Books - "literature"
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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
Opera Omni Tomus Octavus (Vol VIII): Secunda Secundae Summae Theologiae
THIS VOL ONLY, TEXT IN LATIN, tidy ex-library, elephant folio, brown half leatherbound brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to mauve leather plates on spine, raised bands to spine, xli + 412pp, VG (usual library markings, moderate rubbing/scuffing to leatherwork- some surface loss, moderate scuffing/chipping to spine extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate foxing & soiling to page edges, sl foxing & soiling to eps, minor foxing sporadically throughout)
PUBLISHER: Romae: Ex Typographia Polyglotta 1895
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN LATIN Thomas Aquinas religion theology summa theologiae literature
Opera Omni Tomus Sextus (Vol VI): Prima Secundae Summae Theologiae
THIS VOL ONLY, TEXT IN LATIN, tidy ex-library, elephant folio, brown half leatherbound brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to mauve leather plates on spine, raised bands to spine, unpaginated prelims + 470pp, VG (usual library markings, moderate rubbing/scuffing to leatherwork- some surface loss, moderate scuffing/chipping to spine extrems, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, minor scuffing & surface loss to board edges, moderate foxing & soiling to page edges, sl foxing & soiling to eps, minor foxing sporadically throughout, sl loosening to binding at gutters in places but still sound)
PUBLISHER: Romae: Ex Typographia Polyglotta 1891
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN LATIN Thomas Aquinas religion theology summa theologiae literature
Opera Omni Tomus Quartus (Vol IV): Prima Pars Summae Theologiae
THIS VOL ONLY, TEXT IN LATIN, tidy ex-library, elephant folio, brown half leatherbound brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to mauve leather plates on spine, raised bands to spine, xv + 509pp, VG- (usual library markings, heavy scuffing & surface loss to spine & board extrems, spine extrems flapping, moderate cracking to rear hinge, moderate to heavy chafing & soiling to boards, moderate foxing & soiling to page edges, light soiling & foxing to eps, minor creasing to ffep, moderate foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout, occasional light cracking to gutters)
PUBLISHER: Romae: Ex Typographia Polyglotta 1888
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN LATIN Thomas Aquinas religion theology summa theologiae literature
Opera Omni Tomus Quintus (Vol V): Pars Prima Summae Theologiae
THIS VOL ONLY, TEXT IN LATIN, tidy ex-library, elephant folio, brown half leatherbound brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to mauve leather plates on spine, raised bands to spine, unpaginated prelims + 584pp, VG (usual library markings, moderate scuffing & surface loss to spine & board extrems, moderate to heavy chafing & soiling to boards, moderate foxing & soiling to page edges, light soiling & foxing to eps, light foxing to prelims & sporadically throughout, sl occasional loosening of binding at gutters but still sound)
PUBLISHER: Romae: Ex Typographia Polyglotta 1889
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN LATIN Thomas Aquinas religion theology summa theologiae literature
Opera Omni Tomus Decimus (Vol X): Secunda Secundae Summae Theologiae
THIS VOL ONLY, TEXT IN LATIN, tidy ex-library, elephant folio, brown half leatherbound brown buckram boards, gilt lettering to mauve leather plates on spine, raised bands to spine, xxxvii + 564pp, VG- (usual library markings, heavy scuffing & surface loss to spine, moderate cracking to front & rear hinges, moderate to heavy scuffing to board corners, moderate chafing & soiling to boards, moderate foxing & soiling to page edges, light foxing & soiling to eps)
PUBLISHER: Romae: Ex Typographia Polyglotta 1899
KEYWORDS: TEXT IN LATIN Thomas Aquinas religion theology summa theologiae literature
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
Pliny: Letters and Panegyricus in Two Volumes
2 VOL SET, DUAL ENGLISH & LATIN TEXT, sm octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering & decoration to spines, publisher's gilt initials to front boards, vol 1- xxxiii + 563pp, vol 2- unpaginated prelims + 586pp, folding maps to rear of both vols, VG+ (light bruising & rubbing to extrems, sl tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. academic ownership ink stamp to ffeps of both vols, light fading to spine extrems) in d/w, VG (moderate fading to spine of vol 2, moderate loss to head of spine of vol 1, moderate scuffing to spines- minor cracking, price clipped, sl tanning to edges of flaps)
PUBLISHER: Loeb / Harvard University Press / William Heinemann 1969-76
KEYWORDS: DUAL TEXT IN LATIN & ENGLISH Loeb classical library series classics Pliny letters literature ancient Rome
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
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour, an Introduction
FIRST EDITION, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG) boards soiled; 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: William Heinemann 1963
KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction J D Salinger