Economics & Social Sciences
Primary sources, seminal works and rare texts on Economics and Social Sciences, encompassing Philosophy, Law and Politics.
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1896 Kokoro, Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner LifeBoston: 1896The first edition of Lafcadio Hearn's collection of fifteen essays about the inner spirit of Japan in the nineteenth century.
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1898-99 The Workers, An Experiment in Reality: The East & The WestNew York: 1898-99A pair of very well presented copies of Princeton sociologist Walter Wyckoff's "experiment in reality" surrounding his trek across America.
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1895 Indoor StudiesBoston: 1895A smart new Riverside edition of this collection of essays from American naturalist John Burroughs.
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2002 Regarding the Pain of OthersNew York: 2003The uncorrected proof of Susan Sontag's thought provoking work on violence, with a letter from the publisher.
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1895-1896 Dangle's Mixture; The Bounder; Contraptions; The Nunquam PapersLondon: 1895-1896A smart collection of four very scarce works published by the staff of the weekly socialist newspaper 'The Clarion'.
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Signed1950 SMERSHNew York: 1950A very smart first US edition of this political biographical work exploring the Russian anti-Communist underground organisations. Signed and inscribed by the editor, Milt Hill.
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1904 ImmoralityLondon: 1904The first cheap edition of this compelling study of life and immorality, written by English cleric and academic, Alfred Williams Momerie.
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Signed1929 Marius the Epicurean: His Sensations and IdeasLondon: 1929A beautifully illustrated two volume edition of Walter Pater's novel, with one plate signed by the illustrator, Thomas Mackenzie.
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c1904 The Home Beautiful: The Wedded LifeLondon: c1904A smart copy of this charming guide for young men and women for a happy and healthy married life, with illustrations.
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1876 Robinson Crusoe's MoneyNew York: 1876The first edition of this interesting economic parable by David A. Wells, an illustrated satirical novel.
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1894 6,000 Tons of GoldMeadville, PA: 1894A smart first edition of this unique novel weaving treasure hunting and Wall Street, written by H. R. Chamberlain.
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2002 Essays or Counsels, Civil and MoralLondon: 2002A very smart copy of this illustrated collection of essays from Francis Bacon, with the original slip case.
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c1855-1858 Law and Lawyers & Reveries of a BachelorLondon: c1855-1858Two volumes bound into one, with a collection of writings on the law and lawyers in the United Kingdom, and an interesting work from American author Donald Grant Mitchell.
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1892 The Book of the Apple, Ascribed to AristotleNot Stated: 1892A very scarce copy of this article surrounding the medieval neoplatonic Arabic work, 'The Book of the Apple', published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society.
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1955 Men: A Dialogue Between WomenLondon: 1955A smart first translated edition of this essay on the relationship between the sexes, with decorations from Mervyn Peake.
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1872-1875 Heredity and Hybridism; Spiritualism Answered by ScienceLondon: 1875The vanishingly scarce first edition of English lawyer Edward W. Cox's biological study of heredity and hybridism, bound with the second edition of his vanishingly scarce work on spiritualism.
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1870 Society and Solitude: Twelve ChaptersLondon: 1870A leather bound copy of this collection of essays from American writer Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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1817 Defence of Economy Against the Right Hon. George RoseLondon: 1817A very scarce economics pamphlet by leading reformer Jeremy Bentham, the first separate edition of this essay.
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1799 A System of the Law of Marine InsurancesBoston: 1799The second U.S. edition of this uncommon work on marine insurance laws by James Allan Park.
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1820 Lettres a M. Malthus, sur Differens Sujets d'Economie PolitiqueParis: 1820The first edition of this uncommon series of letters by the French economist Jean-Baptiste Say, addressed to his rival economist Malthus.
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1865 The Economic Position of the British LabourerCambridge and London: 1865The first edition of this scarce work on economics by the leading academic Henry Fawcett.
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2003 The House of Hidden LightYorkshire: 2003A scarce, limited edition of Waite and Machen's important occult text, edited by R. A. Gilbert.
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1909-1911 2vol The Rules of The Hearts of Oak Benefit SocietyLondon: 1909-1911Two scarce copies of the rules of the Hearts of Oak Benefit Society, revised and amended to each year.
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1932-1933 2vols India in 1930-31 and 1931-32Calcutta: 1932-1933Two volumes containing reports on India between 1930 and 1932, with folding maps.
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1781 Thelyphthora; or, A Treatise on Female Ruin. Volume II Only.London: 1781The second volume of the second edition of this English clergyman's controversial support of the social benefits of polygamy.
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1943 The Wisdom of the OverselfLondon: 1943The first edition of one of Paul Brunton's important spiritual works, an insightful and philosophical volume.
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1941 The Hidden Teaching Beyond YogaLondon: 1941A popular history of yoga by Paul Brunton, an important figure in spiritualism.
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1939 The Inner RealityLondon: 1939The first edition of this important spiritual work by Paul Brunton.
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1937 The Quest of the OverselfLondon: 1937A first edition copy of this philosophical work by Paul Brunton on how to achieve peace of mind.
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1950 Totem and TabooLondon: 1950An English translation of Sigmund Freud's four essays on the psychology surrounding archaeology and anthropology.
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1913 What Tolstoy TaughtLondon: 1913The first UK edition of this detailed philosophical commentary on the works of Tolstoy and their teachings.
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c1928 Light on The Path & KarmaLondon: c1928A scarce work exploring concepts of Theosophy, from American writer and anthropologist Mabel Cook Cole.
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1824 An Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth, in Opposition to Sophistry and ScepticismLondon: 1824A well-presented copy of James Beattie's famous philosophical work, in a full calf binding.
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1850 The Last Days: A Discourse of The Evil Character of These Our TimesLondon: 1850The second edition of this very scarce work containing the Rev. Edward Irving's discourse surrounding evil.
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1780 Miscellaneous Observations Relating to EducationCork: 1780A detailed collection of essays relating to education from English natural philosopher Joseph Priestley.
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1814-1821 2vol Elements of the Philosophy of the Human MindLondon: 1814-1821Two volumes of Scottish philosopher Dugald Stewart's essay Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind.