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A Critical History of the Celtic Religions and Learning : Containing an Account of the Druids ; or, the Priests and Judges, of the Vaids, or the Diviners and Physicians; and of the Bards, or the Poets and Heralds ; of the Ancient Gauls, Britons, Irish and Scots

Price: $150.00

Publisher: London, Lackington, Hughes, Harding, and Co. : ca. 1820

Seller ID: 116628

TOLAND, John. A Critical History of the Celtic Religions and Learning : Containing an Account of the Druids ; or, the Priests and Judges, of the Vaids, or the Diviners and Physicians; and of the Bards, or the Poets and Heralds ; of the Ancient Gauls, Britons, Irish and Scots. London : "Published by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, and Co. and sold by the Principal Booksellers", [ca. 1820]. Pp (2),[2]-254,(1). 8vo (140 x 213 mm), rebound in red-brown buckram cloth, with gilt lettering to spine. Sub-title on title page "With the History of Abaris, The Hyperborian, Priest of the Sun. To Which is ...
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A Teoria das Ciências : No curso filosófico conimbricense

By: COXITO, Amândio Augusto

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, 1977,

Seller ID: 100442

COXITO, Amândio Augusto. A Teoria das "Ciências" : No curso filosófico conimbricense. Coimbra : (Universidade de Coimbra), 1977. Pp (4),3-136. 8vo, cream card covers, blue lettering to front cover, blank spine. Projecto de investigação para a prova complementar de doutoramento em Filosofia, apresentada à Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra. Contents : 1. Filosofia, Ciência e Arte. 2. A Classificaçao das "Ciências." 3. O Objecto das "Ciênias." 4. A Filosofia Natural. 5. O Lugar da Dialéctica entre as "Ciências." 6. O Objecto da Dialéctica. 7. A Pedagog...
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ABC of Atoms. No dj

By: RUSSELL, Bertrand

Price: $50.00

Publisher: 1923,

Seller ID: 5571

RUSSELL, Bertrand. The ABC of Atoms. L.& N.Y.: 1923. Light wear, sp.sunned,ow vg. 50.00
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Abhinava Dharmabhusana Yati's Nyaya-Dipika : Primary Text of Jaina Logic & Epistemology (Study, Text, Translation & Notes). First Edition in dustjacket

By: WAKIRYO, Itaru DHARMABHUSANA YAI, Abhinava

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Pratibha Prakashan, Delhi, 2001, ISBN:8177020412

Seller ID: 107571

WAKIRYO, Itaru. Abhinava Dharmabhusana Yati's Nyaya-Dipika : Primary Text of Jaina Logic & Epistemology (Study, Text, Translation & Notes. Delhi : Pratibha Prakashan, (2001). First Edition. Pp (6),[vii]-xxii,(2),[3]-362. Index. 8vo, red cloth, unlettered. Contents: Part I: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. I. Dharmabhusana’s Treatment of Pramana: Introduction. 1. Etymological meaning of pramana. Historical development of the concept of pramana in the Indian logic tradition. 2. The Mimamsakas treatment of pramana. 3. The Buddhists’ treatment of pramana. 4. Summary of the different viewpoints on ...
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Abortion and Rights. An article in Contemporary Moral Issues, Second Edition, edited by Wesley Craig, pp. 51-57.

By: GRANT, Sheila GRANT, George

Price: $20.00

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, Toronto , 1987, ISBN:0075492741

Seller ID: 87086

GRANT, Sheila and George. “Abortion and Rights.” An article in ContemporaryMoral Issues, Second Edition, edited by Wesley Craig, pp. 51-57. Toronto : McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, (1987). First Printing. Pp [i]-viii,1-600. 8v o, illustrated grey card covers. Contents (of the whole book) : 1. Abortion. 2. Euthanasia. 3. Capital Punishment. 4. Personal Autonomy and the Problem of Mental Illness. 5 Censorship and the Problem of Pornography. 6. Aboriginal Rights. 7. Environmental Ethics. 8. Nuclear Deterrence and Disarmament. 9. Philosophy and the Resolution of Moral Issues. Sheila Grant was the au...
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Abraham Trembley of Geneva, Scientist and Philosopher, 1710-1784. First Edition in dustjacket

By: BAKER, John R. TREMBLEY, Abraham

Price: $22.00

Publisher: Edward Arnold & Co., London, 1952,

Seller ID: 110442

BAKER, John R. Abraham Trembley of Geneva, Scientist and Philosopher, 1710-1784. London : Edward Arnold & Co., (1952). First Edition. Pp (6),vii-xix,(1),1-259,(1). Illustrated. Index. 8vo, red cloth, black lettering to spine."This is the first full-scale biography of Abraham Trembley of Geneva that has ever been published. It is strange that so little has been written abo ut him until now, for he must rank with the greatest discoverers in biology. Trembley's outlook was essentially dynamic. He was a student of processes, especially those of growth and reproduction, Hewas the first person t...
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Absolute as Ethical Postulate

