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Rare First Edition in English of The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau: With the Reveries of the Solitary Walker.
London: Printed for J. Bew, 1783.
Rare first edition in English of the author's classic work. 12mo, 2 volumes, bound in full contemporary marbled calfskin. In very good condition, bookplate. Housed in a custom folding case.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 144141
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Rare early printing of Richard Hooker's monumental Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Politie
HOOKER, Richard.
Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Politie. [Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity].
London: Printed by William Standbye, [1622].
Early printing of this important work by the influential English theologian. Quarto, quarter morocco with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in seven compartments within raised bands, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, engraved title, divisional titles, and woodcut initials. In very good condition. Bookplate and period ownership inscription. Rare.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 130372
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Large Lithograph of Nobel Peace Prize-Winner Albert Schweitzer; Signed by Him and Artist William Sharp
SCHWEITZER, Albert; Artist William Sharp.
Albert Schweitzer Signed Lithograph.
Signed by the artist William Sharp in pencil. Inscribed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Albert Schweitzer, "A Mr John Zuber avec mes bonnes pensees Albert Schweitzer. Lambarene 13. Juin 1960." The translation reads, "To Mr John Zuber with my good wishes Albert Schweitzer Lambarene 13th June 1960." Schweitzer received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of “Reverence for Life”, expressed in many ways, but most famously in founding and sustaining the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Lambaréné, now in Gabon, west central Africa. The lithograph measures 14.5 inches by 11.5 inches. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures…
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 41060
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"The hospitable soul makes me wiser and bolder by provocation": The Autograph Centenary edition of the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson; one of 600 numbered copies containing a double sided manuscript in Emerson’s hand bound into vol. i
EMERSON, Ralph Waldo.
The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson with a Biographical Introduction and Notes by Edward Waldo Emerson and a General Index.
Cambridge: Printed at the Riverside Press, 1903.
The Autograph Centenary edition of the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, one of 600 numbered copies containing a double sided manuscript in Emerson’s hand bound into volume one. Octavo, 12 volumes, original publisher’s cloth with printed paper spine labels, illustrated with numerous mounted photogravures, frontispiece portrait of Emerson to Vol. I with lettered tissue guard. One of 600 numbered copies signed by the publisher and with an original double sided manuscript in Emerson’s hand bound into volume one, this is number 515. The manuscript leaf reads in full, "Will anyone question the will of an aristocracy? Not, whilst there is…
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 144526
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RARE HANDWRITTEN ETHIOPIAN COPTIC GE’EZ BIBLE ILLUMINATED WITH TWO FULL-PAGE MINIATURE PAINTINGS
Ethiopian Coptic Ge’ez Bible.
Ethiopia: C. 18th Century.
Rare illustrated Ethiopian Coptic Ge’ez Bible. Octavo, bound with twine between two wooden boards, wrapped in full floral cloth, parchment manuscript in black and red ink, with full-page vibrant hand-painted miniatures depicting the Madonna and child, Saint George slaying the dragon, the journey to Bethlehem, and the Nine Saints of Ethiopia.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 145322
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Rabinadranath Tagore's The King of The Dark Chamber; signed by him
TAGORE, Rabindranath.
The King of The Dark Chamber.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1915.
First edition, early printing of this drama, translated into English by the author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Rabindranath Tagore on the half-title page. Near fine in the original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Rare and desirable; books signed by Tagore are uncommon.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 96033
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First Edition of The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism; Inscribed by Daniel Bell to Harvard Colleague George Homans
BELL, Daniel.
The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism.
New York: Basic Books, Inc. Publishers, 1976.
First edition of the author's magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Daniel Bell on the front free endpaper a month before publication, "For George and Nancy Homans with affectionate regards, Dan Bell Dec. 18, 1975." The recipient, George Homans was a sociologist, founder of behavioral sociology and a colleague of Bell's at Harvard University. He is known for his research in social behavior and his works including The Human Group, Social Behavior: Its Elementary Forms, his Exchange Theory and the many different propositions he enforced to better explain social behavior. A few pencil notes in the text by Homans, fine…
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 16092
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First Edition of Robert K. Merton's Social Theory and Social Structure; Warmly Inscribed by Him
MERTON, Robert K.
