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Economics & Social Sciences
Primary sources, seminal works and rare texts on Economics and Social Sciences, encompassing Philosophy, Law and Politics.
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1960-1966 2 Vols Two Mid-Century Studies in Medieval Theology and LiteratureLondon; Oxford: 1960-1966Two smart volumes of mid-century medieval studies, pairing Karl Barth’s theological reading of Anselm with Peter Dronke’s influential survey of European love-lyric traditions, complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers. -
1908-1922 3vol English Local GovernmentLondon : 1908-1922A smart three volume set on English local government, concerning UK constitutional and UK administrative law. -
1971 Elizabethan Critical EssaysLondon: 1971The complete two-volume set of Elizabethan Critical Essays, an insightful selection of contemporary literary criticism that teaches readers contemporary attitudes and beliefs. -
1905 The Poor and The Land: Being a Report on the Salvation Army ColoniesLondon: 1905A lovely example of the illustrated first edition of novelist H. Rider Haggard's report on the Salvation Army colonies in the United States and England. -
1748-1749 M. Tullii Ciceronis Opera Quae Supersunt OmniaGlasguae [Glasgow]: 1748-1749Handsomely bound in full vellum, this is a wonderful collection of nineteen volumes of the works of Cicero. A very scarce edition published in mid 18th century Glasgow. -
1957-1965 2Vols Collection of Works on Medieval LiteratureLondon: 1957-1965A set of engaging works on Medieval life and thought, in the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrappers. -
1934 Brick Upon Brick 50 Years of the Co-Operative Permanent Building Society 1884-1934London and Toronto: 1934An abundantly illustrated first edition of this account on the Co-Operative Permanent Building Society, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1853 White Slavery in Barbary StatesBoston: 1853An uncommon expanded book edition of this lecture on Barbary Coast's white slavery markets, delivered by Charles Sumner. -
1799 General view of the Agriculture of the West Riding of YorkshireEdinburgh: 1799The first edition of Robert Brown’s authoritative survey detailing the farming, soils, and rural economy of late 18th-century Yorkshire for the Board of Agriculture. -
1903 Nature's TeachingsLondon: 1903An uncommon, illustrated 1903 cloth copy of Woods beloved title. -
1875 England and Wales. (Exclusive of the Metropolis.) Return of Owners of Land, 1873London: 1875The first edition of these highly informative statistical returns detailing land ownership in late 19th century England and Wales. -
1861 The Biglow PapersLondon: 1861The second English edition of the satirical Biglow Papers, a significant scathing commentary on the Mexican-American War and Slavery. -
1923 Finishing School Exercise Books from Evendine CourtEvendine Court, Malvern: 1923A charming collection of four handwritten exercise books on cookery, bookkeeping, and dressmaking, from a young woman named Dorothy Horton who attended the Evendine Court finishing school in 1923. -
c1919-1921 4vol The Modern Grocer and Provision DealerLondon : c1919-1921A comprehensive 4 volume set on the intricacies on grocery and food retailing, with an abundance of plates, in unclipped dust wrappers. -
1930 The Old Bank of England, LondonLondon: 1930The first edition of this scarce work on the architectural history of the Old Bank of England, with seventy-five monochrome plates, a ground plan, and twenty further architectural elevations. -
1932 Hoare's Bank: A Record 1673-1932London: 1932The first edition in the original unclipped dust wrapper, with seventeen monochrome plates including a monochrome portrait frontispiece of Sir Richard Hoare and a folding genealogical timeline. -
1972 Barclays Bank Limited 1926-1969London: 1972A pleasing copy of this first edition study of Barclays bank in the publisher's original green cloth binding with the original unclipped dust wrapper, with monochrome and colour illustrations throughout. -
1979-2005 4Vols Collection of Works on British BankingLondon: 1979-2005A collection of first edition illustrated works on British banking, in the publishers' original cloth bindings with the original bright, unclipped dust wrappers. -
