ARENDT HANNAH

Le Système Totalitaire

Paris, France: France Loisirs, 1972. Hardcover. ISBN: 2724243951. A Fine+ mulitcolored Hardcover, tight, bright & unmarked. The DJ is Very Good+, glossy, with cover edgewear and rubbing, small crease on the front cover bottom edge. "Le système politique mis au point par l'Allemagne hitlérienne et la Russie stalinienne ne consiste pas en une simple radicalisation des méthodes dictatoriales. C'est un système entièrement original qui repose sur la transformation des classes en masses, fait de la police le centre du pouvoir et met en oeuvre une politique étrangère visant ouvertement à la domination du monde. "; Narrow 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 408 pages. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 27641

Catalogue: History, Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science

Keywords: 2724243951 History > Antisemitism Socialism Political Science Totalitarisme History Social Sciences Sociology Philosophy Political Science

BACH RICHARD

Jonathan Livingston le Goéland

Flammarion, 1973. Paperback. A plain white Trade Paperback in Near Fine condition. The binding is tight, clean & unmarked pages. The DJ is in Very Good condition with cover edgewear. Numerous black & white photos through the book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 87 pages. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 27446

Catalogue: Fiction, Classics,Philosophy, Inspirational, Fanatasy

Keywords: French > Classics Philosophy Inspirational Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Classics Philosophy French Books Inspirational

BACHELARD GASTON

L'Eau Et Les Reves. Essai Sur L'Imagination de la Matière.

Librairie Jose Corti, 1964. Paperback. French. A sound binding, clean & unmarked pages. The front cover is partially removed from the side of the book, repaired by tape. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 265 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 25971

Catalogue: Water, Philosophy

Keywords: Philosophe Water Nature Philosophy

BARTHES, ROLAND

Leçon: Texte leçon Inaugurale Prononcée en 1977

Seuil, 1978. Paperback. ISBN: 202005003X. A Fine Paperback with a sound binding, bright, unmarked pages. A small crease to the front cover. " Le texte de la leçon inaugurale prononcée le 7 janvier 1977 au Collège de France. Du pouvoir inscrit dans la langue comme code, à ce qui dans la langue même l'esquive : la littérature. Et du signe comme objet de science autorisée, au texte comme plaisir d'être par le signe imaginairement capturé." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 48 pages. Fine .

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Book number: 26641

Catalogue: French Literature, Philosophy, Semiotics

Keywords: 202005003x Fiction Literature Philosophy Guides

BECKETT, SAMUEL

L'Innommable

France: De Minuit, 1983. Paperback. ISBN: 270730669X. A Very Good+ Paperback. An uncreased spine & tightly bound. There is a name and some notes to the front end paper, otherwise the text is bright & unmarked. "De même que Dante chemine de cercle en cercle pour atteindre son Enfer ou son Paradis, de même Samuel Beckett situe-t-il, chacun dans un cercle bien distinct, les trois principaux protagonistes des romans de sa trilogie, Molloy, Malone meurt et L'Innommable, afin qu'ils atteignent, peut-être, le néant auquel ils aspirent. D'un roman à l'autre, ce cercle est de plus en plus réduit." ; 137 X 14 X 185 millimeters; 216 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 27304

Catalogue: Fiction, Classics, Irish, Philosophy, Nobel Prize Winner

Keywords: 270730669x Fiction > Classics Irish Literature Nobel Prize Winner Philosophy Fiction Classics Philosophy Ireland > Irish

BENSON THOMAS

Human Nature in Its Fourfold State of Primitive Integrity, Entire Depravity, Begun Recovery and Consummate Happiness or Misery

London, England: Banner of Truth Trust, 1964. Paperback. A Very Good Paperback with a tight binding, two pages with notes, otherwise a clean, unmarked text. A name plate from the previous owner on the title page. Cover & spine hinge edgewear. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 506 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27911

Catalogue: Theology, Christian, Anthropology, Religion, Philosophy

Keywords: Religion > Theology Anthropology Christianity Philosophy Religion Anthropology Christianity Philosophy Theology

BERLIN, ISAIAH

Russian Thinkers

Penguin UK, 1980. Paperback. ISBN: 014022260X. A Very Good++ Trade Paperback. An uncreased spine with a clean & unmarked text, tightly bound. Light cover edgewear. "Among the seven essays collected in Russian Thinkers is perhaps Isaiah Berlin's most famous work, "The Hedgehog and the Fox," which begins with an ancient Greek proverb ("The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing") before taking on Leo Tolstoy's philosophy of history, showing how Tolstoy "was by nature a fox, but believed in being a hedgehog." The other half dozen pieces examine other Russian writers and philosophers, including Alexander Herzen, Ivan Turgenev, and Mikhail Bakunin--although the latter, Berlin says, "is not a serious thinker." ; 7.6 X 4.6 X 0.9 inches; 1 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 24403

Catalogue: Philosophy, History, Europe, Russia

Keywords: 014022260x Philosophy > History & Surveys History > Europe > Russia Intellectuals

