Robert Brady

The Great Point of Succession Discussed. With a Full and Particular Answer to a Late Pamphlet, Intituled, a Brief History of Succession, &C.

London, H. Rodes, 1681 . First edition. Unbound. The first edition of Robert Brady's very scarce pamphlet discussing the succession of the English monarchy, published in support of King Charles II, during the period of the Popish Plot. ESTC Citation No. R19501. Wing B4191With the register A-K2. Collated, complete.The first edition of this very scarce work, published as a response to Baron John Somers' 1680 pamphlet supporting the Exclusion Bill, which sought to exclude James, Duke of York from the throne due to his Catholicism.Brady, an academic, historian and avowed royalist mounts an argument against the Exclusion Bill, and defends the rights of Charles II and James II to the throne. Unbound, as issued. Light tide mark to tail of title page. Light ink number to head of title page , and each leaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with light tide marks to fore edges of leaves, and the odd handling mark. Instances of spotting throughout, most concentrated to the first half of the work. Loss to tail of leaf I2, not affecting text. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 858F34

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: Robert Brady British Monarchy John Somers succession to the crown of england British Monarchy None

Melvyn Bragg; Simon Tillotson

In Our Time: Celebrating Twenty Years of Essential Conversation

London, Simon and Schuster, 2018. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this celebration of twenty years of the radio series In Our Time, signed by the authors. First edition. Signed by the authors to the title page. Illustrated throughout. A celebration of the BBC Radio Four series In Our Time, in which the hosts and guests discuss the history of ideas, with topics drawn from philosophy, science, history, religion, and culture. This book provides a brightly illustrated guide to fifty of the most fascinating discussions of the past twenty years of the show. Written by Melvyn Bragg, an English broadcaster, author and parliamentarian, and Simon Tillotson, an award-winning British radio producer and former lawyer. In the original full blue cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Authors' ink signatures to the title page. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Fine.

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Boeknummer: 884T34

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: In Our Time BBC Radio Four Essential Conversation BBC Radio Four Tillotson Not Stated

Thomas Gardiner Bramston

A Practical Inquiry Into the Nature and Extent of the Present Agricultural Distress, and the Means of Relieving It

London, J. Hatchard and Son, 1822. Leather. A very scarce agricultural treatise by Thomas Gardiner Bramston, looking into the contemporary agricultural distress and how to solve it. The second edition of this very scarce work.An enquiry by Thomas Gardiner Bramston in which he explores the agricultural distress of the first two decades of the nineteenth century.The first half of the nineteenth century saw a lot of agricultural distress, in part due to the Enclosure Acts and the Corn Laws. Enclosure in rural Britain led to riots and much social unrest. The Corn Laws were high tariffs and trade restrictions brought in on imported food and corn, between the years 1815 and 1846.Bramston was a politician who later defended the Corn Laws.Two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. In a quarter calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, smart. Light rubbing to the leather. Fading to the joints. Stamp to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and generally clean with only a few spots and handling marks. Pages unopened to the top edge. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the title page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 861P26

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: A Practical Inquiry into the Nature and Extent of the Present Agricultural Distress agriculture britain thomas gardiner bramston agriculture None

Victor Branford

Interpretations and Forecasts

London , Duckworth and Company , 1914. First edition. Cloth. A detailed sociological study into survivals and tendencies within early 20th Century society. First English edition, originally published the same year in New York. Written by British sociologist, and founder of the Sociological Society, Victor Branford. In original cloth binding with gilt lettering to the front board, and spine. Externally, sound, although with some light rubbing to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound, bright and generally clean, aside from the odd handling mark, and institutional blind stamp to the title page. Many leaves are uncut. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: GEN34-I-2

Catalogus: Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: Sociology Survival Victor Branford Survival None

