New York: Oxford University Press, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [7], viii-ix, [5], 3-385, [3] pp. Blue paper boards with gold lettering on the spine. A discussion of scientific explanation using the illocutionary theory. The edges of the textblock toned; jacket with a few small chips and sunning to its..... More
Cambridge: At the University Press, 1896; 1900. First edition. Hardcover. 2 vol. 4to. [5], vi-liv, 1-502, [2]; [7], viii-xxxii, 1-646 pp. Blue publisher's cloth on beveled boards with gilt lettering on each spine. Illustrated with a frontispiece and two plates, facsimiles of manuscripts written by Adams; volume two with six..... More
New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. [6], 5-368, [2] pp. Blue cloth with gold lettering and device in blind on the front board, gold lettering on the spine. Lacks the dust jacket. Illustrated with a frontispiece and with several full-page and in-text images, and with plates of..... More
London: T. Nelson and Sons, Paternoster Row, 1880. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [3], iv-xii, [1], 14-576 pp. Brown blindstamped cloth with decorations in black and gold on the front board and spine; all edges gilt. Floral green endpapers and pastedowns. Illustrated with a wood-engraved frontispiece, a map, thirty-two full-page illustrations..... More
New York: Henry Schuman (1951), 1951. First revised edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [17], 2-233, [5] pp. Bue cloth with dark blue lettering on the spine. Price of $3.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with four plates and several in-text charts, diagrams, and black and white illustrations. A...... More
Baltimore: The Williams & Wilkins Company, 1932. First edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo. [6], vii-xii, 1-159, [1], [5] (pages of publisher's advertisements), [1] pp. Green cloth with gold and black decorations and gold lettering on the front board and spine. Price of $1 on the front flap of the dust jacket..... More
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1861. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [7], viii-xxi, [4], 2-364, [2] pp. Half contemporary sheep over marbled boards with the spine in six compartments, gold decorations and a red morocco label lettered in gold on the spine; all edges marbled. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Bound without the..... More
New York: Atheneum, 1961. First American edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [10], vii-xii, [4], 3-390, [8] pp. Bound in brown cloth with the author's name stamped in gold on the front board, gold lettering and light green horizontal decorative bars on the spine; dark brown topstain; light green endpapers and pastedowns. Price..... More
New York: Atheneum, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [12], 3-405, [1] pp. Bound in brown cloth with author's name stamped in gold on the front board, gold lettering and blue decorative bands on the spine; red topstain. Grey endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $10.00 on the front flap of the..... More
New York: Atheneum, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [10], vii-xii, [4], 3-390, [8] pp. Bound in brown cloth with the author's name stamped in gold on the front board, gold lettering and red horizontal decorative bars on the spine; brown topstain. Red endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $6.95 on the..... More
London: George Bell and Sons, 1897. Later printing. Hardcover. 8vo. [3], iv-ix, [2], 2-326, [3], 4-40 (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Navy cloth with the publisher's seal in blind on the front board, gilt lettering and publisher's device in gilt on the spine. Yellow coated endpapers and pastedowns. Translated into..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (1983), 1983. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [6], vii-x, [2], 3-180, [2] pp. Green cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Honderich 58. Armstrong was most famous for his work in philosophy of mind and metaphysics. In this book, Armstrong presents sustained criticism of the regularity theory..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1908. First English language edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [6], vii-xiii, [1], 1-229, [1] pp. Red publisher's cloth with gold lettering on the front board and gold lettering on the spine. With several full-page and in-text black and white illustrations throughout, several of the illustrations depict..... More
New York: Walker and Company [1977], 1977. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [10], 1-204, [8] pp. Black cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $8.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Jacket's reverse with a touch of offsetting from the spine lettering. More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1981. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [7], viii-xii, [5], 4-250 pp. Quarter black cloth over orange paper boards with gold lettering on the spine. Price of $13.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Jacket design by Kiyoshi Kanai. A private owner's..... More
Leipzig: Verlag von B.G. Teubner, 1915. First edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. [2] (pages of publisher's advertisements), [6], vi-viii, [3], 4-762, [8] (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Contemporary half black morocco over brown paper boards with gilt lettering in a gilt border on the spine; all edges black. Dark green endpapers..... More
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1873. Later edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [3], iv-xxiv, [1], 2-620, [2] pp. Half maroon sheep over marbled paper boards, boards ruled in gold, spine in six compartments with gold lettering and decorations on the spine; all edges marbled. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. With Bacon's writings on..... More
Philadelphia: A. Hart, Late Carey & Hart, 1852. Later edition. Hardcover. 3 vol. Folio. [2], iii-cxix, [1], 1-455, [3]; [2], iii-viii, 1-589, [5]; [2], iii-xv, [1], 1-584, [2] pp. Purple publisher's cloth with decorations and borders in blind on the boards, gold lettering on the spines, gold devices on the..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1898. Later printing. Hardcover. 8vo. [3], vi-xxvii, [2], 2453, [3] pp. Half contemporary sheep over marbled boards with gold lettering on the spine; top edge gilt. A scientific analysis and record of social experiments around education and best practices within the field. A touch..... More
London: Thos. De La Rue & Co., 1880. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [6], viii-xv, [2], 2-720, [2] pp. Half contemporary sheep dyed black over purple pebbled cloth boards, spine in six compartments with a purple leather label lettered in gold, all edges decoratively sprinkled. Illustrated with a frontispiece, a folding..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company [1931], 1931. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [4], v-xxv, [1], 1-399, [3] pp. Blue cloth with gold lettering and gold rules on the spine. Price of $2.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. With full-page charts. With the original receipt of purchase pasted..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [9], x-xvi, [4] 3-190 pp. Quarter pink cloth over purple paper boards with gold lettering on the front board. Beige endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $21.95 on the front flap. Most of the gold lettering on the spine rubbed away, else..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [10], 1-310 pp. Navy cloth with two designs in blind on the front board, pink lettering on the spine. With a few in-text illustrations: diagrams and maps, some full-page. All illustrations done in black and white. Light wear to..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton [1979], 1979. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [10], xi-xii, [6], 3-238, [2] pp. Quarter blue cloth over blue paper boards with gold lettering on the spine. Blue endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $11.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. A meditation on concepts in biology..... More
Springfield Illinois: Charles C. Thomas Publisher [1958], 1958. First American edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [6], vii-xix, [3], 3-372 pp. Brown cloth with red lettering on the spine. The publisher's seal in blind on the rear board. Illustrated with eight color photographs and with several black and white photographs of various skin..... More