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$40.00
3d1/2

Causation and the Types of Necessity


DUCASSE, CURT JOHN & TOMAS, VINCENT (Intro)

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

$40.00
3d1/3

Writings on Physics and Philosophy


PAULI, WOLFGANG & ENZ, CHARLES P (Ed) & VON MEYENN, KARL (Ed) & SCHLAPP, ROBERT (Trans)

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

$40.00
3d1/4

The Edge of Objectivity: An Essay in the History of Scientific Ideas


GILLESPIE, CHARLES COULSTON

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

$40.00
3d1/6

Philosophical Introduction to Probability


GALAVOTTI, MARIA CARLA

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

$40.00
3d1/7

A Realistic Theory of Categories: An Essay on Ontology


CHISHOLM, RODERICK M

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

$40.00
3d1/8

Education and Inquiry


ANDERSON, JOHN & PHILLIPS, D Z (Ed)

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

$55.00
3d1/9

Individuality: An Essay on the Foundations of Metaphysics


GRACIA, JORGE J E

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

$50.00
3d1/13

Kant's Concept of Teleology


McFARLAND, J D

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

$50.00
3d1/28

Aquinas on God: The Divine Science of the Summa Theologiae


TE VELDE, RUDI

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

$40.00
3d1/29

The Philosophy of Niels Bohr: The Framework of Complementarity


FOLSE, HENRY J

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

$85.00
3d1/30

Understanding Indentity Statements


MORRIS, THOMAS V

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

$40.00
3d1/34

The Cat's Table


ONDAATJE, MICHAEL

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

$150.00
3d1/35

The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are


WATTS, ALAN

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

$40.00
3d1/39

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Vol V: Bhishma Parva


GANGULI, KISARI MOHAN

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

$40.00
3d1/40

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Vol VI: Drona Parva


GANGULI, KISARI MOHAN

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

$40.00
3d1/48

The Wilder Years: Selected Poems


EGGLETON, DAVID

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

$40.00
3e5/4

The Alienation of Reason: A History of Positivist Thought


KOLAKOWSKI, LESZEK & GUTERMAN, NORBERT (Trans)

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

$10.00
xx125pol221298

The Humiliation of Millicent Salmond


LYNCH, JENNY

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

$20.00
xx125pol221299

Mala's Cat


KACENBERG, MALA

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

$22.50
xx125pol221300

The Secret of the Sierra Madre: The Man Who Was B Traven


WYATT, WILL

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

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