Resultados de búsqueda: Philosophy, Religion & Belief from The Book Shed

Boston: James Loring, 1831. Hardcover. Good. Covers rubbed, soiled, wear to tips, corners and edges, label shows loss, previous owner's inscription of 1836, front hinge starting. Small 19th century devotional work written by the 17th century English divine, Jeremy Taylor. 64mo - up to 3" tall. Hard Cover. Miniature book, 3.25 in. A bit uncommon, the WorldCat locates 9 copies, all of this edition. From Wikipedia: "Jeremy Taylor (1613–1667) was a cleric in the Church of England who achieved fame as an author during the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. He is sometimes known as the "Shakespeare of Divines" for his poetic style of expression, and he is frequently cited as one of the greatest prose writers in the English language." Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An… Leer más

New York: Hyperion, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 2005 first printing. Lightest wear to the book and jacket. First printing, full number line. From the flap: "In each of the book's eight parts, Jon Kabat-Zinn explores another facet of the great adventure of healing ourselves -- and our world -- through mindful awareness, with a focus on the "sensescapes" of our lives and how a more intentional awareness of the senses, including the human mind itself, allows us to live more fully and more authentically. By "coming to our senses" -- both literally and metaphorically by opening to our innate connectedness with the world around us and within us -- we can become more compassionate, more embodied, more aware human beings, and in the process, contribute to the healing of the body politic as well as our own lives in ways both little and big." Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will… Leer más

Tokyo: Shinchi shobo, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good. In Japanese. Lightest shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, corners slightly bumped, a few page corners creased; no jacket. Slipcase is rubbed, corners bumped. 426 pages.The classic commentary by Lewis White Beck translated into Japanese by Shogo Fujita, Department of Philosophy and Ethics, Osaka Kyoiku University. "Kant's 1788 follow-up to his epochal Critique of Pure Reason analyzes the practical aspects of reason, which is concerned with will, or self-determination. He argues that the freedom of the will becomes the practical necessity of determining how one shall lead one's life, with the fundamental principle of morality being the "categorical imperative" stating that one should be obligated to act so that any moral action could be made into a universal law binding all mankind." The Critique is the only writing in which Kant weaves his thoughts on practical reason into a unified argument. Lewis White… Leer más

New York: Hillary House, 1962. facsimile reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/good-. Charles Nordhoff (1830 – 1901) was a German born American journalist and an intinerent journeyman writer. At the time of this work's publication he was a special Washington correspondent for the New York Herald. Nordhoff's grandson co-authored Mutiny on the Bounty. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. 

Syracuse University Press, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. light shelf wear to book and jacket, previous owner's name to front endpaper blacked out. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Grand Rapids: Inspirio, 2004. De Luxe edition. Leather Bound. Near Fine. Small bump to the edge, clean and unmarked in prestation page and note spaces, no inscriptions. Stamped leather, red marker ribbon, all edges gilt. Meant to be a study aid to The Purpose Driven Life,"a blueprint for Christian living in the 21st Century." Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: George Braziller, 1962. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Light shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book and jacket, spine darkened. First published in 1961, second printing of 1962. The author 's premise is that Western culture has created a new and troubling concept of God. In a later book, Wait Without Idols, Vahanian further develops his ideas: "God is not necessary; that is to say, he cannot be taken for granted. He cannot be used merely as a hypothesis, whether epistemological, scientific, or existential, unless we should draw the degrading conclusion that 'God is reasons.' On the other hand, if we can no longer assume that God is, we may once again realize that he must be. God is not necessary, but he is inevitable. He is wholly other and wholly present. Faith in him, the conversion of our human reality, both culturally and existentially, is the demand he still makes upon us." The German Lutheran theologian Rudolf Bultmann called it a… Leer más

London: Tyndale Press, 1951. First edition thus. Hardcover. Good +/good. Third printing of 1956. Previous owner's inscription to the front endpaper, wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket, which also shows soiling to spine and panels. First published in 1903. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York City: National Headquarters of the Holy Name Society, 1942. Paperback. Good. light wear to covers, 2 1/2 cm missing from top of title page, with first two words of title gone. Small paperback devotional to help those "making the mission to make it WELL." Roman Catholic. A bit uncommon. Imprimatur of James J. Hartley, Bishop of Columbus. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Soft cover. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

