John Anderson, philosopher. Pp. [x]+234, 16 plates, text map, appendix, notes, bibliography, index; tall demy 8vo grey cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1995. First edition. *John Anderson held the chair of Philosophy at the University of Sydney from 1927 to 1958. More
The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, 1965, The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. Edited by Henry Hardy. Pp. xvi+172(last blank), references, index; med. 8vo; dark green boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper with 'free cd inside' sticker on front panel, the backstrip faintly faded; Chatto..... More
Selected writings of Sir Thomas Browne. Edited by Geoffrey Keynes. Preface by Tim Mackintosh-Smith. Pp. xxvi+546, coloured frontispiece, plus 8 black & white plates and 2 full page illustrations; med. 8vo; qr. brown cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, marbled papered boards; top edges purple; within brown card slipcase;..... More
Pp. [viii]+168(last colophon); demy 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, bottom fore-corner of upper board slightly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, the backstrip browned; name in ink at head of upper free endpaper, occasional marginal pencilling or underlining, corners of a...... More
Essays in a pluralistic art world. Pp. xxx+450, index; qr. black paper, spine lettered in silver, grey papered boards; a couple of tiny bruises to edges of upper board; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed; Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 2000. First edition. More
Revised edition. Pp. 218, appendix; post 8vo; dust wrapper; Jonathan Cape, London, 1980. *First published in 1964. More
The life and thought of William Godwin. Pp. xii+398, 12 plates, chronology, references, index; dust wrapper, lightly rubbed; Routledge & KeganPaul, London, 1980. First edition. *Biography of the philosopher and novelist: husband of Mary Wollstonecraft, father of Mary Shelley, and friend of Coleridge, Lamb and Hazlitt. More
Looking Backwards to the Future. Pp. [vi]+234(last blank), index; med. 8vo; bottom fore-corners of boards faintly bruised; dust wrapper; text block browned; Hutchinson, London, 2001. First edition. *Inscribed and signed by the author (dated 25.10.01) on the title page. 'Explores the future of everything - from education, work and marriage..... More
With a new preface by the author. Pp. 752(last blank), appendices, references, bibliography, index; black cloth, lettered and decorated in silver, lightly bruised at foot of spine; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges rubbed and split, with a couple of small chips; several leaves browned, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Hutchinson..... More
Translated by Victoria Harris. Pp. [viii]+96, illustrated (several full or double page); f'cap. 4to; black papered boards, spine lettered in gilt, upper board decorated in blind, the boards a trifle sprung; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, small surface graze at foot of backstrip, short split at head of back flap fold;..... More
Translated with an Introduction by A. J. Krailsheimer. Introduced by T. S. Eliot. Pp. lii+368, coloured frontispiece portrait and 16 coloured plates, select bibliography, sayings attributed to Pascal, additional Pensees, index; tall demy 8vo; black cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt; within black card slipcase; The Folio Society, London, 2011..... More
Pp. xvi+274, 8 plates, 2 full page maps, index; dust wrapper; scattered pencilled marginalia, edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1997. First edition. *Autobiography of the internationally renowned philosopher and historian of ideas. More
Pp. [ii]+34(last blank), title page vignette, decorative initial; cr. 8vo; blue/grey paper wrappers with flap folds, lettered and decorated in black, stapled and slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed; uncut; the staples rusted, a little light foxing; University of Washington Book Store, Seattle, 1930. University of Washington Chapbooks Number 37. *Herbert..... More
A Selection of His Correspondence with the General Public 1950-1968. Introduced and Edited by Barry Feinberg and Ronald Kasrils. Pp. xxx+[6](facsimiles)+172(last blank), frontispiece portrait, index; post 8vo; gilt lettered green cloth, faintly scuffed; fore and bottom edges uncut; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split; text block faintly browned, edges..... More
Pp. 148(last colophon), selected bibliography, index; demy 8vo; tan cloth, spine lettered in silver, the boards slightly canted; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly faded, with signs of sticker removal from front panel; top edges of leaves slightly foxed; George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, 1964. First U.K. edition. *'Based on interviews..... More
The Man and his Mind. Pp. viii+346, frontispiece portrait, plus 23 plates, appendices, index; navy cloth, spine lettered in gilt, corners of boards a trifle rubbed; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly soiled, with mottled fading, edges and backstrip rubbed and split, with a few small chips, backstrip slightly browned; bookseller's sticker..... More
Edited by W. P. D. Wightman and J. C. Bryce with Dugald Stewart's Account of Adam Smith. Edited by I. S. Ross, D. D. Raphael and A. S. Skinner. Pp. x+22(last blank)+358, index; med. 8vo; laminated boards; top fore-corner of a few leaves lightly creased, occasional pencilled marginal scoring; Clarendon..... More
Pp. x+198, notes, index; black boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, leaves slightly browned; Profile Books, London, 2006. First edition. More
Pp. xvi+410(last blank), 8 coloured and black & white plates, notes, bibliography, index; qr. grey paper, spine lettered in gilt, cream papered boards, fore-corners slightly bruised, upper board lightly marked; dust wrapper; some light foxing and soiling to edges and a few margins of leaves, top fore-corners of several leaves..... More
An Enlightened Life. Pp. xx+348, frontispiece, 16 coloured and black & white plates, text illustrations 1 full and 2 double-page maps, notes & sources, bibliography of works cited, index; med. 8vo; blue boards, spine lettered in white, lower fore-corners slightly bruised; dust wrapper, edges slightly worn; Allen Lane/Penguin Books, London..... More
An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness. Pp. [viii]+262(last blank), sources and additional reading, index; demy 8vo; white papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Portfolio/Penguin, New York, 2014. First edition. More
The Duty of Genius. Pp. xviii+654, 31 plates (one double page), a couple of text figures, appendix, references, select bibliography, index; thick med. 8vo; green cloth, spine lettered in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, backstrip slightly faded; Jonathan Cape, London, 1990. First edition. *The first full-length biography of the philosopher. More