Social Theory and Social Structure.
Glencoe, IL: The Free Press, 1949.
First edition of this landmark work in sociology. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Fred, your friend for quite some time. Bob." Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some chips and wear. Rare signed and inscribed.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 19087
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Rare Limited Signed Edition of You Do Not Have To Love Me; Signed by Leonard Cohen and an original painting by Soheyl Dahi
COHEN, Leonard; Painting by Soheyl Dahi.
You Do Not Have To Love Me.
San Francisco: Sore Dove Press, 2008.
Signed limited issue, "Publisher's copy no. 3", from 26 copies signed by Cohen with an original painting by Soheyl Dahi, Cohen's close friend and the founder of the Sore Dove Press. The object of the poem was the singer-songwriter Nico, who was "idealized by Cohen and made a subject of his worship" (Mesac, p. 91). You Do Not Have To Love Me first appeared in Selected Poems 1956-1968 (1968), alongside a number of other poems that reference Nico. To Cohen, who was still early in his music career, "Nico represented all the women he had ever wanted and the more…
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 147664
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FIRST SCALIGERO EDITION OF ARISTOTLE'S INFLUENTIAL WORK OF ZOOLOGY: THE HISTORY OF ANIMALS
ARISTOTLE. TRANSLATED BY JULIUS CAESAR SCALIGER,.
Aristotelis Historia de Animalibus, Ivlio Caesare Scaligero Interprete, cum Ejusdem Commentariis.
Tolosae [Toulouse]: Apud Dominicum & Petrum Bosc, 1619.
First Scaliger edition of Aristotle’s pioneering work on zoology which had a powerful influence on zoology for over two thousand years. Folio, bound in full contemporary vellum-covered boards, engraved vignette title page, in-text woodcut illustrations, and numerous woodcut initials throughout. Julius Caesar Scaliger was an Italian scholar and physician, who spent a major part of his career in France. He employed the techniques and discoveries of Renaissance humanism to defend Aristotelianism against the New Learning. In spite of his contentious disposition, his contemporary reputation was high. Jacques Auguste de Thou claimed that none of the ancients could be placed above him…
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 133054
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Rare first edition set of Benjamin Jowett's The Dialogues of Plato; attractively bound
JOWETT, Benjamin.
The Dialogues of Plato. Translated into English with Analyses and Introductions.
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1871.
First edition of Jowett's complete translation of the Dialogues which succeeded in making Plato an English classic. Octavo, four volumes, bound in three quarters vellum over suede-covered boards, gilt tooling to the spine, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt. In near fine condition, bookplate. A rare and attractive set.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 131238
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Karl Popper's Conjectures and refutations; Inscribed by Him to Lionel Robbins
POPPER, Karl.
Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge.
London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1965.
Second edition of this major work by Popper. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Lionel, the most generously appreciative of readers from Karl June 1965." The recipient Lionel Robbins was a prominent member of the economics department at the London School of Economics and a close friend and colleague of Popper. The pair were colleagues for over twenty years, with Popper first taking up a Readership at the LSE in 1945 before being appointed Professor of Logic and Scientific Method in 1949. Their relationship was principally professional, forming a strong inter-departmental…
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 100965
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RARE HANDWRITTEN ETHIOPIAN COPTIC GE’EZ BIBLE ILLUMINATED WITH FULL-PAGE MINIATURE PAINTINGS
Ethiopian Coptic Ge’ez Bible.
Ethiopia: C. 18th Century.
Rare illustrated Ethiopian Coptic Ge’ez Bible. Duodecimo, bound in full leather with elaborate tooling stamped in blind to the front and rear panels, parchment manuscript in black and red ink, with six full-page hand-painted miniatures depicting the Annunciation, the Madonna and child, Saint George slaying the dragon, Michael striking down Lucifer, Saint Tekle Haymanot of Ethiopia, and the Transfiguration of Jesus. The book measures 5 inches in height and 3.75 inches in width. Writing to the final two leaves with a hand-hemmed corner on the last leaf from a previous owner.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 145311
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RARE HANDWRITTEN ETHIOPIAN COPTIC GE’EZ BIBLE ILLUMINATED WITH TWO FULL-PAGE MINIATURE PAINTINGS
Ethiopian Coptic Ge’ez Bible.
