Books - "literature"
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Causation and the Types of Necessity
SCARCE, ex-library, octavo, red buckram boards, black lettering to spine, iii + 156pp + catalogue to rear, VG (usual library markings, light bruising & rubbing to extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear pastedowns)
PUBLISHER: Dover Publications 1969
KEYWORDS: philosophy literature causation
Writings on Physics and Philosophy
Super octavo, illus heavy boards, purple & black lettering to spine, frontispiece, vi + 289pp, VG+ (light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps)
PUBLISHER: Springer-Verlag 1994
KEYWORDS: philosophy physics science literature Wolfgang Pauli
The Edge of Objectivity: An Essay in the History of Scientific Ideas
UK FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 562pp, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, minor creasing to bottom corners of prelims) in d/w, VG (moderate tanning & foxing to spine & rear cover, moderate soiling, moderate creasing & chipping to edges)
PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 1960
KEYWORDS: UK first editions essays literature science history scientific ideas
Philosophical Introduction to Probability
Super octavo, illus glossy light card wrappers, white lettering to spine & covers, x + 265pp, VG+ (occasional light pencil markings, minor curling to covers, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, sl foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear)
PUBLISHER: CSLI Publications 2005
KEYWORDS: philosophy probability literature Maria Carla Galavotti
A Realistic Theory of Categories: An Essay on Ontology
Octavo, pink glossy light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, ix + 146pp, VG+ (sl creasing/curling to cover edges, prev. bookseller's label to rear cover, light foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1996
KEYWORDS: philosophy theory literature ontology metaphysics Roderick M Chisholm
Education and Inquiry
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xi + 228pp, VG+ (sl rubbing & bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, prev. owner's name in ink & pencil annotation to rear eps) in d/w, VG (moderate fading to spine, light creasig & chipping to edges, 2.5cm closed tear to base of rear cover- archival tape repair)
PUBLISHER: Basil Blackwell 1980
KEYWORDS: first editions philosophy literature essays education
Individuality: An Essay on the Foundations of Metaphysics
Super octavo, illus heavy boards, blue lettering to spine, xx + 315pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl chafing & soiling to boards, sl foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep & rear pastedown)
PUBLISHER: University of New York Press 1988
KEYWORDS: philosophy metaphysics literature essays Jorge J E Gracia
Kant's Concept of Teleology
Octavo, brown heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained brown, ix + 150pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep & rear pastedown) in d/w, VG+ (light tanning to spine, light creasing to edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front flap)
PUBLISHER: University of Edinburgh Press 1970
KEYWORDS: Immanuel Kant kantian philosophy literature teleology J D McFarland
Aquinas on God: The Divine Science of the Summa Theologiae
Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine & covers, viii + 192pp, VG+ (sl creasing to cover edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to rear cover, sl tanning & foxing to page egdes, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep)
PUBLISHER: Ashgate Publishing 2005
KEYWORDS: theology philosophy Thomas Aquinas summa theologiae criticism literature Rudi te Velde
The Philosophy of Niels Bohr: The Framework of Complementarity
Super octavo, grey light card wrappers, black lettering to spine & covers, x + 281pp, VG+ (light creasing & chafing to covers, light tanning & soiling to page edges, minor crack to front gutter, prev. owner's sm ink stamps to front & rear eps & title page)
PUBLISHER: North-Holland Physics Publishing 1988
KEYWORDS: philosophy literature Niels Bohr metaphysics empiricism complementarity
Understanding Indentity Statements
Octavo, brown cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, xv + 152pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, sl tanning to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to front & rear eps) in d/w, VG+ (sl creasing to edges, sl tanning to base of front cover & flaps, sl chafing)
PUBLISHER: Aberdeen University Press 1984
KEYWORDS: philosophy literature identity language
The Cat's Table
FIRST EDITION, SIGNED ON TITLE PAGE, octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 287pp, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to spine extrems, light tanning to page edges, minor glue staining/residue to gutter of half title page) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing to edges, light chafing/soiling)
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 2011
KEYWORDS: modern first editions signed novels fiction literature Michael Ondaatje
The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
EARLY EDITION, octavo, red heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained black, x + 146pp, VG (boards sl warped, sl soiling to board edges, sl rubbing/bruising to board corners, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims) in d/w, VG (all corners lightly clipped, moderate tanning & foxing to spine, moderate general foxing, minor creasing & chipping to edges)
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1971
KEYWORDS: early editions zen buddhism spirituality Alan Watts eastern philosophy literature
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Vol V: Bhishma Parva
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine & front board, vii + 314pp, VG (sl bruising to spine extrems, pink crayon marking to top of front board, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, moderate to heavy foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate to heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to base of covers & spine, heavy soiling to rear, light fading to spine, moderate foxing to flaps, sl creasing & chipping to top edges)
PUBLISHER: Munshiram Manoharlal 1973
KEYWORDS: classical literature Mahabharata English translations spirituality
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Vol VI: Drona Parva
THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, blue buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spine & front board, vi + 492pp, VG (sl bruising to spine & board extrems, light tanning & moderate foxing to page edges & eps, moderate foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG- (price clipped, moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to covers & spine, heavy soiling to rear, light fading to spine)
PUBLISHER: Munshiram Manoharlal 1976
KEYWORDS: classical literature Mahabharata English translations spirituality
The Wilder Years: Selected Poems
SIGNED & INSCRIBED, super octavo, illus heavy boards, black lettering to spine, 313pp, VG+ (light bruising to spine & board edges/extrems, prev. bookseller's label to rear board)
PUBLISHER: Otago University Press 2021
KEYWORDS: signed David Eggleton New Zealand poets writers authors literature poetry poems verse
The Alienation of Reason: A History of Positivist Thought
Octavo, beige buckram boards, gilt lettering to black buckram spine, vi + (4) + 230pp, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to spine extrems, sl soiling & bruising to board edges, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG- (moderate fading to spine, moderate creasing & chipping to edges- sl loss, minor staining to base of rear cover, moderate fading to edges of front cover, light chafing & soiling, light foxing to flaps)
PUBLISHER: Doubleday & Co 1968
KEYWORDS: philosophy literature positivism Leszek Kolakowski English translation
The Humiliation of Millicent Salmond
Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Mary Egan Publishing 2025
KEYWORDS: New Zealand writers authors literature Jenny Lynch short stories fiction
Mala's Cat
FIRST EDITION, super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Michael Joseph 2022
KEYWORDS: first editions literature holocaust Mala Kacenberg autobiography survival
The Secret of the Sierra Madre: The Man Who Was B Traven
Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Doubleday & Company 1980
KEYWORDS: literature literary B Traven biography