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CONFUCIUS: THE ANALECTS
Written by Lun Yu; D.C. Lau; A.C. Grayling.
Stock no. 1827931
Published by Folio Society.
2010.
Nearly fine condition.
Translated with an introduction by D.C. Lau, preface by Grayling. Light brown cloth with illustrations of cherry blossom. Colour illustrations derived from a 12th century scroll. Third printing. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly shelf-scuffed (VG+).
- Categorised in:
- FOLIO SOCIETY
- PHILOSOPHY
ARE SPECIES REAL? AN ESSAY ON THE METAPHYSICS OF SPECIES
Written by Matthew H. Slater.
Stock no. 1327422
Published by Palgrave Macmillan.
1st
2013.
Slightly better than very good condition.
New Directions in the Philosophy of Science series. A novel approach to this question aimed at accomodating the attractions to both realism and antirealism about species. Blue boards. 214 pages. Appears to be a physical print on demand book (printed by Printforce). ISBN: 9780230393240. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Contents fine.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- PHILOSOPHY
- BIOLOGY
- NATURAL HISTORY
- NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL
ANIMAL CONSTRUCTIONS AND TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE
Written by Ashley Shew.
Stock no. 1825094
Published by Lexington Books.
1st
2017.
Slightly better than very good condition.
Postphenomenology and the Philospophy of Technology series. Investigating the conceptual limits of tool use and technology through the lens of technological knowledge. This book considers animal tool use, techniques, and construction within the context of theories about what constitutes technology and what constitutes knowledge. Glazed pictorial boards. Printed by Lightning Source UK Ltd, a print on demand company. ISBN: 9781498543118. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents clean.
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- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- PHILOSOPHY
- ENGINEERING
BEYOND THE ZONULES OF ZINN: A FANTASTIC JOURNEY THROUGH YOUR BRAIN
Written by David Bainbridge.
Stock no. 2137787
Published by Harvard University Press.
Circa
2008.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Black cloth spine with silver title; red boards. American edition. ISBN: 9780674026100. Foxing and marks to outer page edges. Some light browning and edge-creasing to wrapper.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- PSYCHOLOGY
- MEDICAL
- PHILOSOPHY
A NEW THEORY OF BEAUTY
Written by Guy Sircello.
Stock no. 1822192
Published by Princeton University Press.
1st
1975.
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Princeton Essays on the Arts, 1. A comprehensive theory that encompasses beauty in art and nature, as well as intellectual, utilitarian, and moral beauty. Mustard cloth boards, white title to spine. Vertical crease to spine. Large bookplate to front pastedown else contents clean. Dustwrapper is heavily faded to spine and rubbed at edges.
- Categorised in:
- ART
- PHILOSOPHY
AN OBJECTIVE THEORY OF PROBABILITY
Written by D.A. Gillies.
Stock no. 1821059
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd..
1st
1973.
Almost very good condition.
Presenting a philosophical theory of probability which can best be considered as a development of von Mises' views. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. ISBN: 0416773508. Ex-lib with usual labels and library markings. Boards sciffed and marked. Else contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- MATHS
- PHILOSOPHY
THE CITIZEN OF THE WORLD (2 VOLUMES)
Written by Oliver Goldsmith; Austin Dobson.
Illustrated by Mrs. Herbert Railton.
Stock no. 1820468
Published by J.M. Dent & Co..
1st thus
1891.
Almost very good condition.
Limited Edition of 150. The Temple Library series. Vellum(?) spines, orange/brown title to spine, green cloth boards. Deckle-edged. Numbered copy 139. Both spines grubby, volume II spine is also worn with chips of missing vellum and title is faded. Endpapers and text block browned. Hinges pulled but binding tight.
- Categorised in:
- LITERATURE
- PHILOSOPHY
- LIMITED EDITION
THE AMBIVALENCE OF BERNARD MANDEVILLE
Written by Hector Monro.
Stock no. 1818868
Published by Clarendon Press.
1st
1975.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
A consideration of The Fable of the Bees and also Mandeville's little-known other books including a pamphlet on public executions and another on public brothels, a medical treatise on nervous indigestion.Blue boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0198120613. Light browning to text block. Blue dustwrapper is lightly rubbed at corners and lightly scuffed.
- Categorised in:
- BIOGRAPHY
- PHILOSOPHY
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- SATIRE
SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY THE PROCESS OF SCIENCE
Written by Nancy J. Nersessian.
Stock no. 1710847
Published by Martinus Nijhoff.
1st
1987.
Fine condition.
Contemporary Philosophical Approaches to Understanding Scientific Practice. Glazed pictorial boards. 221pages. ISBN: 9024734258.
- Categorised in:
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- PHILOSOPHY
LA DOCTRINA PSICOLOGICA Y PEDAGOGICA DE LUIS VIVES
Written by Fermin De Urmeneta; Luis Vives.
Stock no. 811728
Published by Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cintificas.
1949.
Very good condition.
Beige card wraps. Black title to spine, red title to front. Text in Spanish. 636 pages. Contents very good. Covers browned and a little chipped at edges.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- SPANISH
- PHILOSOPHY
A NOVEL DEFENSE OF SCIENTIFIC REALISM
Written by Jarrett Leplin.
Stock no. 577211
Published by Oxford University Press.
1st
1997.
As new condition.
Glazed boards. ISBN: 0195113632.
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- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- PHILOSOPHY
DIE RHETORIK DER GRIECHEN UND ROMER IN SYSTEMATISCHER UBERSICHT
Written by Richard Volkmann.
Stock no. 990453
Published by B.G. Teubner.
1874.
Very good condition.
Modern blue card wraps with original front cover laid down. 508 pages. Text in German. Covers slightly marked. Library sticker to front cover. College stamp to bottom of title page. Prelims browned. Pages unopened.
- Categorised in:
- HISTORY (EUROPEAN)
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE
- GERMAN
- PHILOSOPHY
- ANTIQUARIAN