By: LOGAN, J.D. Philosophical Review 08:05 LOGAN, John Daniel

Price: $85.00

Publisher: 1899,

Seller ID: 6659

LOGAN, J.D. The Absolute as Ethical Postulate. An offprint (with its own printed wraps) from the Philosophical Review, Vol.8, No.5, September 1899. Pp[484]-493,(2). 8vo, card covers. Foshay pp.68 & 18. One of the early Logan items. Small stain to margin of front wrap ow fine. 85.00
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Academic Freedom and Academic Anarchy. 1st US in dj

By: HOOK, Sidney

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Cowles Book Company, Inc., 1970,

Seller ID: 65571

HOOK, Sidney. Academic Freedom and Academic Anarchy. NY: Cowles Book Company, Inc., (1970). First Edition. Pp. 269. 8vo, grey cloth, black titles to spine. Vg in dj (with small waterstain to the lower spine, a few short tearsat the edges). 20.00
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Access to Origins : Affines, Ancestors and Aristocrats. First Edition in dustjacket

By: HELMS, Mary W.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: University of Texas Press, Austin, 1998, ISBN:0292731191

Seller ID: 114218

HELMS, Mary W. Access to Origins : Affines, Ancestors and Aristocrats. Austin : University of Texas Press, (1998). First Edition. Pp (6),[vii]-xiii,(3),[3]-258. Figures. Index. 8vo, black cloth, gilt lettering to spine. "In many nonindustrial, non-Western societies, power and prestige are closely linked to the extent of an individual's or group's perceived connection to the supernatural realm, which also explains and validates tangible activitiessuch as economic success, victories in war, or control over lucrative trad e. Affines (in-laws), ancestors, and aristocrats, in particular, are re...
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Achard de Saint-Victor : Sermons Inédits

By: CHATILLON, Jean

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Librarie Philosophique J. Vrin, 1970,

Seller ID: 50168

CHATILLON, Jean. Achard de Saint-Victor : Sermons Inédits : Texte Latin avec introductions, notes et tables. Paris: Librarie Philosophique J. Vrin, 1970. Pp. 325. Text in French and Latin. 8vo, grey printed card covers. Textes Philosophique du Moyen Age XVII.

Slight wear to edges, else very good. 75.00

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Actions and Other Events : The Unifier-Multiplier Controversy.

By: PFEIFER, Karl.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Peter Lang, New York , 1989, ISBN:0820410446

Seller ID: 104793

PFEIFER, Karl. Actions and Other Events : The Unifier-Multiplier Controversy. New York : Peter Lang, (1989). Pp (10),[1]-203,(3). Index. 8vo, green and white glossy paper covered boards, lettered in black. American University Studies. Series V, Philosophy, Vol. 75. Contents : 1. Introduction. 2. The Unifying Approach. 3. The Multiplying Approach as Alternative. 4. A Consideration of Modifications to the Multiplying Account. 5. The Three Objections Reconsidered. 6. Is the Dispute Real? 7. Final Words on the Multipliers. 8. The Causal Criterion of Event Identity. 9. Conclusion. Karl Pfeifer w...
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Actions and Other Events: The Unifer-Multiplier Controversy

By: PFEIFER, Karl American University Studies: Series V: Philosophy, Vol. 75)

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Peter Lang, 1989, ISBN:0820410446

Seller ID: 68853

PFEIFER, Karl. Actions and Other Events: The Unifer-Multiplier Controversy.NY: Peter Lang, (1989). Pp. 203. 8vo, green and white paper covered boards , black titles to white spine. Small perforations to the front and rear topcorners, lightly rubbed, else vg. 30.00
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Ad Reinhardt and Color

By: ROWELL, Margit `

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1980, ISBN:0892070226

Seller ID: 112144

ROWELL, Margit. Ad Reinhardt and Color. New York : The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, (1980). First Edition. Pp (3),4-72. Illustrated. 4to, black card covers, lettered in red, blan spine. Contents : Ad Reinhardt: Style as Recurrence (by Margit Rowell); Works in the exhibition; Selected One-Man Exhibitions; Selected Bibliography. "Adolph Frederick Reinhardt ("Ad" Reinhardt) (December 24, 1913 – August 30, 1967) was an abstract painter active in NewYork beginning in the 1930s and continuing through the 1960s. He was a mem ber of the American Abstract Artists and was a part of the move...
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Admiral Raymond A. Spruance and the Naval War College. Part I & II: in 2 volume set

By: BUELL, Thomas, Lieutenant Commander Naval War College Review XXIII, No. 7, March 1971. Naval War College Review XXIII, No. 8, April 1971. SPRUANCE, Raymond A., Admiral) .

