Search Results: Philosophy & World Religions from E Ridge fine Books

Doubleday. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0385111371 . Spine square, no reading or other cover creases, small cover tears, covers and page edges clean, no scratches to covers, very light edge wear, no writing or stamps or highlighting, no dog eared pages, no tears to pages, binding solid with no page splits, no odor. Overall, a very lightly used copy. ; 8.30 X 5.80 X 1 inches; 295 pp pages .

Boston: Beacon Press. Very Good. 1984. Softcover. 0807067199 . VG+ with light edge wear, clean and tight, 425 pg. Illustrated; Classic work on ancient goddesses and heroines; This collection of ancient images of women as goddesses and heroines brings together legends, rituals, and prayers from China, Celtic Europe, South America, Africa, India, North America, Scandinavia, Japan, and elsewhere. .

New York: Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0679452559 . Better than very good with sticker damage on the front panel; price clipped; shelf worn edges else an above average copy. A collection of the author's best essays, mostly from the New Yorker, on pundits, politicians, players, and littrateurs. Remnick won the Pulitzer Prize for his first book "Lenin's Tomb". ; 8.40 X 5.80 X 1.50 inches; 404 pp pages .

New York: Newsweek. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. 0882250183 . Inscribed and signed by the author. Part of Newsweek's "Wonders of Man" series. Brown cloth, top edge sunned. Dust jacket's spine is faded, there is slight wear on the end and a short closed tear. 172 pp. Index. Illustrated throughout. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

New Haven: Yale University Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1944. Hardcover. Third printing, August 1947. xi, 338 pages. index. Green boards with bright gold spine lettering. Former owners name on the ffep and some penciled marginalia. The dust jacket is toned with edge wear and insect damage through to the spine (not involving lettering). Now in archival cover. "Stevenson's work has been seen both as an elaboration upon Ayer's views and as a representation of one of "two broad types of ethical emotivism." An analytic philosopher, Stevenson suggested in his 1937 essay "The Emotive Meaning of Ethical Terms" that any ethical theory should explain three things: that intelligent disagreement can occur over moral questions, that moral terms like good are "magnetic" in encouraging action, and that the scientific method is insufficient for verifying moral claims. Stevenson's own theory was fully developed in his 1944 book Ethics and Language.… Read More

Cambridge University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 0521232554 . Hardcover F/F white cloth KEYWORDS: Christianity The Crusades Military History History of religions European history World History. ; 8vo ; 240 pp pages .

London: John Wiley & Sons. Near Fine in Fair dust jacket. 1953. Hardcover. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Original DJ is torn on top and bottom. Now in a Clear protective cover. "This broad, meaningful picture of vital functions offers a clear exposition of the nature and present status of the basic problems of physiology". ; 8vo ; 613 pp pages .

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Barefoot Books. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardback. 1902283023 . Clean bright copy. ; 32 pp, 9-12 reading level. Bumped ends. Beautiful book with rich water color illustrations. Based on a religious belief in the healing power of spirit ancestors. The book starts out slowly, but then gains in emotional strength as a young Mexican girl learns, through her Grandmother's soothing touch. An author's note explains the New Age belief in the healing power of human touch as an indisputable fact rather than a spiritual belief. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1956. BOMC. Hardcover. Book plate inside cover, all extremties worn. The dust jacket is creased and chipped at corners and head with light, general scuffing. Illustrated with photographs and line drawings, 540 pp. Jacket photograph by Ullstein, Translated from the German by James Cleugh. The question: the nature of Man and his place in the universe. The detectives, scientists, explorers, writers and philosophers of history; their lives and their theories; their controversies and their discoveries; their obstinately defended errors. "Wendt writes for the layman, with scientific authority but without jargon, and his book is a brilliant combination of scientific exposition, personal anecdote, and dramatic incident Wendt was in the German Navy during WW II."; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

