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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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..."
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.
Hardcover. Philadelphia, PA, Carey, Lea & Carey, Second series, 1829, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Vol 1: 296 pages. Vol 2: 286 pagesHardcovers. Brown boards, paste down title on spine in black. Original owner inscription on front flyleaf of both books, original owner's signature on back pages. Pages untrimmed, rough edged, tanning and foxing to pages. Binding very good, spine straight. Agewear throughout, in very good condition for its age. Good solid volumes of Sir Walter Scott's tales as told to his grandson.
Softcover. Philadelphia, Quirk, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 270 pages. The man. The movies. The life. The legend. Hes played a deranged grounds keeper, a bellowing lounge singer, a paranormal exterminator, and a grouchy weatherman. He is William James Bill Murray, Americas greatest national treasure. From his childhood lugging golf bags at a country club to his first taste of success on Saturday Night Live, from his starring roles in Hollywood blockbusters to his reinvention as a hipster icon for the twenty-first century, The Big Bad Book of Bill Murray chronicles every aspect of his extraordinary life and career. Hes the sort of actor who can do Hamlet and Charlies Angels in the same year. He shuns managers and agents, and he once agreed to voice the lead in Garfield because he mistakenly believed it was a Coen Brothers film. Hes famous for crashing house parties all over New York Cityand if he keeps photo bombing random strangers, he might just break the Internet. Part biography, part critical appreciation, part love letter, and all fun, this enormous full-color volume, packed with color film stills and behind-the-scenes photography, chronicles every Murray performance in loving detail, recounting all the milestones, legendary Murray stories, and controversies in the life of this enigmatic performer. Like-new condition.