapers. Red cloth cover boards, gilt title on spine, some spots to covers.

Record # 99026

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Major-General Darius Nash Couch: Enigmatic Valor (Army of the Potomac Series)by: Gambone, A.M.

Major-General Darius Nash Couch: Enigmatic Valor (Army of the Potomac Series)
by: Gambone, A.M.

Hardcover. Baltimore, MD, Butternut & Blue, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 335 pages. Hardcover. b/w illustrations throughout. Blue cover boards, black title and design on spine and covers. Dust jacket is unclipped, some scratches/rubbing to back cover, otherwise excellent.

Record # 99042

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Man and Citizen: (De Homine and De Cive) (Hackett Classics) by: Thomas Hobbes

Man and Citizen: (De Homine and De Cive) (Hackett Classics)
by: Thomas Hobbes

Softcover. indianapolis, Hackett Publishing, reprint, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 388 pages. Contains the most helpful version of Hobbes's political and moral philosophy available in English. Includes the only English translation of De Homine, chapters X-XV. Features the English translation of De Cive attributed to Hobbes. Clean copy.

Record # 386133

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Marcia Resnick: As It Is or Could Be by: Resnick, Marcia

Marcia Resnick: As It Is or Could Be
by: Resnick, Marcia

Hardcover. New Haven CT, Yale University Press, 1st, 2022, Book: Very Good, Hardcover, pictorial boards, Photographer Marcia Resnick (b. 1950) earned recognition as part of the legendary Downtown New York art scene of the 1970s and 1980s. Her portraits of the era's major cultural figures, such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, John Belushi, and Susan Sontag, have contributed to the scene's mythic status. Against this backdrop, Resnick also produced a significant body of work that engaged with the history of art, took a humorous approach to conceptual art and feminism, and proposed new ideas for what photography could be. Spanning the artist's career, this richly illustrated volume explores Resnick's early influences and education at Cooper Union and CalArts; discusses her series and photobooks such as See and Re-visions; and situates the artist's work within the history of contemporary art. An afterword by Laurie Anderson speaks to the very personal vision of Resnick's photography. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap.

Record # 386086

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Microstructure of the Foreign-Exchange Market, The: A Selective Survey of the Literatureby: Lucio Sarno, Mark P. Taylor

Microstructure of the Foreign-Exchange Market, The: A Selective Survey of the Literature
by: Lucio Sarno, Mark P. Taylor

Softcover. Princeton NJ, Princeton University, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. Princeton Studies in International Economics No. 89, May 2001. 58 pages. Gray stiff wrapper. Overall, a clean, tight copy.

Record # 386110

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Montesquieu: The Spirit of the Laws (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) by: Montesquieu, Charles de

Montesquieu: The Spirit of the Laws (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
by: Montesquieu, Charles de

Softcover. UK, Cambridge University Press, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 757 pages. This volume translated and edited by Anne M. Cohler, Basia Carolyn Miller, and Harold Samuel Stone. Light pencil notations on front fly leaf, spine faded, otherwise clean.

Record # 386184

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Monticello: A Family Story: An Intiate Portrait-In-Depth of Thomas Jefferson and His Familyby: Langhorne, Elizabeth

Monticello: A Family Story: An Intiate Portrait-In-Depth of Thomas Jefferson and His Family
by: Langhorne, Elizabeth

Hardcover. North Carolina, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1st, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 289 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Black cover boards, gilt title on spine. Dust jacket unclipped, very good.

Record # 99033

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My Korea: Traditional Flavors, Modern Recipesby: Kim, Hooni, Aki Kamozawa

My Korea: Traditional Flavors, Modern Recipes
by: Kim, Hooni, Aki Kamozawa

Hardcover. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 1st Edition, 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 352 pages. Hardcover. Color illustrations throughout. Photography by Kristin Teig. Decorative cover boards. Decorated endpapers. In excellent condition. Pages clean. Spine straight. Binding tight.

