Responsibility in Health Care. the Philosophy and Medicine Series.
Hingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A. D Reidel Pub Co, 1982. Cloth. tight binding, pages crisp, sharp corners; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. More
Philosophy
The Mother Conversations
Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo, 1966. Reprinted August 1966. softcover, 7" x 5", 133 pages, front cover split along spine bottom, name written ffep, notes on separate paper taped to rear inside cover. from the foreword, "The general aim to be attained is the advent of a progressing universal harmony." More
Relativity and Reality: A Re-interpretation of Anomalies Appearing in the Theories of Relativity
New York: Philosophical Library, 1953. blue cloth, spine sunned, edges faded, corners sharp, 131 pages, 8.75" x 5.75", from the preface, "This essay is not an attempt to criticize the mathematical theory of relativity, which stands as one of the supreme achievements of the mathematical-scientific treatment of physical phenomena and..... More
Etudes de la Nature
Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot Frère, 1848. Marbled hardcover with embossed spine and gilt lettering; inside covers, FFEP and BFEP have marbled design; pages slightly mottled; page 23 folded in at top outside corner; all pages intact; 563 pages. This book is printed in French, and according to Jean Eileen Luck..... More
The Ancient Wisdom; An Outline of Theosophical Teachings
Wheaton, Illinois: Theosophical Press, 1928. reprinted. hardcover, gilt lettering, 7.75" x 5.25", 345 pages, bookplate front paste down, name sticker ffep. from the preface, "This book is intended to place in the hands of the general reader an epitome of the theosophical teachings, sufficiently plain to serve the elementary student..... More
The Great Plan
Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1944. green cloth, black lettering, 7.5" x 5", 116 pages, name embossed half title page. from the introduction, "Friends: I have taken for the subject in these mroning lectures three words--"The Great Plan." The first lecture necessarily lays the foundation for the rest, and..... More
Initiation, The Perfecting of Man
Chicago: The Theosophical Press, 1923. blue cloth, black lettering, bumped corners, 7.25" x 5", 149 pages, name written ffep. from the foreword, "There is nothing new in these lectures, but only old truths retold." More
An Introduction to the Science of Peace
Adyar, Madras, India: The Theosophist Office, 1912. softcover, 7.25" x 5", 86 pages, spine paper missing 1" top of spine. owner name embossed title page. from the foreword, "These pages are reprinted from the magazine in which they appeared some eyars ago, in order that they may reach a wider..... More
An Introduction to Yoga
Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1920. Third Edition. blue cloth, black lettering, bumped corners, 7.5" x 5", 131 pages, name written ffep, stain on front cover, smugding. from the foreword, "There is nothing new in these lectures, but only old truths retold." More
London Lectures of 1907
Chicago: The Theosophical Press, 1923. beige cloth, black lettering, bumped corners, 7.25" x 5", 197 pages, name written ffep. from page 1, "Three public Lectures deliveredin the smaller Queen's Hall, London, on 16th, 23rd, and 30th June 1907." More
The Universal Text Book of Religion and Morals Part I.
Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophist Publishing House, 1921. Second Edition. blue cloth, 7.5" x 5", 157 pages, name written & embossed ffep, pencil checkmarks. from the foreword, "This book has been compiled at the wish of the Theosophical Convention of December, 1909, and it is issued by the General Council of..... More
Religio Medici
Germany: Black Letter Press, 2023. 1st Edition. Hardcover bound in blue Fedrigoni Imitlin Measures 100x160 mm 120-gram red Endpapers Printed on 115 g wood-free, age-resistant Arena Ivory Rough paper Sewn book block. Religio Medici is one of the most influential books to have come down to us from the seventeenth..... More
Oeuvres Philosophiques Du Pere Andre
Paris: Adolph Delahays, Libraire, 1843. French Edition. leather and cloth over boards; cloth loose on front cover; leather very worn and faded; gilt lettering on spine almost completely worn off; pages slightly foxed, but intact; 302 pages plus index. Printed in French, this is a text on Father Andre’s philosophical..... More
Big Questions--Few Answers
New York, New York, U.S.A. Vantage Pr, 1992. First Ediition; First Printing. Hardcover. Black boards, binding very good, pages clean, DJ sharp corners, one smudge on front, bookstore stamp ffep, 46 pgs. , Distilliation of great minds for the soul yearning for enlightenment. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"..... More
M. Tullii Ciceronis Ad Q Fratrem Dialogi Tres De Oratore
New York: Clark, Austin, and Smith, 1856. grey black cloth over boards with gilt lettering; cover much worn around edges; embossed on spine; spine black leather spine, pages spotted and stained but intact; 252 pages. Printed entirely in Latin, this book was written by Cicero, a Roman statesman, lawyer and..... More
The Dance of Life
New York: The Modern Library/Random House. red cloth, 7.25" x 5", 363 pages, binding good, pages clean, half title page has wrinkled edge. Havelock Ellis studies the development of self through the arts DI5. More
An Introduction to Modern Logic, An Elementary Textbook of Symbolic Logic
Harper & Row, 1960. blue boards, white lettering, edge wear, cover clean, binding very good, pages clean, 221 pages, indexed, pen notes ffep. Logic textbooks frequently contain a presentation of symbolic logic which is either superficial or needlessly complex. This text attempts to hit a mean between these extremes. DE6..... More
A Concise Introduction to Philosophy
New York: Random House, 1968. second printint, May 1968. hardcover, DJ wrapped in mylar, 516 pages, price clipped. from the DJ: "This absorbing text encourages the reader to engage in active dialogue on representative philosophical problems." DI1. More
Krishnamurti A Biography
Harper & Row, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover, DJ chipped, 9.5" x 6.5", 516 pages, illustrated, indexed, inside is a piece of printed paper with a quote from Krishnamurti and a photo taken of Krishnamurti as a young man. from the back cover, "A Fresh Interpretation of the Renowned Philospher J...... More
Select Orations of M. Tullius Cicero: With Notes
New York: D. Appleton, 1859. textured cloth over boards with leather around spine; spine has embossed design and gilt lettering; cover worn around edges, cloth coming loose on back near spine; covering on spine breaking on front edge at top and bottom; pages foxed and some folded at bottom corners;..... More
An Introduction to Ethics
New York: Macmillan and Co., 1915. ex-library with the usual markings. red cloth, 7.5" x 5", 254 pages. an introductory book on ethics DI5. More
The Golden Chain of Homer
Read How You Want, 2023. Easy Read Edition. softcover, 9" x 6', 66 pages, philosophical work pertaining to "the origin of life forms on earth." More
The Golden Chain of Homer: Esoteric Classics: Studies in Alchemy
Lamp of Trismegistus, 2021. softcover, 64 pages. classic portion of the text pertaining to Homer's Golden Chain DN3. More
The Only Revolution
Harper & Row, 1970. First American Edition. hardcover, DJ chipped and tear bottom front, 175 pages, 8.25" x 5.75", name written ffep, notes rfep. from the back cover, "Thought has constructed this culture of aggression, competition and war, and yet this very thought is groping after order and peace. But..... More
Commentaries on Living, 1st Series
Quest, 1968. Second Quest Book Edition 1968. softcover, covers shows smudging, orange stain on fore edge, 254 pages, owners name embossed on title page. from the description page, "In this series of commentaries J. Krishnamurti, one of the great thinkers of our time, touches upon many human problems -- our..... More