Social Sciences
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1901 A Manual of Pushtu G Roose-Keppel Qazi Abdul Ghani Khan Very ScarceLondon : 1901A very scarce linguistic guide to Pushtu from G. Roos-Keppel and Qazi Abdul Ghani Khan.
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1861-83 11vols Transactions for the Promotion of Social Science HastingsLondon: 1861-83A collection of Transactions of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science
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1898 The Ethical World Periodical First ed Stanton Coit Union Ethical SocietiesN/A: 1898A year's collection of the periodical The Ethical World through 1898.
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2000 Tim Thornton Fifteenth Century Social Attitudes And Political StructuresLondon : 2000A collection of academic works focussing on Fifteenth Century social attitudes and political structures.
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1914 Interpretations & Forecasts Survivals & Tendencies Society V.Branford 1stLondon : 1914A detailed sociological study into survivals and tendencies within early 20th Century society.
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1952 English Life and Leisure A Social Study Seebohm Rowntree G Lavers First EdLondon : 1952A fascinating social survey of over 200 members of the british public, conducted by the sociological researchers and reformers B. S. Rowntree and G. Lavers.
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1864 2vols LONDON Labour & the London POOR Henry MAYHEWLondon: 1864Mayhew’s seminal study of London street life in the middle of the century
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1780 Smart's Tables of Interest Discount Annuties Charles Brand ScarceLondon: 1780This is an uncommon (fifth) edition of the noted actuary guide by John Smart.
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1894-1897 3Vols Webb History Of Trade Unionism And Industrial Democracy First EdLondon: 1894-1897A set of first editions of The History of Trade Unionism and Industrial Democracy, by Beatrice and Sidney Webb.
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1873 Elements of Rhetoric Analaysis of Laws of Moral Evidence Richard WhatelyLondon: 1873A scarce edition of this work on the art of rhetoric from Irish scholar Richard Whately.
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1914 Kinship And Social Organisation By W H R Rivers First EditionLondon: 1914Kinship and Social Organisation is a collection of three lectures by noted anthropologist W. H. R. Rivers. The lectures were originally delivered at the London School of Economics in May 1913. Here with a few additions and modifications.
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1897 William Andrews England in the Days of Old 1st Edition HistoryLondon : 1897An interesting look at aspects of social and domestic history, from when wigs were worn to morris dancing.
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1911 2vol Languages Of West Africa By Frederick Migeod Scarce First EditionLondon : 1911A scarce original complete set of Migeod's Languages of West Africa, with a fold out map to rear of volume one.
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1890 George Laurence Gomme The Village Community First Edition Social HistoryLondon : 1890Detailing the evolution and historical purpose of the village community across Britain.
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1869 Hiatus The Void in Modern Education Scarce Outis Pseud John Lucas TupperLondon : 1869This is a scarce copy of this essay on education by John Lucas Tupper.
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1884 English Surnames Their Sources and Significations Charles Wareing BardsleyLondon : 1884An etymological dictionary of English surnames.
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1862 The Tongue and Its Training W R Gray Public SpeakingLondon : 1862A scarce copy of this book on speech therapy and advice on public speaking.
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1902 Social Service Conditions of The Poor George Tanfield ScarceDarlington: 1902A book on the objectives of the Darlington Central Mission and Workingman's Home.
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c1900 Character Indicated by Handwriting Rosa Baughan Second EditionLondon : c1900A detailed treatise in support that a person's handwriting is an infallible guide to his character.
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1903 A Brief Introduction to Commercial Geography by the Rev Frederick SmithLondon : 1903A scarce copy of A Brief Introduction to Commercial Geography by the Rev. Frederick Smith.
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1860-65 3vols Transactions for the Promotion of Social Science HastingsLondon : 1860-1865A collection of Transactions of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science
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1930 Ystorya de Carolo Magno Edited by Stephen Williams Sangorski BindingCardiff: 1930A guide to the Welsh language from linguistics academic Stephen J. Williams.
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1940 The American Journal of Sociology July 1940 Volume XLVI Number I IndiansChicago : 1940A selection of essays from this sociological journal.
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1903 As We Are and As We May Be Walter Besant Sociology Philanthropy ScarceLondon: 1903An interesting posthumous collection of essays by novelist and historian Sir Walter Besant (14 August 1836 – 9 June 1901).
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1884 Self Help With Illustrations of Conduct and Preserverance Smiles ChartistLondon: 1884New edition of chartist reformer Samuel Smiles' most famous book due to its strong social comments.
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1805 3vol Nature & Causes WEALTH of NATIONS Adam SMITHGlasgow: 1805A nice clean set of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations
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1823 4vol Recherches Statistiques Sur La Ville De Paris et le Departement SeineParis: 1833A scarce collection of four volumes of Recherchés Statistiques sur la Ville de Paris et le Département de la Seine. Recueil de Tableaux Dressés et Réunis d'après les Ordres de Monsieur le Comte de Chabrol, Conseiller d'État, Préfet du Département.
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1925 2Vols The Earl of Chesterfield Letters To His Son Ltd Ed Whitman BennetNew York: 1925The limited so-called Beau Brummell edition of the correspondence between the Earl of Chesterfield and his illegitimate son, In a Whitman Bennet binding.
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1903 The Possibility of a Science of Education by Samuel Bower SinclairChicago : 1903An investigation into the possibility of a Science of Education.
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1944 Lipson A Planned Economy Or Free Enterprise Unclipped Dustwrapper FirstLondon: 1944A Planned Economy or Free Enterprise The Lesson of History by E. Lipson. A look at 'the experiences of the past to provide both inspiration and salutary warnings for the situation in which we find ourselves today.'
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1875 English Synonymes Explained George Crabb English GrammarLondon : 1875A grammatical work on synonyms from George Crabb.
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1878 Language And Languages by Rev Frederic Farrar With Fold Out Maps And TableLondon : 1878A fascinating book on linguistics with colour fold out maps and two colour tables on language to the rear.
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1962-1971 6 Vols Survey Of English Dialects Harold Orton Northern Counties EastLeeds : 1962-1971A linguistic atlas of Britain and the major work of dialectologist and war veteran Harold Orton.