201. [Lewis, C.I. (Clarence Irving)] / [Aiken, Henry David] / Lucius Garvin / Virgin G.Hinshaw.

The Journal of Philosophy, Volume XLVI, No.7: March 31, 1949: Contents: Lucius Garvin – Relativism in Professor Lewis’s [C.I.Lewis] Theory of Esthetic Value / Virgil G.Hinshaw – Basic, Propositions in Lewis’s [C.I.Lewis] Analysis of Knowledge / Book Reviews: Henry Aiken – D.W.Gottschalk, Art and the Social Order and others [Inscribed and signed by Henry David Aiken: “For Lillas – In partial a poor repayment for happiness received – HDA”].

First Edition. [New York], [Columbia University] / The Journal Of University, 1949. Octavo. 59 pages (pages 169-228 of Volume XLVI, No.7: March 31,1949 of The Journal of Philosophy). Original, stapled Softcover Pamphlet. Very good+ condition. Signed and inscribed by Henry David Aiken, including a Book Review by Aiken but mainly including two early contributions on C.I.Lewis’ Philosophy.

202. Goodman, Nelson / [Provenance: Henry David Aiken Collection].

Collection of First editions of Papers and Essays on and by american philosopher Nelson Goodman. The Collection includes: 1. Nelson Goodman – “On Relations that Generate” (Numbers 5-6 of Volume IX of Philosophical Studies, 1958) / 2. Nelson Goodman – “Discussion on Infirmities of Confirmation Theory” [Carnap] (Offprint from “Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 1947) / 3. Hugues Leblanc – A Revised Version of Goodman’s Confirmation Paradox (Number 4 of Volume XIV of Philosophical Studies, 1963) /

Minnesota a.o., Philosophical Studies / Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, 1947 – 1963. Octavo. Original Offprints / Stapled Wrappers. Very good condition with some minor signs of wear only. From the library of Professor Henry David Aiken. [Philosophical Studies – Edited by Wilfried Sellars and Herbert Feigl].

203. Self, Will.

The Quantity Theory of Insanity.

London, Bloomsbury, 1991. 19.8cm x 12.7cm. (8) 211 pages. Original illustrated softcover (Paperback). Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Titlepage signed by the Will Self.

204. Glazer, Nathan/ Moynihan and others. / [Klaus Beyme – Provenance].

Ethnicity. Theory and Experience. With an Introduction by Nathan Glazer and Daniel P. Moynihan.

Third Edition. Cambridge and others, Harvard University Press, 1976. 14.3cm x 21.5cm. 512 pages. Original illustrated softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. From the library of german sociologist Klaus Beyme, with his name on endpaper, dated in Heidelberg, 1977.

205. [Aiken, Henry David] Demos, Raphael.

Collection of Five (5) Manuscript Letters from Greek-American Philosopher, Raphael Demos to Philosopher Henry David Aiken. Besides very few personal matters (Aiken rented a Lice-infested house from Demos), the letters are lengthy and full of content regarding philosophical questions. Demos thanks Aiken for his “thoughtful comments about my article on ‘Society and the Individual’ and Demos reflects on Aiken: “Now as to your point that goodwill is addressed to me which is capable of joys and sorrows and not just an angel – I will distinguish between respect and goodwill. Angels, because rational, have intrinsic worth, and so claim respect certainly. Value and respectability don’t imply capacity for feeling. But goodwill does imply that the recipient is a striving, failing, succeeding, up-ended individual, who has sorrows & grip – not just an angelic being. While the Greek identify man with his rationality, it is noticeable that common sense proceeds otherwise; when the Radcliffe girls say their Professor is so human, they don’t mean he is intellectual, they mean the opposite – that he has non-rational impulses and feelings…..” / The collection of letters originates from the personal collection of Henry Aiken and also comes with a scathing letter from American Philosopher Arthur Edward Murphy in which Murphy writes to Aiken about Raphael Demos and does not hold back in his evaluation of Demos and his Philosophy: “I just saw your remarks re Demos in the Journal. Very well done ! I think Demos is not very bright, however, and it is perhaps better not to give him too much publicity. I don’t think he will convert any one except for those already suffering from dithers & blithers. And it is a waste to refute him. Intelligent people don’t have to be convinced. And bigots like R.D. can’t be convinced. Strictly speaking, before Demos creates an obligation in others… he ought to say in plain unemotional prose what he means by such concepts as ‘God’ & ‘evidence’. It is perfectly possible that if we knew how he uses these terms, we would agree that what he says is trivially true. This discussion is presumably in the domain of logic. But discussion on that domain when one of the parties refuses to make explicit the rules of his game can never terminate in illumination. Nevertheless, I think you handled him neatly & have done yourself no harm as general opinion is concerned. He is a perfect horrible example of retrogression. Ugh ! A perfectly low grade person morally & intellectually nonregarding as a seer & defender of orthodoxy…… Have you seen Lazerowitz’s [Morris Lazerowitz] paper in Mind on Universals. It is highly provocative. I would like to discuss it with you….”.

