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Philosophy
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1802-1803 Village DialoguesLondon: 1802-1803A smart and scarce example of Rowland Hill's 'Dialogues', including the second edition of his second volume, and seven further dialogues drawn from volumes I and III. -
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1923 Eupalinos or the ArchitectOxford; London: 1923A signed limited edition of the first English language translation of Paul Valery's philosophical dialogue. -
1873 AutobiographyLondon: 1873The first edition, first issue of the posthumously published autobiography of John Stuart Mill. -
1865 An Examination of Sir William Hamilton's PhilosophyLondon: 1865The first edition of John Stuart Mill's critique of Sir William Hamilton's metaphysical philosophy, emphasising instead his own empirical and utilitarian approach. -
1931 Encomium MoriaeBasel: 1931A facsimile of the important Basel edition of this philosophical and satirical essay by Erasmus. -
1970 An Essay Concerning Human Understanding 1690Yorkshire: 1970A very smart facsimile edition of this collection of essays from English philosopher John Locke. -
1980 Plato's ThoughtLondon: 1980The very scarce first UK edition of Grube's introduction to Plato's philosophical thoughts, in the original very scarce dust wrapper. -
1851 Consolations in Travel Or, The Last Days of a PhilosopherLondon: 1851The very scarce fifth edition of this work of philosophy by the accomplished chemist and inventor Sir Humphry Davy, in gilt decorated full straight grain morocco binding. -
1968-69 Philosophy East and West: A Quarterly Journal of Oriental and Comparative ThoughtHonolulu, Hawaii: 1968-69A very scarce selection of volumes from this quarterly journal that promotes academic literacy on non-Western traditions of philosophy. -
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1999 Kick Ass: Selected Columns of Carl HiaasenGainesville: 1999A signed first edition of this collection of articles written for the Miami Herald by Carl Hiaasen. -
1849 Panthea the Spirit of NatureLondon: 1849The first edition of this very scarce metaphysical fiction novel by Robert Hunt. -
c1850 De OfficiisLondini; London: No date [c.1850]A circa mid-nineteenth-century study copy of Cicero's 'De Officiis' Book III, full bound in tree calf leather. -
1654 The Problemes of Aristotle, with other Philosophers, and PhysiciansLondon: 1654A vanishingly scarce edition of this unusual medical work, traditionally attributed to Aristotle, but actually anonymously authored. -
1741 An Explanation of the Newtonian Philosophy, in Lectures Read to the YouthLondon: 1741The scarce second edition of E. Stone's English language translation of William-James S'Gravesande's work, teaching Newtonian mechanics. -
1741 Epictetus, His Morals, With Simplicius, His CommentLondon: 1741George Stanhope's translation to English of the moral writings of Epictetus. -
1966 Plato's ProgressLondon: 1966The uncommon first edition, first impression of this work on Plato's life and writings by Gilbert Ryle, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
2002 Life of PiLondon: 2002The first UK edition of this best-selling Booker Prize award winning philosophical novel by Yann Martel. -
1942 Beyond the 'IsmsLondon: 1942A tremendously scarce, first edition of Olaf Stapledon's compelling study of various "isms" hampering society surrounding the second world war. -
1923 Jeremy Taylor: A Selection From His WorksLondon: 1923A selection of the writings of Jeremy Taylor, a smart limited edition published by the Golden Cockerel Press. -
1920 The Evolution of an IntellectualLondon: 1920A smart first edition of this collection of essays from English writer John Middleton Murry. -
1910 9vol Essays of MontaigneNew York: 1910A smart translated edition of the essays of Michel de Montaigne, limited to one thousand and fifty copies. -
1951 Samuel Butler's NotebooksLondon: 1951A new selection of passages from Samuel Butler's 'Notebooks', consisting of the novelist's thoughts, observations and musings. -
1871 The Works of George BerkeleyOxford: 1871A smart Morrell bound set of the collected works of Bishop George Berkeley, alongside a life of the Bishop, and a selection of his letters. -
1929 The Philosophy of Plotinus: The Gifford Lectures at St. Andrews 1917-1918London: 1929A very smart revised edition of these lectures on Greek Platonist philosopher, Plotinus. -
1819 The Complaint; or, Night Thoughts, on Life, Death, and ImmortalityLondon: 1819A leatherbound copy of this series of philosophical writings in blank verse from English poet Edward Young. -
1841 On Heroes, Hero-Worship, & The Heroic in HistoryLondon: 1841A smart first edition of this collection of philosophical lectures on heroes from Scottish essayist Thomas Carlyle. -
1851 The Spirit and Scope of Education, in Promoting the Well-Being of SocietyEdinburgh: 1851The scarce first English language translation of Joseph Ambrose Stapf's discussion of education. -
1802 De L'Homme De Ses Facultés Physiques et IntellectuellesParis : 1802A very scarce, early French translation of David Hartley's 'Observations on Man', translated by R. A. Sicard and uniformly bound in full tree calf. -
1739-1740 Lettres Chinoises, ou Correspondance Philosophique, Historique et CritiqueLa Haye: 1739-1740The first edition of this epistolary work in five volumes from French rationalist Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens. -
1887 Heads and Faces, and How to Study Them; A Manual of Phrenology and Physiognomy for the PeopleNew York: 1887An early printing of Nelson Sizer and H.S. Drayton's practical guide to phrenology and physiognomy. -
1933 A Philosophy of SolitudeLondon: 1933A smart first edition of this philosophical guide from John Cowper Powys, with the vanishingly scarce original dust wrapper. -
1929 Light and Leading: Being Light Leaders Reprinted from the TimesLondon: 1929The first edition in book form of this collection of philosophical thoughts reprinted from 'The Times', in the original dust wrapper. -
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1634 R.P.D. Antonini Diana Panormitani [...] Resolutiones Morales in Compendium RedactaeLugduni: 1634A scarce early edition of Antonino Diana's controversial work of moral theology, 'Resolutines Morales'. -
1893 3vol The Essays of Michel De MontaigneLondon: 1893A smart three volume set of the essays of French philosopher Michel de Montaigne, here translated by Charles Cotton. -
1803 An Essay on the Principle of Population or, a View of its Past and Present Effects on Human HappinessLondon: 1803The important and heavily revised second edition of Thomas Robert Malthus's discussion of the problems of a growing human population. -
1633 Francisci Baconi de Verulamio, Summi Angliae Cancellarii, De Sapientia Veterum, Liber.Lugduni Batavorum: 1633The very scarce third edition of Francis Bacon's work on Greek mythology, 'De Sapientia Veterum', with an unrecorded variant title page.