Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

The Bankside Book of Puppets

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Whanslaw, H. W.

Crafts & Hobbies

Carpenter Press

Kant's Metaphysic of Experience (1)

IT is a scandal to philosophical scholarship, and not least to German philosophical scholarship, that, more than a hundred and fifty years after the publication of the Kritik of Pure Reason, we still lack a commentary comparable with such works as that of Pacius on the Organon of Aristotle or even that of Adam on the Republic of Plato. Of all the authors who write about Kant's greatest work there is none who condescends to explain it sentence by sentence: Hans Vaihinger, who alone set out to do so, attempted to write a commentary, not only upon the Kritik, but upon all its previous commentators; and, as was but natural, he gave up this impossible task when he had proceeded but a little way. In the absence of a detailed commentary we have an inevitable welter of conflicting opinions about Kant's doctrines. More serious still, the unfortunate student and even, if I may judge from my own experience, many teachers of philosophy have the vaguest idea as to the meaning of Kant's words. There are sentences in which the reader is unable to decide to which of several nouns the relative and demonstrative pronouns refer, or which of two nouns is to be regarded as subject and which as object. In vain do we look for a reliable guide even in these elementary matters; and the plain fact is that most students find many passages, and too often crucial passages, to which they can attach no meaning at all. It is not surprising that they accept the opinions of others at second-hand without being able either to confirm or to criticise them.

Kant's Metaphysic of Experience - Vol I

Politics & Social Sciences

Paton, H.J.

Philosophy

Stereotomy

"Stereotomy" is a comprehensive handbook on stereotomy, the art or technique of cutting stone, with chapters on quarrying, cutting, finishing, tools and equipment, masonry, and much more. Written in simple, plain language and profusely illustrated, this volume will be of considerable utility to modern readers with a practical interest in stone-cutting. Contents include: "Description of Building Stones", "Description of Trap, Granite, Limestone, Marble, Sandstone. Local Names. Artificial Stone", "Quarrying", "Method of Quarrying: by Hand-tools; by Explosives-The Drills.", "Stone-cutting Tools", "Eighteen Hand-tools Illustrated and Described. Machine Tools.", "Methods of Finishing the Surfaces", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete the original text and artwork. "Stereotomy" was first published in 1902.

French, Arthur Willard

History

A Dictionary Of The Pali Language

Childers, Robert Cæsar

Reference

This vintage book contain a series of fictitious letters addressed to actual persons known to the author, written with the "intention of providing a guide to help aspiring intellectuals adopt the mores and mannerisms conducive to the furtherance and maintenance of an intellectual lifestyle." A tome of timeless value, this book will be of as much utility today as it was when fist published, and is recommended for the young intellectual intent on embracing a scholarly lifestyle. Philip Gilbert Hamerton (1834 - 1894) was an English author, artist, and art critic. Other notable works by this author include: "Camp in the Highlands" (1863) and "Etching and Etchers" (1866). Many antiquarian texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

The Intellectual Life

Literature & Fiction

Hamerton, Philip Gilbert

Essays & Correspondence

New Aberdeen, Or, The Scotch Settlement Of Monmouth County, New Jersey

Steen, James

First Steps In Scientific Knowledge - Complete In Seven Parts - I. Animals II. Plants III. Stones And Rocks IV. Physics V. Chemistry VI. Animal Physiology VII. Vegetable Physiology

Science & Math

Bert, Paul

History & Philosophy

All Over Oregon And Washington - Observations On The Country, Its Scenery, Soil, Climate, Resources, And Improvements - With An Outline Of Its Early ... Also, Hints To Immigrants And Travelers Con

Victor, Frances Fuller

A Treatise On The Building And Ornamental Stones Of Great Britain And Foreign Countries, Arranged According To Their Geological Distribution And ... Applications In Ancient And Modern Structures

Arts & Photography

Hull, Edward

Architecture

The Kohl Collection Of Maps Relating To America

WINSOR, JUSTIN

Earth Sciences

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