Filosofia

The Colloquies of Desiderius Erasmus Concerning Men, Manners and Things

Desiderius Erasmus; N. Bailey [translator]; Rev. E. Johnson [editor] · 1900 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.74 | $251.00 | ¥40,082)

London, Gibbings & Company, Limited, 1900. Cloth. A smart three volume set of the Colloquies of Erasmus, a collection of dialogues or skits on a wide variety of subjects. Complete in three volumes. With a portrait frontispiece to volume one. Erasmus' Colloquies are a coll...

Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind

Thomas Brown · 1824 · Rooke Books

£675.00 (€809.08 | $891.72 | ¥142,396)

Philadelphia, John Grigg, 1824. First edition. Leather. A nice set of the first U.S. edition of Thomas Brown's lectures on moral philosophy. The first U.S. edition, published four years after the true first edition.Complete in three volumes.This set collects together one ...

Timidity: How to Overcome It; Personality: How to Build It (Mental Efficiency Series)

Yoritomo-Tashi; H. Laurent · 1916 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

New York, Funk and Wagnalls Company , 1916. Cloth. A charming pair of self-help books published for this 'Mental Efficiency Series&apos. The authorised editions of these works, published under the 'Mental Efficiency Series&apos.In the original cloth bindings. This s...

Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character, Conduct, and Perseverance

Samuel Smiles · 1866 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

London, John Murray, 1866. Cloth. A smart new edition of Smiles' best-selling work on the virtues of self-reliance. New edition. The best-selling Victorian commentary on the virtues of self-help, industry, and perseverance which has been called "the bible of mid-Victorian...

Man and His Sexual Relations, Including Childhood, Youth, Manhood & Married Life

John Thompson · 1892 · Rooke Books

£155.00 (€185.79 | $204.76 | ¥32,698)

Scarboro', by the author at Broughton House, 1892 . Leather. With vignette illustrations throughout, this is a very scarce enlarged two volume edition of John Thompson's detailed examination of male sexuality. Complete as two volumes, bound in one.A 'New Edition...

Essays of to-Day and Yesterday

Holbrook Jackson · 1927 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. A lovely first edition copy of this collection of essays by Holbrook Jackson, Previously owned by the author with his bookplate. The first collected edition.Previously owned by the author, with his bookplate to t...

Metaphysica Sive Prima Philosophia (Venise, 1495)

Avicenna [Ibn Sina] · 1961 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

Louvain, Bibliotheque S. J. 1961. Cloth. A smart copy of this facsimile of Ibn Sina's 'Metaphysica sive Prima Philosophia', in Latin. Latin. With two folding plates, one to each end of the text. Collated complete. An enlarged facsimile reprint of the original wo...

La Vie Simple

C. Wagner · 1897 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Paris, Armand Colin et Cie. 1897. Leather. A smartly bound early edition of this philosophical work from French pastor Charles Wagner, in the original French. French. Early edition, originally published in 1895. A philosophical exploration of the idea of a simple life, witch c...

An Examination of the Utilitarian Philosophy

John Grote; Joseph Bickersteth Mayor [ed.] · 1870 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

Cambridge, Deighton, Bell and Co, 1870 . First edition. Cloth. A smart example of the uncommon first edition of John Grote's criticism of John Stuart Mill's philosophy of utilitarianism. The uncommon first edition of this work.The work of English moral philosopher an...

The Ethics of the Dust: Ten Lectures to Little Housewives on the Elements of Crystallisation

John Ruskin · 1866 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

London, Smith, Elder, & Co. 1866. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this exploration of social and political ideas in the form of lectures from John Ruskin. First edition. A collection of ten lectures given to the girls at Winnington Hall, being an imagined conversation...

Village Dialogues

Rowland Hill · 1802 · Rooke Books

£165.00 (€197.78 | $217.98 | ¥34,808)

London, T. Williams, 1802-1803. Leather. A smart and scarce example of Rowland Hill's 'Dialogues', including the second edition of his second volume, and seven further dialogues drawn from volumes I and III. A scarce work in all contemporary editions.Present her...

De Animi Tranquillitate

Florentio Voluseno Scoto; Florentius Volusenus · 1707 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)

Edinburgi; Edinburgh, Robertus Freebairn, 1707. Leather. A very scarce philosophical work in Latin by Florentius Volusenus. A very scarce work. In the original Latin.A series of dialogues ruminating on peace of mind and tranquility. An interesting work of Christian humanism.T...

Mason on Self-Knowledge, Melmoth&Apos;S Great Importance of Religious Life & Dodsley&Apos;S Economy of Human Life

John Mason; Robert Dodsley; William Melmoth · 1824 · Rooke Books

£37.00 (€44.35 | $48.88 | ¥7,805)

London, Baynes and Son; et al. 1824 . Leather. The first thus of this compilation of John Mason's 'Treatise on Self-Knowledge', Melmoth's 'Great Importance of Religious Life' & Dodsley's 'Economy of Human Life', from the Proprietors...

Kokoro, Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life

Lafcadio Hearn · 1896 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1896 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Lafcadio Hearn's collection of fifteen essays about the inner spirit of Japan in the nineteenth century. The first edition of this work. A series of fifteen essays aimed to capture th...

Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind

Dugald Stewart · 1814 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1814-1821. Hardback. Two volumes of Scottish philosopher Dugald Stewart's essay Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind. Two volumes of a three volume set, although the third volume was not published until 1827. Volume one is the fift...

Tristesses Et Sourires

Gustave Droz · 1888 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,493)

Paris, Victor-Havard, 1888. Leather. A later edition of Antoine Gustave Droz's analysis of family relationships. The sixty-seventh edition. A delicate analysis of the niceties of family intercourse and its difficulties. Complete with half title. In the original French. W...

Tractates from Meister Eckhart

Meister Eckhart · 1981 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.47 | $129.46 | ¥20,674)

Pembridge, Pembridge Design Studio, 1981. Paperback. A scarce collection of translated writings from Meister Eckhart, German Catholic theologian and philosopher. Scarce work. A collection of writings concerning the most powerful prayer, inner and outer works, what makes being ...

Oeuvres de J.J. Rousseau

Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1819 · Rooke Books

£895.00 (€1,072.78 | $1,182.35 | ¥188,806)

Paris, Chez Lefevre, 1819-1820. Leather. The collected works of philosopher, writer, and composer, Jean-Jacques Rousseau. In French. The collected works of Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, published in French with illustrations and folding plates. Alongside Rousseau&...

The Character of a Soldier

Philantropos · 1821 · Rooke Books

£495.00 (€593.33 | $653.93 | ¥104,424)

London, R. Carlile, 1821. First edition. Cloth. Cloth bound, sharp copy of this very scarce pamphlet concerned with the character of a soldier. Very scarce pamphlet, rarely seen on the market and not listed in any institutional library. Published by Richard Carlile and sold f...

Democrats and Dictators Hellenic Travellers&Apos; Club

Henry S Lunn; Various · 1937 · Rooke Books

£32.00 (€38.36 | $42.27 | ¥6,751)

Not Stated, Hellenic Travellers' Club, 1937. Cloth. The very scarce members edition of this discussion from the Hellenic Travellers' Club Cruise in 1936. Early edition of Democrats and Dictators: A Discussion on the Hellenic Travellers' Club Cruise, March 1937, ...