Alderman Garroway

The Loyal Citizen Revived a Speech Made by Alderman Garroway at a Common-Hall on Tuesday the 17 of January 1642 Upon Occasion of a Speech Delivered There the Friday Before, by Mr Pym, at the Reading of His Majesties Answer to the Late Petition

London, Not Stated, 1679. First edition. Disbound. A very scarce copy of Sir Henry Garraway's speech delivered in 1642. This work is a reviving of the speech, which was originally circulated in 1643. A first thus. Although the contents of this speech had previously been published this is the first edition of the speech on its own, under this title. In 1643 there was a different work titled 'A Speech made by Alderman Garroway.. with a letter from a Scholler in Oxfordshire&apos. ESTC No. R224613. The author of this work, Sir Henry Garraway, was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1639. He was elected as an alderman in 1627 for the City of London for Vintry ward. He was the alderman of Broad Street ward when this speech was given. Garraway made this speech during the 1642 mayoral elections. The people of London were slowly turning against the King and therefore it did not seem that Garraway would be re-elected in his role. This speech was given by Garraway at a common-hall on the 17th January 1642, in response to a speech delivered by parliamentarian John Pym on the 13th Jan. Garraway defended the King and combated Pym's previous points with this passionate, clever rebuttal. Despite this great speech, which was published into several editions, the parliamentary cause won the people of London over and Garraway was dismissed. Disbound. A few small chips to the extremities. Pages are slightly age toned. Closely cropped to the bottom margin with the catchword slightly obscured. Just the odd spot to pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 629L5

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Royalist Parliamentarian Charles I Civil War Parliamentarian None

Patrick Geddes

City Development: A Study of Parks, Gardens, and Culture-Institutes. A Report to the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust

Edinburgh, Geddes and Company, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this fascinating work on city development by Patrick Geddes. A first edition of this fascinating work on city development by Patrick Geddes. With one folding map to the front, and a folding plate to the rear. Geddes is best known for his contribution urban planning philosophies, in which he combined his background in biology, sociology, and geography in his concepts of city design. A keen advocate of nature conservation and strong opponent of environmental pollution, some historians have claimed him as a forerunner of modern Green politics. The present volume focusses specifically on parks, gardens, nature reserves, and museums, before considering the life and sense of citizenship these urban spaces can create. There is evidence that a bookplate has been removed from the front pastedown. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front endpaper, 'H. Wooler&apos. Added in pencil beneath, it reads 'Paddington Technical Institute, Saltan Crescent. W&apos. With an institutional date stamp to the front endpaper. In the publisher's original cream cloth binding. Externally, smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards and the spine, which has discoloured a little. Very lightly bumped to the tail of the spine, more so to the head, which has a chip in the cloth and is starting to fray. The front and rear hinges are starting, but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Aside from some light handling marks, pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 859N26

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: City Development Report to the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust A Study of Parks, Gardens, and Culture-Institutes Patrick Geddes Report to the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust Folding Plates Uncommon Not Stated

F. Genin

Lexicon Compare de la Langue de Moliere

Paris, Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres, 1846. Leather. A French language lexicon in attractive leather binding. Dealing specifically with the work of Moliere, and his use of language, the volume also details similar usage found in the work of Fontaine, Pascal, Racine and La Bruyere. Contains bookplates and ink stamps of the Guille Alles Libary of Guernsey, in French and English language. In decorative leather bindings with gilt detailing and paper-covered boards. Externally smart. Light wear to the extremities, joints and backstrip, as well as markings and minor sunning to top of the board. There is a institutional bookplate and label adhered to front board and a label to spine. The hinges are strained. There are inkstamps to the half-title and title pages, as well as two overlapping bookplates adhered to pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, although there are instances of spotting throughout, particularly to endpages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: FGN1-C-24

Catalogue: Social Sciences

Keywords: lexicon language moliere f genin language french None

Svenska Sallskapet for Antropologi och Geografi

Ymer Tidskrift Utgifven Af Svenska Sallskapet for Antropologi Och Geografi

Stockholm, Centraltryckeriet, 1905 . Hardback. The fourth 1905 issue of the quarterly publication of the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography, published in the twenty-fifth year of the journal. In the original Swedish.Illustrated with two folding colour maps, and a number of vignette photographic illustrations.The fourth 1905 issue of the journal, with sections devoted to a burial field from the Younger Iron Age, King Bjorn's mound, and Amundsen's expedition to the North Pole.With the bookplate of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back to the front pastedown. Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years. He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations. His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of polar exploration. Rebound in paper covered boards, with original labels and back strip laid down to boards and spine. Bookplate to front pastedown. Original wraps bound in, with title page bound in to the rear of the work. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 862F51

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: anthropology geography Eric Kenneth Prentice Back Kenn Back geography Not Stated

Christopher St. Germain [Christopher Saint German]

Doctor and Student: Or Dialogues between a Doctor of Divinity, and Student in the Laws of England

