Filter
Social Sciences
-
Signed1905 A Hundred Years Hence: The Expectations of an OptimistLondon: 1905A signed first edition of this vanishingly scarce work in which the author makes predictions about society one hundred years in the future.
-
Signed1876 On Just Intonation in Song and in Speech: A Paper Read Before the AberdeenNot Stated: 1876An uncommon treatise on just intonation by James Walker, the author's presentation copy to John Ruskin.
-
Signed1994 The Challenge of Anthropology: Old Encounters and New ExcursionsNew Brunswick: 1994A signed first edition presentation copy of Robin Fox's collection of anthropological essays, dedicated to zoologist Desmond Morris.
-
Signed1856 Lectures to Young Men on the Formation of CharacterBoston: 1856A signed copy of Lectures to Young Men on the Formation of Character by Joel Hawes.
-
Signed1999 A Concubine in the Middle EastJerusalem: 1999Ezra Sohar's signed first edition, first impression of this book concerned with foreign policy and relations,.
-
Signed1867 The Social and Political Dependence of WomenLondon: 1867A signed copy of the second edition of Charles Anthony's work on the rights of Victorian era women.
-
Signed1855 Liber CantabrigiensisCambridge; London: 1855The signed first edition of Robert Pott's study of life as a student at Cambridge in the mid nineteenth century,
-
1854 Chambers's Repository of Instructive and Amusing TractsEdinburgh: 1854The complete six volume set of interesting essays by William and Robert Chambers.
-
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.
-
Signed1969 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.
-
2008 On the Visionary Work and Revolutionary Life of an Idle IdolRochdale; London: 2008The first edition of this essay on William Morris as a revolutionary. A limited edition, with a facsimile letter from the author loosely inserted.
-
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.
-
Signed1929 La Bataille EconomiqueParis: 1929A re-bound copy of Pierre Lyautey's La Bataille Economique. With a dedication by the author.
-
1793-97 Oeuvres de J. J. Rousseau, Citoyen de GeneveParis: 1793-97The Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. This edition is decorated with beautiful figures after paintings and drawings of Cochin, Vincent, Renault, and Monsiau
-
1948 Union ClubLondon: 1948A lovely and limited edition of this illustrated record of the oldest Union Club in London, founded in circa 1799. In the unclipped dustwrapper.
-
Signed1961 Comic Alphabets Their Origin, Development, NatureLondon: 1961A superb signed first edition of this Eric Partridge lexicographical work, inscribed by both the author and the illustrator.
-
Signed1974 The Complete InsomniacLondon: 1974The first edition of this fascinating study on sleep by Hilary Rubinstein. An excellent example inscribed and signed by the author.
-
1985 The Story of Mr George EdaljiLondon: 1985A superb limited edition, and first published in book form, of the plea for justice for George Edalji by Arthur Conan Doyle, originally published in columns for The Daily Telegraph.
-
1821 Essayes and Characters of a Prison and PrisonersEdinburgh: 1821A scarce edition, limited to one hundred and fifty copies, of this fascinating book containing essays on a prison and its prisoners. Originally published in 1618.
-
1821 Essayes and Characters of a Prison and PrisonersEdinburgh: 1821A scarce edition of this fascinating volume containing essays on prisoners and prisons, limited to one hundred and fifty copies. Originally published in 1618.
-
1819 3vol The Annual Biography and ObituaryLondon: 1819-1825A first edition set comprising a complete catalogue of the annual biography and obituary for the years 1819, 1820, and 1825.
-
Signed2004 Eats, Shoots and LeavesNew York: 2004A signed and excellent first edition copy of this popular book on grammar by former editor Lynn Truss.
-
1897 The Observances in Use at the Augustinian PrioryCambridge: 1897A first edition, limited to three hundred copies, of this volume on the Augustinian rituals at S. Giles and S. Andrew.
-
Signed1902 The Theory of Intuitive MoralsLondon: 1902A corrected reprint of the third edition of this essay on intuitive morals, inscribed and signed by author. Very scarce.
-
Signed1904 The Last Records of A Cotswold CommunityEssex: 1904A signed limited edition of this work written by the noted architect Charles Robert Ashbee.
-
Signed1943 The Universities and Regional LifeNot Stated: 1943The author's presentation copy of this insightful lecture on society and education, inscribed lovingly by the author to his friend John.
-
Signed1995 Junk MailLondon: 1995A nice scarce uncorrected proof copy of this fascinating work on British counterculture, signed by the author.
-
1930-38 33vols The Works of George Bernard Shaw Limited Edition Dustwrapper PlaysLondon: 1930An excellent collection of the complete thirty three volume limited edition works of noted Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, presented in the uncommon dustwrapper.
-
1882 Critical Inquiry into the Scottish Language Francisque-Michel LEEdinburgh and London: 1882A limited edition copy of this interesting analysis of Scottish language, written by the French historian Francisque Xavier Michel.
-
Signed1897 The Platitudes of a Pessimist First Edition Signed By AuthorLondon: 1897A first edition copy of 'The Platitudes of a Pessimist' with a dedication from the author.