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
![Item #CNJL314 The Holy Bible [with] The Making of the Bruce Rogers World Bible; Containing The...](https://swansfinebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CNJL314_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1521152564)
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
(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
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
(Oxford): (Oxford University Press), (2014). First Edition. Hardcover. First printing of the OUP publication, four volumes (complete), large octavo size, total of approximately 2000 pp. One could spend a lifetime studying the life and work of Bernard Bolzano (1781-1848). An ordained Catholic priest as well as a scholar, philosopher and..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1970. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Hardbound, octavo size, 463 pp. Saint Augustine left "an indelible mark on Western Christianity", and his "Confessions" are considered a classic of Western culture (n.b., from dust jacket flap). ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full blue cloth over boards, light blue spine "label"..... 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..... 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
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 351 pp. From the jacket flap: "Employing different understandings of the concept of truth as investigative tools, the author depicts varying theological responses to the growth of natural science in the nineteenth century..." ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full grey..... 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
[Covelo]: The Yolla Bolly Press, [1992]. Baskin, Leonard. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 52 of 130 copies, folio size, 107 pp., signed by Leonard Baskin and John Fowles, with prospectus and "The Making of the Book" David Herbert Lawrence (1885-1930) was extremely controversial for his day due to works such as..... 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
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
London: Trubner & Co., 1882. Leather bound. Eighth printing, duodecimo size, 248 pp., signed by Edwin Arnold. Sir Edwin Arnold (1832-1904) is best remembered today for this work, which "endeavours to describe the life and time of Prince Gautama Buddha, who, after attaining enlightenment, became the Buddha, The Awakened One"..... More
![Item #CNJL1298 Jubilate Agno / Rejoice in the Lamb [Number VI of X special edition]; Written,...](https://swansfinebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/CNJL1298_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1515027216)
[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
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1892. Hardcover. Two volumes (complete), "The Garfield Edition", octavo size, a total of 854 pp., with wrappers and publisher's box. Lewis "Lew" Wallace (1827-1905) was an American Union general as well as author of this famous novel, "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ". It was..... More