Intellectual History from Setton Book Collection

Not ex-library, no markings of any kind, completely clean. Marchese Roberto Ridolfi (1899-1991) from an ancient and prominent Florentine family, was a brilliant self-taught biographer and writer (the "…one great Italian analytical bibliographer of the 20th century" according to Prof. Conor Fahy of Birkbeck College). He wrote highly esteemed biographies of, among others, Savonarola and Guicciardini and avoids abstract philosophizing and… Read more about this item

A little corner bumping, small chip and fraying at head of spine, Front hinge starting, some age-darkening, all pages clean, unmarked and intact. Some light pencil writing on front pastedown. Gilding on spine worn. Printed on heavy stock with 25 illustrations. Tissue-protected frontispiece. Full blindstamped pictorial cover showing armored and visored St. George slaying the dragon, with sun, castle, distressed damsel… Read more about this item

In Latin. Dedicated to Prof. K.M. Setton (1914-1995), eminent medievalist at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study (at this time at the University of Pennsylvania). Bears his bookplate and an inscription in Latin to him from Abbot Gabriel. Fr. Astrik L Gabriel, O.Praem (1907 - 2005), the world's leading authority on the history of the medieval university, was Director and… Read more about this item

3 Parts in 5 volumes. In Italian. Not an ex-library copy. Bears written name of original owner. All bindings tight, pages completely unmarked, with a little age-browning. Vol.1, parts 1&2 have a couple of bumped corners, part 1 has a couple of light spots. Vol.2, part 1 has a loose rear hinge. Vol 3, part 1 has a… Read more about this item

In Italian; La Piana's translation of Moore's History of Religions. Some soiling, age darkening, front and rear hinges & backstrip somewhat tattered, spine tanned, some fraying at spine head and heel but all pages tight, bright, intact and unmarked. Deckled edges. Bears bookplate of Fr. La Piana and a note from him with his signature. George Foot Moore (1851 -… Read more about this item

Very Good; faded spine, Vol 1 has slight tear in tissue protecting frontispiece, frontispiece picture of Emma is detached. Some pages (pedigrees in Vol 2) uncut. The first rst American edition of Henrietta Emma Litchfield's famous biography and collection of Darwin family letters. Henrietta ("Etty") was Charles and Emma Darwin's fourth child. This work contains a large number of letters from Charles,… Read more about this item

One corner bumped, front hinge a little weak, some scuffing, but all pages tight, bright, clean and intact, with a few neat penciled notes. Bears bookplate of Prof. K.M. Setton (1914-1995) of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study. Translation of: Wirtschaftliche und soziale Grundlagen der europäishchen Kulturentwicklung. The first American… Read more about this item

Vol 128 of the Memoirs. First edition. Moderate tanning of spine and slight tanning mark on front cover, very small imperfection on head of spine; otherwise unmarked, undamaged, and virtually as new, apparently never been opened. Prof. Jones's introduction and notes provide excellent context to this fascinating series of letters from pioneering American physician Jonathan Warren, probably… Read more about this item

In Catalan. Cardboard boards, tanned spine, some corner-bumping and light soling of boards, external hinges cracked, internal sound; a little age-darkening, but all pages intact, clean and unmarked. Backstrip is beginning to separate, but the binding is sound. Numerous black and white photographic tissue-protected illustrations. Founded in 1907 by the eminent Catalan nationalist, politician, author and lawyer Enric Prat… Read more about this item

In Italian. Edges of paper cover a little tattered, spine faded, front cover hinge a little fragile. Some age-darkening, but all pages are tight, intact and unmarked. Addenda page slightly torn.Inscribed by Prof. La Piana to Josephine Setton, (wife of the distinguished medieval historian K.M. Setton of the Princeton Institute for Advanced Study) who helped him with his… Read more about this item

In German. 539 pages (Section 1: 252 pages, Section 2: 287 pages). Volume 5, Sections 1 and 2 of the definitive History of Christian-Albrechts University in Kiel, covering the history of the philosophy faculty. With contributions by Karl Jordan and Erich Hofmann in history and philology respectively. Very Good +; a little fading of spine; otherwise Near Fine. With inscription .to former… Read more about this item

Three volumes, near fine; this book appears unused. Eminent 19th century medieval historian, patriot and activist Henry Charles Lea's famous and exhaustive compendium of materials concerning witchcraft from the writings of the early Hebrews down to 1547. A rather amazing collection of materials, both legal and historical, concerning the origin, development, traditions, influence, stages of belief and influence, and differences… Read more about this item