Essay Human Life, First Edition (9 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. I Could Be Mute: 176 Pp. First Edition Stated. Softcover. Near Fine, Slight Edge Wear. Inscribed By Author "To Pete Who Is My Editor And Friend. Anita." Pete Was Also Recipient Of An Inscribed Copy From Schmitt Of Her Second-To-Last Book. [With[ Only Human Values, An Essay On Gladys Schmitt's "Sonnets For An Analyst":(Ii), (Xi). Three Rivers Press, 1973. Per Wikipedia, Gladys Leonore Schmitt (1909 I 1972 I) Was An American Writer, Editor, And Professor. Described By The Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph In 1942 As One Of The City's "Literary Lights, Her Second Novel, David The King Became A Literary Guild Selection Which Rose To Number One On National Bestseller Lists. Inscribed by Author(s).

Couverture souple. Condition: Bon. Edition originale. In-8° broché, paginé de 529 à 564.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition in America. Nineteenth-century cloth-backed marbled boards. Spine top slightly worn; covers rubbed. Collation: iv, [5] - 74 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. First Edition. 8vo. 103 pp. Original boards. Binding broken, contents loose, and, as such, sold as is. Internally, paper quality is decent and the text quite readible. The large font size (presumably to help those entering old age) is an unusual feature in a book at this time. An amusing read throughout.

Half Leather. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. First Edition. From an academic library their bookplate and ink note on front pastedown this being the only library evidence. Two items bound together. First item by John G Mansford, An Inquiry Into the Influence of Situation on Pulmonary Consumption and of the Duration of Life Illustrated Statistical Reports, Published by Longman Hurst Reece Orme and Brown, London, 1818. First Thus. Second Item by Anthony Carlisle, An Essay on the Disorders of Old Age and on the Means for Prolonging Human Life, published by Longman, Husrts, Green Orme and Brown, London, 1818, second edition with additions. iv, 110 pp. Binding is half leather over marbled boards, this binding is extremely rubbed and worn. Rear board detached, front board almost detached. Textblocks clean. A00003754.

, [6, catalogue and blank] iv 1-103 pages, A2, B-G8, H4, title page in black and red First Edition ,lightly marked and worn later binding, pest damage to the upper fore-edge corners, untrimmed, foxing throughout, the binding is tight and the block good, the book is in fair condition , quarter bound in beige cloth and paper with gilt tiltes to the spine octavo 23 x 15cm Hardback ISBN:

The four essays included in The Hopes of the Human Race discuss the afterlife, sin, godly omnipotence, and divine justice and explore the ramifications of those philosophies on the organization of society. Cobbe takes particular issue with the conflation of religious ideals and the law, like legally punishing women for Òsins of unchastityÓ (p. 92-93), and asserts that moral good must exist Òoutside of conscious or recognized religious influencesÓ (p. 205). Octavo. 222 pp. PublisherÕs mauve cloth with gilt-titled spine. Dark red rule and gilt fleur-de-lis on upper board. A bit of toning to spine and some light rubbing to extremities. Two light smudges on lower board. Partially unopened. Some light foxing to the first few leaves and a bit of faint toning to margins. A very good, clean copy inscribed by Cobbe to Philip G. Peabody, CobbeÕs friend and a contributor to her book Vivisection in America Second edition. Presentation copy inscribed to Peabody Òfrom his old friend,Ó with the inscription dated August 1896. The first edition was published by Williams and Northgate in 1874. Frances Power Cobbe (1822 Ð 1904) was a suffragist, a nonfiction writer, and an animal rights advocate who founded both the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection and the National Anti-Vivisection Society. Cobbe was also an acquaintance of Charles Darwin, though she took issue with his theories on the supposed biological inferiority of women and published an article, Darwinism in MoralsÊ(1871), to critique his Descent of Man. Cobbes other works include On the Pursuits of WomenÊ(1863); Criminals, Idiots, Women and MinorsÊ(1869); and numerous articles, books, and lectures opposing vivisection.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. London: Printed for T. and G. Underwood, 1818, First Edition. Quarter calf binding with raised bands, gilt titles to two labels, gilt lined raised bands and marbled boards. New paste downs and endpapers. viii, 3-294pp. Scarce publication, in any edition; 8 volumes recorded on COPAC/JSTOR in international libraries. Subjects covered: Medical climatology, Air, Hygiene, Gout, Rheumatism, Climatotherapy, Climate, Hygiene, Rheumatic Diseases, Physiological climatology and meteorology. Approximately 8 ½ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles, five raised bands with two labels, six gilt decorated compartments. Joints good condition. Corners good condition. Boards good condition quarter calf and marbled boards. Page edges good condition top edge darkened. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition secure. Paste downs good condition new. End papers good condition new. Title good condition tanned and foxed. Pages good condition worn, stained, tanned and foxed. Binding good condition sound. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1818 Binding: Hardback.

First Edition. Three-quarter leather binding, with marbled boards. Separate spine labels for titles. Carlisle's Old Age is a first edition published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown in 1817. Rees' Disorders of the Stomach is a second edition, published by M. Allen in 1811. Very good antiquarian condition. Hinges remain firm. Two volumes bound as one. iv + 103 pages; xv + [blank] + 223 pages + 1 page of ads at rear. Heraldic bookplate of former owner on inside front cover. Signature of former owner on each title page. Carlisle's treatise on Old Age in particular is an important early contribution to the study of geriatrics. Both scarce. Some very light foxing, mainly to endpapers.