Search Results: Philosophy & Religion from Knickerbocker Books

Woodstock, Vermont: Jewish Lights Publishing, 1996. 1996 First Printing. Review copy with publisher's letter laid in. FINE in FINE, price-intact, dust jacket. A pristine hardcover copy in bright, colorful, unworn jacket. Children from around the world and from all denominations express their ideas through both words and art in answer to the question - If there were an Eleventh Commandment, what would it be?" 8-1/4 x 10-3/8"; 48 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

London: Dennis Dobson, 1977 1977 First Edition. Near Fine in Very Good price intact dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages crisp and fine. Hardcover of tan paper covered boards is lightly edge rubbed. Unclipped illustrated jacket, printed on orange paper, is overall clean, slight rubbing to back panel, spine a bit color faded. There is some edgewear: a short closed tear and associated crease at top of front panel and small creases along top of back panel. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. Binding and hinges firm and intact. Hans Keller (1919-85) renowned musicologist, music critic and individualist; inventor of Wordless Functional Analysis and perpetrator of the infamous 1961 'Piotr Zak' musical prank. In the Preface to this work Keller warns that 1984 quickly approaches. The best defense against an Orwellian world? "Thinkers of the World, Disunite!" Five essays and 12-pages of B&W sketches, "The Prague Sketchbook," by Milein… Read More

Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1973. 1973 First Edition. FINE in VERY GOOD+ dust jacket. Pages crisp and clean - a totally unmarked copy. Mustard colored cloth hardcover, lettered in blue on spine, is fresh and unworn. Binding and hinges tight and intact. The jacket is clean and complete, edges and hinge areas slightly rubbed but no tears or chips ; light color fade to edges. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. 6 x 9-1/4"; xxxix + 322 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good+.

Montreal, Quebec: Kriya Yoga Publications, 1991. 1991 First Edition, stated "First Published in 1991 by Kriya Yoga Publications." NEAR FINE paperback - clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound. Cover is clean and with slight edge rub; corners lightly bumped and small area where lamination has lifted from back cover due to old stock sticker. A rare account of Babaji and the immortal masters of southern India, the Siddhas who initiated him into Kriya Yoga, a scientific art for realizing God, Truth and Self. 5-3/4 x 8-3/4"; 192 text pages plus 24 pages of art reproductions and photos, most in color.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo.

Wilmington, Ohio: Orange Frazer Pr Inc, 2003. 2003 First Edition, SIGNED by the Author (in black ink, above her printed name on the title page). FINE in Near FINE price-intact dust jacket. A crisp, clean, otherwise unmarked copy, firmly bound in black cloth hardcover, title gilt-stamped on spine. Pages and cover fine. Binding and hinges, tight, intact and straight. Pictorial jacket fresh and complete; four small dents to front panel but no tears, chips, creases or scuffs. Jacket is in a new clear protector. Profusely illustrated history of one of the oldest congregations in Columbus (archival black &white photos, and documents plus 8 pages with color photos of the stained glass windows. 7-1/4 x 10-1/4". xxii + 265 pages, including Index. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

New York: Twayne Publishers, Inc., 1969. VERY GOOD in VERY GOOD dust jacket. A clean, unmarked and solidly bound copy. Pages clean and crisp. Hardcover of red leatherette, gilt titled on front and spine, is fresh and unworn. Binding and hinges intact and secure - front hinge a bit creaky. Jacket is clean and complete - lightly toned, short horizontal tear to spine. This is No. 51 in the Twayne's World Authors Series. 5-1/2 x 8-1/4"; x + 172 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: The Borzoi/Alfred A. Knopf. , 1918. 1918 Knopf edition. (First published 1918 by Philip Goodman as "Damn! A Book of Calumny"). Either edition now scarce. This is a clean, crisp and well bound copy. The only marking is an owner name and date (Dec. 15, 1920) penciled to front free endpaper. Pages are overall clean - faint damp-mark to bottom page corners through last half of book, a few pages with scattered small marginal spottings; two leaves with corner creases. Bound in dark blue cloth with blind embossed lettering on front board, gilt lettering to spine. Cover is clean - gilt lettering has faded; spine ends and corners rubbed and lightly worn. Binding and hinges firm and intact. An attractive copy of this uncommon early edition.. 5 x 7-1/2". 139 pages. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Slim 8vo.