Westport Point (Massachusetts), c.1944 – 1967. Octavo. 13 pages of letters by Raphael Demos to Aiken / [Plus:] 1 page of a manuscript letter by Arthur Edward Murphy to Aiken about Demos. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Original Letters or anything published by Raphael Demos or Arthur Edward Murphy, are very rare !

206. [Quine, W. V. O.] Sukale, Michael.

Comparative Studies in Phenomenology.

The Hague, Martinus Nijhoff, 1976. 8°. 153 pages. Original Softcover in protective Mylar. Very good in blue printed wraps, with slight soiling to front wrapper. First edition. Inscribed and signed by the author to Philosopher W. V. Quine on the front blank: “For Prof. Quine with many thanks for a fruitful exchange of ideas in Farmington. Oct. 22, 1983. From Michael Sukale.”

207. [Wolff, Kurt Heinrich] Mannheim, Karl / Wolff, Kurt Heinrich.

German Sociology (1918 – 1933) – [Signed and Inscribed offprint – Presentation-copy by famous sociologist Karl Mannheim to his student and colleague, the sociologist Kurt Heinrich Wolff: “To Prof.Kurt Wolff in friendship – K.Mannheim – London, April 1946”].

POLITICA, February, 1934. Large Octavo. 21 pages. Original Softcover in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. The stunning association copy between two german social scientists in exile is a testament to their collegiality and friendship. With one annotation and some markings by Wolff. It is not clear if Wolff met Mannheim in London or if the offprint was sent to him. There is a note in ink by Wolff on the endpaper stating: “Columbus, May 13 ‘46”.

208. Reichenbach, Hans.

Wahrscheinlichkeitslehre. Eine Untersuchung über die logischen und mathematischen Grundlagen der Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung

First Edition. Leiden, Sijthoff, 1935. 24.5cm x 16cm. IX, 451 pages. Original hardcover in protective Mylar. Gilt lettering on spine and frontboard. Bindung lose ! / Binding loosened / Very good publisher’s cloth, front hinge starting, former owner’s name in ink, B. Wiesner, twice on front endpapers.

209. Sellars, Wilfrid / [Goodman, Nelson / Chisholm, Roderick M.].

Mind, Meaning and Behaviour. [In: Philosophical Studies, Volume III, Number 6].

Minneapolis, Philosophical Studies, 1952. Octavo. 12 pages inside a pamphlet with two other smaller texts by Nelson Goodman and Roderick M. Chisholm. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

210. [Schütz, Alfred] Kersten, Fred.

Phenomenology, History, Myth.

The Hague, Martinus Nijhoff, (1970). 8°. 35 pages. Softcover. Offprint from “Phenomology and Social Reality – Essays in memory of Alfred Schütz”. Inscribed and signed by Fred Kersten.

