Bridle Vanity Knowledge Progress Liberty by Putnam (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Small octavo in blind stamped maroon cloth with gilt title to spine; xx, 290 p.; 19 cm. Scarce 19th century American work on theology and political philosophy. WorldCat lists but six holdings and none on the west coast. Contains four essays and a supplement, as follows: "Of Knowledge; Or, Charlemagne, His Scholarship"; "The Tyranny of Progress"; "The Fact of Liberty: Considered Politically. Its Theological Import"; "The Limitations of Equality; The Consent of the Governed." Blind stamp of "Michael Flood. Catholic. Book & Print Seller. 121 Kerny St. San Francisco" to front fep. Mild foxing to endpapers, very light wear to spine head and foot; else an impressively tight and crisp copy. Near fine thus.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Boston: Patrick Donahoe, 1862. First edition, 1862. Four essays plus a supplement entitled The Consent of the Governed. Brown textured cloth decorated in blind. Some fraying to spine ends, ex-scholastic library with spine numbers in white, two stamps (Boston College and Boston College High School Domestic Library) on title page, no other library markings, good hinges, sound text block, clean pagse with no other names or markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…