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East-West Fire: Schopenhauer's Optimism and the Lankavatara Sutra.  An Excursion Toward the Common Ground Between Oriental and Western Religion   [1st Edition]

East-West Fire: Schopenhauer's Optimism and the Lankavatara Sutra. An Excursion Toward the Common Ground Between Oriental and Western Religion [1st Edition]

by Muses, Charles

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Good
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1st Edition
Published
1955
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Hardcover
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London / Indian Hills, Colorado: John M. Watkins / Falcon's Wing Press, 1955 67pp, bound in blue cloth, with the binding and hinges tight, previous ownership label on the front free endpaper, occasional small marking. The dust jacket is NOT price-clipped, and shows a closed tear on the back, now housed in a protective mylar cover. Includes the… Read more about this item
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. The Scott Library   (SCARCE)
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. The Scott Library (SCARCE)

by Wollstonecraft, Mary

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Hardcover
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London: Walter Scott Although the book is not dated, the Walter Scott Publishing Company was acquired in 1882 from Tyne Publishing Company, and sold upon Scott's death in 1910, bringing the date of this book to around the turn of the century. xxxvii, [3], 282pp, [16], deckled page edges, bound in original blue cloth with the paper spine label… Read more about this item
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Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson.  An Objectively Impartial Criticism of the Life of Man.  Second Book   [1st Thus]

Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson. An Objectively Impartial Criticism of the Life of Man. Second Book [1st Thus]

by Gurdjieff, G. I.

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Used - Good++
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First Thus
Published
1973
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Soft cover
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NY: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1973 [6], 402pp, bound in stiff paper covers, with the binding and hinges tight, light creasing to the covers, notation inside back cover, light foxing to outer page edges.
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Boyhood with Gurdjieff
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Boyhood with Gurdjieff

by Peters, Fritz

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Used - Good
Published
1972
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Soft cover
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9780140035353
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Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books Inc., 1972 [4], 174pp, [4], bound in stiff paper covers, with the binding and hinges tight, light creasing and soiling to covers, light foxing to outer page edges. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS.
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Witness: The Autobiography of John G. Bennett  [1st American Edition]

Witness: The Autobiography of John G. Bennett [1st American Edition]

by Bennett, John G.

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Used - Fair
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First American Edition
Published
1974
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Soft cover
ISBN
9780912358482
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Tucson, Arizona: Omen Press, 1974 [2], ix, [1], 380pp, bound in stiff paper covers, with the binding and hinges tight, soiling to the outer page edges. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. A candid autobiography of Bennett, as he traces his long life through encounters and experience with Ouspensky, Gurdjieff and others.
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Our Life With Mr. Gurdjieff  [1st Thus]

Our Life With Mr. Gurdjieff [1st Thus]

by De Hartmann, Thomas

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First Thus
Published
1972
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Soft cover
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Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books Inc., 1972 xvii, [1], 134pp, [4], bound in stiff paper covers, with the binding and hinges tight, age darkening, with light edge wear. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS.
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Our Life With Mr. Gurdjieff

Our Life With Mr. Gurdjieff

by De Hartmann, Thomas

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1972
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Soft cover
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Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books Inc., 1972 xvii, [1], 134pp, [4], bound in stiff paper covers, with the binding and hinges tight, creasing to covers, with light edge wear. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS.
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A Study of Gurdjieff's Teaching  [1st Thus]

A Study of Gurdjieff's Teaching [1st Thus]

by Walker, Kenneth

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Used - Fair to Good
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First Thus
Published
1969
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Soft cover
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NY & London: Ward Books / Tandem Books, 1969 221pp, [3], bound in stiff paper covers, with the binding and hinges tight, previous owner's name, covers worn.
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A Commentary on Plato's Meno

A Commentary on Plato's Meno

by Klein, Jacob

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Used - Very Good
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No Jacket
Published
1975
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780807809464
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina: The University of North Carolina Press, 1975 [8], 256pp, bound in blue cloth, gilt still bright, binding and hinges tight, previous owner's name inside the front cover, light age toning to the pages.
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Descartes and the Modern Mind   [Association Copy]

Descartes and the Modern Mind [Association Copy]

by Balz, Albert G. A.