211. Schell, Jonathan.

The Fate of the Earth. [Signed / Inscribed]

First Edition. New York, Knopf, 1982. 21.7cm x 15cm. 244 pages. Original Hardcover in original dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Very good in publisher’s cloth covered boards, in like dust jacket. Beautiful, lengthy inscription by Schell to the previous owner, Northeastern Univeristy philosophy Professor Dr. Hugh Moorehead.

212. Scheitlin, Peter.

Religion, Natur und Kunst vorzüglich in ihrer Verbindung. Eine Reihe öffentlicher Vorlesungen.

St.Gallen, Wartmann und Scheitlin, 1836. Klein-8°. 239 Seiten. Moderner, sehr dekoartiver Halbleinenband mit marmoriertem Deckelbezug und Kantenverstärkung. Sehr guter Zustand der Originalausgabe. Selten !

213. Perry, Ralph Barton.

Economic Value and Moral Value.

First Edition. Oxford, Oxford University Press, [1916]. Octavo. pages 443 – 485. Original, stapled offprint. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. Staples a little rusty but not bleeding.

214. Nock, Arthur Darby.

Faiths and Symbols. An introduction by Arthur Darby Nock. For an exhibition held in the Gallery of The Century Association during April 1943.

New York, The Century Association, 1943. 8°. 16 pages. Softcover / Original printed wrappers. Near fine.

215. McKeon, Richard.

The Philosophic Bases of Art and Criticism.

Modern Philology, 1944. 8°. 62 pages. Softcover. Part I and II (complete). Offprint from “Modern Philology” – 1943-1944.

216. [Malamud, Bernard] Belitt, Ben.

Adam’s Dream. A Preface to Translation.

New York, Grove Press, Inc., 1978. 24cm x 16cm. 186 pages. Original Hardcover with original illustrated dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Very good + condition with only minor signs of wear. Presentation copy. With manuscript letter by Ben Belitt, reflecting on mistakes in the book and comparing it to Borges’ “Pierre Menard”. Page six inscribed by Ben Belitt to Ben and Ann Malamud.

217. Lukács, Georg von.

Die Seele und Die Formen – Essays.

First Edition / Erstausgabe. Berlin, Egon Fleischel & Co., 1911. 21.3cm x 14.8cm. 373 pages. Original Hardcover. Gilt lettering on spine and frontboard, slightly faded. / Originales Halbleinen. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Rare ! Endpaper signed by preowner. / Die Bindung gering berieben. Das Halbleinen etwas ausgeblichen. Bindung und Vorsatzpapiere firm und wunderbar erhalten. Innen aussergewöhnlich sauber und gut erhalten.

218. [Lewis, C.I. (Clarence Irving)] Aiken, Henry David.

Definitions, Factual Premises and Ethical Conclusions [Inscribed by Aiken to C.I.Lewis, american philosopher, progenitor of modern modal logic and the founder of conceptual pragmatism].

Philosophical Review, 1952. Octavo. 18 pages (pages 331-348 of the Volume LXI of the Philosophical Review). Original Offprint. Very good+ condition. Signed and inscribed by Henry David Aiken to fellow philosopher C.I.Lewis.

219. Kant, Immanuel.

A very important Bibliography of books by and about Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) including: I. Individual works by Kant / II. Collections, Selections, Letters and Collected Works editions by Kant / III. Biographies, Bibliographies and related Material / IV. Critical works on Kant / V. Portraits of Kant and Addenda. Bound copy of a bibliography and title-page catalogue of a private collection, compiled by a leading antiquarian bookshop in the 1990’s / (Unique xeroxed copy of a singular collection of important Kant publications).

Germany, c.1995. Quarto. Listing 406 titles on approximately 200 pages. Original Hardcover. Excellent condition. The copies of titlepages of all original editions of Kant that are m,entioned in this bibliography are included in this volume.

220. Kant, Emmanuel (Immanuel).

Anthropologie. Suivie des divers fragments du même auteur relatifs aux rapports du physique et du moral et au commerce des esprits d’un monde à l’autre. Ouvrage traduit de l’allemand par J. Tissot.