York Beach, Maine: Red Wheel/Weiser. As New. 1985. Reprint. Softcover. 0877285640 . As new. Difficult to find this author, metallic green trade paper back, no wear, tight binding, old ISBN sticker on back; From the back Bischoff's classic study should be required reading for anyone in need of a good grounding in the tradition and history of Kabbala. Written in a question and answer format, Bischoff carries on a down-to-earth dialogue with the reader, and makes clear the complex concepts and ideas that are imbedded in the symbolic of the Kabbala. Focus on the metaphysical as well as magical aspects, discusses several major religious figures, oral tradition of Talmudists, the Laws of Creation, the transmigration of souls, the male and female principles of creation, the nature of sin, reincarnation and invocation of spirits via magical formulae and talismans. Originally published in German in 1900's; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Chicago: Rhodes & McClure. Poor. 1896. Tenth Edition. Hardcover. Poor. Vol II only. Fragile copy, acidic paper heavily toned with chipped and torn edges and loosely taped title page. Heavily worn blue cloth with silver stamp decoration. Two adverts on front and back pastedowns, respectively: "Diamond Furniture Polish" & "Perfection Washing Compound". Representing 21 of Ingersoll's lectures, 429-875pp., and two lectures by R.S. Rhodes 17-37pp: Teaching the Deaf to Speak & Hearing through the teeth," delivered at Chicago before the 14th Convention of American Teachers of the Deaf, and Directions for Using the Audiphones. " 4pp of ads. Marginal notes, pen ink, on the first pages arguing against Ingersoll's presuppositions. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall .

London, New York,: Hamlyn. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. Cloth. Decorative endpages. Unclipped dust jacket. 127pp. Index. Illustrated throughout in black-and-white and color. The dust jacket spine is chipped and torn. back flap creased. Foxing on all edges which does not effect the text or illustration. ; 8vo .

London: Brockhampton Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 1860195490 . Almost Fine with minor edge & corner wear. Illustrated throughout. Featuring a collection of photographs, pictures and diagrams to illustrate the subject. "(This book) presents a highly accessible introduction to this fascinating ancient art." ; The origins of wisdom; 8.35 X 6.77 X 0.63 inches; 96 pp pages .

Defender. Very Good. 2012. Softcover. 0984825614 . MASS MARKET PAPERBACK in VG condition " For more than 800 years scholars have pointed to the dark augury having to do with "the last Pope." The prophecy, taken from St. Malachy's "Prophecy of the Popes," is among a list of verses predicting each of the Roman Catholic popes from Pope Celestine II to the final pope, "Peter the Roman," whose reign would end in the destruction of Rome. " ; 8.90 X 6 X 1.40 inches; 586 pp pages .

New York: Crown Forum. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1400049016 . Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Book is a clean tight unmarked copy.; 8vo ; 370 pp pages .

Boulder & London: Shambhala. Very Good+. 1984. First Edition; Second Printing. Softcover. 0394723384 . w/ light edge wear & reading crease. "Quantum questions brings together ... the mystical writings of the world's great physicists, Heisenberg, Schroedinger, Einstein, de Broglie, Jeans, Planck, Pauli and Eddington, all of who express a deep belief that physics and mysticism are somehow fraternal twins." ; 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 Inches; 208 pages .

New York: Philosophical Library. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1953. Hardcover. Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Edge wear. Scuffing and soiling to front and rear panels. Pages toned throughout. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Original unclipped dust jacket ; 8vo .

Harper. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0060763116 . First Printing with number series starting (1). No names or other markings. Tight. Spine square, no reading or other cover creases, no cover tears, covers and page edges clean, no scratches to covers, very light edge wear, no writing or stamps or highlighting, no dog eared pages, no tears to pages, binding solid with no page splits, no odor. Overall, a very lightly used copy.; 7.40 X 5.30 X 1.20 inches; 352 pp pages .

Princeton University Press. Near Fine. 1978. Softcover. 0691018200 . Clean, tight copy with a very slight lean and a light stain on the front edge. xlvi, 528 pp. Translated by Anthony Kerrigan. Introduction by Salvador de Madariaga and an Afterword by William Barrett. ; 8 X 5 X 1.44 inches; 528 pages .

New York: the century co.. Very Good. 1907. Hardcover. First published in 1906. Frontis portrait of Burbank. 99 pages. 7" X 4.5". About near fine with soft ends and bumped corners; title plate is rubbed. An American botanist, horticulturist and pioneer in agricultural science. He developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants. Contents: The mingling of races. --The teachings of nature. Differentiation in training. Sunshine, good air and nourishing food. Dangers. Marriage of the physically unfit. Heredity, predestination, training. Growth. Environment the architect of heredity. Character. Fundamental principles. Along with breeding plants, Burbank believed human beings should be selectively bred as he was a member of a national eugenicist group which promoted anti-miscegenation laws and supports his beliefs in this book. ; 8vo .