London: Hollis & Carter, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good+. wear to tips, corners and edges, sunning to margins of rear panel, chipped. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Boston: Noyes, Holmes and Co, 1867. later edition. Hardcover. Good. Fifteenth edition. Wear to tips, corners and edges of book. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Brooklyn, NY: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, Inc, 1937. Hardcover. Good. Shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, some discoloring of the cloth, a few underlinings and notations. A Watchtower tract in peach and gilt cloth. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. J. F. Rutherford "wrote twenty-one books and was credited by the Watchtower Society in 1942 with the distribution of almost 400 million books and booklets. ...overall membership increased more than sixfold by the end of Rutherford's 25 years as president."--Wikipedia. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

Benares: The Kashi-Vidya-Pitha, 1939. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Light shelf wear to the book; more to tips, corners, and edges of jacket which is split along the front gutter; front endpaper and presentation page (blank) are creased. Bookseller's labels from The Theosophical Publishing House Adyar, Madras and The Theosophical Press, Wheaton, IL. A descriptive book mark courtesy of the Indian Book Shop, Benares is laid in. Bhagavan Das (1869 – 1958) was an Indian Theosophist and public figure. With Annie Besant he formed a professional collaboration which led to the founding of the Central Hindu College, which became Central Hindu School. Das would later found the KashiVidya Pitha, a national university where he served as headmaster. Das was a scholar of Sanskrit, from which he added to the body of Hindi language. He wrote approximately 30 books, many of these in Sanskrit and Hindi. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00)… Leer más

London: Oxford University Press, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Second Printing. Slightest wear to spine tips. A very nice copy of an uncommon title, clean and bright. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Hard Cover. Helen Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, CH, DBE, FBA, FMedSci (née Wilson; born 14 April 1924) is an English philosopher of morality, education and mind, and writer on existentialism. From 1984 to 1991, she was Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

New York: Church Hymnal Corporation, 1992. New Revised Standard. Hardcover. Very Good. Light shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, previous owner's name, else clean and unmarked. "The publishers hope that this book will enrichparticipation inworship by all the people, and will assist the clergy and other ministers in worthily proclaiming the Word of God at the principal service on Sundays and major Holy Days." Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1956. Later printing. Hardcover. Good +/good. Marjorie Quennell. wear to tips, corners and edges of book and priced jacket with soiling to spine and edges of the book, has significant offsetting to front endpapers. Third or "C" printing. Writen by an Anglican canon, illustrated by Marjorie Quennell. Hieroglyph dust jacket. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Viking Press, 1944. First edition. Hardcover. Good +/fair. spine and bit of cover edges sunned and stained; jacket worn showing some chipping and staining. From Wikipedia: "Laski was Britain's most influential intellectual spokesman for Socialism in the interwar years. Particularly, his teaching greatly influenced men such as Jawaharlal Nehru who later become leaders of new nations in Asia and Africa as the British Empire was dissolved." In 1945, while he was serving as its Chairman, the Labour Party disavowed Laski due to attacks by Winston Churchill in the election at the end of WWII. Churchill lost that election. First printing/edition as indicated by Viking, no others noted. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Regina Press, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good. Special binding. This is the "Bridal Edition", rather than leather bound it is in a distinctive (imitation) mother-of-pearl binding. All edges gilt, marker ribbon. Meant, of course, to be carried by the bride during the ceremony. Foreword by Father Theodore Hesburgh, President of Notre Dame University. Very light wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book. Bridal Edition, first published in 1967, a "new printing" of 1973. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. 

Washington DC: Georgetown University Press, 2003. Expanded and Updated. Hardcover. Good/no jacket. some soiling to front endpaper and rear cover, several dog-eared pages; no jacket. First printing, full number line. "Miller re-creates the fierce and vibrant debate among the founding fathers over the means of establishing public virtue in the absence of established religion a debate that still reverberates in today's passionate arguments about civil rights, school prayer, abortion, Christmas crèches, conscientious objection during warfare and demonstrates how the right to hold any religious belief has dynamically shaped American political life." Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. 

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. Light shelf wear to the jacket, else near fine. First printing, no others noted. From the flap: "Donald McIntosh received his M.A. in philosophy and Ph.D in politicaland social theory from Columbia University and taught in the the Deparpartment of Public Law and Govvernment at that university. He know devotes full time to study and writing." The author of many books, this was his first. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!