Paris, Librairie Philosophique De Ladrange, 1863. 13 cm x 22 cm. 483 pages. Original Hardcover in protective Mylar (Removable protective cover). Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Slight discoloration of opening pages.

221. 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 !

222. Galbraith, John Kenneth.

Beyond the Marshall Plan – including A Joint Statement by Members of NPA’s Board of Trustees and Agriculture, Business, Labor and International Committees present at NPA’s annual joint meeting – January 31 and February 1, 1949 – and a report by John Kenneth Galbraith.

Planning Pamphlets, 1949. 8°. IV, 28 pages. Softcover. Original brochure – Planning Pamphlets No.67.

223. [de Man, Paul] Durling, Robert M. / Rosiek, Jan / Weiss, T.[Theodore Russell Weiss] / Hughes, Langston / Levin, Harry.

Collection of five books from the library of Paul de Man and Pat de Man. Three of the books inscribed/signed by the author’s. The Collection includes: 1. Robert M. Durling – The Figure of the Poet in Renaissance Epic. [Inscribed by Durling: “For Paul de Man – with fond regards – Bob”] / 2. Jan Rosiek – Figures of Failure – Paul de Man’s Criticism 1953-1970 [Unsigned / Not inscribed] / 3. T. Weiss – The Catch – The Twayne Library of Modern Poetry [Inscribed by Weiss: “To Pat + Paul, for real friendship + a book of their own soon. Ted”] / 4. Edward J. Mullen – Langston Hughes in the Hispanic World and Haiti [Inscribed by Langston Hughes: “Ma cheri Pat, may this slight token of appreciation for your past (and hopefully) future, intellectual ministrations to your petit frère recall to you fond memories of your peregination. Love, Langston – Chritmas, 1979 (Late, as usual)”] / 5. Karry Levin – Grounds for Comparison [Unsigned / Not inscribed].

Cambridge (Mass.) / Aarhus / New York and others, Harvard University Press / Archon Books / Twayne Publishers / Aarhus University Press, 1951 – 1992. 8°. Volume I.: VIII, 280 pages / Volume II: 247 pages / Volume III: 77 pages / Volume IV: 193 pages / Volume V: 423 pages. Three Volumes in original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar / One Volume in Softcover / One Volume in Hardcover. Very good condition. From the library of Paul de Man. Especially the Durling – Volume of interest. Inscribed by the author: “For Paul de Man with fond regards – Bob”.

224. Bettelheim, Bruno.

Symbolic Wounds. Puberty Rites and the Envious Male.

First Edition. New York, Stratford Press, Inc., 1954. Size. 286 (2) pages. Frontispiece (colour) of carved ancestral figure from New Ireland. Original Hardcover in original illustrated dustjacket. In protective Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of wear. Endpaper inscribed and signed by the author Bruno Bettelheim. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger (Cape Clear).

225. Berger, Peter L.

Towards a Sociological Understanding of Psychoanalysis.

Social Research, 1965. 8°. 35 pages. Softcover. First Edition Offprint from “Social Research” – Spring 1965.

226. [Anonymous]

La Logique ou l’Art de Raisonner. [Les trois principales operations de notre esprit / Des idees / Des jugemens et des propositions / Du raisonement / Du syllogisme / De diverses sortes de Sophismes / Sophismes d’amour-propre, d’interet, de passion, ou suggeres par l’imagination / Methode pratique pour former sa conscience par le moyen d’une Logique chretienne / Ou explication des regles qu’on a donnees dans la premiere / Combien la Logique est utile et necessaire / De la carte et distinction des idees, et de leur obscurite et confusion / etc. etc.]

Gand [Ghent], Imprimerie de J. Poelman, [ca. 1780]. 16.5 x 10 cm. 72 pages. Relié demi-cuir. [Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar – Lower spine slightly damaged]. État d’usage. Couverture, tranches de couverture et coins frottées. Intérieur en bon état malgré quelques traces de rousseurs. Titre sur le dos décoré en doré. Ce livre est lié à une seconde publication.