Books - "philosophy"
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Play Power
FIRST UK EDITION, LACKS HEADOPOLY GAME (rear pocket empty), octavo, yellow heavy boards, black lettering to spine, top page edges stained black, frontispiece, illus title page, 361pp, VG (moderate rubbing & foxing/soiling to spine & boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, G+ (heavy creasing & chipping/tearing to edges- some loss, all corners lightly clipped, light fading to spine, minro foxing to flaps)
PUBLISHER: Jonathan Cape 1970
KEYWORDS: politics of play Richard Neville modern philosophy first UK editions
Science and Civilisation in China (2 Vol Set)
2 VOL SET, imperial octavo, illus heavy boards, gilt lettering to spines, frontispieces, vol 1- xxxviii + 318pp, vol 2- xxii + (2) + 696pp, illus, folding maps to rear of vol 1, VG+ (sl bruising & & tanning to board edges, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to ffep of vol 1, prev. owner's sm inscription in ink to ffep of vol 2, occasional light foxing throughout) in d/w, VG (vol 1 in plastic protective cover- easily removed if desired, corners of front flaps clipped, light to moderate creasing & chipping/tearing to edges- some tidy tape repairs, light tanning to spines, minor chafing & soiling, light foxing to flaps)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1954-62
KEYWORDS: China Chinese history geography science philosophy anthropology
Tao & Longevity: Mind-Body Transformation
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: Samuel Weiser 1991
KEYWORDS: spirituality tao taoism philosophy
Original Wisdom: Stories of an Ancient Way of Knowing
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: Inner Traditions 2001
KEYWORDS: philosophy wisdom spirituality indigenous Robert Wolff
Bearing Witness: A Zen Master's Lessons in Making Peace
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: Bell Tower 1998
KEYWORDS: zen masters philosophy spirituality mindfulness
Awakening to the Tao
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: Shambhala N/D (c.2000s)
KEYWORDS: taoism tao oriental wisdom philosophy
Encyclopedia Selections: Diderot, D'Alembert and Others
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: The Bobbs-Merrill Company 1965
KEYWORDS: philosophy literature
The Spiritual Significance of Music
FIRST EDITION, loosely enclosed holograph signed note from author & other ephemera, 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: Xtreme Music 2009
KEYWORDS: first editions signed Justin St Vincent music spirituality philosophy
The Scientific Intellectual: The Psychological & Sociological Origins of Modern Science
Super octavo, beige buckram boards, silver gilt lettering & gilt decoration to black buckram spine, top page edges stained grey, xii + 441pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & soiling to page edges, minor pencil annotation to ffep) in d/w, VG- (moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges- minor tape repairs, moderate tanning & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Basic Books 1963
KEYWORDS: modern science philosophy history
The Logic of Scientific Discovery
SECOND PRINTING, LACKS D/W, super octavo, beige buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained red, 480pp, VG+ (sl rubbing/bruising to edges & extrems, sl tanning to spine, light tanning & soiling to page edges, minor creasing to base of prelims, occasional light pencil markings)
PUBLISHER: Basic Books 1961
KEYWORDS: Karl Popper logic philosophy theory science
Frau Lou: Nietzsche's Wayward Disciple
Super octavo, illus light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, xiii + 587pp, VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing & creasing to spine & covers/edges, moderate soiling to rear cover, moderate fading to spine, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & inside covers, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, occasional light pencil markings)
PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press 1969
KEYWORDS: Frau Lou biography biographies memoir literature philosophy psychology Friedrich Nietzsche students
The Astrology of Fate
FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, unpaginated prelims + 370pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light foxing to page edges & eps, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep, occasional sl foxing throughout) in d/w, VG+ (light creasing & chipping to edges, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: George Allen & Unwin 1984
KEYWORDS: first editions theology philosophy fate astrology Liz Greene
Natural Law and the Theory of Society 1500 to 1800
VOL 1 & 2 COMPLETE IN ONE BOOK, octavo, cream light card wrappers, brown/black lettering to spine & covers, xci + 423pp, VG (moderate tanning/staining to spine & cover edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to covers, light tanning & foxing to page edges, prev. owner's name in ink to inside front cover, prev. bookseller's price in ink to inside rear cover)
PUBLISHER: Beacon Press 1957
KEYWORDS: natural law philosophy humanities social science society Otto Gierke
The Dhammapada
LACKS D/W, super octavo, black heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, 669pp total, illus, Near FINE (sl soiling to spine & boards)
PUBLISHER: Sasana Abhiwurdhi Society 1992
KEYWORDS: spirituality buddhism buddhist wisdom philosophy teachings
Samuel Bailey and the Classical Theory of Value
Octavo, burgundy cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, vii + 162pp, VG+ (light bruising to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping/rubbing to edges, light tanning & fading to spine, 2cm closed tear to base of spine, light chafing & soiling)
PUBLISHER: G Bell and Sons / The London School of Economics and Political Science 1960
KEYWORDS: philosophy economics classical theory Samuel Bailey criticism value
Individualism and Community: Education and Social Policy in the Postmodern Condition
Super octavo, yellow light card wrappers, white lettering to spine, ix + 237pp, VG+ (light fading to spine, light creasing/curling to cover edges, sl soiling to page edges, occasional light highlighting)
PUBLISHER: The Falmer Press 1996
KEYWORDS: New Zealand social policy neo-liberalism philosophy theory postmodern
The Inner Limits of Mankind
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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Oneworld 1989
KEYWORDS: social political commentary philosophy literature Ervin Laszlo
Deconstructing the Mind
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 will reduce your overall postage costs.
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 1996
KEYWORDS: psychology philosophy cognitive science
Deeper into Pictures: An Essay on Pictorial Representation
Octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, ix + 226pp, VG+ (sl rubbing to extrems, sl soiling to boards, light foxing to page edges, prev. bookseller's sm label to front pastedown)
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press 1989
KEYWORDS: art philosophy visualizations visual perception literature essays
Heaven & Hell
Sm octavo, pink buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine, 88pp, VG (sl bruising to extrems, minor water damage to base of spine, moderate tanning & light foxing/soiling to page edges, light tanning & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, prev. owner's name & loan ink stamp to ffep, occasional light cracking to gutters) in d/w, VG (light creasing to edges, moderate fading to spine, moderate tanning & soiling)
PUBLISHER: Chatto & Windus 1956
KEYWORDS: Aldous Huxley literature philosophy