Philosophy from Ariel Books

Auckland: Graphic, 1986. The protests organised by peace squadrons against the visits of the American nuclear powered warships `Truxtun', `Long Beach', Pintado' and `Haddo' to New Zealand. First edition written by political activist who helped set up HART and CARE. With photos by Gil Hanley, Doug Harris, the Author and others. CONDITION Card wraps, 60 pages with b/w photo illus.… Read more about this item

California, USA: Dharma Press, 1976. Author was educated at Harrow and trained at the Slade School of Art. She was a noted Indian painter, photographer, writer and composer who gained fame with her conversion to Mahayana Buddhism and travels in Tibet, later settling in San Francisco. CONDITION Yellow illus bds, unpaginated [approx 30 pages] with colour illus. Copy is bright… Read more about this item

Auckland, New Zealand: Hodder & Stoughton, 1975. Photo and essays on NZ communes of the era. With b/w photos throughout by Ian Baker. CONDITION Heavy illustrated card wraps, pp 158 with b/w photography. Gift inscription to ffep, and ownership sticker inside cover else tight and clean with moderate shelf wear to covers. . First Edition. Card Covers. Very Good. Illus.… Read more about this item

London: Philip Allan & Co , 1920. Bryan Ricco Cooper (1884 - 1930) was an Irish politician, writer and landowner from Markree Castle, County Sligo. He was prominent in Dáil Éireann. Contains 7 short plays on current and or Irish subjects The Collar of Gold; A War Office Jacket; The First Reading; The Chief Secretary; On the Struma Front; Comrade… Read more about this item

London: The Fabian Society, 1914. Charles Kingsley (1819 -1875) was a priest of the Church of England, a university professor, social reformer, historian, writer associated with Christian socialism, and urging working reforms. He was a friend of Charles Darwin. CONDITION Grey stapled wraps with photo portrait front, 28 pages. Nice copy with toned edges, sl crushed top cnr rusty staples..… Read more about this item

London: The Fabian Society, 1917. Robert Owen (1771 - 1858), a Welsh textile manufacturer, philanthropist and social reformer CONDITION Grey stapled wraps with photo portrait front, 32 pages. Copy of Socialist Action League with stamps to front and name, else nice copy with rusty staples, paper wrap has lost rear cover with no loss to text.. First Edition. Soft Cover.… Read more about this item

London: The Fabian Society, 1934. William Morris (1834 - 1896) was a British textile designer, poet, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement. CONDITION Grey stapled wraps with photo portrait front, 24 pages. Copy of Socialist Action League with stamps to front and top of title page, else nice copy with rusty staples with newspaper… Read more about this item

London: The Fabian Society, 1943. John Elliot Burns (1858 - 1943) was an English trade unionist and politician, particularly associated with London politics and Battersea. He was a socialist and then a Liberal Member of Parliament and Minister. CONDITION Blue stapled wraps with photo portrait front, 36 pages. Copy of Fabian Society Auckland with stamps to front and top of… Read more about this item

Chicago, USA: Charles H Kerr & Co, 1900. Address of a Mass Meeting of the Socialist Democratic Party at Center Music Hall, Chicago, September 29, 1900. The Author was part of the Social Gospel was that applied Christian ethics to social problems. CONDITION Pamphlet, stapled, 32 pages with red glassine cover over. Newsprint paper toned , wrapper chipped to edges..… Read more about this item

London: W Stewart , 1894. Not dated Scottish Author was a noted secularist thinker. CONDITION Blue pebble cloth with bright gilt titles, decorative end papers, Pp v [2] 4-252 [16 page publishers list at rear], Pp vi 253-512 with same 16 page list bound in at rear,. Note incorrect pagination at start Vol 1 as printed. Bds are… Read more about this item

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1965. First British Edition. Written by German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883-1969) who had a strong influence on modern theology, psychiatry, and philosophy. He was often viewed as a major exponent of existentialism in Germany. These essays were originally published sparately in German. CONDITION Blue cloth with gilt title, Pp vii 274. Copy is very… Read more about this item

London: Allen Lane, 1977. First British and first hard cover edition. Published in US as Zen Poems, Prayers, Sermons etc.. CONDITION Purple bds with crisp silver title, 160 pages with Japanese b/w illus. Copy is bright and crisp as new. DJ is in archival cover, unworn, price clipped.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.… Read more about this item

Peking, China: New World Press , 1964. Poems on revolutionary causes in China, Vietnam, Cuba, the Congo etcetera. Blue bds with silver title (bottom front cnr bumped else clean) 123 pages with b/w photo illus, a little toned mainly to edge. DJ has small chips at spine ends and tips, short teat to rear near spine head.. First Edition. Hard… Read more about this item

New Hampshire, USA: Girs Press, 1972. 155 of 300 numbered copies with Lino cut illus signed by the artist. W.J. STANKIEWICZ (1922 - 2006) was a political philosopher with broad interests in the social sciences. He taught at the University of British Columbia for thirty years, is Professor Emeritus of Political Science. Hand set and hand printed book, bound in… Read more about this item

London: Faber & Faber, 1955. Author was an aeronautical engineer and philosopher writing about his precognitive dreams and a theory of time which he calls "Serialism". Compares it to the modern physics of the time being relativity and quantum mechanics. CONDITION Blue bds, pp 244 with many figural illus. Copy is bright and crisp with faint spotting to ends and… Read more about this item

Paris: Artheme Fayard, 1938. Text in French. Authorised under Hitler's direction specifically to keep the French from being alarmed by the original fiery and German original. Abridged, the translators have added some very significant excerpts from various speeches of Hitlers. CONDITION Special Library binding of Red cloth bds with Red leather spine with 4 raised bands and bright gilt title,… Read more about this item

Auckland, New Zealand: Whitcombe & Tombs, 1942. Special PrintingNo 5 of 25 copies printed on art paper, bound in Buckram and signed by the Author. Green cloth with bright gilt titles (unworn) 151 pages are bright and crisp as new.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/N/A. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Glasgow, United Kingdom: William Collins, Sons, & Co , 1869. Travelogue that contains his religious philosophies. Blue cloth (silverfished to wax coating, o/w cloth only has slight shelf wear) bright gilt edges, pp x 367, interior is crisp and clean foxed near ends. . Re-Issue. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: The Fabian Society / Allen & Unwin , 1920. Pamphlet Not Dated [1920 from advertising of Fabian Essays 1920 Ed to rear].Tan card, 46 pages. Toned to edges of cover, discrete stamp of the Socialist Action Leage inside front. Very nice copy.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Wellington, New Zealand: Modern Books , 1952. Pamphlet and first known work by noted New Zealand Economist. 32 pages, copy is bright and celan internally, coves a little toned with name top front.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.