LA BRUYERE

Les Caracteres de la Bruyere 3 Vol. Set (Les Caractères de la Bruyère. Les Caractères de Théophraste, Traduits Par la Bruyère Avec Des Additions Et Des Notes Nouvelles)

Paris, France: Adrien Egron, Imprimeur, 1818. Hardcover. This is a small format three volume set bound in tree-calf leather, with leather and gilt spine labels. The books are in Very Good condition and were issued without dust jackets. All volumes are entirely in FRENCH. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The bottom corners of two of the volumes have darkening / burning. The spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers have some rubbing and wear as well. The endpapers are marbled paper. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, but do have some areas of tidemarking and foxing. "When La Bruyère's Caractères appeared in 1688, Nicolas de Malézieu predicted at once, that it would bring "bien des lecteurs et bien des ennemis" (many readers and many enemies). That proved to be true. Foremost among the critics were Thomas Corneille, Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle and Isaac de Benserade, who were clearly critical of the book. They were joined by innumerable others, men and women of letters as well as of society, who are identifiable by manuscript "keys" compiled by the scribblers of the day. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 37248

Catalogue: Philosophy

Keywords: Philosophy Jean De La Bruyere Literature Les Caracteres French Philosophy Philosophy

GODDARD, HAROLD CLARKE

Studies in New England Transcendentalism

New York: Columbia University Press, 1908. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This is a trade sized paperback book with cardstock covers and a glued spine. The book covers have noticeable toning, especially the spine, and patches of foxing / tidemarking. There is a previous owner's inked name on the top front book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some generalized toning to the to the endpapers. "Transcendentalism is a philosophical movement that developed in the late 1820s and 1830s in the eastern United States. It arose as a reaction to protest against the general state of intellectualism and spirituality at the time. The doctrine of the Unitarian church as taught at Harvard Divinity School was of particular interest. Transcendentalism emerged from "English and German Romanticism, the Biblical criticism of Johann Gottfried Herder and Friedrich Schleiermacher, the skepticism of David Hume", and the transcendental philosophy of Immanuel Kant and German Idealism. Miller and Versluis regard Emanuel Swedenborg as a pervasive influence on transcendentalism. It was also strongly influenced by Hindu texts on philosophy of the mind and spirituality, especially the Upanishads. ". Good .

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Book number: 36710

Catalogue: Philosophy

Keywords: Philosophy Harold Clarke Goddard Transcendentalism New England Philosophy

LOCKE, JOHN, LORD BACON

The Conduct of the Understanding / Essays / with Sketches of the Lives of Locke and Bacon

New York: S. King, 1825. Hardcover. This is a small format book (approx. 3" x 5 3/4"). The book is in Fair condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine of the book is mostly perished. The stitching of the spine is still solid. The covers have rubbing, edge wear and nicking. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there are spots of foxing throughout. The bottom and foredges of the text block are uncut. The text pages are crudely opened. There is a previous owner's penciled notes on the front endpaper and penciled name on the front pastedown. "John Locke's Of the Conduct of the Understanding describes how to think clearly and rationally. It is a handbook for autodidacts. It complements Locke's Some Thoughts Concerning Education which explains how to educate children. The text was first published in 1706, two years after Locke's death, as part of Peter King's Posthumous Works of John Locke. " "Locke exercised a profound influence on political philosophy, in particular on modern liberalism. Michael Zuckert has argued that Locke launched liberalism by tempering Hobbesian absolutism and clearly separating the realms of Church and State. He had a strong influence on Voltaire who called him "le sage Locke". His arguments concerning liberty and the social contract later influenced the written works of Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and other Founding Fathers of the United States. In fact, one passage from the Second Treatise is reproduced verbatim in the Declaration of Independence, the reference to a "long train of abuses" (from Wikipedia). Fair .

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Book number: 37809

Catalogue: Philosophy

Keywords: Philosophy John Locke Lord Bacon Philosophers Politics

PAGE, WALTER H. (WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BURTON J. HENDRICK)

Walter H. Page's Christmas Letter to His Grandson

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1924. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a small bump with tearing to the bottom front corner, along with a small chip to the bottom spine end. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket has edge wear, rubbing, saveral smallish edge tears, chips and generalized toning. "Walter Hines Page (August 15, 1855 – December 21, 1918) was an American journalist, publisher, and diplomat. He was the United States ambassador to the United Kingdom during World War I. He founded the State Chronicle newspaper in Raleigh, North Carolina, and worked with other leaders to gain legislative approval for what is now known as North Carolina State University, established as a land-grant college in 1885. He worked on several newspapers, including the New York World and Evening Post. He was the editor of The Atlantic Monthly for several years and also literary adviser to Houghton Mifflin. For more than a decade beginning in 1900, he was a partner of Doubleday, Page & Company, a major book publisher in New York City.". Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 35547

Catalogue: Philosophy

Keywords: Philosophy Walter H. Page Burton J. Hendrick Christmas Biography Memoirs Philosophy

RUSKIN, JOHN

The Queen of the Air

New York: H. M. Caldwell Company, 1920. Trade Edition. Hardcover. This is a small format book (4" x 5" approx. ) The book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The front cover and spine of the book has gilt lettering and decoration. The gilding on the spine of the book has toning and darkening. There is some light bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page. "John Ruskin (8 February 1819 – 20 January 1900) was an English writer, philosopher, art critic and polymath of the Victorian era. He wrote on subjects as varied as geology, architecture, myth, ornithology, literature, education, botany and political economy. Ruskin was heavily engaged by the work of Viollet le Duc which he taught to all his pupils including William Morris, notably Viollet le Duc's Dictionary which he considered as "the only book of any value on architecture". Ruskin's writing styles and literary forms were equally varied. He wrote essays and treatises, poetry and lectures, travel guides and manuals, letters and even a fairy tale. He also made detailed sketches and paintings of rocks, plants, birds, landscapes, architectural structures and ornamentation. The elaborate style that characterised his earliest writing on art gave way in time to plainer language designed to communicate his ideas more effectively. In all of his writing, he emphasised the connections between nature, art and society. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 46035

Catalogue: Philosophy

Keywords: Philosophy John Ruskin Mythology Athena Queen Of The Air