KABBALISTIC MANUSCRIPTS AND TEXTUAL THEORY
Jerusalem- Los Angeles: The Magnes Press, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. 9 6/8'' x b6 3/4''. 743pp. with index. Dustjacket has a 1/2'' closed tear, now in brodart.
Philosophy and Religion
WHAT IS CIVILISATION
New Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Center/ Oxford University Press, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 193pp. Incl. index. "The twenty essays comprising this volume ask fundamental questions, which are both piercing and incisive, in Coomaraswamyís inimitable style..." Spot on front paste-down; spine of dust jacket is faded.
THE SERPENT POWER, Being the Shat-Chakra-Nirupana and Paduka-Panchaka: Two Works on Laya Yoga, Translated from the Sanskrit, with Introduction and Commentary.
Madras: Ganesh & Co, 1924. Second Revised edition. Hardcover. Royal octavo. i-x; THE SIX CENTRES AND THE SERPENT POWER: 320pp.; DESCRIPTION OF THE SIX CENTRES: 184pp.; i-xv, Press Opinions; TANTRIK TEXTS Vol II. unpaginated, (152pp.) Sanskirt text at end (text is in English except for this section). Illustrated, Eight color.....
MATTER AND MEMORY
London. Goerge Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1919. Hardcover. Octavo. 339pp. Incl. index. Later printing. This, Bergson’s second book, first appeared in 1896. Bergson argues that memory is deeply spiritual rather than of a material nature. This copy from the library of Artie Shaw, with his ownership signature on front paste-down.....
T.H. HUXLEY, Scientist, Humanist and Educator
London: Watts, 1959. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 330pp.Incl. index and some illustrations. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO: "JULIAN HUXLEY WITH WARMEST WISHES..." Pencil annotations on rear free endpaper. Small spot on fore-edge. Dustjacket is faded on spine and has a couple small edge tears, light edgewear.
SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 376pp. Incl index. This copy with ownership signature of JACOB BRONOWSKI, dated 1953. Blue cloth spine stamped in gold. Dust jacket is darkened a little on the spine and edge, with a few small chips. Interior nice and clean.
THE WAY OF THE ANIMAL POWERS
Alfred Van Der Marck Editions, 1983. First edition thus. Hardcover. 14 1/4'' x 11 1/4''. 304pp. With colored plates, specially-commissioned full-color maps, outstanding black-and -white photographs, unique drawings, and numerous illuminating charts. Bookplate signed by Campball pasted on fly-leaf.
JEWISH ICONS
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. 10 1/4'' X 7 1/4''. 358pp. with index. Tiny nick to dustjacket.
THE MIRROR OF GESTURE, Being the Abhinaya Darpana of Nandikesvara
New York: E. Weyhe, 1936. Hardcover. Tall octavo. 81pp. Incl. bibliography, with 20 photographic plates of gestures at end. Blue cloth is rubbed at spine tips, gold spine lettering a little dull. Toning to endpapers, otherwise clean and nice.
THE DECLINE OF AMERICAN CAPITALISM
New York: Covici-Friede Publishers, 1934. Hardcover. Lg. octavo. 622pp. Incl. index. Second edition. This copy from the library of famous bandleader, ARTIE SHAW, with his signature on paste-down. "Worker's Book Shop" stamp on fly-leaf. Dark brown cloth stamped in silver has only a hint of wear. Some toning to edges.....
METHODS AND CRITERIA OF REASONING.
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 296pp., plus ads. Incl index.This copy with ownership signature of JACOB BRONOWSKI, dated 1957. Dark green cloth spine stamped in gold. Dust jacket is darkened a little on the spine and edge, has a closed tear along spine fold and.....
JEWISH MYSTICISM
New Jersey: Jason Aronson Inc, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4'' x 6 1/4''. Two volumes. 329pp. index. ; 373pp. index. General light wear.
