Politics
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1845 Prisons and PrisonersLondon: 1845First edition of this book concerned with the prison system by Joseph Adshead.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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1888 The Universal ReviewLondon: 1888A scarce first edition collection of essays regarding politics and social science, published in The Universal Review.
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1808 Enquiries Historical and Moral Respecting the Character of NationsEdinburgh: 1808A vanishingly scarce first edition copy of this social science book by Hugh Murray.
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1856 The Science of Social OpulenceLondon: 1856A very scarce first edition copy of this political book by William Lucas Sargant.
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1854 Guide to Government SituationsLondon: 1854Very scarce copy of this little guide to the public offices, the tenth edition.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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1908 Twenty-Eight Years of Co-Partnership At GuiseLondon: 1908A first edition of this translated work on the social innovations of Jean-Baptiste Godin in the French town of Guise.
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1933 Deutschland Erwacht: Werden, Kampf, und Sieg der NSDAPGermany: 1933The first edition of this work of Nazi Propaganda, published just after Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany in 1933, illustrated profusely with numerous tipped-in photographs.
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1908 South Wales Leaders Social and PoliticalLondon : 1908An smart and extensively illustrated volume of the political and social leaders of South Wales.
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1822 Cap. LV An Act for the more effectual Administration of the Office of a Justice of the Peace in and near the Metropolis, and for the more effectual Prevention of Depredations on the River Thames and its Vicinity, for Seven YearsDublin: 1822A fascinating and bound original copy of an 1822 Parliamentary Act on the administration of the Office of Justice.
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1641 Albania, or, Certaine Concernments of Great BrittanyLondon: 1641A fascinating mid seventeenth-century narrative of the political and religious state of Great Britain during this time, a very scarce work.
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1929 The League of NationsLondon : 1929The original paper wraps of George Bernard Shaw's commentary on the League of Nations.
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1841 The Tory Baronet; or, Tories, Whigs, and RadicalsLondon: 1841The first edition of this vanishingly scarce political parody by John Wilks, a fascinating satirical novel about Victorian politics.
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1976 Traditions of Social PolicyOxford: 1976A handsome, full morocco, copy of this educational work regarding social policy.
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1682 Memorials of the English AffairsLondon: 1682The first edition of this important late seventeenth century account of the military and political circumstances of the reigns of Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, and Charles II.
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1776 The Celebrated Speech of a Celebrated CommonerLondon: 1776An uncommon pamphlet of a speech by former Prime Minister William Pitt.
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1876 Self-HelpLondon: 1876A new edition of Samuel Smile's libertarian economic self-help book from nineteenth century Britain.
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1841 The Fallacies of the Protective System ExposedManchester: 1841A very scarce first edition work from a member of the Nottingham Anti-Corn-Law Association, published five years prior to the repeal of the laws.
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1857 Bank Charter Act. Speech of the Rev. John TwellsLondon: 1857A very scarce contemporary publication of John Twells' speech in opposition to Robert Peels' Bank Charter Act in 1857.
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1959 The Secret NameLondon, Melbourne, Toronto: 1959The first edition of Lin Yutang's history of Soviet Russia with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
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1873 A Glimpse of the Great Secret SocietyLondon: 1873A very scarce fourth edition of this late nineteenth century report on Jesuits.
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1909 The Public General Acts Passed in the Ninth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King Edward the SeventhLondon: 1909A leather-bound edition of the General Acts of 1909.
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1899 Meine Religion und mein Politischer GlaubeBerlin: 1899Johann von Goethe's lectures on religion and political thought in the original German, scarce leather-bound first edition.
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1765-1767 The Whole Proceedings on the King's Commissions of the PeaceLondon: 1765-1767A fascinating and very scarce insight into eighteenth century criminal history, this work details the proceedings of Old Bailey trials between December 1765, and October 1767.
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1903 The Life of William Ewart GladstoneLondon: 1903The second impression of John Morley's important biography of the life and career of the Victorian Liberal politician William Ewart Gladstone.
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1924 The Triumph of Lord PalmerstonLondon: 1924Scarce first edition of this historical study into England during the period leading up to the Crimean War.