staël john (8 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 464 pages. 7.56x5.04x1.02 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. 24cm, 60,133,55,112,41pp.,original extra blind stamped brown cloth, gilt spine titles & decoration,worn at the edges but a good sound copy. (Lt). A series of essays onsocial, philosophical and literary aspects by prominent nineteenthcentury writers.

Zustand: New. In.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 464 pages. 7.56x5.04x1.02 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, blue cloth boards blind stamped on front and rear with ornate gilt to spine. Exterior shows wear and spotting/soiling. Edges and corner show bumps and wear as well. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues. Front end page shows previous owners info dated 1855. Also written on front end page in parentheses in pencil) "One of the books we took of Mrs. Carathers at the start of the war". Presumably this is the Civil War. Front pastedown has "ba" written in the corner and second end page contains an 1861 date in the second owner signature - also written in pencil. No other handwriting found. Pages are toned due to age spotting/foxing is present throughout. Some pages have large spots, some are toned, and some barely have any issues. This book contains seven different essays by various authors, with the full titles being as follows: "The Constitution Of Man Considered In Relation To External Objects" (61 pp.) by George Combe / "Essays In A Series Of Letters, On The Following Subjects: On A Man's Writing Memoirs Of Himself. On Decision of Character. On The Application Of Epithet Romantic. On Some of The Causes by Which Evangelical Religion Has Been Rendered Less Applicable To Persons Of Cultivated Taste." (133 pp.) by John Foster / "The Philosophy Of Sleep" (55 pp.) and "Anatomy Of Drunkenness" (96 pp.) both by Robert MacNish / "Influence Of Literature Upon Society" and "Reflections of Suicide" (112 pp.) by Madame de Stael-Holstein / "Treatise On Self-knowledge; Showing In Nature And Benefit Of That Important Science, And The Way To Attain It: Intermixed With Various Reflections And Observations On Human Nature" (41 pp.) by John Mason. All essays show the same publisher and date on each separate title page.

Zustand: New. In.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original dark green patterned cloth boards, gilt text on spine. Exterior shows wrinkling and bumping as well as wear. Rear board has possible dampstain and large split to the cloth along the spine edge. Yellow end pages and front and rear, front pastedown and end page has pencil markings and signatures, second end page has an additional two signatures all showing the owner as Henry Robinson (not able to verify if this is the same person as Henry R. Robinson). All essays show the same publisher and copyright on the title pages. Various degrees of foxing is present throughout but binding is securing for the text pages. Front hinge is cracked and rear hinge is starting. This book contains seven different essays by various authors, with the full titles being as follows: "The Constitution Of Man Considered In Relation To External Objects" (61 pp.) by George Combe / "Essays In A Series Of Letters, On The Following Subjects: On A Man's Writing Memoirs Of Himself. On Decision Of Character. On The Application Of Epithet Romantic. On Some Of The Causes By Which Evangelical Religion Has Been Rendered Less Applicable To Persons Of Cultivated Taste." (133 pp.) by John Foster / "The Philosophy Of Sleep" and "Anatomy Of Drunkenness" (96 pp.) both by Robert MacNish / "Influence Of Literature Upon Society" and "Reflections of Suicide" (113 pp.) by Madame de Stael-Holstein / "Treatise On Self-knowledge; Showing In Nature And Benefit Of That Important Science, And The Way To Attain It: Intermixed With Various Reflections And Observations On Human Nature" (43 pp.) by John Mason. All essays show the same publisher and location but no where is there a copyright date. Preface is dated 1828 but this is the case for all printings of this collection and the publisher, Silas Andrus & Son, was not in business until 1831. Estimated publication date to be 1835 as later editions released by this publisher listed a date on the bottom of the title page.

Zustand: Very Good. Paperback. 6 vols. Slim octavos. 16; 36; 70; 72; 32; 13pp. Three in original printed paper covers, three lacking covers. Some wear, fading and creasing, the John Herries volume with some worming and slightly affecting text, otherwise a good lot. Includes sermons against self-murder, the enormous crime and sin of suicide, and the causes. One volume in French. Dates: 1708, 1781, 1812, 1813, 1818, 1874.