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Social Sciences
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c1886 Sylvia's The Book of Family ManagementLondon: c1886A very scarce Victorian work on proper household management, a lovely work containing many recipes and notes, illustrated with colour plates. -
1883 The Boke Names the GouernourLondon: 1883An interesting and important Tudor educational treatise by Thomas Elyot, a fascinating Renaissance work dedicated to Henry VIII. -
1822 Elements of French Conversation Volume XXI Hort's Easy Course of Domestic EducationLondon: 1822A very scarce copy of this work on French language study, part of a twenty-two volume set. -
1868 Speeches on Questions of Public Policy by John Bright, M.P.London: 1868The scarce first edition of John Bright's inspirational and influential speeches given at parliament. -
1921 The History of Western EducationLondon: 1921The first edition of William Boyd's classic history of Western education, an important work, here in the original very scarce dustwrapper. -
1962-71 Survey of English Dialects Basic MaterialLeeds: 1962-71A linguistic atlas of Britain and the major work of dialectologist and war veteran Harold Orton. -
2012 The New Enlightenment Verse for ChildrenPeking: 2012A scarce educational children's work, simplifying a classic Chinese work of enlightenment verse, entertainingly illustrated in colour throughout. -
c1900 The Home and Platform ElocutionistLondon: c1900A collection of speeches intended for use during elocution practise, bound in lovely original cloth. -
1926 Mono-Alu FolkloreLondon: 1926Renowned Sierra Leonean doctor Robert Wellesley-Cole's copy of this first edition study of the folklore of the inhabitants of the Bougainville Strait. -
1907 The Crown of Wild Four Lectures on Industry and WarLondon: 1907A beautifully bound copy of John Ruskin's four lectures on industry and war. -
1862 The Social Science ReviewLondon: 1862A very scarce first volume of this periodical regarding social sciences. -
1859 The Habits of Good Society: A Handbook of EtiquetteLondon: 1859A scarce first edition guide to proper behaviour in Victorian society. -
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1819-20 The Hermit in London; or, Sketches of English MannersLondon: 1819-20The first edition of this comical Georgian work, guiding the reader, in a satirical manner, on the customs and manners of society of the day. -
1929 The New Forget-Me-Not, a CalendarLondon: 1929A delightful calendar for the years 1930 and 1931, illustrated by Rex Whistler and with contributions by many popular writers of the day. -
1850 The Third Annual Report of the Catholic Poor-School CommitteeLondon: 1850A very scarce first edition report from the committee focussing on the development and establishing of Catholic Poor Schools. -
1975 William Morris and Eric GillSalisbury: 1975A lovely copy of Peter Faulkner's essay on William Morris and Eric Gill, based on one his award-winning essays on the same topic. A limited edition, local printing of 1,750. -
1861 London Labour and the London Poor Volume IILondon: 1861Volume II of this important social survey of the city of London in the mid-nineteenth century, in a smart modern binding. -
1898 The Housewife's Referee a Treatise on Culinary and Household SubjectsLondon: 1898The first edition of Harriet Anne de Salis' comprehensive work on various culinary and household subjects, a useful work on Victorian households. -
c1875 Manners of Modern Society: Being a Book of EtiquetteLondon: c1875A very scarce treatise on manners of society in the Victorian era, an important work by Eliza Cheadle. -
1800 The Honour of Marriage Opposed to all ImpuritiesEdinburgh: 1800A very scarce pamphlet by Robert Sandeman, pondering the question of marriage and how to oppose sinful impurities. -
1817 An Essay on the Inefficacy of a Death-Bed RepentanceBirmingham: 1817William Wishart's very scarce pamphlet on the inefficacy of repenting on the death bed, an interesting work of the Church of Scotland. -
1931 Maxims of La RochefoucauldLondon: 1931A scarce and excellent limited edition copy containing François de La Rochefoucauld's noted maxims. -
1970 The People's RightsLondon: 1970Sir Winston Churchill discusses people's rights and political affairs in this volume which collects a series of speeches given in Lancashire. The very scarce uncorrected proof to the reset edition of 1970. -
1876 Things a Lady Would Like to KnowLondon: 1876An uncommon Victorian guidebook for the lady, guiding her in domestic management and many other things a respected lady needed to know. -
1923 Massenpscyhologie und Ich-AnalyseLeipzig: 1923The second edition of Sigmund Freud's important German study into mass psychology, an interesting work in early psychoanalysis. -
1813 The First Report of the Committee respecting the Measures to be Adopted for Increasing the Supply and Use of FishNot Stated: 1813A scarce pamphlet published by the Fish Association, regarding increasing the supply of fish. -
1827 A Word in Favor of Female SchoolsLondon: 1827A scarce pamphlet on the benefits of educating young women in schools, written by a Mrs. Broadhurst of Bath. -
1821-2 Table-Talk; or, Original EssaysLondon: 1821-2A first edition of William Hazlitt's important collection of essays covering art, philosophy and literature. -
1792-96 A Sammelband of Five Thomas Paine Pamphlets Including Common SenseLondon; Paris: 1792-96A sammelband of five pamphlets by Thomas Paine, including his two most important and influential works, 'Common Sense' and 'Rights of Man'. -
1640 Dictionarium Etymologicum Latinum, Antiquissimum & Novissimum Nunc Demum Infinitis Pene LaboribusLondon: 1640John Holyoke's revised edition of John Rider's important Latin-English dictionary, the definitive reference dictionary of the century. -
1913 A Grammar of the Dialect of Lorton (Cumberland)London: 1913A fine copy of this scarce first edition dissertation by Borje Brilioth, studying the local dialect of Lorton, Cumberland. -
1886 The Court of France in the XVI and XVII CenturyLondon: 1886-1890A very scarce set of nine volumes in a charming John Bumpus uniform binding of Julia Pardoe's impressive historical works on the Court of France in the sixteenth and seventeenth century. -
1924 JerusalemLondon: 1924An excellent first edition of this sought after, scarce volume, being the record of the Pro-Jerusalem Council spanning from 1920 to 1922. -
1876 Sketches of Jewish Social LifeLondon: 1876The first edition of this work from a renowned Jewish convert to Christianity, discussing the everyday lives of the Jewish population. -
1927 Chinese Characters, Their Origin, Etymology, History, Classification and SignificationNot Stated: 1927The second English of this extensive guide to Chinese characters, an immense history and study on the language.