George, Henry. - A Perplexed Philosopher, Being an Examination of Mr. Herbert Spencer's Various Utterances on the Land question, With Some Incidental Reference to His Synthetic Philosophy.

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, 1893. Hardcover. Royal ocatvo. Pp. 319. Plus 80-page publisher's catalogue, dated 1892. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's brown cloth, spine gilt with little wear at head and small repair for tear; green chalked endpapers, first inner hinge slightly cracked but very firm. In overall fine internal condition. ~ First British edition. Henry George (1839-1897), American writer and social reformer. His best known work, "Progress and Poverty" (1879), brought international fame and sold millions of copies. While his arguments at first received some academic acceptance in Europe, later his enormously successful speaking tours in Britain caused Fawcett, Marshall, and others to reject his ideas. Wrote also "The Land Question" (1881); "Social problems" (1884); "Protection or Free Trade" (1886); "The Condition of Labour" (1891); "The Science of Political Economy" (1898) (all are offered by Librarium). F-5 IN .

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