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1721In-4° (24), 546, (2), legatura in piena pelle con fregi in oro alle armi del cardinale Pignatelli su entrambi i piatti, dorso restaurato, tagli in oro, buona copia. Prima edizione, marca editoriale al frontespizio, capilettera, finalini e vignette xilografate. ‘L’opera si divide in dieci Discorsi, ne’ quali co’ principi dell’Ethica, o sia Filosofia Morale, s’insegna all’uomo la maniera di ben formare se stesso’ (Vezzosi, I scrittori de’ chierici regolari detti teatini, II, Roma 1780). Un capitolo è dedicato alla filosofa spagnola Olivia Sambuco, mentre un altro è dedicato alla filosofia di Cartesio. In-4 ° (24), 546, (2), full calf binding with gold friezes, coat of arms of Cardinal Pignatelli on both sides, restored back, gilt edges, good copy. First edition, printer's mark at title page, initial letters, tail ornaments and woodcut plates. 'The work is divided into ten Discourses, in which with the principles of Ethica, or Moral Philosophy, man is taught how to form himself well' (Vezzosi, The writers of regular clerics called Theatines , II, Rome 1780). One chapter is dedicated to the Spanish philosopher Olivia Sambuco, while another is dedicated to the philosophy of Descartes
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1945Hardcover, first edition, in very good condition. Bound in black cloth with gilt lettering to spine, 268pp. Includes red lettered name slip from author and a clipping of a newspaper review laid-in. Boards are lightly edge and shelfworn and there is light foxing to page block and to endpapers. Pages and text remain clean and unmarked. AD Used
1530In-4°, cc (68), frontespizio xilografico, mancano le ultime due carte bianche. Una carta restaurata. Legatura in pergamena coeva. Questo trattato è stato attribuito sia all’Equicola sia al Savonarola: è un trattato ascetico di tendenza controriformistica che però non ha alcuna connessione con la corte rinascimentale. In-4 °, cc (68), woodcut title page, the last two blank pages are missing. A restored leaf. Coeval vellum binding. This treatise has been attributed to both Equicola and Savonarola: it is an ascetic treatise with a Counter-Reformation tendency which, however, has no connection with the Renaissance court.
1595In -8°, pp. (16), 597, (19), ultima bianca, marca editoriale al front. Piena pergamena con titolo al dorso, tagli spruzzati. Secondo alcuni il “Policraticus”, di Giovanni di Salisbury, si può considerare il primo trattato di scienze politiche in senso moderno. According to some scholars the “Policraticus” can be considered the first work of politic sciences in a modern meaning.
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1965Signed and inscribed by author upon front free endpaper. 849 pages including index and black and white photographic plates. "... Author is the pioneer who did more than anyone else to establish the principles, practices and ethics of public relations... Mr. Bernays describes the many national movements, social beliefs, trends, fashions and fads that have resulted from his carefully planned public relations activities. He reveals the secrets, the techniques, the causes and consequences of his glamorous, crucial, yet little understood profession... A fascinating inside account of the men, the events and the ideas that have been at the center of America's history in the twentieth century." - from dust jacket. Light wear to book. Binding sound. Few drops of soiling to fore-edge. Infrequent underlining and marginal lines. Average wear and soiling to price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A magnificent addition to any public relations collection. Bibliographic references: Larson 3, Cole p.27. Book
1891The complete works of this early British learned economic journal which was published quarterly between 1881 and 1914 for the Oxford University Branch of The Christian Social Union. Includes writings by many names familiar to the modern historian of economic thought including: W.J. Ashley; W.H. Beveridge; J. Bonar; A.L. Bowley; Edwin Cannan; S.J. Chapman; A.W. Flux; L.L. Price; J.C. Stamp; R.H. Tawney; Sidney Webb; Beatrice Webb. Usual library markings. Most volumes bound in three-quarter leather with raised bands. Many later volumes bound in black buckram. Buckram volumes in good condition although all volumes bear varying degrees of external dustiness due to the partial disintegration of the leather on the leather-bound volumes which has produced considerable residue. Some leather backstrips partially loose. Gilt lettering upon all backstrips bears varying degrees of wear. Bindings generally sound. Leather volumes bear heavy external wear. Aside from the external soiling/dust, a worthy working compilation of this rare and interesting journal. Total weight approximately 90 pounds. Book
1960First printing. x, 570 pages. Extensive footnotes. Index of authors quoted. Index of subjects. "A thorough exposition of a social philosophy which ranges from ethics and anthropology through jurisprudence and the history of ideas to the economics of the modern welfare state." - dust jacket. A National Review panel ranked this work the ninth best non-fiction book of the twentieth century. Date of Hayek's passing inked atop front free endpaper. Two tiny ink marks to footnote on page 475. Occasional faint pencil erasures to first quarter of book. Dust soiling to top edge otherwise book quite clean with light wear. Binding sound. Moderate wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this. Cody & Ostrem B-12, Pressman p.180. Book
1961Signed and inscribed by author upon front free endpaper to Swedish journalist Arvid Fredborg, dated 1982 in Berlin. 570 pages. A National Review Panel ranked this work as the ninth best non-fiction book of the twentieth century. "A positive statement of the principles of society that in scope and breadth is more like a new Wealth of Nations... A thorough exposition of a social philosophy which ranges from ethics and anthropology through jurisprudence and the history of ideas to the economics of the modern welfare state." - Publisher. Moderate wear to clean and unmarked book. Binding sound. Dust jacket in poor condition with numerous defects.. Book