Voltaire

Le Temple Du Gout

Amsterdam, Jaques Desbordes, 1733. Paperback. A very scarce, early edition of this important attack by Voltaire on contemporary taste in art and literature. Published the same year as the first, which was issued in Rouen by Jore in 1733. Voltaire's bibliographer Bengesco refers to the further 1733 printings as 'premieres editions&apos. This edition is noted as a later in 1733 due to the title page bearing Voltaire's name, with Crebillon's approbation dated 1733 to the final leaf. [Bengesco, n.602, p.162.] In the original French. With a bright red and black title page, featuring a detailed engraving. This edition was published by Jaques Desbordes of Amsterdam. 'Le Temple du Gout' was published without official permission from the censors and is a scathing, satirical attack on contemporary taste in art and literature. Voltaire was the nom de plume of Francois-Marie Arouet. He was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher. He was famous for his wit and staunch criticism of Christianity. Disbound. Externally, very bright with just a small chip to the fore edge. Small mark to the head of title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with just the odd spots to pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 694L47

Catalogus: Philosophy

Trefwoorden: Voltaire Philosophical Criticism Art Philosophical None

Ellis Walker

Epicteti Enchiridion the Morals of Epictetus Made English in a Poetical Paraphrase

London, W Bowyer, 1716. First edition. Leather. The first collected edition of William Whitehead's poetry. With the half title and errata as called for. Collated, complete. With the bookplate of the Earl of Jersey to the front pastedown. Has the armorial crest and 'Middleton Park' which was where the family resided. This bookplate is likely to be that of William Villiers, the 3rd Earl of Jersey. From the antiquarian library of Christopher Rowe. Christopher Rowe was a schoolmaster in Norwich and then in Bristol. Throughout his career he inspired many to love literature, history and music. He was a specialist on 17th century printer and bookseller, Humphrey Moseley and began his, unfortunately unfinished, PhD dissertation on him. This work comprises of a collection of William Whiteheads poetry as well as his popular tragedy The Roman Father which was first produced by David Garrick in 1750. In a full calf binding with gilt stamping to spine. Externally, worn to the spine and joints. Remnants of tape repair across spine to boards. Loss to the head and tail of spine and to the raise bands. Joints are heavily rubbed. Rubbing to the extremities. Front joints are starting but firm with the hinges slightly strained but firm. Prior owner's bookplate to front pastedown, one of the Villiers family of Middleton Park. Another prior owner's bookplate to recto of front endpaper, Christopher Rowe. Library blind stamp to recto of front endpaper and title page, Birbeck College. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned with the odd spot throughout. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: LTH12-B-25

Catalogus: Philosophy

Trefwoorden: Jersey Rowe Christopher Rowe Hoseley Rowe None

Ellis Walker

Epicteti Enchiridion Made English, in a Poetical Paraphrase

London, Sam. Keble, 1697. Disbound. A scarce English translation of Epictetus' short manual of stoic ethical advice. The scarce second edition. With an engraved frontispiece. Epictetus' manual of Stoic wisdom and advice. The Enchiridion is derived from the Discourses of Epictetus and is a compilation of practical precepts compiled by his student, Arrian. This work shows the ways to achieve mental freedom and happiness in all circumstances. This translation by Ellis Walker was published in the height of the popular Neostoicism movement. Epictetus was a Greek Stoic philosopher born around AD 50, known for his belief that philosophy is a way of life rather than a theoretical principle. This work is disbound. Disbound. Internally, frontispiece is loosening and could become loose upon further handling. Otherwise, binding slightly strained but still firm. Pages generally bright and clean with age-toning to the edges. Scattered spots and handling marks throughout. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: 844G30

Catalogus: Philosophy

Trefwoorden: epictetus greek philosophy philosophy stoicism greek philosophy Not Stated

Mrs. A. Walker; revised by Sir Anthony Carlisle

Female Beauty, As Preserved and Improved by Regimen, Cleanliness and Dress; and Especially by the Adaptation, Colour and Arrangement of Dress, As Variously Influencing the Forms, Complexion, & Expression of Each Individual, and Rendering Cosmetic Impositions Unnecessary.

London, Thomas Hurst, 1837. Leather. A scarce copy of Mrs. Walker's lessons on female beauty. Revised by Sir Anthony Carlisle, Vice President of the College of Surgeons. With colour illustrations by J. W. Wright and E. T. Parris. The plates are arranged in such a way that a head-shaped portion of a number of them has been cut out, to reveal the plate on the following page, in order to highlight a 'flaw' in the female figure portrayed. Contains eleven such plates, but two are missing their secondary layer. In a morocco binding with a blind stamped design to the boards, and a gilt fore-edge. Externally with some marks; with significant loss to the spine. The joints are weak. Internally, the binding is strained, and tender in places; with a number of pages at the front and at the rear detached, and others loosening. The pages are generally bright and clean, with scattered spotting; the plates are arrangement of the plates mean that some pages have intentional holes in them to allow illustrations to be seen on the next page, and some of these have closed tears around them. With discolouration to the endpapers. Fair . Ill.: J. W. Wright; E. T. Parris. Fair .

