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Primary sources, seminal works and rare texts on Economics and Social Sciences, encompassing Philosophy, Law and Politics.
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1802-1811 Reports of Cases Argued and Ruled at Nisi PriusLondon: 1802-1811A scarce complete set of the legal reports of Isaac Espinasse, with all six volumes bound in four, in mixed editions.
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1839-1843 Three Letters Regarding Scottish Land and Fishing RightsNot Stated: 1839-1843Three handwritten letters, dating from the mid nineteenth century, regarding land and fishing rights in Scotland, specifically in Ayrshire and Stranraer.
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1884 Memoirs of Sir Nathaniel William WraxallLondon: 1884A handsome set of Nathaniel Wraxall's memoirs, with extra illustrations, bound in half calf by Riviere.
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1869 Atlas Assurance Company LetterLondon: 1869An interesting letter from the Atlas Assurance Company in 1869, regarding their insurance policy.
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1854 Chambers's Repository of Instructive and Amusing TractsEdinburgh: 1854The complete six volume set of interesting essays by William and Robert Chambers.
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1785 The Justice of the Peace, and Parish OfficerLondon : 1785A complete four volume set of Richard Burns' important work on the British justice of the peace.
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c1850 Barnes' CommentaryEdinburgh; London: c1850The complete Cobbin's edition of Barnes' Commentary on the Bible in a handsome full leather binding.
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1903 The Life of William Ewart GladstoneLondon: 1903The second impression of John Morley's important biography of the life and career of the Victorian Liberal politician William Ewart Gladstone.
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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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1725 6Vol An Exact Abridgment of all the Statutes in Force and UseLondon: 1725A very scarce six volume study detailing the legal statutes of Great Britain throughout history, in uniform full calf bindings.
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1807 An Appeal to the Public on the Conduct of David Evans, Esq. Late MayorBristol: 1807A very scarce nineteenth-century pamphlet on the misconduct of David Evans, Esq., former mayor of Bristol, written by Bristol-based solicitor, C.H. Walker.
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1829-32 Bibliotheque Latine-Francaise Lucrece de la Nature des ChosesParis: 1829-32A smart two volume French translation of Lucretius' 'De Rerum Natura', bound in contemporary leather.
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1874 Letters Chiefly Connected with the Affairs of Scotland From Henry Cockburn to Thomas Francis KennedyLondon: 1874A first edition copy of this collection of letters concerning Scotland's history, from 1815 to 1852.
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1897 The Eastern Question, A Reprint of Letters Written 1853-1856 Dealing With The Events of the Crimean WarLondon: 1897A first edition copy of this important work on the Crimean War by Karl Marx.
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1809 Elements of General Knowledge Introductory to Useful Books in the Principal Branches of Literature and ScienceLondon: 1809A seventh edition set of Henry Kett's work on general knowledge, a scarce set.
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1804 The Revolutionary Plutarch, Exhibiting the Most Distinguished Characters, Literary, Military, and Political, in the Recent Annals of the French RepublicLondon: 1804A uniformly bound, second edition set of this work on French politics and the French Revolution.
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1793-97 Oeuvres de J. J. Rousseau, Citoyen de GeneveParis and Amsterdam: 1793-97The Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. This edition is decorated with beautiful figures after paintings and drawings of Cochin, Vincent, Renault, and Monsiau. With an engraved portrait to front of Volume I, twenty-one engraved plates, a fold-out table to Vol
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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
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1820-22 Six French Legal PamphletsParis: 1820-22Six pamphlets containing French and Italian legal reports and records.
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1961-68 Pensees Sur Differens Sujets de Morale et de Piete, Sermons de M Massillon Evenque De Clermont, Conferences et Discours Synodaux sur les Principaux Devoires de Ecclesiastiques Avec un Recueil de Mandemens sur Differens SujetsParis: 1761-68A three volume set of the works of Jean Baptise Massillon.
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1827-8 I. C. Opera OmniaRome: 1827-8The scarce works of Antonio Pereti, comprising lectures on the Justinian Code and Roman law.
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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.
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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.
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1827 3vol Letters Written by the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son Philip Dormer StanhopeLondon: 1827An early nineteenth edition of Philip Dormer Stanhope's famous letters to his son in the original paper covered boards.
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1803 15Vols Oeuvres Completes De Condillac Complete In French Leather BindingParis: 1803A very scarce French edition of the complete works of Condillac, in very attractive leather binding.
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1871-75 3vol Albert Life Assurance Minutes of Proceedings ArbitratorWestminster : 1871-75A collection of the minutes of the Albert Life Assurance Company meetings, in reponse to the arbitration act of 1871.