11. Comenius, Johann Amos.

Das Labyrinth der Welt und das Paradies des Herzens. Mit einer Handzeichnung. Aus dem Tschechischen übertragen, mit Anmerkungen und einer literar-historischen Einleitung versehen und im Auftrage der Comenius-Gesellschaft zu Berlin herausgegeben von Zdenko Baudnik.

Jena, Eugen Diederichs, 1908. Octavo. Frontispiz, XI, 338, [2] Seiten. Hardcover / Originales, sehr dekoratives Ganzpergament. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren an der Bindung (vorderer Einbanddeckel nur leicht verfärbt). Fraktur-Schrift !

12. [Eton / King’s Bromley] Ainger, A.C. / Marten, Sir (Clarence) Henry Kennett KCVO.

Eton in Prose and Verse. [Inscribed by C.H.K.M. the Provost of Eton and the private tutor of Queen Elizabeth II.]. Selected by A.C.Ainger of Trinity College, Cambridge, formerly Senior Assistant Master in Eton College, with 30 plates in colour reproduced from Paintings by Arthur Garratt and from Portraits in the College.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, no date (ca.1915). Quart. XIX, 231, (1) pages. Original blindstamped cloth with Eton Coat of Arms on front board. Gilt lettering on spine. The binding stronger stained on the hinge. Corners bumped. Occasional foxing. The interior bright and clean with all illustrations in excellent condition (including the titled tissue-guards). Occasional foxing only. With the very rare personal inscription by C.H.K.M., the Provost of Eton and the private tutor of Queen Elizabeth II. The inscription reads: “To T.J.Lane from C.H.K.M. – With best wishes on his leaving Eton. Eton: Dec. 1919 (?).

13. Steiner, Rudolf.

Von Seelenrätseln.

Berlin, Philosophisch-Anthroposophischer Verlag, 1917. 8°. 271 Seiten. Originaler Leinenband. Bindung minimal fleckig. / Essays on anthropology and anthroposophy and on German philosophers Franz Brentano and Max Dessoir by the prolific esoteric writer and creator of anthroposophy. Nowadays, Steiner is probably best known for his educational ideas which are embodied in the Waldorff schools. A very good, spine-faded copy with light foxing to borders of front and rear boards.

14. Furneaux, L.R.

Rossall School Register 1844-1923.

Sixth Edition. Fleetwood, Rossall School, 1923. 15 x 22 cm. XVI, 426 pages. Original Hardcover with gilt lettering. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear.

15. Aiken, Henry David / John Rawls / Donald Davidson / Rudolf Carnap / Roderick M. Chisholm / Nelson Goodman / Raphael Demos and others.

Collection of manuscript material, offprints, association-copies and books from the library and personal collection of Professor Henry David Aiken, American Philosopher, specialist on Analytic Philosophy, Aesthetics, Ethics and Education at the Universities of Columbia, Harvard, Michigan and Brandeis. The collection reflects Aiken’s deep connections to the important postwar-period of great thinkers at American Universities like Harvard and Brandeis. Aiken was friends with John Rawls, Raphael Demos, Daniel Bell, Arnold Kaufman, Stephen Toulmin, Israel Scheffler. Aiken’s “Beloved teacher” and mentor was Ralph Barton Perry (see his dedication in “Predicament of the University”). More importantly, Aiken was accepted as scholar and friend around important thinkers like Willard Van Orman Quine, Alfred North Whitehead, Robert Nozick and John Rawls. The collection includes first edition offprints from nearly all of these mentioned, including the rare first appearance of John Rawls’ “Justice as Fairness” in its original wrappers-issue from 1957 [See on our website images under “Libraries & Collections”]. The collection also includes materials previously inscribed and gifted to fellow philosophers in Aiken’s circle of friends, now reunited with this Archive. [Please enquire for access to excellent photographs and descriptions to each title, included in this collection]. The collection includes for example the Proof of Aiken’s publication “The Predicament of the University” [Working-Title: “The Future of the University”] – This title is of great interest alone, with Aiken’s annotations. Also included is the first edition of Aiken’s personal copy of his Thesis for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts: “Hegel’s Philosophy of Fine Art – A Study with special reference to the Theory of Tragedy”. Among the collection are roughly 200 offprints, often with dedications and inscriptions to colleagues. [Each title is listed in detail, with images, on our website under “Libraries & Collections” (click on “Henry D. Aiken Collection”).

Harvard / Brandeis / Cambridge (Mass.) etc., c. 1935 – 1975. Octavo & Quarto. More than 2000 pages. Original Softcover / Stapled. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

16. White, Morton.

Academic Freedom Logic, and Religion. [Including the important essay by George Boas & Sidney Hook: “The Ethics of Academic Freedom”].

Volume Two. Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1953. 21.2cm x 14cm. 161 (2) pages. Original hardcover. Gilt lettering on spine. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

17. Nove, Alec [Alexander] [Born Aleksandr Yakovlevich Novakovsky].

Collection of First Editions (including one signed Pamphlet) by Alexander [Alec] Nove, Professor of Economics at the University of Glasgow and a noted authority on Russian and Soviet Economic History. The rare Pamphlets and Publications by Alec Nove came to us together with a small archive of Communist and Soviet Economic and Educational Material (″How Communists Educate Children”) and used to belong to a member and local educator of the British Branch of the Communist Party. See full list of the Communist Material below and find a list of the Alec Nove-Material here: 1. Alec Nove – “The Soviet Village in Press and Literature” [Rare original offprint from “St.Anthony Papers on Soviet Afairs” (Estratto dalla Rivista “Occidente” – Anno XII – 1 – 1956)] / 2. Alec Nove – “Communist Economic Strategy: Soviet Growth and Capabilities” [SIGNED by Alec Nove] (1959) / 3. Alec Nove – “The Politics Of Economic Rationality – Observations on the Soviet Economy” [1958] / 4. Alec Nove – “Collectivization of Agriculture in Russia and China” (Original, rare “Preprint” in 1961) / 5. Alec Nove – “The Soviet Economy” [Heavily annotated] (1961) //.

c. 1956-1970. Octavo. Hardcover / Pamphlets and Softover publications. Most of the publications in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Some publications with stronger signs of wear or annotations or markings. A very interesting collection on Soviet Economy, Planing and Educational Material on Communist Ideology.

18. Carter, Emmett G.

The Catholic Public Schools of Quebec.

Toronto / Montreal, W.J. Gage Limited, 1957. 15.5 x 23.5cm. (13), 128 pages. Original hardcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

19. Gombrich, E. H.

The Tradition of General Knowledge.

London, London School of Economics, 1962. Octavo. 23 pages. Softcover. Some minor signs of staining to cover. Inscribed and signed by E.H. Gombrich, then Director of the Warburg Institute. Very Rare !

20. [Peyre, Henri] / Watson, Curtis / [Provenance: Henry David Aiken Collection].

“Henri Peyre – Observations on Life, Literature and Learning in America” – [Original Offprint from “Les Livres”].

[Les Livres], c. 1962. Octavo. 4 pages. Original Offprint. Very good condition with some minor signs of wear only. From the library of Professor Henry David Aiken.