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(Frankfurt): Suhrkamp, 1997. paperback. Twenty volumes in twenty-three books (complete), duodecimo size, in slipcase, ALL TEXT IN GERMAN. Born Theodor Ludwig Wiesengrund (1901-1969), Adorno is acknowledged as "one of the most important philosophers and social critics in Germany after World War II...the most prominent challenger to both Sir Karl Popper's..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 390 pp., from the library of the Science Hill School. Catherine Esther Beecher (1800-1878) , the sister of Harriet Beecher Stowe, was an outspoken educator and writer, and advocated for equal access to education for women. She..... More
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Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1949. Rogers, Bruce. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. Two volumes, the Bible one of 975 copies, elephant folio size, [942] pp., [and] Making of the Bible number 178 of 1875 copies, quarto size, [41] pp. The second folio Bible designed by Bruce Rogers..... More
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, [1924]. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 190 copies, folio size, [5] leaves. "The Sermon on the Mount" is among the most widely quoted texts of the Canonical Gospels, most notably the Beatitudes, which exemplify the quintessential elements of mercy and compassion as taught by Jesus Christ..... More
(New Brunswick): (Rutgers Center for Innovative Printmaking), (1993). Feldman, Walter. Limited Edition. Folio in a case. No. 7 of 18, folio size, seven unbound folio sheets, signed by Walter Feldman. Walter Sidney Feldman (1925-2017) received numerous awards and critical praise spanning a lifetime achievement over seven decades; his paintings were..... More
Winona, Minnesota: Sutton Hoo Press, [2002]. Hanka, Ladislav. Limited Edition. Original wraps. One of 100 copies, duodecimo size, 33 pp. This printing of the Book of Ruth is the Thanksgiving 2002 release by the Sutton Hoo Press. A precursor to other biblical texts the Press intends to print, this lovely..... More
[San Francisco]: [The Book Club of California, printed by the Grabhorn Press], 1927. Angelo, Valenti. Limited Edition. Vellum. No. 57 of 250 copies, duodecimo size, 45 unnumbered pp., with slipcase. "The Gentle Cynic" is a translation of the Book of Ecclesiastes, the title of which is a Latin transliteration of..... More
Paris: Chez Saintin, 1811. First Edition. Hardcover. Twenty-fourmo size, 234 pp., in French. The biblical story of Ruth and Naomi, two women who leave the land of Moab to return to Naomi's native land of Bethlehem, is a story of love, devotion, and loyalty; it is a story of strength..... More
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[Cologne]: Taschen, [2016]. Hardcover. Two volumes (quarto size), unpaginated, plus companion book in slipcase, Biblical text all in German. A facsimile of "The Luther Bible", published by Taschen in 2016; the two hardbound volumes containing the text are all in (high) German. The companion volume, "A cultural-historical introduction" (softbound) provides..... More
Torino: Zecchi e Bona, 1850. Hardcover. Duodecimo size, 176 pp., text in Italian. Text in Italian, with some Latin quotes scattered throughout. ___DESCRIPTION: Quarter tan leather with marbled paper boards, gilt lettering and decorations direct to spine, text block edges appear to have been stained at some point, now faded, plain..... More
San Francisco: Printed for The Book Club of California by John Henry Nash, 1921. Nash, John Henry. Limited Edition. No binding. Single leaf folded once to make [4] pp. A lovely broadside printed by the San Francisco printer extraodinaire, John Henry Nash (1871-1947) with his characteristic mitred ruled border, this..... More
(Kentfield, California): The Allen Press, 1974. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 140 copies, folio size, 90 pp., with prospectus. Although Gustave Flaubert’s (1821-1880) best known work may be "Madame Bovary", he had a deep interest in "The Temptation of Saint Anthony", spending thirty years in research and working countless revisions..... More
[New Delhi]: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives [Associated Publishing House], 1975. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Octavo size, 133 pp. First volume of the periodical "The Tibet Journal"; "an occasional publication of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives, devoted to the presentation of scholarly and general interest articles on..... More
London: The Theosophical Publishing House Ltd. [printed by The Whitefriars Press, Ltd.], (1928). Stabler, Phoebe. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo size, 52 pp., with dust jacket, inscribed by Geoffrey Hodson. Geoffrey Hodson (1886-1983) was a prolific author of metaphysical and Theosophical writings. He authored about 50 books and more than 200..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Third Printing. Hardcover. Four volumes, quarto size, 2216 total pp. An English language reference work devoted to "aesthetics", using a definition of aesthetics as "critical reflection on art, culture, and nature." The encyclopedia includes over 600 essays arranged alphabetically, covering about 400 individuals, concepts..... More
Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing of this publication in English, eleven volumes in twelve books (complete); quarto size, approx. 8880 total pp. "I would like to write a novel in which the main character would be a man who got a pair of..... More
Gloucestershire: The Whittington Press & Angscot Productions, 1981. Blake, William. Limited Edition. Full leather. Special Edition, number VII of XXV, of a total edition of 350, folio size, [37] pp., together with an extra suite of illustrations. "John Milton's (1608-1674) 'On the Morning of Christ's Nativity' is significant for its..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. First printings, two volumes (complete), octavo size, 1426 pp. Derek Antony Parfit (1942-2017) "is widely considered one of the most important and influential moral philosophers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries". This the complete two-volume set of his seminal work..... More
Potsdam: Gustav Keipenheuer, 1920. Limited Edition. Vellum. No. 164 of 200 copies bound in full vellum, quarto size, 383 pp., entirely in German. John-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) remains a cornerstone today of modern philosophical thought; his work greatly influenced the Enlightenment and "the development of modern political, economic and educational thought."..... More
[San Francisco]: [Printed by the Grabhorn Press for Gelber, Lilienthal, Inc.], 1935. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 149 of 200 copies, quarto size, [6] pp., signed by William Saroyan. A fine example of printing from the Grabhorn Press, and of prose from American novelist William Saroyan (1908-1981), winner of the Pulitzer..... More
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2010. Hardcover. Eight volumes (complete), octavo size, approx. 3040 pp. From the Series Preface: "In this...series, 'continental philosophy' will be understood HISTORICALLY as a tradition that has its roots in several different ways of approaching and responding to Immanuel Kant's critical philosophy, a tradition..... More
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[Monmouthshire]: The Old Stile Press, 2012. Lemaire, Angela. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number VI of X special editions (total edition 110), folio size, [72] pp., signed by Angela Lemaire. A breathtakingly lovely work with hand-colouring by the artist in this, one of the ten deluxe copies. Christopher Smart (1722-1771) was a...... More
[New York]: The Limited Editions Club, Printed by W.S. Cowell Ltd in Ipswich, 1962. Legrand, Edy. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 1500 copies, signed by illustrator, quarto size, 328 pp., signed by Edy Legrand, with LEC Monthly Letter, announcement, and slipcase. St. Augustine (b. Aureliuis Augustinus in 354 CE) is..... More
[South Freeport, Maine]: Ascensius Press, 2011. Robbins, Matthew. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Lettered copy "J" of 26 copies (total edition), folio size, 24 pp., signed by Matthew Robbins and Scott Vile, with prospectus. David Foster Wallace (1962-2008) committed suicide at the tragically young age of 46, after battling anxiety and depression..... More