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1797ref. S8361Entry extracted from:: Encyclopaedia Britannica 3rd edition 1797. 1797. 4to. 480-609 pp. Lengthy definition of metaphysics; lower margin damp stained throughout. Extract. Very good. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 3rd edition, 1797. unknown books
2003ref. 23204NY:: Oxford University Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2003. Hardcover. 0198752547 . First printing. As new in like dust jacket. . Oxford University Press, hardcover books
1998ref. 2556Reading: Addison-Wesley. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 0201328283 . Second printing. Publisher's promotional material laid in. . Addison-Wesley hardcover books
2000ref. 39791Williston Vermont U.S.A.: Blackwell Publishers 2000. Soft cover. Fine. Very large thicker heavy softcover glossy black wrappers with b/w photo of Rorty in yellow borders on front wrapper praise on back wrapper from Stanley Cavell Harvard University. Book was misplaced now found. 410 pages. Very Fine. Blackwell Publishers paperback
1980ref. 00004723Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very near Fine. 8vo. 5 vi-xi 2 2-238 2 pp.Bound in dark brown cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Includes bibliography index and notes. An attractive copy of Wiggins well-known book concerned with identity and persistence through time. Underlining on a few pages else Fine in a very near Fine dust jacket. Harvard University Press hardcover
1934ref. 00004379London: Macmillan and Co. Limited 1934. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 4 v-vii 1 1-422 2 pp. Bound in maroon cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Marcus Singer's copy a distinguished philosopher who is now emeritus from UW Madison. A very good copy of this uncommon work by Taylor best known as an idealist and Plato scholar. A Very Good copy with mild fading to the spine a small dampstain to the fore-edge and the corner of the free front endpaper is clipped. Macmillan and Co., Limited hardcover
ref. BN378074Dordrecht Kluwer Academic Publishers 1988. in the 17th and 18th Centuries in the 17th and 18th Centuries Metaphysics and Philosophy of Science Dordrecht, Kluwer Academic Publishers 1988. unknown
1661ref. 44596Amsterdam L. & D. Elzevirios 1661. 4to. Contemp. full vellum ms-title on spine. Title in red/black. Engraved portrai of Regius on verso of f 4 H. Bloemaert pinxit T. Matha sculpsit. 445231- Errata pp. 2 folded engraved plates Globus Coelestis a. Orbis Terrarum Typus. Numerous woodcut illustrations in the text astronomical mechanical physical physiological anatomical theory of light theory of vision etc. etc. Printed on good paper clean and fine. Third edition appeared 1651 a. 1654. This is edition having the 2 plates which appears here for the first time and not in the earlier editions.Henricus Regius in Dutch: Hendrik de Roy may be recognised today primarily as one of Descartes' correspondents. However he was also the author of a textbook of natural philosophy Fundamenta physices 1646 which offered an alternative to Cartesian epistemology and metaphysics. His correspondence with Descartes and his simultaneous controversy with G. Voetius during the 1640s reflected Regius' efforts to establish his intellectual independence from scholastic philosophy and Cartesian metaphysics.Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.Willems 1274. - Poggendorff II 587 b. hardcover
1923ref. 056963Constable and Company Ltd. 1923. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. xii 314 pages indexed. First edition Hardcover in light blue or bluish grey dust jacket now in mylar. The jacket is worn and has some edge tears and chips. Jacket spine is browned and there is a large chip at the headcap and a couple of tears along the edge of the spine. Fore-edge of text block is foxed. Upper right corner of front flyleaf has "May 21 1930" written in pencil. Text is toned has occasional foxing. Pages are generally still uncut / unopened. The gathering for pages v-viii part of the Preface is detached but present in its proper location. Constable and Company Ltd. hardcover