Ethiopia: C. 18th Century.
Rare illustrated Ethiopian Coptic Ge’ez Bible. Duodecimo, bound with twine between two wood blocks, parchment manuscript in black and red ink, with full-page hand-painted miniatures depicting the Transfiguration of Jesus, Saint Tekle Haymanot of Ethiopia, Saint George slaying the dragon, the Madonna and child, Jesus and Mary, the Annunciation, the Birth of Jesus, and the Journey to Bethlehem. Housed in the original leather chemise slipcase with leather carrying handle.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 145316
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Finely Bound Set of Plato's Dialogues
PLATO,.
Plato’s Dialogues.
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1892.
Finely bound set contains Plato's Dialogues. Octavo, five volumes, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt portrait to the front and rear panels of each volume, all edges gilt, inner dentelles. Translated by Benjamin Jowett. In fine condition. An exceptional set.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 140887
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First Edition of Jurgen Habermas' Knowledge and Human Interests; Signed by Him and Daniel Bell
HABERMAS, Jurgen [Daniel Bell].
Knowledge and Human Interests.
Boston: Beacon Press, 1971.
First edition in English of Habermas' classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Jurgen Habermas on the front free endpaper. Sociologist Daniel Bell's copy, with his signature and his extensive notes throughout. Translated by Jeremy J. Shapiro. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket desiged by Richard C. Bartlett.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 49027
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"Everybody must have a fantasy": The Philosophy of Andy Warhol; Signed Twice by Warhol with a drawing
WARHOL, Andy.
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again).
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975.
First edition, early printing of this work by Warhol. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed in green by Andy Warhol on the half-title page. Additionally inscribed by Warhol on the title page, "To Bob & son Andy Warhol," with a drawing of a can of Campbell's Pea Soup can. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Herb Lubalin. Jacket photograph by Philippe Halsman.
Price: $3,200.00 Item Number: 146539
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RARE HANDWRITTEN ETHIOPIAN COPTIC GE’EZ BIBLE ILLUMINATED WITH TWO FULL-PAGE MINIATURE PAINTINGS
Ethiopian Coptic Ge’ez Bible.
Ethiopia: C. 18th Century.
Rare illustrated Ethiopian Coptic Ge’ez Bible. Small octodecimo, original leather boards, parchment manuscript in black and red ink, with full-page hand-painted miniatures depicting Saint George slaying the dragon, the Madonna and child, Jesus and Mary, and Jesus preaching. Housed in the original leather chemise slipcase with twine carrying handle.
Price: $3,200.00 Item Number: 145189
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"God created the heavens and the earth- All you see, all you don't see Earth was a soup of nothingness a bottomless emptiness an inky blackness": First Edition of the Message; Lengthily inscribed by Eugene Peterson
PETERSON, Eugene H.
The Message: The Bible In Contemporary Language.
Colorodo: Navpress, 2002.
First edition of the Message translation of the Bible. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by Eugene Peterson on the half-title page, who has written out the opening verse of Genesis, "For John- The peace of our Lord Eugene H. Peterson 23 April 2015 First this: God created the heavens and the earth- All you see, all you don't see Earth was a soup of nothingness a bottomless emptiness an inky blackness Genesis 1:1." Fine in a fine dust jacket. A most rare and unique example.
Price: $3,200.00 Item Number: 98995
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First Editions of George Santayana's Realms of Being; Each Signed by Him
SANTAYANA, George.
Realms of Being. [The Realm of Essence, The Realm of Matter, The Realm of Truth].
London: Constable, 1928-37.
First editions of the first three volumes of the author's classic work. Octavo, 3 volumes. Each volume is signed by George Santayana on the title page. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $3,200.00 Item Number: 130543