Lujo Brentano

On the History and Development of Gilds, and the Origin of Trade-Unions

London, Trubner & Co, 1870. First edition. Cloth. An appealing copy of the rare first edition of Lujo Brentano's history of guilds and trade unions, written by the prominent economist. The first edition of this work. This work is an interesting look at guilds, and at the origins of trade-unions. The author looks into the origins of guilds, religious and social guilds, town-guilds, gild-merchants, craft-guilds, and the general history of guilds. Written by Lujo Brentano, a German economist and social reformer. He was the professor of economics at universities of Breslau, Strasbourg, Vienna, Leipzig, and Munich. With a label to the front board, 'Edinburgh Association for the University Education of Women&apos. In the original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. With a label to the front board. Light discolouration and marks to the boards and spine. A little bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with a couple of handling marks. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 653P35

Catalogus: Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: english guilds guilds trade unions lujo brentano guilds trade economics None

John Bright; James E. Thorold Rogers

Speeches on Questions of Public Policy by John Bright, M.P.

London, Macmillan and Co, 1868. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of John Bright's inspirational and influential speeches given at parliament. The scarce first edition of this work.Complete in two volumes.Illustrated with a frontispiece to Volume I.A collection of the speeches regarding public policy by John Bright.Bright was a Radical and Liberal statesman, considered to be one of the great orators of his generation. He was a Quaker, and is best remembered today for battling against the Corn Laws, founding the Anti-Corn Law League.These volumes contain Bright's speeches regarding India, Canada, America, Ireland, Russia, and various reforms, including financial policy, punishment of death, and more.Edited by James E. Thorold Rogers. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, with some light bumping to the spines and extremities. Small crack to the head of the front joint of Volume II. Light marks and rubbing to the boards and spines. Front hinges are starting but firm, rear hinge of Volume II is starting. Bookseller's label to the rear paste down of Volume I. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with some spots. Pages unopened to the top edge. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 787P22

Catalogus: Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: Speeches on Questions of Public Policy by John Bright, M.P. public policy speeches politics public policy m. p. radical None

Borje Brilioth

A Grammar of the Dialect of Lorton (Cumberland)

London, Oxford University Press, 1913. First edition. Cloth. A fine copy of this scarce first edition dissertation by Borje Brilioth, studying the local dialect of Lorton, Cumberland. The scarce first edition of this work.Borje Brilioth's unique study of the local dialect of Lorton in Cumberland, looking at its history and the pronunciation.Including an appendix on the Scandinavian element of the dialect, with dialect specimens  and a glossary.Brilioth was a Swedish journalist. With this dissertation he became a doctor of philosophy at Uppsala University. Rebound in a cloth binding. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .

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Boeknummer: 779P42

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: A Grammar of the Dialect of lorton (Cumberland) lorton cumberland dialect lorton borje brilioth None

The Imperial Tobacco Company (of Great Britain and Ireland) Limited

The Imperial Tobacco Company (of Great Britain and Ireland) Limited

Bristol, The Imperial Tobacco Company (of Great Britain and Ireland) Limited, 1922 . First edition. Paperback. A scarce photographic catalogue for the Imperial Tobacco Company for its shareholders. First edition of The Imperial Tobacco Company (of Great Britain and Ireland) Limited catalogue. In the original publishers paper covered boards. A scarce photographic catalogue of the factories and offices of The Imperial Tobacco Company. With only one copy held in libraries.With fifty six pages including many black and white photographs. An album presented to the shareholders of the company 'to give them ocular rather than verbal descriptions of the Factories and Offices&apos.The company was founded in 1901 through the amalgamation of thirteen British tobacco and cigarette companies.  In the original publishers paper covered boards. Externally, smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There is some wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: The Imperial Tobacco Company (of Great Britain and Ireland) Limited. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 851W32

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: Tobacco Company Catalogue Photography Catalogue The Imperial Tobacco Company (of Great Britain and Ireland) Limited

