11. Belitt, Ben.

Literature and Belief: Three “Spiritual Exercises”. Originally delivered at Bennington College as Lecture Eight in the Ben Belitt Lectureship Series October twenty-ninth, 1985.

Hoosick Falls, Bennington College, 1985. 8°. 29 pages with three reproductions of illustrations from William Blake’s “Book of Job” from the year 1825. Softcover. One of only 1000 hand-numbered copies. Two of the tipped-in illustrations loosened. Otherwise in excellent, close to new condition. [The Bennington Chapbooks in Literature – Published in Memory of William Troy]

12. Bell, Daniel.

The End of Ideology. On the Exhaustion of Political Ideas in the Fifties.

First Edition. Illinois, The Free Press of Glencoe, 1960. 24cm x 16cm. 415 (2) pages. Original hardcover with original illustrated dustjacket in Mylar. Good condition with some signs of wear. Minor traces of foxing to paste downs, end papers and dustjacket. (Few minor dampstains). Text itself in excellent condition.

13. Bergson, Henri.

Matter and Memory. Translated by N.M. Paul and W.S. Palmer.

New York, Zone Books, 2002. 15 x 22,5 cm. 284 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

14. Berman, Morris.

The Reenchantment of the World.

London, Cornell University Press, 1981. 23 cm x 15 cm. 357 pages with several illustrations. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes. Inscribed and signed by author to Graham Parkes on the titlepage.

15. Best, Elsdon.

The Whare Kohanga (the ‘Nest House’) and its Lore. Comprising data pertaining to procreation, baptism, and infant betrothal, &c.; contributed by members of the Ngati-Kahungunu Tribe of the North Island of New Zealand. ‘He puta taua ki te tane, he whanau tama ki te wahine.’

First published 1929. Wellington, New Zealand, A.R. Shearer, Government Printer, 1975. 25 cm x 15.5 cm. 93 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. A very small tear in front of dustjacket. Rare !

16. [Beyme, Klaus von] Madden, Edward H.

Civil Disobedience and Moral Law in Nineteenth-Century American Philosophy.

First Edition. Seattle / London, University of Washington Press, 1968. Size. vii (1) 214 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of german political scientist Klaus von Beyme.

17. Bichat, Xavier / Coffin, John G.

A Treatise on the Membranes in General, And on Different Membranes in Particular.

Special reprint edition of Boston, Cummings and Hilliard, 1813. Birmingham AL, The Classics of Medicine Library, 1987. 13.5 cm x 22.5 cm. XIX, 259 pages. Beautiful Hardcover with gilt lettering and ornament on spine with raised bands. Gilt designs to both boards. Marbled pastedowns and endpapers. All edges gilt. Beaver-brown silk ribbon bookmarker. Near fine condition. With protective mylar jacket. Bookplate of preowner, stating “This is copy number 541 of the Classics of Medicine Library edition”.

18. Bing, Robert / Brückner, Roland.

Gehirn und Auge – Grundriss der Ophtalmo-Neurologie. Dritte, vollständig neu bearbeitete Auflage. Mit 147, zum Teil mehrfarbigen Abbildungen.

Basel, Benno Schwabe, 1954. 8°. 248 pages. Original Hardcover (Leinen). Guter Zustand mit einigen äusserlichen Gebrauchsspuren. Einband und Schnitt gering fleckig. Widmung des Verfassers Robert Bing auf dem Vorsatzblatt. Sehr seltene Publikation.

19. Black, William George.

Folk Medicine: A Chapter in the History of Culture. Publication of the Folk-Lore Society, for collecting and printing relics of popular antiquities & c.

Special reprint edition of London, Elliot Stock, 1883. Delanco NJ, The Classics of Medicine Library, 2001. 14.5 cm x 22 cm. II, 228 pages. Beautifully bound Hardcover with gilt lettering and ornament on spine with raised boards. Gilt design and ruling to boards. All edges gilt. Dutch marbling to pastedowns and endpapers. Red silk ribbon bookmarker. Near fine conditon externally and internally. [The Classics of Medicine Library]

20. [Blackmur, R.P.] Jones, James T.

Wayward Skeptic. The Theories of R.P. Blackmur.

Chicago, University of Illinois Press, 1986. 16 x 24 cm. 216 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective mylar. Very good condition with traces of rubbing on the dustjacket. Text very tight, clean and fresh. Some minor staining to edges.