Skip to content

Philosophy

Rare Philosophy Books for Sale Online

Raptis Rare Books is a trusted antiquarian book dealer of rare and first edition philosophy books. You can view our full collection of these rare philosophy books below where you can sort by title, price, or date to help you find exactly what you’re looking for.

Showing items 216-240 of 421

Parfit, Derek

Reasons and Persons.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1984.

First edition of one of the most important philosophical texts of the second half the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Small name to the front free endpaper.

Read more
$1,050.00
Item Number: RRB-138268
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

Parfit, Derek

On What Matters.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Derek Parfit on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Read more
$5,500.00
Item Number: RRB-138917
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

Freud, Sigmund

The Ego and the Id.

London : Published by Leonard & Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 1927.

Rare first edition in English of Freud’s classic study of the human psyche. Octavo, original cloth. Authorized translation by Joan Riviere. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.

Read more
$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-137877
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

Kushner, Harold S. [Norman Vincent Peale]

When Bad Things Happen To Good People.

New York : Schocken Books, 1981.

Early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow writer Norman Vincent Peale on the front free endpaper, “To Norman With my prayers for a speedy recovery Harold Kushner.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Edward Smith. An excellent association.

Read more
$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-135474
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

Hayek, Friedrich August von [F.A.]

The Road to Serfdom.

Chicago : University of Chicago, 1944.

First edition of one of the most influential and popular expositions of classical liberalism. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with two small chips to the front panel. Foreword by John Chamberlain. First editions are rare.

Read more
$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-135903
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

Freud, Sigmund

A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis.

New York : Horace Liveright, 1920.

First edition in English of the most popular and widely translated of Freud’s works, containing 28 lectures regarding his views on the unconscious, dreams, and neuroses. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Authorized translation with a preface by G. Stanley Hall. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Bookplate and ownership signature to the pastedown.Continue reading "A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis."

Read more
$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-137144
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

Euripides; Translated by Robert Potter

The Tragedies of Euripides.

London : J. Dodsley, 1783.

First translation of Euripides into English, translated by Robert Potter, from his own library. Octavo, two volumes, bound in contemporary leather, engraved frontispiece to volume I, list of subscribers. The translator’s own copy with his inscription, “From the Library of the Rev Robert Potter, M.A., Rector of Lowestoft from 1789 to 1804” to volume one ofContinue reading "The Tragedies of Euripides."

Read more
$2,200.00
Item Number: RRB-135391
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

Twain, Mark. [Samuel L. Clemens]

What Is Man?

London : Watts & Co, 1910.

First trade edition of this uncommon Twain title. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of leading Twain authority and publisher John Gerber with his bookplate to the pastedown. Gerber served as head of the English Department at the University of Iowa for many years following the end of World War II when American literature wasContinue reading "What Is Man?"

Read more
$475.00
Item Number: RRB-137544
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

Plantinga, Alvin

The Nature of Necessity.

Oxford : Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1974.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Alvin Plantinga on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Read more
$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-139212
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

Sartre, Jean-Paul

Le Mur. [The Wall].

Paris : Gallimard, 1939.

Limited edition of Sartre’s 1939 short story collection, containing one of his greatest existentialist works of fiction, The Wall. Octavo, original boards. One of 1,000 numbered copies, this is number 910. In near fine condition.

Read more
$275.00
Item Number: RRB-137275
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

Anonymous. [Sparks, Beatrice]

Go Ask Alice.

New Jersey : Prentice Hall, 1971.

First edition of the classic work that has sold millions of copies. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Nena Allen. First editions are rare.

Read more
$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-136990
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

Gladwell, Malcolm

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2000.

First edition, early printing of Gladwell’s debut work which seeks to explain and describe the “mysterious” sociological changes that mark everyday life. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Susan, enjoy! Malcolm Gladwell.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Read more
$375.00
Item Number: RRB-137489
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

Smith, Nowell Charles. [C.S. Lewis].

Essays and Studies by Members of the English Association. Vol. XXVII. [Containing: Psycho-Analysis and Literary Criticism].

Oxford : The Clarendon Press, 1942.

First edition of Vol. XXVII of Essays and Studies by Members of the English Association; containing C.S. Lewis’ essay Psycho-Analysis and Literary Criticism. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare in the original dust jacket.

Read more
$600.00
Item Number: RRB-137065
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

Plantinga, Alvin

Warrant: The Current Debate.

