151. [Wolff, Kurt] Gurwitsch, Aron.

Sur une Racine Perceptive de L’Abstraction.

Proceedings of the XIth International Congress of Philosophy, 1953. Octavo. pages 43 – 47. Softcover / Original Wrappers. Wrappers frayed / Otherwise in very good condition. From the library of exiled sociologist, Kurt H. Wolff, with is name on endpaper. This first edition offprint was a presentation-copy from Aron Gurwitsch to Kurt Wolff (both of them taught at Brandeis University and were colleagues). With one annotation by Wolff. Kurt Wolff also wrote under his name: “Cambridge, A-D 55 (from A.G.)”. [Offprint from “Proceedings of the XIth International Congress of Philosophy”, Volume 2].

152. Bettelheim, Bruno.

Symbolic Wounds. Puberty Rites and the Envious Male.

First Edition. New York, Stratford Press, Inc., 1954. Size. 286 (2) pages. Frontispiece (colour) of carved ancestral figure from New Ireland. Original Hardcover in original illustrated dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of wear. Endpaper inscribed and signed by the author Bruno Bettelheim. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger (Cape Clear).

153. Whitehead, Alfred North.

Symbolism – Its Meaning and Effect / Barbour-Page Lectures – University of Virginia 1927. [First Edition: 1927 / Reissued 1958 / This edition here: “Reset Line-for-Line and republished in 1985].

New York, Fordham University Press, 1985. Octavo. VIII, 88 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. From the library of german philosopher, Manfred Walther, with his ownership-stamp to endpaper. A very clean version of this book.

154. [Russell, Bertrand] Quine, Willard Van Orman / Heimpel, Carl G./ Wang, Hao.

Symposium: The Philosophy of Bertrand Russell: Willard van Orman Quine – Russell’s Ontological Development / Carl G. Hempel – On Russell’s Phenomenological Constructionism / Hao Wang – Russell and Philosophy.

The Journal of Philosophy, 1966. 8°. 16 pages (Symposium), Softcover. In: “The Journal of Philosophy” – 1966 – Double Number containing the above mentioned articles by Quine, Hempel and Wang on Bertrand Russell. The Double number contains also articles by Leonard Linskey and Henry David Aiken.

155. Bataille, Georges.

The Accursed Share. Volumes I,II & III (complete set). Translated by Robert Hurley.

New York, Zone Books, 1993. 22.8cm x 15.1cm. 197, 460 pages. Original illustrated softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of Philosopher Graham Parkes.

156. Paul, Leslie.

The Annihilation of Man. A Study of the Crisis in the West.

Third Impression. London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1945. 21cm x 13.5cm. 200 pages. Original Hardcover with protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some textmarkings.

157. Russolo, Luigi.

The Art of Noise (futurist manifesto, 1913) – Translated by Robert Filliou. [Great Bear Pamphlet].

New York, Something Else Press, 1967. Octavo. 16 pages. With one Illustration, showing Luigi Russolo in 1913 with his mechanical orchestra. Illustrated Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. One of the rarest “Great Bear Pamphlets”.

158. [Hobbes, Thomas] Member of the Athenian Society [attributed to John Dunton].

The Athenian Oracle [Including: “An Elegy on the Death of the Honourable Robert Doyle” / “What think you of the Milky Way in Heaven ?” / “Who was the first Founder of Atheism ?” / “Whether Hobbs [sic] [Thomas Hobbes] or Lestrange [Roger Lestrange] is the better Christian ?” / “A Voluntary on the Nativity of our Blessed Lord: Christmas-Day 1692”]. Being an entire collection of all the valuable questions and answers in the old Athenian Mercuries : Intermix’d with many Cases in Divinity, History, Philosophy, Mathematicks [sic] [Mathematics], Love, Poetry, never before published : to which is added, an alphabetical table for the speedy finding of any questions.

The Third Edition Corrected. Volume I (of three Volumes). London, Printed for Andrew Bell, at the Cross Keys and Bible in Cornhill, near Stocks-market, 1706. 12.7 cm x 20 cm. 568 pages, inlcuding two leaves of advertising for “Books printed for Andrew Bell”. Hardcover / Original 18th century full leather with ornament to boards and recently rebacked spine. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. Moderate foxing to front and rear pastedown and endpapers.

159. Murti, T.R.V.

The Central Philosophy of Buddhism. A Study of the Madhyamika System.

Fourth Impression. London, George Allen and Unwin Ltd., 1974. 14 cm x 16 cm. XIII, 372 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear on edge. Few minor spots on the edge. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes, with his name on the front free endpaper.

160. Lichtheim, George.

The Concept of Ideology [The Revolutionary Heritage / The Hegelian Tradition / From Hegel to Marx / From Metaphysics to Positivism / The Romantic Revolt / The Sociology of Knowledge / [George] Lukacs and [Karl] Mannheim / The Problem of Consciousness].

Mouton & Co., 1965. 8°. 31 pages. Original stapled offprint. Offprint from “History and Theory”. Inscribed and signed in full by George Lichtheim on the cover.