Record # 99024

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Nakedness, Death, and the Number Zeroby: Brooks Haxton

Nakedness, Death, and the Number Zero
by: Brooks Haxton

Hardcover. NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 81 pages. A very clean, tight copy. The critically acclaimed poet and translator Brooks Haxton embraces life, from our naked beginnings to the first signs of middle age and beyond, in this inviting collection of poems. The book opens with the dramatic birth of twins, and speaks in the intimate voice of a husband, father, and poet. Diverse products of the imagination pass through Haxton's generous mind--the mysterious number zero, Milton's "Lycidas," nuclear technology--even as he captures the humor and pathos of the everyday. In these brief, exquisite lyrics, meditations, and short stories in verse, he immerses his reader in the heat of teenage rivalry and friendship, the tender comedy of sex, and the amazements of the natural world.

Record # 386109

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Ninth of Thermidor, The: The Fall of Robespierre (Problems in European History: A Documentary Collection)by: Bienvenu, Richard (Editor)

Ninth of Thermidor, The: The Fall of Robespierre (Problems in European History: A Documentary Collection)
by: Bienvenu, Richard (Editor)

Softcover. New York, Oxford University Press, 1st paperback, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 355 pages. Softcover. Light pencil underlining in a few places. Wrapper good, with a touch of agewear, no tears, some slight moisture damage at the bottom of the back cover.

Record # 99029

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North Pacific Surveying and Exploring Expedition, the or My Last Cruise: Where We Went and What We Sawby: Habersham, A.W.

North Pacific Surveying and Exploring Expedition, the or My Last Cruise: Where We Went and What We Saw
by: Habersham, A.W.

Hardcover. Michigan, Scholarly Publishing Office University of Michigan, Reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 507 pages. Hardcover. Reprint of 1857 J.B. Lippincott & Co. publication produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University's Library's preservation reformatting program. B/w illustrations throughout. Pages clean, spine straight, binding tight. ISBN label on back cover. Light foxing to edges. Blue cloth cover boards, gilt title on spine. "Visits to the Malay and Loo-Choo Islands, the Coasts of China, Formosa, Japan, Kamtschatka, Siberia, and the Mouth of the Amoor River."

Record # 99043

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Oblivionby: Josephine Hart

Oblivion
by: Josephine Hart

Hardcover. NY, Viking, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 201 pages. A man's obsession with his late wife takes a new turn when he meets an uncompromising, manipulative playwright whose favored theme is death. Clean copy.

Record # 386105

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Ol' Jake's Lucky Dayby: Anatoly Ivanov

Ol' Jake's Lucky Day
by: Anatoly Ivanov

Hardcover. NY, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1st, 1984, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. While Ol' Jake is thinking about how rich he is going to be after he catches and sells a hare he is stalking, the hare runs away into the forest. A Russian fable illustrated with lovely watercolors by Ivanov. Library binding but NOT ex-lib.

Record # 386104

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Ooh La La (Max In Love)by: Maira Kalman

Ooh La La (Max In Love)
by: Maira Kalman

Hardcover. NY, Viking , 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Max Stravinsky, the poet dog hero of Max Makes a Million , realizes his dream of going to Paris in Kalman's latest high-spirited high jinks. In the City of Light he goes to museums and clubs, meets like-minded suffering artists and falls in love with Crepes Suzette, "that divine dalmatian." Visual and literary jokes abound--a Parisienne wears strategically placed bananas a la Josephine Baker; a hunchback crouches atop Notre Dame; a man's hat is marked "this is not a hat"--while lighthearted digressions offer amusing first lessons in art appreciation. The exuberant text imports French words and other vocabulary that rely heavily on context but convey a rousing musicality ("I am Fritz from the Ritz / which I quit in a snit / when the chef in a fit / threw escargot on my chapeau / and hit my head / with a stale French bread")--sophisticated fare indeed, but children and the uninitiated alike will find plenty of amusement nonetheless. Painstaking design integrates text and pictures, turns type upside-down or sideways, shrinks or expands type size--whimsical touches in perfect keeping with this fluid work. Clean copy.