BIERCE AMBROSE

Devil's Dictionary: A Selection of the Bitter Definitions of Ambrose Bierce

Mount Vernon, New York: Peter Pauper Press, 1958. Hardcover. Orange / yellow covers, black illustrations to the cover . In Near Fine condition, tight & unmarked with light spine end wear. The DJ is clipped, in Very Good condition. "A veteran of some of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, Ambrose Bierce went on to become one of the darkest and most death haunted of American writers, the blackest of black humorists. This volume gathers the most celebrated and significant of Bierce's writings." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 61 pages. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 27108

Catalogue: Humour,Classics, Language, Philosophy

Keywords: Humor > Classics Language Philosophy Humour & Satire Classics Language Philosophy

BLAKE, WILLIAM & SIR GEOFFREY KEYNES, INTRODUCTION

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

Fredericton, New Brunswick: Oxford Paperbacks, 1975. Paperback. ISBN: 0192811673. A Very Good Paperback, tightly bound, clean, unmarked pages. Wear to the extremities. Geoffrey Keynes comments on the 27 color plates through the book. ; 8 X 5.35 X 0.29 inches; 84 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27113

Catalogue: English Poetry, Classics, Philosophy

Keywords: 0192811673

BROOKBANK C. ROY

For Those Who May Survive

Halifax, Nova Scotia: The Sentinel Press, 1993. Paperback. ISBN: 0969775105. Trade Paperback in Near Fine condition. Tight, bright & unmarked. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 443 pages; Signed by Author. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 10004

Catalogue: Philosophy

Keywords: 0969775105 Social Philosophy Philosophy Body, Mind & Spirit

CAILLOIS, ROGER

Jeux Et Les Hommes (le Masque Et le Vertige).

Gallimard, 1967. Paperback. Paperback / Softcover. A tight binding with an unmarked wear to the extremities. "Il y a longtemps déjà que les philosophes ont été frappés par l'interdépendance des jeux et de la culture. Roger Caillois fait, pour la première fois, un recensement des sortes de jeux auxquels s'adonnent les hommes. À partir de ce recensement, il élabore une théorie de la civilisation et propose une nouvelle interprétation des différentes cultures, des sociétés primitives aux sociétés contemporaines." ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 378 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27139

Catalogue: Philosophy, Games, Sociology

Keywords: Philosophy > Games Sociology Sociology Philosophy Games

CAMUS, ALBERT

L'étranger Folio 2

Gallimard, 1972. Mass Market Paperback. ISBN: 2070360024. A Near Fine Masss Market, a sound binding, clean & unmarked pages, with light age tanning. An uncreased spine. "Quand la sonnerie a encore retenti, que la porte du box s'est ouverte, c'est le silence de la salle qui est monté vers moi, le silence, et cette singulière sensation que j'ai eue lorsque j'ai constaté que le jeune journaliste avait détourné les yeux. Je n'ai pas regardé du côté de Marie. Je n'en ai pas eu le temps parce que le président m'a dit dans une forme bizarre que j'aurais la tête tranchée sur une place publique au nom du peuple français..." ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 183 pages. Near Fine .

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Book number: 24785

Catalogue: Fiction, Philosophy, France Culture

Keywords: 2070360024 France > Cultural Literature Philosphie Culture France French Books Livres de Langue Française

CAMUS ALBERT

La Mort Heureuse. Tome 1

Gallimard, 1971. First Edition. . A Very Good Paperback. A solid binding, the pages are bright & unmarked. There is some brown staining to the spine hinges. The DJ is Good+ with cover edgewear, a small tear to the front cover top edge. "Ce Cahier n° 1 contient exclusivement La mort heureuse, texte présenté et annoté par Jean Sarocchi. Il s'agit de la première entreprise romanesque d'Albert Camus, élaborée entre 1936 et 1938 (époque à laquelle il écrivait L'Envers et l'Endroit et Noces). Il travaillait encore à la remanier lorsque se forma en lui le premier projet de L'Étranger, auquel il ne tarda pas à se consacrer entièrement." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 231 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27239

Catalogue: Fiction, Philosophy, Classics, France

Keywords: Fiction > Classics Philosophy France Classics Philosophy France French Books

CAMUS ALBERT

Le Mythe de Sisyphe

Gallimard / Idees, 1966. Paperback. A Very Good Paperback, tightly bound, clean & unmarked pages with age tanning. An uncreased spine, light cover edgewear. "«Il n'y a qu'un problème philosophique vraiment sérieux : c'est le suicide. » Avec cette formule foudroyante, qui semble rayer d'un trait toute la philosophie, un jeune homme de moins de trente ans commence son analyse de la sensibilité absurde. Il décrit le «mal de l'esprit» dont souffre l'époque actuelle : «L'absurde naît de la confrontation de l'appel humain avec le silence déraisonnable du monde. »"; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 186 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 27333

Catalogue: Philosophy, France, Essays, Classics, Mythology

Keywords: France > Essays Mythology Philosophy Essays Classics Classics Philosophy France Mythology / Folklore French Books

CARLYLE THOMAS

Sartor Resartus on Heroes, Hero Worship, and the Heroic in History

J. M. Dent & Sons, 1924. Hardcover. Orange Hardcovers with gilt titles and illustrations to the spine. Light bumping to the bottom half of the cover. Decorative end papers, the pages are tight and unmarked. Spine end and corner bumping. A small stain & creasing to the front cover bottom corner. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 474 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 25046

Catalogue: History, Philosophy, Heros

Keywords: History Philosophy History Philosophy