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Boeknummer: GEN1-E-29

Catalogus: Philosophy

Trefwoorden: Leather Scarce Sir Anthony Carlisle J. W. Wright Scarce J. W. Wright; E. T. Parris

Clement C. J. Webb

The Contribution of Christianity to Ethics

N/A, University of Calcutta, 1932. Cloth. A copy of this theological work dating from the early 1930s. 'Stephanos Nirmalendu Ghosh Lectures, 1930-31&apos. In a cloth binding. Externally, smart with some shelfwear only. Internally, firmly bound. Light foxing to the endpapers but otherwise clean. Small tear to the upper margin of p.121. Ink signature to the front pastedown, dated 1971. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: GEN32-G-18

Catalogus: Philosophy

Trefwoorden: Theology Christianity Ghosh Christianity None

James John Garth Wilkinson

The Greater Origins and Issues of Life and Death

London, James Speirs, 1885. Leather. Wilkinson's religious philosophical work, in an armorial prize binding. First Edition. With a Swedenborg Society prize presentation label to the front pastedown, dated 1810. The New Church (or Swedenborgianism) is the name of the religious movement developed from the writings of Swedish scientist and theologian Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772). James John Garth Wilkinson (3 June 1812 - 18 October 1899), was a Swedenborgian writer. Between 1840 and 1850 he edited Swedenborg's treatises on The Doctrine of Charity, The Animal Kingdom, Outlines of a Philosophic Argument on the Infinite, and Hieroglyphic Key to Natural and Spiritual Mysteries. In a half leather binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, generally smart, lightly rubbed in places. Stains to the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Some foxing to the first and last few pages but otherwise generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: LTH20-B-11

Catalogus: Philosophy

Trefwoorden: Swedenborg New Church Swedish Swedenborgian New Church None

Arthur Willink

The World of the Unseen an Essay on the Relation of Higher Space to Things Eternal

London , Macmillan, 1893. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this theological work by the British theologian and clergyman Arthur Willink. In this, his most notable work, Willink argues that the universe consists of three parallel planes: the earth, heaven, and hell. Inscribed by the author to the title page, dated 16th of February 1893. Scarce. In a full blue cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing, bumping to extremities and small marks to both boards. Spine a trifle cocked. Front hinge slightly strained. Internally, generally firmly bound with just fractional straining in places. pages are bright and clean with just the very occasional mark or spot. Stamps to front pastedown and title page. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: GEN25-G-4

Catalogus: Philosophy

Trefwoorden: Arthur Willink Theology Parallel Planes Theology None

Harold Wilson

The Governance of Britain

London , Weidenfeld and Nicolson and Michael Joseph, 1976. First edition. Cloth. A bright first edition copy of this political history of Britain written by former Prime Minister Harold Wilson. A first edition copy. Harold Wilson was a British statesman and leader of the Labour Party who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice during the 1960s and 1970s. This work is an analysis of the developing role of the Prime Minister's office from Walpole to the 1960s, giving a unique insight into the shifts of political power within and beyond the government. With a frontispiece. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely with very light bumping to the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is also lovely with some light chipping to the extremities and tail of the spine. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

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Boeknummer: 849B70

Catalogus: Philosophy

Trefwoorden: The Governance of Britain Harold Wilson politics british history Harold Wilson None

G. F. Woods

A Defence of Theological Ethics Hulsean Lectures 1964

Cambridge , University Press, 1966. First edition. Cloth. A Defence of Theological Ethics from the Hulsean Lectures, 1964 by G. F. Woods. Being six lectures delivered in the Divinity School, Cambridge in the Lent term of 1964. First edition in unclipped dustwrapper. The Hulsean Lectures were established from an endowment made by John Hulse to Cambridge University in 1777. The subject of the lectures was originally to be "The evidence of revealed religion; the truth and excellence of Christianity; the prophesies and miracles; direct or collateral arguments; the more difficult texts, or obscure parts of Holy Scripture". David A. Palin's ink inscription dated 1968 to front pastedown. In a cloth binding with unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, in a lovely condition with only minor shelfwear. Dustwrapper has only slight handling marks and very minor edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Generally bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

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Boeknummer: GEN23-D-14

Catalogus: Philosophy

Trefwoorden: Hulsean Lectures Philosophy David A Palin Philosophy None