1819 A Grammar of Logic and Intellectual PhilosophyLondon: 1819The very scarce first edition of this philosophical work by Alexander Jamieson. -
1938 The Praise and Happinesse of the Countrie-LifeNewtown: 1938A Gregynog Press limited edition of The Praise and Happinesse of the Countrie-Life, finely printed and illustrated with wood engravings by Reynolds Stone, celebrating the virtues of pastoral simplicity. -
1942 The Classics and The Man of LettersLondon; New York; Toronto: 1942The first edition of T. S. Eliot's 1942 presidential address to the Classical Association. -
1930 Conway LettersNew Haven: 1930A very smart copy of Nicolson's documentation and analysis of Anne Viscountess Conway, including speculative letters. -
1911 The RoadmenderLondon: 1911A beautiful cloth-bound copy of Margaret Barber's Christian writings, published under the alias "Michael Fairless". -
1951 The Age of LongingLondon: 1951A first edition of Arthur Koestler’s The Age of Longing, a Cold War novel exploring post-war disillusionment and the clash of ideals in a divided Europe. -
1821 Memoirs from 1754 to 1758London: 1821Illustrated with an engraved portrait frontispiece, this is the first edition of the mid-19th century memoirs of James Earl Waldegrave, who was Prime Minister for only five days. -
1809 An Essay on the Identity and General Resurrection of the Human BodyLondon : 1809The first edition of this fascinating exploration of the Christian notion of resurrection, drawing from scripture and philosophy. -
1744 2vol in 1 Marci Antonini Imperatoris Eorum Quae ad Seipsum Libri XIIGlasguae [Glasgow]: 1744The very scarce Foulis edition of the meditations of Marcus Aurelius, printed in both Greek and Latin. Handsomely bound in full tree calf by Riviere. -
1970 National Legislation and Treaties Relating to the Territorial Sea, The Contiguous Zone, The Continental Shelf, The High Seas and to Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the SeaNew York: 1970A first edition of this United Nations reference compiling global maritime laws and treaties on territorial waters, fishing rights, and resource conservation, preceding the modern Law of the Sea framework. -
1644 Auli Gellii Noctes AtticaeLugd. Batavorum: 1644A mid-17th century edition of Aulus Gellius's 'Attic Nights', a commonplace book with notes on a vast array of subjects, including history, grammar and philosophy. -
1873 The Communists of Paris 1871Paris : 1873The first English edition of Bertall's heavily illustrated work depicting his observations of Parisian communists, with hand coloured plates throughout. -
1769 The Hamilton Cause. Case of the Respondents the Duke of Hamilton, &c.London: 1796The very scarce first edition of the publication of this printed legal brief from the Douglas Cause, an 18th-century inheritance dispute in Scotland. -
1896 The Trinity Hospital in Mile End: An Object Lesson in National HistoryLondon: 1896The first monograph issued by the Survey of London by C. R. Ashbee, which successfully prevented the demolition of Trinity Hospital. -
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1875-1876 Return of Owners of Land 1873; Return of Owners of Land [...] in IrelandLondon: 1875-1876Three volumes of highly informative first edition statistical returns detailing land ownership in late 19th century England, Wales and Scotland. -
1909 Rubáiyát of Omar KhayyámLondon: 1909First illustrated 1909 edition of Edward FitzGerald's Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám in half blue morocco, with sixteen full-page coloured plates by Gilbert James, and an introduction by Reynold Alleyne Nicholson of the University of Cambridge. -
1825-1826 2 Vols Théorie des Peines et des Récompenses, Ouvrage Extrait des Manuscrits de M. JérémieParis: 1825-1826Third edition of Théorie des peines et des récompenses, Dumont’s influential French adaptation of Bentham’s utilitarian philosophy on punishment and reward. -
1807 Of the Conduct of the UnderstandingLondon: 1807The 1807 new edition of John Locke's Of the Conduct of the Understanding in a full calf prize binding with intricate gilt decoration to the boards and spine, with marbled endpapers and a marble fore edge.