Philosophy

  • Some thoughts concerning education

    # 50863

    LOCKE, John, 1632-1704

    Some thoughts concerning education

    London : A. Bettesworth, C. Hitch and E. Symon, 1738. Tenth edition. Octavo, contemporary speckled calf, ruled in gilt, spine in compartments with raised bands, ruled and tooled in gilt, contrasting morocco title label lettered in gilt, edges rubbed, snagged at head of spine, armorial bookplate (with text in Hebrew) for David Durell to front …

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  • [BALLARAT] The intellectual life

    # 50862

    HAMERTON, Philip Gilbert

    [BALLARAT] The intellectual life

    London : Macmillan and Co., 1875. Second edition. Octavo, full polished calf by Bickers of London, edges rubbed, spine in compartments with gilt rule and ornamentation, contrasting morocco title label lettered in gilt, marbled edges and endpapers, upper hinge a little cracked, etched portrait frontispiece of Leonardo da Vinci by Leopold Flameng, pp. xxx; 455, …

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  • Athenian democracy

    # 50857

    JONES, A. H. M.

    Athenian democracy

    Oxford : Basil Blackwell, 1969 (reprint). Octavo, gilt-lettered cloth in dustjacket (a few spots of foxing), pp. viii; 198, extensive underlining in pen. From the library of Australian art academic Jenny Zimmer, signed by her on the endpaper.

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  • The Politics of Aristotle

    # 50854

    BARKER, Ernest (translation.)

    The Politics of Aristotle

    Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1968 (reprint). Octavo, gilt-lettered cloth, dustjacket, pp. lxxvi; 411, a fine copy. Sir Ernest Barker’s translation and commentary is the definitive English framework for understanding Aristotelian political theory.

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  • Plato's Republic. A philosophical commentary

    # 50860

    CROSS, R. C. and WOOZLEY, A. D.

    Plato’s Republic. A philosophical commentary

    London : Macmillan, 1964. Octavo, gilt-lettered cloth, in price clipped dustjacket (slightly rubbed and marked), pp. xvi; 295, internally clean, a fine copy. From the library of Australian art academic Jenny Zimmer, signed by her on the endpaper.

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  • Sinarum philosophus, sive scientia sinensis latine exposita.

    # 46947

    CONFUCIUS (551-479 BCE)

    Sinarum philosophus, sive scientia sinensis latine exposita.

    Paris : Daniel Horthemels, 1687. First edition. Folio, contemporary speckled calf, rebacked, preserving the original spine, in compartments with raised bands, gilt ornamentation and lettering, book labels for Levenside and H.P. Kraus to front pastedown, front free endpaper detached, pp. cxxiv; 108; 21; [iii – blanks]; 159; [blank]; xx; 108; 8; [I – privilege], [blank], …

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  • Les opinions de Monsieur Jérome Coignard

    # 50027

    FRANCE, Anatole

    Les opinions de Monsieur Jérome Coignard

    Paris : Chez A. & G. Mornay, Editeurs, 1924. Number 220 of 900 copies on Rives (edition of 1107). Square octavo, later full crushed morocco, sine with raised bands, gilt ornament and lettering; gilt dentelles; top edge gilt; marbled endpapers; original wrappers (including backstrip) bound in; pp. 215, [2]; with colour frontispiece and b/w illustrations …

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  • A general view of Chinese civilization and of the relations of the West with China.

    # 48952

    LAFFITTE, Pierre; HALL, John Carey (translator)

    A general view of Chinese civilization and of the relations of the West with China.

    From the French of M. Pierre Laffitte, (Director of Positivism). Translated by John Carey Hall, M.A., Assistant Japanese Secretary to H.B.M.’s Legation, Tokyo. London : Trübner & Co. ; Yokohama, Shanghai & Hongkong : Kelly & Walsh (Limited) ; Tokyo & Yokohama : Z. P. Mary & Co. (Limited), 1887. Octavo (230 x 150 mm), …

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  • The Great Pyramid : its divine message. An original co-ordination of historical documents and archaeological evidences.

    # 49341

    DAVIDSON, D. and ALDERSMITH, H.

    The Great Pyramid : its divine message. An original co-ordination of historical documents and archaeological evidences.

