Search Results: Philosophy from Zephyr Books

Darby. : Village Enterprises. , 1988. . Hardcover, black glossy boards. . Very good, no dust jacket as issued. . 8vo.. Inscribed and signed by the author on the ffep.

Zurich.: Schabelitz. , 1861. 19th century quarter blue polished calf over marbled boards, gilt spine decorations. . Very good, light scattered foxing, ink name to recto of half-title page.. 8vo., 21.5x13.5 cm. . German text except an essay by Parker is in English. weight: 1.4 lb. 5 engraved plates.

New York.: Columbia University Press., 1983. 1st Edition.. Beige cloth, black titles.. Fine in a very good dust jacket with a 1 cm. tear to the lower edge.. 23.3x15.5 cm.. Signed by the author on the ffep. Salk is the famous developer of the first polio vaccine. weight: 0.9 lb.

Geneve. : Ch. Gruaz. , 1835?. Later quarter tree calf over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt spine decorations, red spine label. . Half title repaired, lacks title (none issued?), very light foxing, minor dampstains not affecting text, a good tight copy in an attractive binding. . 4to.. French text. Scarce. Engraved frontis, 2 engraved folding plates, one folding map.

New York. : St. Martin’s. , 2001. . 1st Edition.. hardcover black cloth, silver spine title. . Remainder dot to bottom edge, a few page corners bent, otherwise a very good copy in a dustjacket with some edgewear. . 8vo..

New York. : Peter Eckler. , 1918. . hardcover.. Light edgewear and spotting to covers, otherwise a very good copy. . 8vo.. Scarce.

Washington. : American Council on Education. , 1972. 4th printing. Reprint of the 1948 edition. . Yellow printed wraps. . Very good.. 21.5x13.5 cm. . Pamphlet promoting Asiatic studies in American education. weight: 0.2 lb.

Aix.: Augustin Pontier., 1813. 1st Edition.. Plain stitched wraps. . Very good, covers lightly soiled. . 8vo., 21x13.5 cm. . French text. 12 letters from Voltaire to Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues, the young French moralist. Scarce, OCLC locates 4 copies. weight: 0.1 lb. Edited by Roux-Alphéran.

London. : Routledge. , 1998. . hardcover, gray boards. . A very good copy with no dustjacket. . 8vo..

Londres. [i.e. Geneva?].: No publisher., 1771. 1st Edition.. Contemporary quarter brown leather over brown speckled boards, gilt spine title, red speckled edges.. Good, spine head chipped, marginal dampstains.. 8vo., 19.5x12.5 cm.. French text. First edition of this novelized attack on the philosophy of Voltaire. Vernes was a close friend of Voltaire. weight: 0.9 lb.

Paris.: Prault Fils. , 1741. Contemporary full mottled calf, raised bands, gilt spine decorations, red edges, marbled endpapers. . Very good, light shelfwear, hinges weak, a tight clean copy.. 12mo., 16.8x10 cm. . French text. Scarce. French translation of Lipsius’ Latin Neostoicist De constantia in publicis malis, first published in 1584. An appeal to reason in troubled times, it is an attempt to combine classical Stoicism with Christianity. weight: 0.6 lb.

Geneve.: Paschoud., 1825. 1st French edition. . Publisher's printed pink wraps. . Good plus, head of spine chipped, spine cocked, otherwise a very good copy, untrimmed in the publisher’s wraps. . 8vo.. French text. Gift inscription from the translator at top margin of cover. Translated by G. Prevost.

No place, but Geneve.: No imprint. , 1579 . 3rd edition. . Contemporary full leather, raised bands, red speckled edges, gilt spine title, crown over G device on spine. . Good plus, hinges weak, gilt title faded, otherwise a very good copy with tight clean text.. 8vo., 16.3x10.5 cm. . French text. A treatise on good government, against Machiavelli. weight: 1.1 lb.

La Haye.: Jean Swart., 1726. Old half brown leather over patterned mottled boards, raised bands, gilt spine title.. Very good, moderate wear to cover edges, some toning to pages, minor marginal worming.. 4to., 25.2x19.5 cm.. French text. First French edition of this influential English work on moral philosophy. weight: 2.3 lb.

London. : T. Cadell., 1824. . 7th edition. . hardcover with contemporary plain boards, paper spine labels. . Lightly shelfworn and soiled covers, most of spine missing on first vol, vol 1 lacks half title, otherwise a good clean tight untrimmed copy. . 8vo.. Ex-lib.

Cambridge.: Cambridge University Press., 1999. 1st Edition.. Black cloth, silver spine title.. Fine, tight and unmarked, in a near fine dust jacket.. 23.5x15.5 cm.. weight: 1.4 lb.

Paris.: Renouard. , 1815. 3rd Edition.. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards, orange spine label, yellow edges. . Very good, light shelfwear, light foxing.. 8vo.. French text.

Norwalk. : Easton Press. , 1980.. Hardcover, full brown leather, raised bands, gilt decorations, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, ribbon marker. . Bookplate to pastedown, slight fading to endpaper edges, otherwise fine, no dustjacket as issued. . 4to..

Paris.: Francois Julliot., 1621. Contemporary plain vellum.. Good plus, contemporary ink name and note on the endpapers, pages lightly toned and rippled, covers bowed, lacking the original ties.. 16mo., 15x8 cm.. French text. Scarce early French edition of essays by the English “father of the scientific method”. weight: 0.3 lb. Translates by J. Baudoin.

Norwalk. : Easton Press. , 1993. 1st Edition.. Full gray leather, raised bands, gilt decorations, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, ribbon marker. . Near fine, very light bump to upper corner few spots to gilt decoration on the cover, tight and unread, no dust jacket as issued. . 21.5x14 cm. . Signed by the author on the signature page. weight: 1.4 lb.