121. [Dante Alighieri] / [Thomas Hobbes] / [Sir Isaac Newton] / [Edmund Halley] / [Malkin, Arthur Thomas].

Gallery of Portraits of important philosophers, scientists and men of letters [with Portraits of Carl von Linne / Portrait of Thomas Hobbes / Portrait of Edmund Halley / Portrait of Sir Isaac Newton / Ignatius von Loyola / Cromwell / Sir Humphry Davy etc.].

No Place [London], [Charles Knight & Co.], No Year [1832]. Circa 225 pages. Features thirty black and white portraits, with many black and white illustrations throughout. Original Hardcover with half-leather and buckram boards. Gilt lettering and blind design on spine with raised bands with gilt ornament. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only minor foxing throughout. Some tissue guards loose. With marbled edges and marbled both endpapers and pastedowns. Name of previous owner written in blue ink on free front endpaper “Richard Allen”, also featured within in pencil and dated ‘1832’. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen Translator Erik Haugaard.

122. [Leibniz] Bouquiaux, Laurence.

L’Harmonie et le Chaos – Le Rationalisme Leibnizien et la “nouvelle science” Recueil d’articles offert a Georges C.Anawati et Louis Gardet par leurs collegues et amis.

[French / English] Louvain-La-Neuve, Éditions Peeters / Éditions de l’Institut Supérieur de Philosophie, 1994. Octavo. 327 pages. Softcover / Reliure originale. Excellent condition. From the library of Philosopher Philipp W. Rosemann, with his library stamp. Rare ! [Bibliothèque Philosophique de Louvain – No.38].

123. Dymond, Jonathan.

An Enquiry into the Accordancy of War with the Principles of Christianity and an Examination of the Philosophical Reasoning by which it is Defended: with Observations on some of the Causes of War, and on Some of its Effects. Contempt prior to examination, however comfortable to the mind which entertains it, or however natural to great parts, is extremely dangerous; and more apt than almost any other disposition, to produce erroneous judgments both of persons and opinions.

Third Edition. London, Longman, Hurst & Co., 1824. 19.5cm x 11.5cm. xii, 227 (3) pages. Original Hardcover (blue publisher’s boards with spinelabel). Spinlabel and boards a little rubbed. Overall very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Very scarce. One of few 19th century writings on pacifism.

124. [Quine, W. V. O.] Sukale, Michael.

Comparative Studies in Phenomenology.

The Hague, Martinus Nijhoff, 1976. 8°. 153 pages. Original Softcover in protective Mylar. Very good in blue printed wraps, with slight soiling to front wrapper. First edition. Inscribed and signed by the author to Philosopher W. V. Quine on the front blank: “For Prof. Quine with many thanks for a fruitful exchange of ideas in Farmington. Oct. 22, 1983. From Michael Sukale.”

125. Starr, Meredith / [Roland Meredith Starr] / [Meher Baba].

The Way of Escape.

First Edition / Original Edition. Cambridge, Published by the National Poetry Circle, [1931]. Small Octavo (12.7 cm x 18.8 cm). 15 pages. Original Softcover, stapled with cover-illustration by Meredith Starr, monogrammed in the plate “M.S. 1931”. The booklet rests loosely inside the original softcover wrappers. The staples a little rusty. Otherwise in excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. This pamphlet is of extreme scarcity ! The last two pages of the publication are basically an advertising for the retreat center which Meredith Starr established in 1931 at East Challacombe, North Devon (a couple of miles from Combe Martin), to where he invited Meher Baba in order to come and meet westerners. In his preface, [Roland] Meredith Starr writes: “The Way of Escape” is a symbolic poem that deicts some of the complexes of modern life, particularly those responsible for the cleavage between thought and reality ! The ways of Escape, the path leading to the North, represents the attainment of synthesis (physical, mental, emotional and spiritual maturity) in a world disintegrated by analysis. Neither realism nor idealism can satisfy the needs of the present age. Both are necessary and both must be integrated in a Higher Consciousness. In this connection the remarks of Jung in “Psychological Types” concerning the symbol will repay serious investigation. A symbol is composed of elements that are both real and unreal, and hence can bridge the gulf between and illusion. In the poem this Higher Consciousness is indicated by the description of Alaska and by the utterances of Christ – not the Christ of dogmatic religion, but the living Christ of universal love and wisdom immanent in every human heart and personified by the great religious teachers of Mankind – Combe Martin, Meredith Starr”.

