1201. Russell, Bertrand.

Collection of important publications by and on the British Philosopher Bertrand Russell [some of the publications from libraries of important philosophers like Quine]. The collection includes: 1. Bertrand Russell – War – The Offspring of Fear (First Edition – London, 1914) / 2. Bertrand Russell – Ideas that have harmed Mankind – Man’s Unfortunate Experience with his self-made enemies, including sadistic Impulses, Religion, Superstition, Envy, Economic Nationalism, Pride, Racism, Sex Superiority, Creeds and other evil things. (First Edition – Girard (Kansas), 1946) [From the library of Henry David Aiken] / 3. Bertrand Russell – Scientific Method in Philosophy (First Edition – Oxford, 1914) / 4. [Bertrand Russell] Paul Foulkes – Wisdom of the West (London, 1960) / 5. Bertrand Russell – The Analysis of Mind (London, 1951) / 6. Bertrand Russell – “Per Aspera ad Astra” (in: “Science and the Future of Mankind” – together with essays by Albert Einstein, Robert Oppenheimer others, this copy used to belong to the library of Boston’s “Simmons College”) / 7. Ronald Jager – The Development of Bertrand Russell’s Philosophy [From the library of philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine (with inscription and signed by Jager to Quine)] / 8. Quine, Willard Van Orman / Heimpel, Carl G./ Wang, Hao – Symposium – Issue on Bertrand Russell by “The Journal of Philosophy”: ‘The Philosophy of Bertrand Russell’: Willard van Orman Quine – Russell’s Ontological Development / Carl G. Hempel – On Russell’s Phenomenological Constructionism / Hao Wang – Russell and Philosophy // A Historical Survey of Western Philosophy in its Social and Political Setting.

London / Oxford / Den Haag and others, Clarendon Press / Dr.Junk / Allen and Unwin / Macdonald & Co. Ltd., 1914 – 1972. Original Hardcover and Softcover – Bindings. Only one publications iwth some minor damage, otherwise all publications in very good or even better condition with only minor signs of external wear.

1202. Bennett, Arnold.

The Human Machine.

London, New York and Toronto, Hodder and Stoughton, 1914. 13 cm x 19 cm. 151 pages. Original hardcover. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. Spotting on initial and final pages. Clean inside with solid binding.

1203. Jekyll, Gertrude.

Wood and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working Amateur. With 71 illustrations from photographs by the author.

Twelfth Impression. London, Longmans, Green & Co., 1914. 14.5 x 23.5cm. (16), 286 pages. Original hardcover with gilt lettering. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear to spine and corners.

1204. Landor, Walter Savage / Bradley, William.

The Early Poems of Walter Savage Landor. A study of his development and debt to Milton.

London, Bradbury, Agnew & Co., (1914). 13.7 cm x 21 cm. 121 pages. Hardcover / Professionally, recently rebound in pale grey cloth, preserving the original wrapper. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. A few notes and marks on title pages in pencil.

1205. [Holton, Gerald] Petzold, Joseph / Einstein, Albert / Baege, M.H.

Die Relativitätstheorie der Physik. [Former copy of Harvard College Library with ownership-stamp of Prof. Gerald Holton. Some annotations in pencil by Holton in Joseph Petzoldt’s contribution on the “Theory of Relativity of Physics”. Holton notes for instance: “Embarrassing, no wonder AE [Albert Einstein] refused P invite to join Blackmore + H. [J. T. Blackmore and K. Hentschel]”.

Berlin, Arthur Tetzlaff, 1914. 8°. (4), 230, (2) Seiten. Hardcover / Library Binding. Bibliotheksbindung. Ehemaliges Exemplar der Harvard College Library. Mit dem Besitzvermerk von Prof. Gerald Holton. Die private Bibliotheksbindung mit mehreren Defekten. Vorsatzblatt lose und stark angerändert. Mit zahlreichen handschriftlichen Annotationen Holton’s im Beitrag von Joseph Petzoldt: “Die Relativitätstheorie der Physik”. Holton verweist in einem Absatz auf eine Peinlichkeit in Petzoldt’s Aeusserung und merkt dazu an: “Embarrassing, no wonder AE refused P invite to join Blackmore + H. [J. T. Blackmore and K. Hentschel]” / Former copy of Harvard College Library with ownership-stamp of Nobel Laureate, Prof. Gerald Holton. Several annotations in pencil by Holton in Joseph Petzoldt’s contribution on the “Theory of Relativity of Physics”. Holton notes for instance: “Embarrassing, no wonder AE refused P invite to join Blackmore + H. [J. T. Blackmore and K. Hentschel]” [Zeitschrift für positivistische Philosophie. 2. Band.]

1206. Stott, M.D.

The Real Algeria. With 36 Illustrations from Photographs by the Author.

London, Hurst & Blackett, 1914. 14 cm x 22.5 cm. Frontispiece. XVI, 319 pages. Hardcover [publisher’s original orange cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt top edge. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Occasional signs of foxing along edges and on some pages throughout. Interior otherwise bright and unmarked.

1207. Biggers, Earl Derr.

Seven Keys to Baldpate.

First UK Edition. London, Mills & Boon, Limited, 1914. Octavo. 309 pages plus “A Catalogue of Books published by Mills & Boon Ltd.” with 22, [10] pages at the rear of the Volume. Hardcover / Original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Bookblock slightly distrorted only. Very good, very firm condition with only minor signs of wear. Private inscription to half-title.

1208. Biedenkopf, Hermann.

Lehrbuch der Tierzucht. Ein Schulbuch.

Originalausgabe (Dies ist KEIN Nachdruck). Berlin, Paul Parey, 1914. 8. VIII, 276 Seiten. Mit 8 farbigen, biologischen Rassebildern [Tafeln] und 127 Textabbildungen. Hardcover / Originaler Leinenband. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren. Landwirtschaftliche Unterrichtsbücher.

1209. Williamson, Arthur.

The Elements of Civics.

Dublin & Belfast, The Educational Company of Ireland, No date (c.1914) 12.5 cm x 19 cm. 192 pages. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Small inkstain on cover. Slight browning of pages and page-edges. Clean inside with solid binding.

1210. [Hatton, Brian] Cule, W. E.

The White Caravan. Illustrated by Brian Hatton.

London, James Nisbet & Co., Ltd., 1914. 15.5 x 22cm. 184 pages. With four colour illustration plates and decorative endpapers. Original, illustrated hardcover in protective Mylar. The binding in unusually excellent and firm condition. Endpapers undsiturbed and perfect. Foxed on the edges and some mild foxing inside. Very minor lesion to the outer margins of 6 pages only. Private gift-inscription and letter included: Inscribed “To Elsie with best wishes from E.Miller”. An original, signed letter by Aunt Miller to Elsie is loosely inserted. All the wonderful colour-plates by Brian Hatton are in place and in excellent condition. An extremely scarce book.