The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland

Man a Monthly Record of Anthropological Science Volumes 40 to 48

London, The Royal Anthropological Institute, 1940-1948. Cloth. Nine volumes from Man, an anthropology magazine from the Royal Anthropological Institute, with illustrations. A scarce and dense collection of works from Man, A Monthly Record of Anthropological Science, rebound in cloth. This collection is nine volumes bound as four, and includes Volumes 40 to 48 from 1940-1948. From the The Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland.Densely illustrated throughout. From the library of Lord Raglan, with his book plate to the first pastedowns of each book. Includes a signed letter to Raglan from Anthony Christie, the Honorary Secretary of The Royal Anthropological Institute. From the library of Lord Raglan, Fitzroy John Somerset. Raglan"s great-great-grandfather was Field Marshal Fitzroy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan and hero of the Battle at Inkerman and Alma in the Crimean War. He also served as military secretary to the Duke of Wellington. He died in the Crimea in 1855. The house in which the library was situated, Cefntilla Court, was purchased by the Raglan Memorial committee for his descendants. Lord Raglan was a keen collector of anthropology and folklore, with many of the works in his extensive library focusing upon this topic. Volume XL (1940) no. 1-230, with plates A-M. With one colour plate; Volume XLI (1941) no. 1-103, with plates A-F; Volume XLII (1942) no. 1-97, with plates A-F, bound as one. Volume XLIII (1943) no. 1-124, with plates A-F, and Volume XLIV (1944) no. 1-121, with plates A-G, bound as one. Volume XLV (1945) no. 1-119, with plates A-F and Volume XLVI (1946) no. 1-122, with plates A-F, bound as one. Volume XLVII (1947) no. 1-176, with plates A-L and Volume XLVIII (1948) no. 1-165, with plates A-L, bound as one. Collated, complete. Rebound in cloth. Externally, very smart. There is some slight bumping to the heads and tails of the spines and to the extremities. Prior owner's book plates to the first pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not stated. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 847W37

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: Anthropology Man Magazine Journals Man Illustrated Not stated

Frances Broadhurst; Richard Whately

The Pamphleteer

London, A. J. Valpy, 1827. Disbound. Two very scarce fascinating pamphlets, from 'The Pamphleteer', on the subjects of female education and Napoleon Buonaparte. Two pamphlets extracted from Volume XXVII of 'The Pamphleteer&apos. These two pamphlets have a continuous pagination.Containing;'A Word in Favour of Female Schools' by Frances Broadhurst, an interesting work written at a time of great debate on the subject of female education.'Historic Doubts Relative to Napoleon Buonaparte', by Richard Whately. Whately was an English academic and philosopher, known for his flamboyant character, and for being one of the first reviewers to recognise the talents of Jane Austen.'The Pamphleteer' was a popular periodical, highlighting important essays on history and politics and publishing them as a bound collection.Edited by A. J. Valpy Disbound. Internally, leaves are detaching. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with a couple of spots. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: 725P46

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: the pamphleteer a word in favor of female schools frances broadhurst historic doubts relative to napoleon buonaparte a word in favor of female schools periodical pamphlets None

John Trotter Brockett

A Glossary of North Country Words, in Use. From an Original Manuscript, in the Library of John George Lambton with Considerable Additions

Newcastle Upon Tyne, T. and J. Hodgson, 1825. First edition. Leather. A smart first edition of John Trotter Brockett's glossary of northern dialect. First edition. Lacking portrait frontispiece of the author. A fascinating work providing a detailed and comprehensive glossary of the dialect used in the North of England in the early nineteenth century. Written by John Trotter Brockett, a British attorney, antiquarian, philologist and numismatist. From an original manuscript, in the Library of John George Lambton, or "Radical Jack," a British Whig statesman, and Governor General and High Commissioner of British North America, with considerable additions to the work. Bound in quarter brown crushed morocco with paper covered boards. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the boards. A crack to the front joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting. A tear across page vii sympathetically repaired. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 878T49

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: Glossary North Country Words in Use Brockett North Country None

Rupert Brooke; Geoffrey Keynes

Democracy of the Arts

London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this previously unpublished essay by Rupert Brooke, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. Written in 1910, this essay was delivered to the University Fabian Society while Brooke was an undergraduate at King's College, Cambridge. It raises the problem of the creative artist under socialism in a time when the structure of society was being transformed by the Fabians of Brooke's generation. Written by Rupert Brooke, an English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War. With a preface by Sir Geoffrey Keynes, a British surgeon and author. In the original dark green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear only. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart with light shelf wear. Sunning to the spine and boards. Two 1" closed tears to the front panel with sympathetic repairs to the internal side with brown paper tape. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 878T83

