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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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1956 Oracles and Demons of TibetThe Hague; London: 1956The first edition of this scarce detailed study of Tibetan deities and cults by ethnologist and Tibetologist Réne De Nebesky-Wojkowitz. -
1926 Maori SymbolismLondon: 1926The first edition of this ethnographical study of Maori symbolism, based on a report by Ettie A. Rout from evidence from Hohepa Te Rake. -
1841 Hints for the Improvement of Early Education and Nursery DisciplineLondon: 1841A very smart copy of Louisa Gurney Hoare's successful work on the education of young children. -
1853 The London Clubs, their Anecdotes and History, Private Rules and RegulationsLondon: 1853The first and only edition of this very scarce mid nineteen century guide to the private clubs of London. -
1848 The Romance of the Peerage or Curiosities of Family HistoryLondon: 1848-50Complete four volume study of family history into the noble peerage of England and Scotland by George Lillie Craik. -
1892 The Gentlewoman in SocietyLondon: 1892Scarce first edition of this guide for gentlewomen by Lady Violet Greville. -
1845 Prisons and PrisonersLondon: 1845First edition of this book concerned with the prison system by Joseph Adshead. -
1946 Unpopular OpinionsLondon: 1946An excellent copy of the first edition of this fascinating collection of essays from Dorothy Sayers, examining her Christian faith, and the contemporary politics of England. -
1946 Unpopular OpinionsLondon: 1946A near fine copy of the first edition of this fascinating collection of essays from Dorothy Sayers, examining her Christian faith, and the contemporary politics of England. -
1929 The Sexual Life of SavagesLondon: 1929The uncommon first edition of anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski's study of the sexuality of the inhabitants of the Trobriand Islands. Illustrated throughout with a wealth of photographic plates. -
1904 Fetichism in West AfricaLondon: 1904The first edition of this study into West African supernatural beliefs and traditions from the early twentieth century. -
1866 Proverbial PhilosophyLondon: 1866The Bijou Edition of Martin F. Tupper's successful Proverbial Philosophy, in a full calf binding. -
1789 A Review of the Principal Characters of the Irish House of CommonsDublin: 1789The very scarce first edition of John Robert Scott's account of the members of the Irish parliament in the late eighteenth century. -
1930 Lia Fail Irisleacbar Gaecdilge Ollsgoile Na haEireannDublin: 1930The scarce first edition of the third volume from a series of educational Irish journals from the University of Ireland in the early twentieth century. -
1856 Letters from the United States, Cuba and CanadaLondon: 1856The first edition of botanist, writer and courtier Amelia Matilda Murray's 1856 defence of slavery. -
1904 At the Sign of the Barber's Pole: Studies in Hirsute HistoryCottingham: 1904Interesting studies into the Hirsute by William Andrews, the first edition. -
1888 The Universal ReviewLondon: 1888A scarce first edition collection of essays regarding politics and social science, published in The Universal Review. -
1808 Enquiries Historical and Moral Respecting the Character of NationsEdinburgh: 1808A vanishingly scarce first edition copy of this social science book by Hugh Murray. -
1856 The Science of Social OpulenceLondon: 1856A very scarce first edition copy of this political book by William Lucas Sargant. -
1809 Essays on the Sources of Pleasures Received from Literary CompositionsLondon: 1809The very scarce first edition collection of essays regarding the emotional responses to literature. -
1854 Guide to Government SituationsLondon: 1854Very scarce copy of this little guide to the public offices, the tenth edition. -
1845 A Corrected Report of the Debate in the House of Commons, on the 17th, 18th, and 19th of June, on the State of New Zealand and the Case of the New Zealand CompanyLondon : 1845A smartly bound copy of this legal documentation regarding New Zealand and the New Zealand company. -
1832 The Adventures of Caleb WilliamsParis : 1832An early edition of this novel by noted anarchist William Godwin, which highlights the abuses of tyrannical government on the individual. -
1835 Lives of the NecromancersNew York: 1835The first American edition of this uncommon work on the philosophy of the nature of man, written by noted political theorist William Godwin. -
1796 Enquiry Concerning Political JusticeLondon: 1796The second edition of this important nineteenth-century political treatise by William Godwin, one of the first expositions of socialism and anarchism. -
1824-28 History of the Commonwealth of EnglandLondon: 1824-28The first edition of this intellectual history of the British Commonwealth by William Godwin, complete in four volumes. -
c1873 The Novum OrganonOxford: c1873A scarce early edition of this translation of Novum Organum by Francis Bacon from Latin to English. -
1843 Lex, Rex, or The Law and the PrinceEdinburgh: 1843Rutherford's important work defending Presbyterian ideals in government and opposing the Divine Right to Rule. -
1909 Federation of Grocers' Associations 19th Annual Conference Official Programme & SouvenirOxford: 1909A very scarce souvenir programme for the Federation of Grocers' Associations 19th Annual Conference, illustrated throughout. -
1854 Chambers's Repository of Instructive and Amusing TractsEdinburgh: 1854The complete six volume set of interesting essays by William and Robert Chambers. -
1854 Phaethon; Or, Loose Thoughts for Loose ThinkersCambridge: 1854The second edition of this interesting work of literature by Charles Kingsley based on Ancient Greek mythology in leather binding. -
1866 The Mystery of Pain: A Book for the SorrowfulLondon: 1866The scarce first edition of this long essay on sorrow and pain published anonymously by James Hinton from the library of Stopford A. Brooke. -
1872-84 Fors Clavigera, Letters to Workmen and Labourers of Great BritainLondon: 1872-84Six volumes, plus the index volume, of John Ruskin's influential letters, written for the workmen and labourers of Britain ruminating on the social issues of the day. -
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1970 Scandal in the AssemblyLondon: 1970A finely bound copy of this work on matrimonial law in the Catholic Church, a signed presentation copy by one of the authors, Morris West. -
1990 Britain Ascendant: Comparative Studies in Franco-British Economic HistoryCambridge: 1990The first English language edition of one of the important historical works by Francois Crouzet, in a superior condition. -
1957 The Cotton Industry in BritainLondon: 1957A first edition of R. Robson's comprehensive history of the British cotton trade, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.