1937ref. 056961Constable and Company Ltd 1937. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. xiv 142 pages indexed. First edition Hardcover in light blue or bluish-grey dust jacket now in mylar. The jacket is worn and has several chips and tears including a 2 inch long chip missing from foot of the spine. Jacket spine is toned. Fore-edge of text block is foxed. Upper right corner of front flyleaf has "March 26 1938" written in pencil. Text is toned has occasional foxing. Pages are generally still uncut / unopened. Constable and Company Ltd hardcover
1940ref. 056960Constable and Company Ltd 1940. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. xiii 302 pages indexed. First edition Hardcover in light blue bluish-grey dust jacket now in mylar. The jacket has edge wear with brief edge tears and chips. Jacket headcap chipped and jacket spine is toned. Fore-edge of text block is foxed. Text is toned has occasional foxing. Many of the pages are still uncut / unopened. Constable and Company Ltd hardcover
1930ref. 056962Constable and Company Ltd 1930. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. xv 209 pages indexed. First edition Hardcover in light blue or bluish grey dust jacket now in mylar. The jacket is worn and has some edge tears and creases including a one inch long chip at the foot of the jacket spine and a ragged tear near the headcap. Fore-edge of text block is foxed. Upper right corner of front flyleaf has "May 21 1930" written in pencil. Toning and foxing to the endpapers. The text is mostly clean but there is browning on pages 8 and 9 from where a publisher's advertising card is laid in loosely. Pages are generally still uncut / unopened. Constable and Company Ltd hardcover
1916ref. 056653Meridian Miss.: Truth Publishing Company 1916. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. ix 374 1 pages. Hardcover bound in burgundy cloth. The binding is rubbed and bumped. Spine is a bit dulled or sunned. Front inner hinge is cracking. An early inscription on the front pastedown appears to read "Compliments of Ben E. Oppenheim". The text is sound and clean. Truth Publishing Company hardcover
ref. 15-9144Campbell CA: Metafisica Galleries 1975. 8vo. 4 Folded Cards Color Plates Very Good. Campbell, CA: Metafisica Galleries, [1975]. unknown
1975ref. 00004998Seattle: University Of Washington Press 1975 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo. 6 vii-xiii 3 3-130 pp. Bound in light green cloth with black lettering on the spine patterned tan endpapers and pastedowns. Very Good with a name and date written on free front endpaper and some faint underlining in the introduction in a Near Fine price-clipped dust jacket. University Of Washington Press [1975] hardcover
1962ref. 7110Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1962. Offprint. 24x16cm pp15-24 stapled in upper left corner. Signed "with kind regards" by Dorothy Emmet on first page. Sone uniform toning light wear. Near fine. Signed offprint from the British philosopher Dorothy Emmet 1904-2000 who taught at Manchester University and was one of the founding members of the Epiphany Philosophers. Her work often revolved around metaphysics and the interplay between philosophy science and religion. She was also important in promoting women in philosophy mentoring and encouraging young women in the field and promoting the work of her female colleagues through her writings and speaking. This offprint explores the importance of tautologies or statements that are "true by virtue of their form" in communication and philosophy. An uncommon signature and offprint from an important woman figure in mid 20th century philosophy. . [Cambridge University Press] unknown
1715ref. 000476Tolouse: Dominici Desclassan 1715. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 4to pp. 16 538 2. Engraved frontispiece. Library blind stamp on title page and in margin of several leaves; ink stamp on bottom margin of frontispiece and inner margin of title. Interior contains scattered foxing spotting and age-toning. A few marginal corners are clipped. Occasional minor tear neatly sealed. Bound in modern half brown calf with marbled boards. Juan Saguens a scholar in the Order of Minims produced his "Atomismus demonstratus" in defense of Cartesian atomism. The book written in dialogue form was designed to counter the anti-Cartesian arguments of Francisco Palanco 1657-1720 a scholar also of the Order of Minims and a professor of philosophy and theology at the University of Salamanca. Palanco attacked Cartesian philosophy in the fourth tome of his work "Cursus Philosophicus" Madrid 1714. See Randles The Unmaking of the Medieval Christian Cosmos 1500-1760 p. 206. Dominici Desclassan hardcover
