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1) Policy and Strategy
Descartes

Policy and Strategy
Buenos Aires, 1951 A soft cover in good condition. Some creasing to covers, which are slightly grubby. Slight age-yellowing to pages. Binding is tight. 257 pages. 'In this booklet the articles on the subject of "Policy and Strategy" have been collected, which under the pseudonym of "Descartes" have been published weekly in the Buenos Aires newspaper "Democracia"'. . Soft Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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2) The Unseen Assassins
Angell, Norman

The Unseen Assassins
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1932 Bound in blue cloth with gilt titling. In good+ condition. Some rubbing to covers, generally clean, gilt is bright. Occassional passages marked, generally clean internally. Binding is very good. 283 pages. This book puts forward the theory that the greatest evils which devestate our civilization are not due to evil intention but to the creation of social and ecomonic inequality through policy without thought to the implications of such policy or its consequences. First edition, second impression. . Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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3) Mental Science, Logic and Ethics for Teachers
Cartwright, Thomas

Mental Science, Logic and Ethics for Teachers
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1898 Bound in blue cloth with black pictorial design and titling. In good condition. Covers are faded, with sunning to spine, discolouration and rubbing to edges. Ink inscription on front end paper. Free front end paper and half-title page both have a section missing from the bottom right of the pages, with no loss to text. Browning to first and last few pages, otherwise clean internally. Binding is good and secure. 203 pages.. Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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4) Branch of Wisdom: A Quest for Meaning in a Divided World
Christopher

Branch of Wisdom: A Quest for Meaning in a Divided World
South Africa: Beyond Books, 2002 Soft cover in very good condition, clean throughout, binding is very good. Written by a man who was diagnosed with paranoid Schizophrenia after returning from being a soldier in the war in Angola, then went on to wealth and success, without shaking a profound depression. 'A remarkable journey of philosophy, magic, humour, energy and insight, along with a series of twists, turns and delightful surprises...illustrated throughout with cutting-edge conceptual art, this is a must-read for anyone who has ever wrestled with a sense of meaninglessness, and pondered the greater questions of life'. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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5) Upanishads in Story and Dialogue
Diwakar, R. R

Upanishads in Story and Dialogue
India: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1975 Paperback in good condition. Some marking to covers, internally clean, binding is good and secure. 143 pages. A decent reading copy. . Mass Market Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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6) Thoughts Rich and Rare
J. E. (Arranged By)

London: Robert Scott Hard back in good condition, a decent reading copy. Minor rubbing to cover edges. Inscription on front end paper. Some foxing to first and last couple of pages, otherwise clean internally, binding is good and secure. In good- dust jacket, with age browning, some marking and wear to edges. 127 pages. No publishing date, inscription is dated 1918. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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7) Bertrand Russell on Education
Park, Joe

Bertrand Russell on Education
London: George Allen and Unwin, 1964 Hard back in very good condition. Covers are clean, light foxing to external page edges. A very few spots of foxing internally, otherwise clean. Binding is very good. In good+ dust jacket with sunning to spine, minor marking and minor wear to edges. 147 pages. 'A comprehensive treatment based upon interviews with Russell and research in his writings and the sources of his thought'.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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8) Teaching of Epictetus : Being the 'encheiridion of Epictetus', with Selections from the 'dissertations' and 'fragments'
Rolleston, T. W. (translator)

Teaching of Epictetus : Being the 'encheiridion of Epictetus', with Selections from the 'dissertations' and 'fragments'
London: Walter Scott, 1899 An attractive book. Bound in green cloth with gilt titling and decoration, gilt page tops. In good+ condition. Minor rubbing to cover edges, darkening to spine, browning to end papers, otherwise clean internally. First page of introduction is reinforced with clear book mending tape, binding is otherwise very good. 222 pages plus publishers catalogue. No date, circa 1890's.. Cloth. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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