New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Alvin Plantinga on the half-title page. In near fine condition. Cover design by Ann Lowe.

Read more
$600.00
Item Number: RRB-139243
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

Hill, Napoleon

The Master-Key to Riches.

Los Angeles : The Willing Publishing Company, 1945.

First edition of Napoleon Hill’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some chips and wear to the extremities.

Read more
$1,750.00
Item Number: RRB-138267
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

Sidgwick, Henry

The Methods of Ethics.

London : Macmillan and Co, 1874.

First edition of Sidgwick’s magnum opus, which “in many ways marked the culmination of the classical utilitarian tradition” (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Octavo, original brown pebbled cloth with gilt titles and ruling to the spine, triple black ruling to the front panel. In near fine condition. Scarce in the original cloth.

Read more
$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-126877
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

Handy, Charles

The Age of Paradox.

Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business School Press, 1994.

First edition, second printing of the author’s heartfelt work on ethical business. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Randy, Best Wishes for your next curve! Charles Handy 2/23/95.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sisco & Evans.

Read more
$400.00
Item Number: RRB-136268
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

Trivers, Robert L

Parent-Offspring Conflict.

Cambridge, Massachusetts : American Zoology, 1974.

First appearance of Trivers’ extremely influential paper, building on his study of parental investment. Octavo, disbound from the original journal. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front panel, “For Jeffrey w/ best wishes, as always. Bob. June 29, 1974.” The recipient, Jeffrey A. Kurland, was a distinguished professor of biological anthropology and evolutionContinue reading "Parent-Offspring Conflict."

Read more
$750.00
Item Number: RRB-136287
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

Trivers, Robert L

The Evolution of Reciprocal Altruism.

Cambridge, Mass. : Reprinted from The Quarterly Review of Biology, 1971.

First appearance of Trivers’ enormously influential first published paper, written while he was still earning his PhD at Harvard under Bayr and Drury in which he coined the term “reciprocal altruism” as well as “delayed return altruism.” Octavo, disbound from the original journal. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front panel, “To JeffContinue reading "The Evolution of Reciprocal Altruism."

Read more
$850.00
Item Number: RRB-136255
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

Confucius

La Morale De Confucius, Philosophe De La Chine.

Amsterdam : Pierre Savouret, 1688.

Rare first edition of The Morals of Confucius preceding the English translation, regarded as the first work which introduced readers to Confucianism. Small octavo, bound in half vellum over marbled boards. In near fine condition. An exceptional example, scarce and desirable with only three examples appearing at auction in the last 90 years.

Read more
$12,500.00
Item Number: RRB-135381
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

Machiavelli, Niccolo

The Florentine Historie. Written in the Italian tongue, by Nicholo Macchiavelli, Citizen and Secretarie of Florence. And translated into English by Thomas Bedingfield Esquire.

London : Printed by T. C. [Thomas Creede] for W. P. [William Ponsonby], 1595.

Rare first edition in English of this classic work. Quarto, bound in full calf, decorated with woodcut engraved ornamental title page and engraved head and tailpieces. In near fine condition with some light browning and wear, title trimmed and laid down. Translated by Thomas Bedingfeld. First editions are scarce, especially in this condition.

Read more
$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-135317
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

McManus, Erwin Raphael

Soul Cravings: An Exploration of the Human Spirit.

Nashville : Nelson Books, 2008.

Early printing of this early work by McManus. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Dan- Live your story Leave a mark! Erwin McManus.” In very good condition with some highlighting. Cover design by Joby Harris.

Read more
$150.00
Item Number: RRB-136213
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

Voltaire. [Arouet, François-Marie]

Elemens de la Philosophie de Neuton. [Elements of the Philosophy of Newton].

Amsterdam : Chez Jacques Desbordes, 1738.

First edition of one of the most elegantly illustrated science books ever printed and the book that introduced France to Newtonian physics. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, illustrated seven folding engraved plates, headpieces and tailpiecesContinue reading "Elemens de la Philosophie de Neuton. [Elements of the Philosophy of Newton]."

Read more
$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-128559
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details

Tolstoy, Leo

Patriotism and Government.

Maldon : The Free Age Press, 1900.

First edition of Tolstoy’s classic work on patriotism. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition. Rare.

Read more
$450.00
Item Number: RRB-135278
Add to Cart
Ask a Question Details
Previous 1 ... 8 9 10 11 12 ... 18 Next