New York: Brave Wolf Publishing, 1996. 1996 Stated First Edition. NEAR FINE hardcover in NEAR FINE dust jacket. A clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy, bound in black cloth hardcover with blind embossed title on front, silver spine lettering. Very light marginal toning to pages and dust jacket - else a fresh, handsome, unworn copy. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. The beauty of the magnificent Brazilian cathedral in Curitiba is revealed through the stunning black & white photographs by Valdir Cruz. There are 43 plates reproduced in fine duotone printing. Preface, Introduction and Afterword presented in both English and Portuguese. A scarce book. 12 x 12". 116 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Cruz, Valdir (Photographs).

Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 1982. July 1982, Third Impression of the historic 1937 Copenhagen Edition (the second edition was published in 1967). FINE . Handsome leather bound hardcover: clean, totally unmarked, firmly bound and complete with all plates and inserts. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs of Buddhist monasteries and monks, sculpture, clothing, ceremonial artifacts and more. There are many architectural plans and drawings, one full color plate, two color drawings, four 2-color ordination certificates, a 2-color map and two tissue-guarded fold-out diagrams. Additionally, four large folding plans printed on heavy paper are inserted into a pocket affixed to the inside rear cover. The book includes Tables of Plates and Sketches, Index and Chronology. Richly bound in dark blue morocco leather boards with tan morocco leather spine. Calligraphic gilt stamping on front cover, title gilt stamped on spine. Pages clean and supple; very slight foxing to outer edges,… Read More

Boston: Richard G. Badger/The Gorham Press, 1920. VERY GOOD. A clean, unmarked and firmly bound copy. Slight toning to edges, otherwise pages are crisp and fine. Bound in powder blue cloth cove with gilt titling on spine, decorative gilt and red stamping on front cover. Spine gilt a bit dulled but front cover is bright. Light stain to bottom front and rear corners, light soiling to rear cover. Binding and hinges firm and intact. A translation by G. S. Strandvold of a popular work among Danish Americans by the Former President Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America and author of 'Eternal Life' and 'Everlasting Joy.' 5 x 7-1/2"; 136 pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

New York: Hillary House Publishers, Ltd. First published in 1875, this facsimile reprint was issued in 1961. This copy is from the 1962 third printing of the reissue. NEAR FINE hardcover in GOOD+ price-intact jacket. Pages fresh, crisp and unmarked, Bound in dark blue hardcover, gilt-stamped titles on spine. Small scuff front hinge near bottom of spine, otherwise fine. Hinges and binding firm and intact. The jacket has a few small smudges but is overall clean. Jacket spine has some tearing and a 2" hole; type on spine has faded and there is a black pen or pencil mark. Jacket is in a clear archival protector. "The classic eye-witness report of the Economists, Zoarites, Shakers, Amana, Oneida, Bethel, Aurora, Icarian and other Utopian communities that flourished in 19th century America." Illustrated with several black and white line drawings. 6-1/4 x 9-1/2". 439 pages, including index. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good+.

Oxford, UK: Basil Blackwell, 1924. 1924. VERY GOOD. A clean, well-preserved copy. The only marking is a small bookseller label (Brentano's, New York) at bottom of rear pasted endpaper. Pages are crisp and fine. Light toning to endpapers. Bound in orange cloth hardcover with title stamped in black on spine, title and illustration stamped in black on front. Cover is clean, lightly edge worn with bit of cloth fray at spine ends and corner tips. Cover spine is a bit darkened. Binding a bit creaky but hinges and book block are intact - no tearing to endpapers or splits to book block. Illustrated with several black & white drawings. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2". xxxix + 159 text pages and 1 ad page at end.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Philadelphia: Jane Aitken, 1806. 1806 title pages though a later binding (1 leaf, minutes from 1816 meeting, bound at end of book). Internally Very Good in clean, intact though moderately worn calf leather binding. The Constitution as ratified in by the General Assembly in May 1805. Contains 12-page Index, The Confession of Faith; The Larger Catechism Ratified and Adopted by the Synod of New York & Philadelphia (1788), with separate title page; The Shorter Catechism Ratified and Adopted by the Synod of New York & Philadelphia, with separate title page; The Form of the Government and Discipline of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, with separate title page; Forms of Process in the Judicatories of this Church; The Directory for the Worship of God in the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America; 2 pages at end containing Minutes of a meeting of the General Assembly held in 1816. Owner's name penned to front pasted end (Wm. M. Cady) and two others penciled.… Read More

