Economics & Social Sciences
Primary sources, seminal works and rare texts on Economics and Social Sciences, encompassing Philosophy, Law and Politics.
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1822 From the Report of the Commissioners for Inquiring Concerning Charities for SomersetLondon: 1822A very scarce parliamentary report in which the appointed commissioners report on the state of charities in Somerset.
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1967 Kleine Schriften I II III IVTubingen: 1967-77The bright first edition of Hans-Georg Gadamer's collection of philosophical writings in four volumes.
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1932 Le Pluralisme Cohérent de la Chimie ModerneParis: 1932A first edition of Gaston Bachelard's contribution to the philosophy of science. Published in French.
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1842 Histoire de la Philosophie IonienneParis: 1842A first edition of Charles Auguste Mallet's work on the Ionian School of Pre-Socratic philosophy. Published in French.
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1950 HolzwegeFrankfurt am Main: 1950A lovely first edition of this collection of philosophical essays by German philosopher Martin Heidegger.
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1957 Einfuhrung in die MetaphysikTubingen: 1957The second edition of this brief introduction to metaphysics from German philosopher Martin Heidegger.
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1783 Coutumes Du Pays et Duche de NormandieRouen: 1783A smart copy of this charming guide to the social customs of Normandy.
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1969 Martin Heidegger: De weg van zi jn denkenUtrecht: 1969A very scarce Dutch language edition of Martin Heidigger's Path of Thinking, by philosopher Otto Pöggeler.
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1859 Trattato Teorico-Pratico di Economia PoliticaTorino: 1859The second edition in three volumes of Gerolamo Boccardo's treatise on political science bound in one.
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1930 La Vie Privee Dans La Grece ClassiqueParis: 1930A beautifully bound copy of Classical archaeologist and art historian Charles Picard's study of life in ancient Greece.
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1912 Morocco in DiplomacyLondon: 1912The scarce first edition of E D Morel's study of Morocco in diplomacy.
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1812 De La Litterature Cosideree Dans Ses Rapports Avec Les Institutions SocialesParis: 1812Two volumes bound into one of de Stael's work regarding social relations, in the original French language.
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1870 Reflexions ou Sentences et Maximes MoralesParis: 1870A smart copy of the moral maxims of Le Rouchefoucauld, in a full paper vellum binding by Louis Pouillet.
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1667 Sancti Bernardi Abbatis Primi Clarevallensis et Ecclesiae DoctorisParisiis; [Paris]: 1667The first Jean Mabillon edition of the collected works of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, an impressive set of theological works.
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1742 Collegium Universi Juris CanoniciVenetiis [Venice]: 1742A smart copy of the eighth edition of Ludwig Engel's informative work on the canon law of the Catholic Church.
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1684 Linguae Latinae Liber Dictionarius Quadripartitus. A Latine Dictionary, in Four PartsLondon: 1684An early edition of Adam Littleton's impressive Latin-English dictionary, an important contribution to Latin language study.
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1867-1880 5vol Conferences Pedagogiques: Faites a la Sorbonne Aux Instituteurs PrimairesParis: 1867-1880Five scarce volumes of teaching conferences for primary schools, in the original French language.
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1905 Zur Verahrung der Entschadigungs-Klagen nach 1489 ABGBWien: 1905A detailed work on claims for compensation in Austrian private law, in the original German language.
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1915 The People of IndiaCalcutta & Simla: 1915The second edition of Sir Herbert Risley's richly illustrated study of the people of India.
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1968 Economic Life in the Gujarat (1800-1939)Bombay: 1968A first edition copy of this economic survey of Gujarat, with maps.
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1905 Ymer Tidskrift Utgifven af Svenska Sallskapet For Antropologi och GeografiStockholm: 1905The fourth 1905 issue of the quarterly publication of the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography, published in the twenty-fifth year of the journal.
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1938 For Necessary Action Speeches & JudgementsLahore : 1938A signed copy of For Necessary Action Speeches & Judgements of Sir Douglas Young. -
1885 The Gladstone AlmanackEdinburgh and London: 1885A first edition of this scarce work in which George Stronach summarises the first year of William Gladstone's premiership. With a folding plate, and twelve humorous cartoons of Gladstone.
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1990 Gedicht und Gesprach: EssaysFrankfurt: 1990A smart edition of this collection of essays on poetry and speech from Gadamer, in the German language.
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1979 Extracts from The Idiot in Four BooksLondon: 1979A very scarce translated reprint of Idiota de mente by the learned philosopher and theologian Nicholas of Cusa.
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1823 Traite des Chemins de Toutes EspecesParis: 1823A scarce work on the traffic of roads by Garnier, in the French language.
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1968 2vol Origine des Decouvertes Attribuees aux ModernesParis: 1968A very smart reprint of these volumes on philosophy and religion, in the original French language.
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1852 Education PubliqueParis: 1852A scarce study on education and morality from Lallemand, in the original French language.
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1962 Desiderii Erasmi Roterodami Opera Omnia: Tomus Octavus Qui Complectitur Versa e Patribus GraecisLondon: 1962An attractive facsimile reprint of the philosophy of Erasmus. Published in Latin.
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1822 Three Letters to the Right Honourable the Earl of Liverpool, on the DistressesLondon: 1822A vanishingly scarce volume of three letters from Lord Stourton to the Prime Minister of the day, Earl of Liverpool.
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1850 Agricultural Colleges and Their Working. A Letter to A. J. B. Hope, Esq. M.P.Oxford and London: 1850A vanishingly scarce first edition treatise by Edward Monro, discussing the poor conditions for youth living in agricultural areas.
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1816 An Inquiry into the Causes of Agricultural DistressLondon: 1816A very scarce first edition treatise by William Jacob, exploring the causes of agricultural distress, an interesting work regarding Enclosure and the Corn Laws.
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1848 A Plea for Peasant Proprietors; With the Outlines of a Plan For Their EstablishmentLondon: 1848An uncommon first edition agricultural treatise by William Thomas Thornton, a work admired by John Stuart Mill.
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1816 Letters on the Distressed State of Agriculturists; Originally Published in the EdinburghEdinburgh; London: 1816A vanishingly scarce treatise by Robert Brown, looking at the distressing state of the agricultural industry in the nineteenth century.
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1822 Further Considerations, Addressed to the Right Honourable the Earl of LiverpoolLondon: 1822William Stourton's letter to the Prime Minister, Robert Banks Jenkinson, addressing the agricultural issues of the day, a first edition of this very scarce work.
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1822 A Practical Inquiry into the Nature and Extent of the Present Agricultural DistressLondon: 1822A very scarce agricultural treatise by Thomas Gardiner Bramston, looking into the contemporary agricultural distress and how to solve it.