London, S. Richardson and C. Lintot, 1761 . Leather. A smart copy of the sixteenth edition of Christopher St. Germain's discussion of English common law, first published in the early sixteenth century. Initially published in Latin, and as two separate works, in the 1520s and 1530s, Germain's work is structured as a set of dialogues between the titular doctor of divinity and student of law, discussing a number of legal principles, and the relationship between common law and equity.The first part presents an argument for parliamentary supremacy, and the second discusses the relationship between statute and common law, and ecclesiastical law.ESTC Citation No. T112934 With a final leaf of errata and advertisements.With the inscription of Welsh landowner and liberal politician Walter Rice Howell to the title page.American historian Charles Howard McIlwain described the work as 'probably the most valuable source of our knowledge concerning the relation of the law of nature to the law of England in the late mediaeval or early modern times&apos. Rebacked, in a full calf binding. With original board restored and back strip laid down, but with spine labels renewed. Retaining the original endpapers. Head of rear joint starting, with board holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, but clean, with only the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 857F31

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: law legal history dialogues legal history None

G. S. Ghurye

Caste and Class in India

Bombay [Mumbai], Popular Book Depot, 1957. Cloth. A fascinating work on caste and class in India by G. S. Ghurye, the founder of Indian Sociology. The third edition of this uncommon work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.Bookseller stamp to the front free end paper.Govind Sadashiv Ghurye (1893-1983) was a pioneering Indian academic who is widely regarded as the founder of Indian Sociology and Sociology in India. First published as 'Caste and Race in India' in 1932, this is the third edition of Ghurye's revised work 'Caste and Class in India', in which he explores the origins, features and history of the Caste system; the relationship between Caste, British rule and nationalism; class and its role in the Caste system; and elements of Caste outside India. This edition also includes an updated chapter on Caste and race, which was dropped out of the second edition.With appendices and an index to bibliographical abbreviations to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally smart, with a little fading to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrapper is somewhat sunned, with a little chipping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the folds of the flaps. Faint pencil markings to the rear of the wrap. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Book number: 890M3

Catalogue: Social Sciences

Keywords: Caste India Sociology Class India Not Stated

Pietro Giannone

Opere Postume Di Pietro Giannone in Difesa Della Sua Storia Civile Del Regno Di Napoli Con la Sua Professione Di Fede

Venice, Presso Giambatista Pasquali, 1768. Leather. A very original copy of this posthumous defence by Pietro Giannone. Pietro Giannone (1676-1748) was an Italian philosopher, remembered for opposing the Roman Catholic Church. In 1723, he published 'Storia Civile del Regno di Napoli' ('History of the Kingdom of Naples'), which supported the civil powers over the Church, leading to his excommunication from Naples. This work is a defence, published posthumously.Complete in two volumes.In a quarter calf binding with lovely patterned boards. In a quarter calf binding. Externally a trifle rubbed, bumped to the extremities , some loss to the leather on the spine, particularly the foot of volume I. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound, pages generally bright and clean, some age toning and the odd spot. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 750R34

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: italian history religion italian philosophy religion None

Jeffrey Gilbert; Geoffrey Gilbert

An Historical View of the Court of Exchequer and of the King&Apos;S Revenues

Savoy; London, E and R Nutt; R Gosling, 1738. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of this economic work regarding the court of the exchequer in the mid eighteenth century. Publisher's adverts to the verso of front endpaper. Published anonymously, although this work has been attributed to Jeffrey/Geoffrey Gilbert. Gilbert was a barrister, judge and author. He was the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland and England. Collated, complete.ESTC reference no T95681. Blind stamp for the 'Free Public Library, Wigan' to the front endpaper, title page, A3, and B1. A scarce economic work, being a first-hand account of the court of the exchequer, written by someone who was once the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer. In a contemporary calf binding. Rebacked, with the original boards preserved. Light rubbing to the extremities. Prior owner's inscription to the recto of front endpaper 'Written by Sir Jeffrey Gilbert&apos. Blind stamp for the 'Free Public Library Wigan' to the bottom of front endpaper. Multiple ownership inscriptions to the title page. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with occasional scattered spots, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 756L4

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Economics Scarce Exchequer Scarce None

James Glassford

Remarks on the Constitution and Procedure of the Scottish Courts of Law

Edinburgh, Archibald Constable and Company, 1812 . First edition. Hardback. The vanishingly scarce first edition of the first published work by Scottish legal writer James Glassford. The vanishingly scarce first edition of this legal work.Glassford discusses the imperfections of the Scottish procedural system, and examines the constitution of the courts, the order and rules of judicial procedure, and provides 'notices of judicial proceedings in the early Scottish Parliaments&apos.In 1815, Glassford was appointed to inquire into the duties and emoluments of the clerks and other officers of the courts of justice in Scotland.With the armorial bookplate of the Kinnaird peerage to the front pastedown, with his motto: 'patitur qui vincit&apos.With ten pages of advertisements to the start of the work, and ten to the rear.Retaining the half title. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with joints starting and boards firmly held. Losses of paper to back strip, with paper surrounding spine label detaching. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 882F17

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: scottish law law courts Justice Administration of Scotland Law tracts law courts None

Benjamin Glover

Education the Hope of the World: Being Chapters on Education in General, with Some Reference to the Plan Proposed by the Lancashire Public School Association in Particular

London, William Horsell, 1850. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce pamphlet defending a religious education over a secular one in Victorian England, by Benjamin Glover. A very scarce pamphlet, no institutional copies found.Discussing education and how educating the public brings hope to the country.This essay is in response to the Lancashire Public Schools Association (in 1850 becoming the National Public Schools Association) as they campaigned for the educational system in to become secular or non-sectarian.By Benjamin Glover. Disbound, with a little backstrip remaining. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean, with just a couple of spots. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 788P31

Catalogue: Social Sciences

Keywords: Education the Hope of the World benjamin glover education lancashire benjamin glover children None

William Godwin

History of the Commonwealth of England

London, Henry Colburn, 1824-28. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this intellectual history of the British Commonwealth by William Godwin, complete in four volumes. A radical, intellectual history of the British Commonwealth by William Godwin, nineteenth-century anarchist and philosopher. Godwin was married to noted feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft, and father to author of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley. An important figure in the utilitarian and libertarian movements. This work is a reflection of his anarchist and libertarian beliefs, with his take on the government of the Commonwealth holding great influence on the student of late eighteenth century British political thought. The first edition of this work. Complete in four volumes. In full contemporary calf binding with the crest of 'The Society of Writers to the Signet' to the front board of each volume. Containing a small sticker to the front pastedown of each volume. In full contemporary calf binding with the crest of 'The Society of Writers to the Signet' to the front board of each volume. Externally, rebacked, with some rubbing to the spines and extremities of each volume. More significant rubbing to the spine of Volume II. Some shelf wear to the boards. Containing a small sticker to the front pastedown of each volume, and a few small pencil notations to the front free-endpaper and front pastedown of each volume. Internally, firmly bound. The odd mark or spot to the pages, which are otherwise bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 833J22

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: british history history commonwealth england history Wollstonecraft mary shelley Not Stated

Julius Goebel

The Struggle for the Falkland Islands

New Haven, Yale University Press, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A marvellous copy of this work detailing the history of political struggles over the Falkland Islands, complete with one folding map, diagrams and illustrations. This work details the history of the Falkland Islands , from its discovery through its colonisation.Illustrated with one folding map and a number of diagrams and illustrations throughout.This is a first edition of this work.Penned by Julius Goebel (1892-1973), a prominent legal history and professor emeritus of legal history at the Columbia University School of Law.From the library of Eric Kenneth Prentice Back.  Kenn Back was a British meteorologist with the British Antarctic survey for many years.  He spent eight winters in the Antarctic and is a descendent of Captain George Back. In addition, he served as base commander at Halley, Faraday and Rothera stations.  His library collection was built over decades and highlights his love of travel, geography and polar exploration in particular. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, a few small marks to the spine. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound, pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Book number: 758R45

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: falkland islands legal history history of exploration colonialisation legal history None

George Laurence Gomme

The Village Community with Special Reference to the Origin and Form of Its Survivals in Britain.

London , Walter Scott, 1890. Cloth. Detailing the evolution and historical purpose of the village community across Britain. With black and white illustrations and fold-out maps. In a cloth binding with gilt lettering to the spine and front board. With blind embossing to the front board. Externally smart with fading to the spine and some mild edgewear. Slight shelfwear to the head and tail of spine. Internally, excellent. Firmly bound. Pages, plates and fold-outs are clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: GEN31-E-18

Catalogue: Social Sciences

Keywords: Villages Community Social Science Social History Community None

Edmond de Goncourt; Jules de Goncourt

Love in the Eighteenth Century

London, Arthur L Humpreys, 1905. Vellum. A smart copy of this study of the portrayal of love in the eighteenth century, translated from the original French. With both the original French and the English translation. An essaying commentary on the portrayal of love in eighteenth century France through culture, art, and literature. With reference to anxiety, jealousy, obsession, and much more. Written by Edmond de Goncourt, a French writer, critic, and publisher, and his brother Jules de Goncourt, a French writer and publisher. Bound in quarter vellum with red cloth boards. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Discolouration to the spine as is typical with ageing. The odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 870T53

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Love Eighteenth Century de Goncourt Eighteenth None

Grace and Philip Wharton

The Wits and Beaux of Society

London , James Hogg & Sons, c1860. Cloth. A complete one volume edition of The Wits and Beaux of Society, with illustrations. A second revised edition, but the first all in one volume. Written by Grace and Philip Wharton, this volume is a humorous collection of commentaries on different people in society, including George Villiers, Count de Grammont, Beau Fielding and Lord Hervey. With illustrations and drawings by H. K. Browne and James Godwin. With fourteen plates and a frontispiece.Collated, complete. Rebacked with the original spine and boards restored, Externally, very smart with light marks to the boards and spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: H. K. Browne and James Godwin. Very Good .

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Book number: 859B51

Catalogue: Social Sciences

Keywords: The Wits and Beaux of Society Grace and Philip Wharton society Grace and Philip Wharton H. K. Browne and James Godwin