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Economics & Social Sciences
Primary sources, seminal works and rare texts on Economics and Social Sciences, encompassing Philosophy, Law and Politics.
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1985 Literature and Politics in the Age of NeroIthaca and London: 1985A very smart first edition of this detailed study into the literature and politics of the Age of Nero. -
1927 Adventure and Other PapersLondon: 1927A first edition of this collection of three important speeches by Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Fridtjof Nansen. -
1989 Letters of Leonard WoolfSan Diego, New York, London: 1989This first edition, first impression collection of letters by the political theorist Leonard Woolf, husband of the esteemed modernist author Virginia Woolf, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1882 Irish Essays and OthersLondon: 1882A very smart collection of three essays that encapsulates Matthew Arnold's views on Ireland's society, politics, and culture. -
1865 Speeches of Lord MacaulayLondon: 1865A smartly bound new edition of this collection of speeches from British historian, poet, and politician Lord Macaulay. -
1899 5vols The Life and Times of William Ewart GladstoneLondon: 1899A richly illustrated history of the fascinating life and times of William Ewart Gladstone, complete in five volumes. -
1932 Golden HornLondon: 1932The first edition, first impression of this vivid political memoir from British Indian army officer, Francis Yeats-Brown. -
1930 Economic Advisory Council: Channel Tunnel Committee ReportLondon: 1930A scarce report containing early discussions of the channel tunnel and its predicted effects, in the original wraps. -
c1914 His Chartist and Socialist SermonsGlasgow : c1914A vanishingly scarce volume comprising the sermons of Scottish minister and passionate chartist, Patrick Brewster. -
1948-52 Winston Churchill's Speech at the Annual Conservative ConferenceLondon : 1948-52Three scarce volumes featuring accounts of the annual conferences of the National Conservative Union, with reports of Churchill's speeches. -
1875 The Character and Logical Method of Political EconomyNew York: 1875The second US edition of John Elliott Cairnes's argument that economics is a science of logical reasoning, which utilises assumptions about human behaviour to understand economic principles. -
1817 Conversations on Political Economy; in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly ExplainedLondon: 1817The second edition of Jane Marcet's ground breaking economic work, popularising the ideas of Adam Smith, Malthus, and David Ricardo. -
1783 Observations on Reversionary PaymentsLondon: 1783The two volume fourth edition of Richard Price's work on the proper method of calculating the values of contingent reversions. -
1939 Should We Surrender Colonies?London: 1939A smart copy of the Queensway Edition of this insightful work from British author Sydney Fowler Wright. -
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1892 The Member for Wrottenborough: Passages from his Life in ParliamentLondon: 1892A vanishingly scarce and signed copy of this collection of anonymous political sketches from the 'Member for Wrottenborough'. -
1709 The Medal. A Satyr Against SeditionLondon: 1709A smart and scarce early eighteenth century edition of John Dryden's satirical criticism of the Whigs. -
1864 Self-Help with Illustrations of Character and ConductLondon: 1862This lovely copy of the first edition of Samuel Smiles' famous work endorsing mid-Victorian liberal values, in full leather binding and with fore edge marbling. -
c1850 De OfficiisLondini; London: No date [c.1850]A circa mid-nineteenth-century study copy of Cicero's 'De Officiis' Book III, full bound in tree calf leather. -
1938-1947 12vol A Collection from the Left Book ClubLondon: 1938-1947A smart collection of twelve volumes from the Left Book Club. -
1986-7 Yes Prime Minister: The Diaries of the Right Hon. James HackerLondon: 1986-7Two volumes of fictional memoirs by the Prime Minister James Hacker, the popular fictional character from the political satire sitcom 'Yes Prime Minister'. -
1993 Sentimental JourneysLondon: 1993A very smart first UK edition, first impression of this analysis of the American psyche from American writer and journalist Joan Didion. -
1946 Unpopular OpinionsLondon: 1946The first edition of this fascinating collection of essays from Dorothy Sayers, examining her Christian faith, and the contemporary politics of England. -
1847 Letters to the Right Hon. Lord John Russell, First Lord of the Treasury, on State EducationLondon: 1847The second edition of Edward Baines's discussion of state education, addressed to the Right Hon. Lord John Russell. -
1920 The Evolution of an IntellectualLondon: 1920A smart first edition of this collection of essays from English writer John Middleton Murry. -
1862 Portant Règlement Gènèral Sur La Comptabilité PubliqueParis: 1862The very scarce first edition of this ministerial French document detailing regulations on public accounting for the year 1862. -
1784 The Constitution Of England, Or An Account of the English GovernmentLondon: 1784A full calf fourth edition of Jean-Louis de Lolme's analysis of the English constitution. -
1710 The Tryal of Dr. Henry Sacheverell, Before the House of Peers, for High Crimes and MisdemeanoursLondon: 1710An early edition of Henry Sacheverell's trial in the first decade of the eighteenth-century, with the speeches of a number of Bishop's responding to the trial bound in to the rear. -
1851 NotesLondon: 1851A smartly bound second edition of this very scarce collection of notes from British Whig politician Sir Robert Heron. -
1926 The Art of Being RuledLondon: 1926An uncommon first edition of Wyndham Lewis' major commentaries on politics, socialism, liberty and more. -
1986 Handbook of Medieval ExchangeLondon: 1986The first edition of this interesting guide to medieval currency and economics by Peter Spufford. -
1815 Letters of JuniusLondon: 1815A copy of this collection of letters critical of the government of King George III from the anonymous "Junius". -
1817 Two Very Scarce Articles from 'The Pamphleteer' Volume TenLondon: 1817Two very scarce and interesting articles taken from volume ten of 'The Pamphleteer', discussing economics and the prevention of epidemics. -
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1820-1834 A Sammelband of Fifteen Miscellaneous Political TractsLondon; Edinburgh: 1820-1834A sammeland of fifteen satirical pamphlets and political tracts about early nineteenth century Great Britain, including a signed pamphlet on the corn laws by James Macara. -
1813-1826 The Pamphleteer: Respectfully Dedicated to Both Houses of ParliamentLondon: 1813-1826Twenty-three very scarce volumes of early nineteenth century periodical 'The Pamphleteer', containing hundreds of diverse and fascinating pamphlets. -
1795-1810 A Sammelband of Five Tracts on French History and PoliticsLondon; Edinburgh: 1795-1810Five works on French history and politics in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century bound together in a single volume. -
1797-1810 A Sammelband of Eight Tracts of British PoliticsLondon; Edinburgh: 1797-1810A sammelband of eight political tracts about the political state of Great Britain in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century.