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: Democracy Arts Fabians Socialism Arts Keynes None

Nathaniel Brooke

Englands Glory, or, an Exact Catalogue of the Lords of His Majesties Most Honourable Privy Councel; Catalogue of the Lords, Knights, and Gentlemen That Have Compounded for Their Estates

London, Nath. Brooke, 1660 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this scarce guide to the members of King Charles II's Privy Council, bound with the first part of Dring's scarce account of those 'compounded for their estates&apos. The first work present here is the scarce first edition of this catalogue of Charles II's privy council, and the members of the peerage of England. This includes titles created following the restoration of the monarchy, after the collapse of Cromwell's commonwealth.Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece.ESTC Citation No. R12468. With the collation [8] B6, C-F8, G4. Collated, complete.Bound directly after this is the first thirty pages of Thomas Dring's 1655 'Catalogue of the Lords, Knights, and Gentlemen that have Compounded for their Estates&apos. ESTC Citation No. R20399. With the collation A8, B7. Lacking the majority of this work (pages 31-144), which should run to leaf L8.With the armorial bookplate of John Lees to the front pastedown. Ink inscriptions to recto of frontispiece and rear pastedown.Two fascinating and scarce insights into the structure of society in the Restoration period. In a full calf binding. Lacking back strip, and large areas of the leather to perimeters of the front board. Front board detached, with rear board tenderly held. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, text block split between first and second work. Frontispiece detached. Inscription to recto of frontispiece. Binding otherwise tender. Pages age toned, with spotting throughout. Fair . Ill.: Not Stated. Fair .

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Boeknummer: 853F6

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: restoration period monarchy charles II monarchy Not Stated

John Brooke; Julia Gandy; R. J. Olney; Julia Melvin [editors]

Prime Ministers&Apos; Paper Series: Wellington

London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1975-1986. First edition. Cloth. The first editions of this study into the political correspondence of Wellington. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Volume one contains a portrait frontispiece. A collection of the Duke of Wellington's political correspondence from 1833 to his retirement from politics in 1846, with previously unpublished papers on the Conservative party. Edited by John Brooke, Julia Gandy, R. J. Olney, and Julia Melvin, British political historians. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear only. Original unclipped dust wrappers are also very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Boeknummer: 868T74

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: Prime Minister Paper Series Wellington Duke Paper Series Correspondence None

John Brown; Robert Wallace

An Estimate of the Manners and Principles of the Times [with] Characteristics of the Present Political State of Great Britain

London, L Davis and C Reymers; A Millar, 1758. First edition. Leather. Two interesting pieces of social commentary from the eighteenth century, bound together in one volume. Both works are first editions. Being the second volume only of 'An Estimate of the Manners and Principles of the times' and the one and only volume of 'Characteristics of the Present Political State of Great Britain&apos. Both works are issued anonymously, with the author's later attributed. The author of the first work, 'An Estimate of the Manners and Principles of the times. By the author of Essays on the Characteristics, &c.' is John Brown. John Brown was an English Anglican priest who wrote many popular essays. This work was his most popular, which was first published in 1757-8. The work is a bitter satire which earned great popularity with the general public who were disenfranchised by the current war, (Seven Years' War). This is volume II only, lacking volume I. This volume is complete in itself, with the two leaves of advertisements to the rear. The author of the second work is known as the Scottish minister Robert Wallace. Here Wallace moves away from his usual field of demographics into taxation. He discusses banks, national debts, national riches and more. With the errata to the contents pages. With the half title for 'Characteristics' bound in just before leaf B2. ESTC Nos. T147672 and T84428. A smart copy of these two works. In a full calf binding. Externally, sound. Small loss to the second spine labels and to the spine, particularly the second two panels. Small loss to the head and tail of spine. Bumping to the extremities. Front hinge is strained but firm. Prior owners' inscriptions to the recto of front endpapers, in contemporary ink and in pencil. Contemporary ink notes to the rear pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright. Worm holes to the first 157 pages of the first work, not affecting any text. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with just the odd spots. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 635L7

Catalogus: Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: Characteristics Wallace Anglican Church of Scotland Wallace None