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Social Sciences
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1795 An Epitome of HistoryLondon: 1795A scarce second volume of this influential work of world history, covering Japan, China and Indostan, to name a few. -
1847 The Little LexiconLondon: 1847A very scarce miniature edition of this dictionary, containing additions from Maunder's earlier work The Treasury of Knowledge. -
1865 Thoughts on the Future Civil Policy of AmericaNew York: 1865The first edition of John William Draper's work on the civil policy of America in the latter half of the twentieth century. -
1893 History of The Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in EuropeLondon: 1893The complete two volumes of this socio-historical analysis on Rationalism in Europe. -
1783 Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles LetteresDublin: 1783The very scarce, first Dublin edition of Hugh Blair's major publication. A smart copy of this important publication. -
c1980 The London School Board and the Development of Evening Education 1870-1893Anon: c1980A finely bound, Master's degree thesis on Adult Education at the end of the nineteenth century. A fascinating magnum opus of this student. -
1827 The PamphleteerLondon: 1827Two very scarce fascinating pamphlets, from 'The Pamphleteer', on the subjects of female education and Napoleon Buonaparte. -
1642 Deleite y Amargura de las dos Cortes, Celestial y TerrenaMadrid: 1642The scarce first edition of this work by Jose Micheli Marquez, or the Baron of San Demetrio. -
1680 The Ladies Charity School-House Roll of HighgateLondon: 1680A very scarce work, written to appeal for donations towards the Ladies Charity School-House. -
1890 Translations of Protocols and General Act of the Slave Trade ConferenceLondon: 1890A scarce piece of colonial history, being the proceedings of the Anti-Slavery Conference at Brussels in 1889-1890. -
1890 Translations of Protocols and General Act of the Slave Trade ConferenceLondon: 1890A scarce piece of colonial history, being the proceedings of the Anti-Slavery Conference at Brussels in 1889-1890. -
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1995 Junk MailLondon: 1995A nice scarce uncorrected proof copy of this fascinating work on British counterculture, signed by the author. -
1730 Opera OmniaLondon: 1730The first complete works of Sir Francis Bacon. A scarce edition, being one of fifty large paper copies published. -
1820 Costume of the Lower Orders of LondonLondon: 1820A finely bound, brightly illustrated, scarce work looking at the people of the 'lower orders' of London. -
1834 Woman in Her Social and Domestic CharacterLondon: 1834A smart, early edition of this moral, instructional work, aimed at the nineteenth century woman. -
1780 The State of Prisons in England and Wales with Preliminary ObservationsWarrington; London: 1780A smartly bound excellent, second and best edition of this pioneering analysis of the English and Welsh prison systems in the eighteenth century. Written by early English prison reformer, John Howard. -
1793 A Philosophical Historical and Moral Essay on Old MaidsLondon: 1785A bright, third edition copy of these essays by William Hayley, regarding the 'sisterhood of old maids' in the late eighteenth century. -
1785 A Philosophical Historical and Moral Essay on Old MaidsLondon: 1785A bright, first edition copy of these essays by William Hayley, regarding the 'sisterhood of old maids' in the late eighteenth century. -
1877 ThriftLondon: 1877A nicely bound edition of Samuel Smiles' influential self-help work 'Thrift', in which he criticised laissez-faire and argues for government reform. -
1741 Principes Generaux et Raisonnes de la Grammaire FrancoiseParis: 1741The fourth edition of Pierre Restaut's early French work on the French language and its grammar. -
c1870 Past and PresentLondon: c1870A smartly bound copy of Thomas Carlyle's written commentary, responding to the economic crisis of the 1840s. -
1825 Aids to Reflection in the Formation of a Manly CharacterLondon: 1825The first edition of this collection of moral and religious aphorisms by the renowned poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. -
1884 Social ProblemsLondon: 1884The first UK edition of Henry George's analytical work on the social problems in the US in the late nineteenth century. -
1774 Of The Origin and Progress of LanguageEdinburgh: 1774-1789A beautifully restored set of Lord Monboddo's pioneering philological work. An astute analysis of the world's lexicon, and the evolution of language. -
1830 Dei BenifiziiMilano: 1830An Italian translation of Seneca the Younger's moral essays written during the first century, two volumes bound as one. -
1922 A Historical French GrammarLondon: 1922A finely bound history and analysis of French grammar, language, and pronunciation, originally written by Arsene Darmesteter. In a signed binding by Ramage. -
1964 Language Made PlainLondon: 1964A first edition of Anthony Burgess' overview of the field of linguistics. -
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1979 ClassLondon: 1979A signed first edition of Jilly Cooper's non-fiction work, being a satire and analysis of the British class system, illustrated. -
1894 Domestic Encyclopaedia and Household GuideLewes: 1894An uncommon copy of James Smith's incredibly useful domestic encyclopaedia, containing essential advice. -
1825 The Economist and General Adviser, Containing Important PapersLondon: 1825A very scarce first edition of the collection of the home economics periodical 'The Economist and General Adviser', complete here as two volumes in one. -
1759 Animadversiones Criticae in Magnum Petri Danetii DictionariumPatavii: 1759A very scarce copy of Jacopo Facciolati's critical revision of Pierre Danet's French to Latin dictionary. -
1650 French-English Dictionary, With Another in English and FrenchLondon: 1650The third edition of Randle Cotgrave's important English-French dictionary, a groundbreaking dictionary work that paved that way for the modern dictionaries, with Robert Sherwood's 'A Dictionary English and French'. -
Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of MankindLondon: 1810A nicely illustrated set of Johann Kaspar Lavater's fascinating work looking into the pseudoscience physiognomy. -
Advice of a Mother to Her DaughterLondon: 1803A very scarce copy of the Marquise de Lambert's collection of advice on various aspects of live, written to her daughter. Illustrated with a frontispiece. -
Church Establishments Defended: or, 'Church and State in America' ExposedLondon: 1835A very scarce discussion on the relationship between the church and state in America in the 1830s, written by John Gordon Lorimer. -
An Address to the Working Classes, on the Reform BillLondon: 1831A very scarce first edition of William Carpenter's pamphlet discussing the 1832 Reform Bill, here criticising the people who were trying to put the working classes against the bill.