Record # 386112

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Oxford Handbook of Hobbes by: Martinich, A.P. (Editor), and Hoekstra, Kinch (Editor)

Oxford Handbook of Hobbes
by: Martinich, A.P. (Editor), and Hoekstra, Kinch (Editor)

Softcover. NY, Oxford University Press, 1st pbk., 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 649 pages. Collects twenty-six newly commissioned, original chapters on the philosophy of the English thinker Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679). Best known today for his important influence on political philosophy, Hobbes was in fact a wide and deep thinker on a diverse range of issues. The chapters included in this Oxford Handbook cover the full range of Hobbes's thought--his philosophy of logic and language; his view of physics and scientific method; his ethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of law; and his views of religion, history, and literature. Several of the chapters overlap in fruitful ways, so that the reader can see the richness and depth of Hobbes thought from a variety of perspectives. The contributors are experts on Hobbes from many countries, whose home disciplines include philosophy, political science, history, and literature.

Record # 386134

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Painter's Methods & Materialsby: Laurie, Prof A.P.

Painter's Methods & Materials
by: Laurie, Prof A.P.

Hardcover. London, Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, Reprint, 1960, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 250 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Tope edge dyed. Original bookstore's price stamp on front flyleaf. Green cloth cover boards, gilt title on spine. Pages unmarked. Spine straight. "The handling of pigments in oil, tempera, watercolor & in mural painting, the preparation of grounds & canvas, & the prevention of discoloration, together with the theories of light & color applied to the making of pictures, all described in a practical & non-technical manner."

Record # 99040

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Panorthosia  or Universal Reform by Comenius 19-26by: John Amos Comenius / A.M.O. Dobbie (transl.)

Panorthosia or Universal Reform by Comenius 19-26
by: John Amos Comenius / A.M.O. Dobbie (transl.)

Hardcover. UK, Sheffield Academic Press, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, black cloth with gilt lettering, 167 pages. Panorthosia (Universal Reform) is the essential theme of John Amos Comenius's famous Consultation on the Reform of Human Affairs, and chapters 19-26 represent its climax. In this volume is presented the first English translation of this major work of Comenius, which was lost from about 1672 until 1934 when the Latin scholars of Czechoslovakia had it edited for publication in Prague in 1960. Clean copy.

Record # 386165

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Panorthosia  or Universal Reform by Comenius Chapters 1-18 and 27by: John Amos Comenius / A.M.O. Dobbie (transl.)

Panorthosia or Universal Reform by Comenius Chapters 1-18 and 27
by: John Amos Comenius / A.M.O. Dobbie (transl.)

Hardcover. UK, Sheffield Academic Press, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, black cloth with gilt lettering, 256 pages. Clean copy.

Record # 386166

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Perspectives on Thomas Hobbes (Mind Association Occasional Series)by: Rogers, G.A.J. & Alan Ryan (eds.)

Perspectives on Thomas Hobbes (Mind Association Occasional Series)
by: Rogers, G.A.J. & Alan Ryan (eds.)

Softcover. Oxford UK, Oxford University Press, reprint, 2002, Book: Very Good, Softcover, 209 pages. The papers in this collection provide views on central aspects of Thomas Hobbes's (1588-1679) life and work. The collection testifies to his enduring importance as a major philosopher four hundred years after his birth, and helps to unravel aspects of his intellectual biography which are relevant to a proper appreciation of his philosophy. Clean copy.

Record # 386118

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Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, From His Works of Creationby: William Derham

Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, From His Works of Creation
by: William Derham

Hardcover. NY, Arno Press, reprint, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth with silver lettering on spine and front cover, A facsimile reprint of the corrected 1716 4th edition published in London. Sixteen sermons with notes and observations. Name on front fly leaf otherwise a clean, bright copy.

