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Social Sciences
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1811 An Account of the Different Charities Belonging to the PoorLondon: 1811A first edition copy of this interesting treatise on poor charities in Norfolk in the early nineteenth-century. -
1767 The New Universal Parish OfficerLondon: 1767A second edition copy of this scarce, eighteenth-century work on laws and parish business in England. -
1823 Suffolk Words and PhrasesLondon: 1823An uncommon first edition of Edward Moor's dictionary of the dialect of Suffolk, bound in contemporary leather. -
1853 Past and PresentLondon: 1853A later printing of Thomas Carlyle's noted commentary of British society. -
1852 l'Art de Magnetiser, ou, le Magnetisme AnimalParis: 1852The original French second edition of this important work on animal magnetism by the master of the subject, Charles Lafontaine. -
1907 A Short History of the English PeopleLondon: 1907-8The illustrated edition of this popular work on the history of the English people by John Richard Green, in uniform half morocco bindings. -
1912 Census of England and Wales 1911London: 1912A scarce, complete 1911 census of the United Kingdom from Nottingham Public Reference Library. -
1832 Report from the Committee on the Bill to Regulate the Labour of Children in the Mills and Factories of the United KingdomNot Stated: 1832A scarce account of Parliamentary meetings on child labour in factories and mills in the early nineteenth century. -
1818 Minutes of Evidence Taken before the Lords CommitteesNot Stated: 1818A fascinating statistical work on factory apprentices in England, being notes taken from the parliamentary meetings. -
1887 Returns of Wages Published between 1830 and 1886London: 1887A statistical work on wage returns for all manner of industries in the nineteenth century. -
1852 2Vol Census of Great Britain, 1851London: 1852A comprehensive and very scarce census of the population of Great Britain in 1851, providing further information on the growth of the nation's population from 1801, and illustrated with a wealth of folding maps.. -
1971 History of Indigenous Education in the Panjab Since Annexation and in 1882Punjab: 1971A very scarce study tinto the education of the indigenous in Punjab during the British Empire, an important and fascinating work by Gottlieb Leitner. -
1891 Census of England and WalesLondon: 1891A very scarce, complete collection of the 1891 British Census, bound in smart cloth by Nottingham Public Library and complete with folding maps. -
1906 Census of the British Empire 1901 Report with SummaryLondon: 1906A scarce report from the Census of 1901 covering the British Empire, with a bright folding map at the rear. -
1903 Complete Census of England and Wales, 1901London: 1903Presenting a complete collection of the Census of England and Wales for the year 1901, uniformly bound and complete with folding maps, as issued. A scarce work. -
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1969 Still Life With RaspberryLondon: 1969A lovely signed first edition copy of this satirical work on society by Ralph Steadman, an inscribed and numbered copy with a unique Steadman doodle. -
1936 Sudan Courtesy CustomsSudan: 1936A smart copy of this very scarce work on Sudanese courtesy customs and phrases, published The Sudan Government and printed in Sudan in the early twentieth-century. -
1923 The Lango, A Nilotic Tribe of UgandaLondon: 1923A very smart, first edition copy of this scarce anthropological work on the Lango people of Uganda, fully illustrated and in the incredibly scarce original dust wrapper. -
1950 The Nuer, A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic PeopleOxford: 1950A smart, third edition copy of this scarce ethnographical work on the Nuer society in Sudan, written by anthropologist E.E. Evans-Pritchard and illustrated throughout. -
1885 The Races of BritainBristol; London: 1885The first edition of this important ethnological study of Britain by the pioneering John Beddoe. -
1903 The History of Human MarriageLondon: 1903A fascinating sociological study into marriage custom over time by Finnish sociologist Edward Westermarck. -
1842 Return: County Lunatic AsylumsLondon: 1842A very scarce governmental publication detailing the statistical situation of England and Wales' asylums between 1839 and 1842. -
1938 Soviets in the ArcticLondon: 1938A comprehensive volume of research on the Soviet Union's travels and involvement in the Arctic regions, published in 1938. Complete with seven folding maps. -
1876-77 Fors Clavigera. Letters to the Workmen and Labourers of Great BritainLondon: 1876-77Two volumes of John Ruskin's influential letters, written for the workmen and labourers of Britain, ruminating on the social issues of the day. -
1898 Satan's Invisible World Displayed, or, Despairing Democracy. A Study of Greater New YorkLondon: 1898An uncommon work by W. T. Stead attacking the police force and government of New York, a fascinating piece of investigative journalism by the important editor. -
1772 The Universal Scots Almanack For the Year of Our Lord MDCCLXXII, Being Bissextile, or, Leap YearEdinburgh: 1772An almanack for the year 1772, a leap year, containing a plethora of useful and essential information for the year. -
1910 The Grecians; A Dialogue on EducationLondon: 1910An unusual first edition exploring author and playwright James Elroy Flecker's views on education. -
1824 Marriage Rites, Customs, and Ceremonies, of the Nations of the UniverseLondon: 1824A fascinating early nineteenth century study of marriage rites around the globe, forming an investigation into the legal status of women in ancient and modern times. -
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1931 Dynamite: The Story of Class Violence in AmericanNew York: 1931A signed first edition of this fascinating study of violence and class struggles in the United States. -
1932 The Circus From Rome to RinglingNew York City: 1932A first edition history of the circus, a fascinating history by Earl Chapin May, illustrated with thirty-two plates. -
1924 Slapstick and Dumbbell: A Casual Survey of Clowns and ClowningParis: 1924A humorous illustrated monograph on the history of clowns, illustrated throughout. -
1939 Thy Kingdom ComeLondon: 1939The first edition of Arthur Wragg's illustrated commentary of British society as it stood at the outbreak of the Second World War, complete with Wragg's woodcuts throughout. -
1904 Un DivorceParis: 1904A discussion on divorce by French novelist Paul Bourget, the first edition in a lovely quarter morocco binding. -
1851 The Natural History of Man, Or Popular Chapters on EthnographyLondon: 1851An ethnographical study by John Kennedy, two volumes bound in a single book, in half calf binding. -
1944 An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern DemocracyNew York: 1944The scarce first edition of this important work in the history of race relations in America. -
1823 An Essay on the Means of Discovering the Senses of WordsOxford: 1828A very scarce first edition volume on the use of and means of language, by John Philips Potter, a lovely volume from the library of Robert Crewe-Milnes.