Madrid: Andres Ortega, 1778. 1778 Spanish language edition of Bishop Bossuet's theological work on Divine Providence and the understanding of history as an actual war between God and the Devil. VERY GOOD. A clean and well-bound copy. Small notation on front pasted endpaper, no other markings, Pages clean, supple and near fine with very little toning or foxing. (Title page, printed in red and black is lightly toned.) Full calf leather binding with title and volume gilt-stamped on leather spine labels. Gilt rules and ornamentation also stamped on spine. Cover is moderately worn with some scuffing and edge rub but is overall very good. Lovely hand-marbled endpapers. Binding and hinges firm, intact and straight. The book measure 5-3/4 x 8-1/4" and contains48 pages of front matter (including title, Translator's statement "Al Principe Nuestro Senor". Prologo, Table of Contents and "Caracter, y Memorales") followed by 330 text pages and 41-page "Indice de las Cosas Mas… Read More

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1894 1894 Houghton Mifflin. VERY GOOD+ copy - clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound. Slight marginal toning to pages, but otherwise text is in fine condition. Red cloth hardcover has gilt lettering and cross on front. Gilt lettering on spine is dulled and faded and spine cloth is darkened. Spine ends and corners rubbed with slight cloth fray but otherwise cover is clean and very good. Binding is firm, hinges tight. 5 x 7-3/4"; 93 pages. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket.

Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996. 1996 Stated First Edition, first printing with full number line. FINE. A clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pages crisp and fine. Hardcover of dark blue cloth with silver lettering on front and spine. Cover is bright and sharp, faint rub mark on front cover, otherwise fine. Binding and hinges firm, intact and straight. No dust jacket, apparently as issued. Publisher's information sheet laid in. "...a scholarly piece of detective work that entertains by an agile and surprising erudition balanced with cautious powers of deduction." - Anthony Annunziata. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2"; 144 text pages, including Bibliography and Index.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).

Bronx, New York: Something More Publications, 1998. 1998 Softcover Edition, printing unstated, presumed first. FINE. This copy is in new condition. A crisp, clean, totally unmarked and tightly bound copy. Pictorial paper cover is clean and complete, no tears, creases or chips. Binding tight. A collection of 8 papers concerning the creation of Fordham University, beginning with the first generation of Jesuits who came to Rose Hill in the 1840s.Illustrated with black & white archival photos. 7 x 10". xi + 261 pages. Paperback. Fine. 8vo.

Florence: G. Cecchi & Son, 1911. 1911 First Edition. VERY GOOD. "Translated for the first time from a XVth Century Ms. of the Fioretti, preserved in the Riccardian Library at Florence." The only marking is a small label, likely of the bookseller (Dante Gambinossi, Madison Avenue, New York) on the front pasted endpaper. Title page printed in black and red; chapter openers with red initial caps. 10 full page illustration plates. Light foxing to text pages, particularly first leaves and light marginal toning to plates. Bound in a decorative hardcover of printed paper (appears hand-colored) over boards with ribbon ties to thumb edge. Cover is clean with moderate edge wear; board showing at corners tips, spine turns rubbed. Binding tender but stable and intact. In English. 5-1/4 x 7-1/4". 67 text pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo.

New York, Toronto: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1942. 19th printing (per jacket flap). VERY GOOD+ in GOOD+ price intact dust jacket. A clean, tightly bound copy. Owner name neatly penned on front free endpaper, otherwise unmarked. Light creasing to bottom edges of approx 30 leaves, top edge lightly dust-stained - otherwise pages fine. Bound in green hardcover with black titling on spine and front cover - cover is clean and fresh, spine ends and corners lightly bumped. Unclipped dust jacket is clean; spine, edges and flap folds sunned and some spotting to spine. Light edgewear - small chips at top of spine; jacket is in a clear protector. Very slight lean to spine but binding is strong - hinges intact, no splits. An amazingly prescient work, written during WWII, provides insight not only into the causes of the war, but, even if the Allies should prevail, the failings which very well may cause nations to regress yet again into repressive, autocratic rule . 5-1/2 x 8-1/4". xxiii + 318 pages..… Read More

London: NLB, 1978. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD price intact dust jacket. A clean, unmarked and firmly bound copy. Pages crisp and clean. Red hardcover, gilt stamped front and spine, is clean and sharp. Slight lean to spine but binding and hinges firm. Jacket, both UK and US pricing intact, is clean but rubbed with scuffing to lamination; edges rubbed but no tears or chips. 5-1/2 x 8-3/8"; 160 pages. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.