Record # 386124

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Picasso's Picassosby: David Douglas Duncan

Picasso's Picassos
by: David Douglas Duncan

Hardcover. NY, Harper & Row, 1st, 1961, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a worn, chipped dust jacket, 270 pages. David Duncan was an accomplished photojournalist who covered World War II and the Korean War. He later joined Life magazine. He was a close friend of Picasso and was the only person allowed to photograph Picasso's private collection. Issued for the 80th birthday of the artist, the book is a recollection of Picasso's work between 1895-1960. The photographic reportage was shoot by Duncan in Villa La Californie in Cannes on the French Riviera, where Picasso was living with his wife Jacqueline. The book contains many illustrations, tipped in color plates, photographs of Picasso, and black and white illustrations, the text is reach of anecdotes and presents a fine portrait of Picasso's life through his work and time. Clean, no markings. DUE TO WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Record # 386093

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Plato: Political Philosophy (Founders of Modern Political and Social Thought)by: Schofield, Malcolm

Plato: Political Philosophy (Founders of Modern Political and Social Thought)
by: Schofield, Malcolm

Softcover. NY, Oxford University Press, reprint, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 384 pages. Plato is the best known and most widely studied of all the ancient Greek philosophers. Malcolm Schofield, a leading scholar of ancient philosophy, offers a lucid and accessible guide to Plato's political thought, enormously influential and much discussed in the modern world as well as the ancient. Schofield discusses Plato's ideas on education, democracy and its shortcomings, the role of knowledge in government, utopia and the idea of community, money and its grip on the psyche, and ideological uses of religion. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 386132

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Porphyry's Against the Christians: The Literary Remains by: Porphyry; R. Joseph Hoffmann

Porphyry's Against the Christians: The Literary Remains
by: Porphyry; R. Joseph Hoffmann

Hardcover. Lanham MD, Prometheus Books, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, glossy boards, 181 pages. Throughout its first three centuries, the growing Christian religion was subjected not only to official persecution but to the attacks of pagan intellectuals, who looked upon the new sect as a band of fanatics bent on worldwide domination even as they professed to despise the things of this world. Prominent among these pagan critics was Porphyry of Tyre (ca. 232-ca. 305 C.E.), scholar, philosopher, and student of religions. His book Against the Christians (Kata Christianon), was condemned to be burned by the imperial Church in 448. It survives only in fragments preserved by the cleric and teacher Macarius Magnes.This new translation of the remains of Against the Christians, by renowned biblical scholar R. Joseph Hoffmann, reveals a work of deft historical and literary criticism. Porphyry's trenchant comments extend to key figures, beliefs, and doctrines of Christianity as he roundly attacks the divinity of Jesus, the integrity of the apostles, the Christian concept of God, and the Resurrection. Clean copy.

Record # 386139

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Primary History of the United States: For Intermediate Classes (Barnes History Series)by: Donnelly, T.F.

Primary History of the United States: For Intermediate Classes (Barnes History Series)
by: Donnelly, T.F.

Hardcover. New York, American Book Company, Reprint, 1899, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 252 pages. Hardcover. Color (maps) and b/w illustrations throughout. Brown leather boards, black designs and gilt on spine and front cover board. Decorated edges.

Record # 99027

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Proud Little Kitten, Theby: Lasky, Muriel/Erika

Proud Little Kitten, The
by: Lasky, Muriel/Erika

Hardcover. New York, Universal Budget Systems, 1st, 1944, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 32 pages. Hardcover. Color and b/w illustrations by Erika throughout. Decorated cover boards. Boards have a touch of agewear (see images). Pages are slighted tanned from age. Previous owner's inscription on title page.