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Used - VERY GOOD ++
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Published
1967
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Hardcover
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Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books, 1967 With the signature of J. W. Lidz - author of "Medicine as Metaphor in Plato". xiv, 492pp, bound in black cloth, gilt still bright, binding and hinges tight, underlining on five pages.
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One and Many in Aristotle's Metaphysics   [1st Edition]

One and Many in Aristotle's Metaphysics [1st Edition]

by Halper, Edward C.

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New
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No Jacket
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1989
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780814204566
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Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press, 1989 xxxix, [3], 309pp, bound in blue cloth, gilt bright, binding and hinges tight. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS.
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The Destiny of Man Viewed in the Light of His Origin  [Association Copy]

The Destiny of Man Viewed in the Light of His Origin [Association Copy]

by Fiske, John

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Published
1884
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Hardcover
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Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1884 [2], x, 11-121pp, [7], bound in blue cloth, gilt still bright, binding and hinges tight, top edges gilt. Previous ownership signature of "Alfred Shipley, Aug. 1900", Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Hospitals, New York. Occasional pencil markings.
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The Faith By Which We Live.  A Plain, Practical Exposition of the Religion of the Incarnate Lord  [1st Edition]

The Faith By Which We Live. A Plain, Practical Exposition of the Religion of the Incarnate Lord [1st Edition]

by Fiske, Charles

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Used - Good++
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1st Edition
Published
1919
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Hardcover
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Milwaukee, Wis.: Morehouse Publishing Co., 1919 xii, 322pp, bound in blue cloth, with the binding and hinges tight, previous owner's name penned in on the front free endpaper, a few interior markings.
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The Idea of God as Affected by Modern Knowledge  [Association Copy]

The Idea of God as Affected by Modern Knowledge [Association Copy]

by Fiske, John

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Published
1900
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Hardcover
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Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1900 [2], xxxii, 33-173pp, [7], bound in blue cloth, gilt still bright, binding and hinges tight, top edges gilt. Previous ownership signature of "Alfred Shipley, Aug. 1900", Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Hospitals, New York. Occasional pencil markings.
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Through Nature to God  [Association Copy]

Through Nature to God [Association Copy]

by Fiske, John

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Published
1901
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Hardcover
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Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1901 xv, [1], 194pp, [6], bound in blue cloth, gilt still bright, binding and hinges tight, top edges gilt Previous ownership signature of "Alfred Shipley, Aug. 1900", Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Hospitals, New York. Occasional pencil markings.
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Essays on Work and Culture  [1st Edition]

Essays on Work and Culture [1st Edition]

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Used - Good ++ to Very Good +
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1st Edition
Published
1898
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Hardcover
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NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1898 [2], vi, 7-247pp, bound in green cloth, gilt on front cover still bright, top edge gilt, deckled page edges, binding tight, previous ownership dated 1898, a few light pencil markings.
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Simone Weil:  A Life

Simone Weil: A Life

by Petrement, Simone

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Published
1976
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Soft cover
ISBN
9780394734620
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NY: Pantheon Books / Random House, 1976 xiv, 577pp, bound in illustrated stiff paper covers, with the binding and hinges tight, illustrated. Pencil markings throughout. Philosophy / Biography.
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The Philosophy of Plato

The Philosophy of Plato

by Plato

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Published
1928
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Hardcover
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NY: Carlton House / Simon and Schuster, Inc., 1928 [6], 577pp, bound in black cloth, with the binding and hinges tight, gilt still bright, decorative spine. Previous owner's name inside the front cover, pages slightly age darkened.
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values

by Pirsig, Robert M.

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Used - Good
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Good
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1974
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780688002305
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A$111.97

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NY: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1974 [2], 412pp, bound in half cloth, with the binding and hinges tight, full number line. The dust jacket shows light edge wear, with notations on the back flap, is NOT price-clipped, and is now housed in a protective mylar cover. The interior pages show profuse markings.
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Crises in Modern Thought, Volume I, The Crises of Reason  [Signed Copy, 1st Edition]

Crises in Modern Thought, Volume I, The Crises of Reason [Signed Copy, 1st Edition]

by Swami Kriyananda

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Used - Very Good
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1st Edition
Published
1972
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Soft cover
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Nevada City, California: Ananda Publications, 1972 xiii, [1], 221pp, [13], bound in illustrated stiff paper covers, with the binding and hinges tight. Inscribed by the author on the half title page "Joy to you!, S. Kriyananda", with the previous owner's name at the top of the page "Sibylle". INDIAN PHILOSOPHY.
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