1673ref. 000221Paris: Michel Bobin & Nicolas Le Gras 1673. Hardcover. See Description. Third French Edition revised and corrected. 4to. pp. 38 754. Decorative initials and ornamental head pieces at the beginning of each chapter. Contemporary calf boards rubbed corners neatly restored re-backed including new hand sewn headbands. Original end papers are preserved but worn at the edges. Two names are written in a contemporary hand at the top of the title page 1 name is crossed out. Another name also crossed out is inscribed beneath the imprint; a small shelf number is written in the upper right corner. Pages are generally clean with occasional minor soiling and spotting. A narrow piece is missing from the upper margins of pp. 311-320 4 cm. long x 5-7 mm. deep - either from rough opening or from a manufacturing error; brown ink spot on fore-edge of text block; leaf T2 marked S2. Leaves remain untrimmed after last re-sewing. Descartes's "Meditations metaphysiques" was first published in Latin as "Meditationes de prima philosophia" 1641. The first French edition printed in 1647 was produced by the Duc de Luynes under Decartes supervision. De Luynes translated the first part and Claude Clerselier the second. The "Meditations" offer the most detailed presentation of Descartes metaphysical system. Tchemerzine IV p.201-202; Brunet I 609; Querard 758. Michel Bobin & Nicolas Le Gras hardcover
1920ref. 036942Los Angeles: Will A Kistler Company / Poseid Publishing Company 1920. Hardcover. Poor. 8vo. 423 pages. Hardcover in blue cloth. EX-LIBRARY Book complete with all markings. Binding is quite worn soiled from handling. There is an 8 inch long split on left side of spine. Small white sticker at headcap of spine. Fraying at foot of spine. Inner hinge is broken cords visible. Harvard College Library bookplate on front pastedown. Front flyleaves and frontispiece are loose from binding but have been placed in correct position within book.Due date slip glued to rear pastedown. Rear flyleaf is toned from placement of due date slip. Text is toned. Page 39 is loose from binding but has been placed within book. Some pages missing upper corners but text is not affected. Will A Kistler Company / Poseid Publishing Company hardcover
1956ref. 7555Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press 1956. First edition. 8vo 61 3pp. Inscribed by Graves to a Sallyan Windt and dated in 1960 on the title page. Full color and black and white facsimiles of the artist's work throughout. Goldenrod cloth boards lettered in brown in gold illustrated jacket. Boards bumped on bottom edge and slightly toned. Jacket price clipped and with light edge wear. Very good. Very attractive copy of the first book of any substance to come out about one of the most important Northwest artists of the 20th century Morris Graves 1910-2001. Graves was self taught and blended elements of Northwest natural iconography with Zen Buddhist aesthetics to create a metaphysical art style that was dubbed "Mysticism" by some reviewers including Wight. In all a beautifully designed and printed book and one we have not encountered signed by Graves. . University of California Press unknown
1996ref. 4444848Metaphysical interpretations of God consciousness and the spiritual journey small piece torn from front cover otherwise unmarked. Odyssey Press Inc. paperback
1997ref. 4444849Metaphysical interpretations of God consciousness and the spiritual journey unmarked. Odyssey Press Inc. paperback
1995ref. 4444850Metaphysical interpretations of God consciousness and the spiritual journey unmarked. Odyssey Press Inc. paperback
1861ref. 0005875New York: H. W. Derby 1861. New edition. Hardcover. Good . 12mo 552pp. half leather raised bands marbled boards roughened at head of spine Wight became and expert on Pascal. In the meantime he was already a Universalist minister. Later he became a physician then State Geologist and Surgeon General of Wisconsin and later the Health Commissioner of Milwaukee and Detroit. H. W. Derby hardcover
ref. Ph767C S L I Publications 1987. hbk 128pp ISBN: 0937073075 no dj as issued excellent as . C S L I Publications, 1987, hardcover