Record # 99037

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Questions Concerning the Law of Natureby: Locke, John

Questions Concerning the Law of Nature
by: Locke, John

Hardcover. Ithaca, Cornell University Press, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 260 pages. No dust jacket. John Locke's untitled manuscript "Questions concerning the Law of Nature" (1664) was his only work focused on the subject of natural law, a circumstance that is especially surprising since his published writings touch on the subject frequently, if inconclusively. Containing a substantial critical apparatus, this new edition of Locke's manuscript is faithful to Locke's original intentions and to the format he chose for his discourse on the law of nature-a late-Scholastic quaestio disputata, the form through which in 1664 the young Locke debated questions with his students as moral censor of Christ Church. For this volume, Robert Horwitz provides an introduction summarizing the history of the manuscript and analyzing Locke's role in the development of thinking on natural law. Jenny Strauss Clay offers a superb critical edition of the Latin text, for which she has supplemented the Latin text of Manuscript B, written by an amanuensis, with Manuscript A, a first draft in Locke's own hand. Diskin Clay's precise English translation-with the Latin presented on facing pages-is accompanied by annotations identifying Locke's references and allusions and explaining difficulties of translation. In the view of Horwitz, Clay, and Clay, Questions concerning the Law of Nature shows a tension between several opposing conceptions of natural law. In developing this view, the editors break with W. von Leyden, who prepared the first edition of the text and who interpreted Locke's understanding of natural law squarely within a Christian framework. The editors here present a fresh interpretation of Locke as a thinker who posed a series of subtle challenges to traditional natural law doctrine. That Locke was aware of the political danger of this challenge is evident from his refusal to publish the work during his lifetime and from the care he took to conceal these manuscripts among his possessions. Clean, tight copy.

Record # 386156

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Quintessence: Basic Readings from the Philosophy of W. V. Quine by: W. V. Quine

Quintessence: Basic Readings from the Philosophy of W. V. Quine
by: W. V. Quine

Softcover. Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press, reprint, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 416 pages. Through the first half of the twentieth century, analytic philosophy was dominated by Russell, Wittgenstein, and Carnap. Influenced by Russell and especially by Carnap, another towering figure, Willard Van Orman Quine (1908-2000) emerged as the most important proponent of analytic philosophy during the second half of the century. Yet with twenty-three books and countless articles to his credit-including, most famously, Word and Object and "Two Dogmas of Empiricism"-Quine remained a philosopher's philosopher, largely unknown to the general public.Quintessence for the first time collects Quine's classic essays (such as "Two Dogmas" and "On What There Is") in one volume-and thus offers readers a much-needed introduction to his general philosophy. Divided into six parts, the thirty-five selections take up analyticity and reductionism; the indeterminacy of translation of theoretical sentences and the inscrutability of reference; ontology; naturalized epistemology; philosophy of mind; and extensionalism. Representative of Quine at his best, these readings are fundamental not only to an appreciation of the philosopher and his work, but also to an understanding of the philosophical tradition that he so materially advanced. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 386152

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Ralph Cudworth: An Interpretation by: J. A. Passmore

Ralph Cudworth: An Interpretation
by: J. A. Passmore

Hardcover. UK, Bristol Thoemmes, reprint, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth, gilt title on spine, 120 pages. Originally published in 1951, this concise book presents an engaging study of the works and influence of the renowned English philosopher Ralph Cudworth (1617-88), the leader of the Cambridge Platonists. A bibliography of writings by and about Cudworth is also included, together with an appendix section on his manuscripts. The text was an early work by Australian philosopher and historian of ideas John Passmore (1914-2004). This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Cudworth, the Cambridge Platonists and the historical development of philosophy. Light pencil marking in margins, ink name on front fly leaf. Tight copy.

Record # 386117

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Recipes and Remembrances from an Eastern Mediterranean Kitchen: A culinary Journey Through Syria, Lebanon, and Jordanby: Uvezian, Sonia

Recipes and Remembrances from an Eastern Mediterranean Kitchen: A culinary Journey Through Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan
by: Uvezian, Sonia

Hardcover. The Siamanto Press, Reprint, 2006, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 438 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Purple endpapers. Dust jacket unclipped, excellent. Black cover boards, white title on spine. Very good condition, just one small spot on bottom edge. Pages clean, binding tight, spine straight.