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Naval War College Review, 1971,

Seller ID: 66769

(SPRUANCE, Raymond A., Admiral). BUELL, Thomas, Lieutenant Commander. "Admiral Raymond A. Spruance and the Naval War College: Part I - Preparing for World War II." An article in Naval War College Review, XXIII, No. 7, March 1971, pp. 30-51. Newport, R.I.: Naval War College Review, 1971. Pp. 110. Illustrated; double column. 8vo, illustrated card covers. Also: "Political Beliefs and Public Opinion" by Dr. Lloyd A. Free; "The Philosophy of the Counterculture" by Ensign William F. Averyt; "The Military Planning Process: Human Imperfections in its Applications" by Li...
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Aelred of Rievaulx's De Institutione Inclusarum. Two English Versions. Edited by John Ayto and Alenxandra Barratt

By: AELRED OF RIEVAULX.

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Early English Text Society by the Oxford University Press EETS, London , 1984,

Seller ID: 79834

AELRED OF RIEVAULX. Aelred of Rievaulx's De Institutione Inclusarum. Two English Versions. Edited by John Ayto and Alenxandra Barratt. London : Published for The Early English Text Society by the Oxford University Press, (1984). Pp [i]-lx,[1]-193,(3), frontis + 1 plate. Glossary. 8vo, brown cloth, gilt to front board and spine. Early English Text Society, Original Series 287 (1984). “[...] a treatise on the ordering of the external and inner life of an anchoress, written in the form of a letter to his sister.” - from the Introduction. Musty, namestamps, else very good. 40.00
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Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art

By: FLOISTAD, Guttorm, ed. Contemporary Philosophy, volume 9

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Springer, Berlin, 2007, ISBN:9781402050688

Seller ID: 75352

FLØISTAD, Guttorm, ed. Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art . Edited by GuttormFløistad. (Berlin): Springer, (2007). Pp. [i]-viii,1-413,(3). 8vo, printed red card covered boards. Contemporary Philosophy: A New Survey, volume 9. Contents: 1. Masahiro Hamashita's "Extended meanings of aesthetics and the ethical moment"; 2. D.P. Chattopadhyaya's "Ancient and medieval concepts and theories of art in India"; 3. Anand Amaladass's "Aesthetics and religion from the Indian perspective"; 4. Jean-Godefroy Bidima's "L'esthétique des arts négro-africains: pluralité et historicité de...
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Affrontements Mystiques

By: LUBAC, Henri di

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Temoignage Chretien, Paris, 1950,

Seller ID: 100309

LUBAC, Henri di. Affrontements Mystiques. Paris: Éditions du Témognage Chrétien, (1950). Pp. (6),[7]-213,(7). 8vo, printed white wraps with red titlesto front and spine. Henri de Lubac, b. Feb 20 1896, d. Sep 4 1991, was amo ng the most influential Catholic theologians of the twentieth century. Contents: 1. La recherche d'un homme nouveau; 2. Un nouveau front religieux; 3.Nietzsche mystique; 4. La lumière du Christ. Text in French. Previous owne r's name inked to front cover, light rubbing to covers, else very good. 30.00
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After Two Thousand Years: A Dialogue between Plato and a Modern Young Man. no dj.

By: DICKINSON, G. Lowes PLATO.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: George Allen & Unwin, London , 1930,

Seller ID: 36960

DICKINSON, G. Lowes. After Two Thousand Years : A Dialogue between Plato and a Modern Young Man. London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd., (1930). Pp 213. 8vo, blue cloth, top edge stained blue. Very slightly rubbe, else vg. 35.00
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Against the Odds. First Edition in dust jacket, Signed

By: KEDDY, David J.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Carlton Press : 1987

Seller ID: 14676

ISBN-13: 9780806224893

KEDDY, David J. Against the Odds. New York, N.Y.: Carlton Press Inc., (1987). First Edition. "Manufactured in the United States of America". Pp (12),13-63,(1). 8vo (143 x 210 mm), grey cloth, with black lettering to spine. A Hearthstone Book. David J. Keddy (b.circa 1940, Halifax, Nova Scotia) was running Keddy's School of Music in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia at the time of publication. There is a b&w photo of him on the rear jacket panel. The personal philosophy of this local music teacher, praised on the jacket as "one of the most original thinkers of our time". Preface by Barr...
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Agape and Eros. Part I: A Study of the Christian Idea of Love. Part II: TheHistory of the Christian Idea of Love.

By: NYGREN, Anders.

Price: $60.00

Publisher: S.P.C.K, London, 1954,

Seller ID: 82512

NYGREN, Anders. Agape and Eros. Part I: A Study of the Christian Idea of Love. Part II: The History of the Christian Idea of Love. Authorized Translation by Philip S. Watson. London : S.P.C.K., 1954. Second Printing of Two-Volumes-in-One Edition. Pp [i]-xxvi,27-764. Index. 8vo, green cloth, gilt lettering to spine. “Love is a dominant subject of Christian thought, but the poverty of our vocabulary forces us to use the word in more than one sense:in particular, there is a deep gulf between the Eros of Greek philosophy, the higher pagan ideal of life, and Agape, the Christian idea of love. Withp...
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