Mill, John Stuart.

Three Essays on Religion. Nature. The Utility of Religion and Theism.

Second Edition. London, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1874. 22 x 14 cm. xi, (4), 257 pages plus two pages publishers list. Original green cloth. Black and blind line decorations. Gilt title. Dark brown end papers. Very good condition. Rubbed and bumped. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Front and rear hinge cracked. A few pencil annotations by previous owner, otherwise bright and clean.

Mill, John Stuart.

Nature The Utility of Religion and Theism. Three Essays on Religion.

Second Edition. London, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1874. 15 x 22 cm, xi, 257 pages plus two pages Publisher’s List. Original dark green cloth with black and gilt line decorations and gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping to corners and spine. Mild foxing, mainly to end papers. Edges darkened. Front and rear hinges started to open. Binding tight.

Wheen, Francis.

Karl Marx.

First Edition. London, Fourth Estate, 1999. 23 x 15 cm. 431 pages. Original paper covered boards, inside original decorated dust jacket; now inside archival jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to Roger [Katz] on the title page.

Mill, John Stuart.

An Examination of Sir William Hamilton’s Philosophy and of the Principle Philosophical Questions discussed in his Writings.

Third Edition. London, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1867. 15 x 22 cm, xvi, 633 pages plus 24 pages Publishers List & Index. Blind stamped maroon cloth with gilt title on spine. Good Condition with significant shelf wear. Boards, corners and spine rubbed and bumped. Spine faded. Front hinge opened, rear hinge starting to open. Binding still good. 4 cm crack to top rear joint. Edges and pages age darkened. This book is heavily annotated, mainly in pencil, but also some indelible marks. Name of previous owner on half title, dated 1913. Some browning and foxing.

Gwynn, John.

Why I am a Catholic. [A Series of Lectures given in the Jesuit Church, St. Francis Xavier’s, Dublin].

First Edition. Dublin, Catholic Truth Society of Ireland, 1909. 18 x 12 cm. vii, 101 pages. Original green cloth with red titles on front board and spine. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Spine darkened. Edges and end paper dust dulled. Internally bright and clean. A very nice copy of this rare book.

Tupper, Martin F.

Proverbial Philosophy. [First and Second Series].

Thirty-ninth Edition. London, Hatchard and Co., 1863. 18 x 12 cm. viii, 522 pages. With a frontispiece showing the author. Fine contemporary dark morroco with elaborate gilt decorations to boards and spine. Dentelles. All edges gilt. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small bookseller label on front paste down (Willis and Sotheran, London). First and last pages mildly foxed. Internally bright and clean. A nice copy in an attractive and sturdy contemporary binding.

Mill, John Stuart.

Autobiography.

First Edition, but not First Printing (w/ Erratum). London, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1873. 15 x 22 cm, vi, 313 page, Erratum, Publishers List (2). Original dark green cloth with black and gilt line decorations and gilt title on spine. Good condition. Corners, spine and boards rubbed and bumped. Shelfwear and signs of use. Front and rear hinge open. Spine slightly slanted. Binding shaky. Front board with circular stain. Top and bottom of spine worn. Ex Library (W.H.Smith & Sons Subscription Library). Library sticker on front pastdown. Edges darkened. Text block is bright and clean.

Mackintosh, Sir James / Whewell, Rev. William (Preface).

Dissertation on the Progress of Ethical Philosophy. Chiefly during the Seventeenth and Eighteens Century.

Second Edition. Edinburgh, Adam and Charles Black, 1837. 21.5 x 13.5 cm. viii, 431 pages. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Gilt title on spine. Very good condition. Binding rubbed and bumped. Minor paper losses to marbled boards. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Small paper label tipped onto front free end paper with name of previous owner, dated 1862. Internally some neat underlinings in pencil.

[Nietzsche, Friedrich] Sloterdijk, Peter.

Thinker on Stage: Nietzsche’s Materialism. Translation by Jamie Owen Daniel. Foreword by Jochen Schulte-Sasse.

Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 1989. 23.5cm x 15.5cm. 106 pages. Original Hardcover in publisher’s grey cloth. In protective Mylar. First English language edition of the work by the German philosopher and cultural critic. Signed by Peter Sloterdijk. [Theory and History of Literature, Volume 56].

Lord Davies (Davies, David).

Foundations of Victory.

First Edition. London, Collins, 1941. 18 x 12 cm. 192 pages. Original blue cloth with black title on spine. Hard cover in original decorated unclipped dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding faded. Dust dulled throughout. Gift inscription from the author to Sir Alan Brooke, dated 24 April 1941.