Record # 99046

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Reckless (SIGNED COPY)by: Funke, Cornelia

Reckless (SIGNED COPY)
by: Funke, Cornelia

Hardcover. New York, Little, Brown and Company, 1st, 2010, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine, 394 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. In excellent condition. SIGNED IN RED PEN BY FUNKE on title page. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Spine straight. Black cover boards, gilt title on spine and design on front cover. Dust jacket unclipped, excellent. In beautiful condition.

Record # 99034

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Reginald B. Birchby: Burnett,, Frances Hodgson

Reginald B. Birch
by: Burnett,, Frances Hodgson

Hardcover. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st Edition, 1889, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 83 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations by Reginald B. Birch. Brown cover boards with black, brown, and gilt design on spine and front cover board. Spine has some wear to top and bottom. Gutter split in a few places throughout, binding still good. Some light tanning to pages from age, a few spots/smudges throughout. In very good condition for its age.

Record # 99007

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Religion and Rational Theology (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Immanuel Kant)by: Immanuel Kant / Allen W. Wood (Translator)

Religion and Rational Theology (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Immanuel Kant)
by: Immanuel Kant / Allen W. Wood (Translator)

Hardcover. UK, Cambridge University Press, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine, 518 pages. This volume collects for the first time in a single volume all of Kant's writings on religion and rational theology. These works were written during a period of conflict between Kant and the Prussian authorities over his religious teachings. The historical context and progression of this conflict are charted in the general introduction to the volume and in the translators' introductions to particular texts. All the translations are new with the exception of The Conflict of the Faculties, where the translation has been revised and redited to conform to the guidelines of the Cambridge Edition. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise a clean, bright copy.

Record # 386183

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Riding the New York Subway: The Invention of the Modern Passenger by: Hohne, Stefan

Riding the New York Subway: The Invention of the Modern Passenger
by: Hohne, Stefan

Softcover. Cambridge MA, The MIT Press , 1st, 2021, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 373 pages. A history of New York subway passengers as they navigated the system's constraints while striving for individuality, or at least a smooth ride. When the subway first opened with much fanfare on October 27, 1904, New York became a city of underground passengers almost overnight. In this book, Stefan Hohne examines how the experiences of subway passengers in New York City were intertwined with cultural changes in urban mass society throughout the twentieth century. Hohne argues that underground transportation--which early passengers found both exhilarating and distressing--changed perceptions, interactions, and the organization of everyday life. Clean copy.

Record # 386063

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Rosenwald, Lessing J.: Tribute to a Collectorby: Fine, Ruth E.

Rosenwald, Lessing J.: Tribute to a Collector
by: Fine, Ruth E.

Softcover. Washington D.C., National Gallery of Art Washington, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 271 pages. Softcover. National Gallery of Art publications from exhibition laid in. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. In beautiful condition. Wrapper bright and excellent. Pages clean, binding good. Catalogue to accompany exhibition held from February 7, 1991-May 9, 1982.

Record # 99022

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Schleiermacher's Soliloquies: An English Translation of the Monologen with a Critical Introduction and Appendixby: Friedrich Schleiermacher, Horace L Friess (Translat

Schleiermacher's Soliloquies: An English Translation of the Monologen with a Critical Introduction and Appendix
by: Friedrich Schleiermacher, Horace L Friess (Translat

Softcover. Eugene OR, Wipf & Stock Publishers, reprint, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 176 pages.