CHARACTERS AND EVENTS: Popular Essays in Social and Political Theory. (Two Volumes)
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1929. Hardcover. Octavo. Two volumes. Continuous pagination 1-861, incl. index at end of Vol. 2. Green linen cloth, title gilt stamped; Holt logo embossed on front. Very nice set.
SOCIALISM, UTOPIAN AND SCIENTIFIC. (Marxist Library, Works of Marxism-Leninism. Volume II.)
New York: International lPublishers, 1935. Octavo. 93pp.Translated by Edwadward Aveling. Burgundy cloth with gilt spine lettering and pasted-on title on cover. Very light wear.
NUER RELIGION
Oxford: Claredon Press, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo.356pp. Incl. index. Nuer are from the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Frontice and a few other illustrations. Blue cloth, spine stamped in gold. Dust jacket has light fading and toning to edges and a couple spots to spine. Chips and small edge tears.
EXCURSIONS OF AN EVOLUTIONIST
Boston, Ma: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1911. Hardcover. Octavo. 379pp. plus ads. Later printing. This copy from the library of ARTIE SHAW, with his ownership signature of ffep. Dark burgundy cloth. Light wear and light rubbing to edges. Artie Shaw was an American clarinetist and popular bandleader of the 1930s.....
TEACHING OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1884. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 37pp. Editedwith a Translation, Introduction and Notes. In Greek and English. Green cloth with paper label which is browned and worn. Wear to spine ends and corners. Endpapers and page-edges browned. Some pencil marks within. Still a solid copy with.....
THE PRAGMATIC METHOD
1904. Softcover. 10” x 7”. 15pp. Wrappers. Pamphlet. Reprinted from the Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Method. Vol.1, No. 25, December 8, 1904. Fold mark across cover. Toning to edges, small split bottom of spine. “Please return...” notice neatly penned on front.
PHILOSOPHIE. 2 Volumes.
Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1956. Cloth Hardcover. Vol. 1: PHILOSOPHISCHE WELTORIENTIERUNG; Vol. 2: EXISTENZERHELLUNG. 338pp.; 439pp. In German. 8vo.
''PEERING THROUGH THE LATTICES''
Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4'' x 61/4''. 274pp. with index.
THE ANATOMY OF NEOPLATONISM
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1998. Later printing. Paperback. 8 1/2'' x 5 1/2''. 198pp. with index. Spine lightly faded.
THE TRUE MASONIC GUIDE Containing Elucidations of the Fundamental Principles of Free-Masonry...
New York: Clark, Austin & Smith, 1853. Hardcover. Octavo. 356pp. Frontise and 30 full page engraved illustrations, 356pp. text, plus Illustration of Jewels and appendix. Black embossed cloth stamped in gold. Wear ( fraying) to spine ends and rubbing to corners. Front endpaper has a spot on corner and small.....
PISTIS SOPHIA: A Gnostic Miscellany: Being for the Most Part Extracts From the Books of the Saviour, to Which Are Added Excerpts From a Cognate Literature.
London: John M. Watkins, 1921. New and completely revised edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 325pp. Revised edition, first edition appeared in 1896. Olive cloth, title stamped in gilt, has light rubbing to edges and corners. Front hinge starting but quite solid; some browning to two pages from newspaper clipping and a few.....
ASCETICISM & EROTICISM IN THE MYTHOLOGY OF SIVA
London: Oxford University Press, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 385pp. plus fold-out "Chart of Mothers" Ownership signature on ffep.Black cloth spine stamped in gold. Dust jacket has edgewear and small edge tears.
OLD DIARY LEAVES: The Only Authentic History of The Theosophical Society. Third Series, 1883-1887
London: The Theosophical Publishing Society, 1904. Hardcover. Octavo. 444pp. Incl. index. Photographic frontis pictures Madame Blavatsky with Olcott; plus two double-page photographic illustrations. Gilt stamped blue cloth has light rubbing to corners and spine ends. Endpapers browned from off-setting.Text block edges a little toned.