126. Boole, George.

On the Analysis of Discontinuous Functions. 16 pages. [Read 20th July, 1846] / Bound with: On a certain Multiple Definite Integral 10 pages. [Read 13th April, 1846].

First Edition of two papers presented to the Royal Irish Academy. [Dublin / Lincoln], Royal Irish Academy, 1845 – 1846. Quarto. pages 124 – 149 from “The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, Volume XXI, Part I, 1846. Modern Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very rare extract of the original printed paper.

127. Langer, Susanne K.

Philosophy in a New Key. A Study in the Symbolism of Reason, Rite and Art. [Including a Typescript of a letter to Susanne K. Langer, written by Philosopher Henry David Aiken to her in the year 164 while at Connecticut College: “Dear Mrs. Langer, i am writing on behalf of the Department of Philosophy to invite you to participate in a Memorial Meeting for Harry Sheffer…..we very much hope, Ms.Langer, that you will be able to say something about the philosophical implications of Harry Sheffer’s thought and to indicate if possible its influence upon recent philosophy including your own…”]. [The book with the printed dedication by Langer: “To Alfred North Whitehead – my great Teacher and Friend”].

First Edition. Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 1942. 22.8cm x 16cm. xiv, 313 pages. Original Hardcover with the very rare, original, unclipped dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good + condition with only minor signs of wear. The very rare dust-jacket with minor abrasions and some fraying. The jacket with a faded dampstain. Tiny tear to spine of jacket. From the library of Professor Henry David Aiken with some minor annotations and markings in pencil.

128. Locke, John.

De l’education des enfans; traduit de l’anglois de Mr. Locke, par Mr. Coste. [French translation of “Some thoughts concerning education” from 1695]. Sur l’édition angloise publiée après la mort de l’auteur, qui l’avoit revûë, corrigée, & augmentée. Suivant la copie imprimée à Amsterdam.

Édition pirate [de Suisse]. Amsterdam, 1730. Octavo (11 cm x 16.5 cm). Frontispiece – Portrait of John Locke, [6], 3-24, 468, [12] pages. Hardcover / Reliure originale. Un peu taché, frotté et heurté par endroits, le dos collé avec des bandes de papier et des étiquettes en papier. Globalement un très bon exemple de cette importante publication.

129. Chomsky, Noam.

The Minimalist Program [SIGNED by Chomsky with Bookplate / ExLibris of one of his fans “Greg ?”].

Cambridge, The MIT Press, 1995. 8°. 420 pages. Original Softcover. With few signs of external wear only. Signed by Noam Chomsky on the endpaper. [Linguistic Inquiry Monograph Series].

130. [de Man, Paul] Durling, Robert M. / Rosiek, Jan / Weiss, T.[Theodore Russell Weiss] / Hughes, Langston / Levin, Harry.

Collection of five books from the library of Paul de Man and Pat de Man. Three of the books inscribed/signed by the author’s. The Collection includes: 1. Robert M. Durling – The Figure of the Poet in Renaissance Epic. [Inscribed by Durling: “For Paul de Man – with fond regards – Bob”] / 2. Jan Rosiek – Figures of Failure – Paul de Man’s Criticism 1953-1970 [Unsigned / Not inscribed] / 3. T. Weiss – The Catch – The Twayne Library of Modern Poetry [Inscribed by Weiss: “To Pat + Paul, for real friendship + a book of their own soon. Ted”] / 4. Edward J. Mullen – Langston Hughes in the Hispanic World and Haiti [Inscribed by Langston Hughes: “Ma cheri Pat, may this slight token of appreciation for your past (and hopefully) future, intellectual ministrations to your petit frère recall to you fond memories of your peregination. Love, Langston – Chritmas, 1979 (Late, as usual)”] / 5. Karry Levin – Grounds for Comparison [Unsigned / Not inscribed].

Cambridge (Mass.) / Aarhus / New York and others, Harvard University Press / Archon Books / Twayne Publishers / Aarhus University Press, 1951 – 1992. 8°. Volume I.: VIII, 280 pages / Volume II: 247 pages / Volume III: 77 pages / Volume IV: 193 pages / Volume V: 423 pages. Three Volumes in original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar / One Volume in Softcover / One Volume in Hardcover. Very good condition. From the library of Paul de Man. Especially the Durling – Volume of interest. Inscribed by the author: “For Paul de Man with fond regards – Bob”.