Record # 386186

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Schleiermacher: On Religion: Speeches to its Cultured Despisers by: Friedrich Schleiermacher and Richard Crouter

Schleiermacher: On Religion: Speeches to its Cultured Despisers
by: Friedrich Schleiermacher and Richard Crouter

Softcover. UK , Cambridge University Press, reprint, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 231 pages. Schleiermacher's On Religion: Speeches to its Cultured Despisers is a classic of modern Protestant religious thought that powerfully displays the tensions between the Romantic and Enlightenment accounts of religion. This edition presents the original 1799 text in English for the first time. Richard Crouter's introduction places the work in the milieu of early German Romanticism, Kant criticism, the revival of Spinoza and Plato studies, and theories of literary criticism and of the physical sciences. This fully annotated edition also contains a chronology and notes on further reading. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 386182

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Serpent Prince, The: Folk Tales from Northeastern Thailandby: Krueger, Kermit

Serpent Prince, The: Folk Tales from Northeastern Thailand
by: Krueger, Kermit

Hardcover. New York, New World Publishing Company, 1st, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 158 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Red cloth cover boards, blue title on spine and designs on front cover board. Dust jacket price clipped. Original bookstore price tag on dust jacket front flap, some agewear to dust jacket (see image).

Record # 99048

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Sidney: Court Maxims Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thoughtby: Sidney

Sidney: Court Maxims Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
by: Sidney

Softcover. Cambridge UK, Cambridge University Press, 1st, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 216 pages. This remarkable expression of republican thought has never before been published. Algernon Sidney was among the most unrelenting republican partisans of the seventeenth century, and was executed for his opposition to Charles II. Written during Sidney's continental exile, the vivid Court Maxims was only recently rediscovered. The work presents a lively discussion about the principles of government and the practice of politics, articulating a vital tradition of republicanism in an absolutist age.

Record # 386119

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Smithsonian Magazine, July 1999 / The Beguiling Art of Maxfield Parrishby: Maxfield Parrish

Smithsonian Magazine, July 1999 / The Beguiling Art of Maxfield Parrish
by: Maxfield Parrish

Softcover. 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover. Article: Beyond the Blue: The Art of Maxfield Parrish, 11 page article, color illustrations. Related newspaper articl laid-in. Clean, sharp copy.

Record # 386113

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Spanish Seaborne Empire (The History of Human Society)by: Parry, J.H.

Spanish Seaborne Empire (The History of Human Society)
by: Parry, J.H.

Hardcover. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 416 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Top edge dyed. Some underlining throughout. Deckled edges. Blue cover boards, black title on spine and front cover board.

Record # 99020

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Star Trek Pop-Upsby: Courtney Watson McCarthy

Star Trek Pop-Ups
by: Courtney Watson McCarthy

Hardcover. NY, Thames and Hudson, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 25 pages. Star Trek is one of the most enduring franchises in Hollywood entertainment history. Part of the public consciousness since 1966, it spans the worlds of television and the movies and counts millions of fans worldwide. Now Star Trek Pop-ups delivers seven iconic Star Trek moments in a new way--popping off the page in three dimensions. From the original USS Enterprise in flight to the dreaded Borg cube from The Next Generation and beyond, here is an unforgettable series of alien encounters and thrilling action scenes, featuring memorable moments from Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise. Bursting with energy and ingenuity, Star Trek Pop-ups will capture the imaginations of fans young and old. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap.

Record # 386098

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Stolen Years, Theby: Falkus, Hugh

Stolen Years, The
by: Falkus, Hugh

Hardcover. Cleveland, OH, The World Publishing Company, Reprint, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 130 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Gray cloth cover boards, gold gilt title on spine. Some tanning to top and bottom of spine. Dust jacket unclipped, has some agewear. "Humor, drama and beauty woven out of memories of a fantastic boyhood by Hugh Falkus..."

Record # 99010

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Taking Positions on the Erotic in Renaissance Cultureby: Talvacchia, Bette

Taking Positions on the Erotic in Renaissance Culture
by: Talvacchia, Bette

Hardcover. New Jersey, Princeton University Press, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 302 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Red endpapers. Decorated cover boards, black quarter cloth, gilt title on spine. An innovative exploration of the place of the erotic in Renaissance art and culture, focusing on a notorious set of images created by the young Italian master Giulio Romano. Clean copy.

Record # 99041

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