    Vol. I – Pyramid Records. A narrative of new discoveries concerning civilisations and origins. London : Williams and Norgate, 1946. Sixth revised edition. Quarto, gilt-lettered black cloth (a little worn at head and foot of spine) in defective but rare dustjacket (splits and tears with loss to spine, old tape marks), pp. xxviii; 568, numerous …

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  • All in the golden afternoon : the inventions of Lewis Carroll.

    # 49780

    MOORE, Alice and Richard LANDON

    All in the golden afternoon : the inventions of Lewis Carroll.

    An exhibition selected from the Joseph Brabant Collection by Alice Moore and Richard Landon. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, University of Toronto, 20 September1999 – 28 January 2000. Toronto : Thomas Fisher rare Book Library, University of Toronto, 1999. Quarto (280 x 190 mm), pictorial wrappers, pp. 108, profusely illustrated in colour and b/w; an excellent copy …

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  • Tantra art : its philosophy & physics

    # 50292

    MOOKERJEEE, Ajit

    Tantra art : its philosophy & physics

    New Delhi : Kumar Gallery, 1966. First edition. Quarto, gilt-illustrated cloth, dustjacket (edge wear and a few short tears), pp. 156, illustrated in colour and black and white. Printed in Switzerland. The foundational text for understanding Tantrism through its visual metaphysics. Provenance: Australian artist Yvonne Audette (born 1930, her wet stamp to a few leaves). …

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  • Theologia naturalis sive Liber creatura[rum] specialiter de homine [et] de natura eius in qua[n]tum homo.

    # 22302

    Raymond of Sabunde (c.1385-1436)

    Theologia naturalis sive Liber creatura[rum] specialiter de homine [et] de natura eius in qua[n]tum homo.

    :[et] de his qu[a] sunt ei necessaria ad cognoscendu[m] seip[su]m [et] Deu[m] [et] om[n]e debitu[m] ad q[uo]d ho[mo] tenet[ur] et obligatur tam Deo q[uam] p[ro]ximo. Impressus Nurembergae : Per Anthoniu[m] koberger [sic] inibi co[n]cluem, 1502. Folio (290 x 210 mm), contemporary sheep over wooden boards (lacking clasps), elaborate blind-tooling to both boards, upper board including …

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  • Initiations and initiates in Tibet (Yvonne Audette's copy)

    # 49491

    DAVID-NEEL, Alexandra

    Initiations and initiates in Tibet (Yvonne Audette’s copy)

    London : Rider and Company, 1958. Second edition. Octavo, boards in dustjacket (price-clipped, light edge wear), pp. 224, light foxing to edges, black and white plates, a fine copy. An eyewitness account by Alexandra David-Néel, a practicing Buddhist, of the esoteric “Lamaic” rites and doctrines she encountered during her 14 years in Tibet. With revisions …

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  • The Prophet (Yvonne Audette's copy)

    # 49490

    GIBRAN, Kahlil (1883 - 1921)

    The Prophet (Yvonne Audette’s copy)

    London : Heinemann, 1967. Reprint. Octavo, boards in dustjacket, pp. 114, light foxing to edges, a fine copy. The Prophet, first published in 1923, is the most celebrated work of Lebanese-American author Kahlil Gibran. Written in poetic English prose, it consists of 26 philosophical essays covering universal aspects of the human experience, such as love, …

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  • Four lectures delivered in substance to the Brahmos in Bombay and Poona, in April and July 1875

    # 49002

    GOREH, Rev. Nehemiah

    Four lectures delivered in substance to the Brahmos in Bombay and Poona, in April and July 1875

    by the Rev. Nehemiah Goreh, a converted Brahman of Benares Bombay : printed at the Education Society’s Press, Byculla, 1875. Octavo, lettered wrappers (stained and worn, corner clipped), contemporary owner’s name of D. P. Ford to upper wrapper and title leaf, dated Philadelphia 1878, corners creased, a few pen annotations, internally clean. Preface by Luke …

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  • The Four Books; or, the Chinese Classics in English :

    # 47591

    ZHU XI [LEGGE, James; Tao WANG]

    The Four Books; or, the Chinese Classics in English :

    for the use of those who wish to learn to translate English, and those gentlemen who wish to read the words spoken by the Chinese sages. Compiled from the best previous works, and arranged precisely, according to the pages of the Chinese text, by a Chinese compiler. In six volumes. Ho-nan : Printed at a …

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