Citoyen Maurille [Citizen Maurille]

Les Crimes Jacobins a Lyon Depuis 1792

Lyon, Chez Les Marchands de Nouveautes , 1801. First edition. Leather. A scarce, very early nineteenth-century French political tract outlining the crimes committed by the Jacobins in Lyon since 1792. A fascinating political treatise outlining the crimes of the Jacobins in Lyon from 1792 to 1801. During the age of Enlightenment, the Jacobins were a political group that hailed the 'Rights of Man', supporting the 'preservation of the natural rights of liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression&apos. They were the most prolific political group during the French Revolution. Written by 'Citoyen Maurille' and published in 1801, the first edition of this work. Containing an engraved frontispiece, as issued. Bound in quarter calf with marbled boards. Externally, generally smart, with some shelf wear to the boards and bumping to the extremities. Some light rubbing to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and contain a few instances of very light spotting, not affecting readability. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 810J13

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: religion treatise jacobin lyon treatise maurille Not Stated

Henry Mayhew

London Labour and the London Poor

London, Charles Griffin and Company, 1864. Leather. Mayhew"s seminal study of London street life in the middle of the century Bound in half morocco leather with gilt lettering and cloth covered boards. Rebound with new endpapers by Haroldson. With half titles. Volumes I and II only. Henry Mayhew (1812 - 1887) was an English social researcher, journalist, playwright and advocate of reform. He was one of the two founders of the satirical and humorous magazine Punch. He is better known, however, for his work as a social researcher, publishing an extensive series of newspaper articles in the Morning Chronicle, later compiled into the book series London Labour and the London Poor (1851), a groundbreaking and influential survey of the poor of London. The articles go into deep, almost pedantic detail concerning the trades, habits, religion and domestic arrangements of the thousands of people working the streets of the city. Much of the material comprises detailed interviews in which people candidly describe their lives and work. Bound in half morocco leather with gilt lettering and cloth covered boards. There is wear to the extremities, including bumping and some fading to the boards. The hinges of volume two are starting. The binding is tight and firm. Internally the pages are bright with handling marks and mild spotting on the first and last few pages and intermittent light background spotting throughout. There are small ink inscriptions on the front free endpapers. Page 383/4 of volume one has been archivally strengthened. Page 289/290 of volume two has two small sections missing from the bottom edge, that are attached to page 291. Page 403 has a closed tear that has been repaired with tape. Very Good . Ill.: None Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: LTH9-E-5

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Haroldson Mayhew Trade Religion Mayhew London Society None Stated

Justin McCarthy

British Political Leaders

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1904. Leather. A smartly bound second impression of this work on British political leaders, with portraits. Second impression. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twelve plates. Collated complete. A detailed study on thirteen British political leaders, with biographical sketches and reference to their education and policies. The leaders include: Lord Salisbury, Joseph Chamberlain, John Burns, Sir William Harcourt, and James Bryce. Written by Justin McCarthy, an Irish nationalist, journalist, historian, novelist and politician. Bound in full red calf. Externally, very smart with minor shelf wear and light fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot or handling mark. Cambridge University bookplate to the front pastedown dated 1905. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Book number: 888T55

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: British Political Leaders McCarthy Political Leaders Not Stated

John Ramsay McCulloch

A Treatise on the Principles, Practice, & History of Commerce

London and New York, Baldwin and Cradock; William Jackson, 1833 . Cloth. A scarce early edition of this study on the principles of commerce by Scottish economist John Ramsay McCulloch. Early edition of John Ramsay McCulloch's A Treatise on the Principles, Practice, & History of Commerce in the original cloth binding.A scarce work with only fifteen of this edition held in libraries. First published in 1831. Published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. From the Library of Useful Knowledge. John Ramsay McCulloch was a Scottish economist and author. He is widely considered the leader of the Ricardian school of economics after David Ricardo's death in 1823. He wrote extensively on economic policy and was the first professor of political economy at University College London. In the original cloth binding. Externally, sound. There is bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The spine is faded and there is some partial fading to the boards. There are also some marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean, with the odd spot, particularly to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 856W44

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Commerce Principles Economics John Ramsay McCulloch Principles None

Margaret Mead

An Inquiry Into the Question of Cultural Stability in Polynesia

New York, Columbia University Press, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Margaret Mead's exploration of Polynesian culture, particularly in regard to tattooing and canoe and house building. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding. Margaret Mead (1901-1978) was an American cultural anthropologist, who was best known for Coming of Age in Samoa and Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies. In this work, she explores canoe building, house building and tattooing in Hawaii, the Marquesas, Tahiti, Samoa and among the Maori. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, with minor shelf wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot to the fore edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 874M15

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Samoa Anthropology Margaret Mead Ethnography Anthropology Not Stated

M. De Meck

Metapsychisme Et Occultisme: Douze Conferences

Paris, Librarie A. -M. Beaudelot, 1928. Cloth. A scarce philosophical work containing twelve lectures on metaphysics and occultism, in the French language. French language. Scarce work. A collection of twelve lectures on metaphysics and occultism, with reference to the history of occultism, physical phenomena's, initiation, and much more. Written by M. De Meck. Bound in contemporary brown cloth. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 860T53

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Metapsychisme Occultisme Douze Conferences Meck Occultisme None

James Meikle

The Miscellaneous Works of Mr James Meikle

Edinburgh, Ogle & Aikman et al, 1807. First edition. Leather. A very scarce series of tracts, essays, meditations and poetry by the Scottish surgeon and devotional writer, James Meikle. First thus, the first edition of this particular collection. Published posthumously. Each section has a separate half-title, as called for. Meikle's writings include meditations on vanity, the enjoyment of god, the love of Christ and the rational world. There are essays displaying Meikle's thoughts on marriage and heaven and hell. In addition, there is a section on sayings, private readings on the Psalms of David and a poem entitled 'Emmanuel&apos. James Meikle grew up in humble means. He wished to study at Edinburgh for the ministry, however due to poverty and his father's death he was unable to do so. He attended some medical lectures at Edinburgh and returned to his home town in 1750 to practise as a surgeon. However, this did not work and he entered the navy. Many of his 'Meditations' were written during his time in the navy. This book contains a variety of works, which provide insight into the inner mind of a humble surgeon from Carnwath in the late eighteenth century. In a half calf binding with paper covered boards. Binder's stamp to the front pastedown, W Brand, Wooler. Externally, smart with patches of light rubbing to the boards and spine. Front joint is tender, with the hinge slightly strained but remaining firm. Rear hinge is also slightly strained but firm. Prior owner's inscriptions to the endpapers and title page have been excised professionally, with only faded evidence left, possibly reading 'James Geary' or 'Gray&apos. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned. Scattered spots. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 685L9

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Meikle Scotland Meditations Religion Scotland poetry None

Francisque-Michel

A Critical Inquiry Into the Scottish Language with the View of Illustrating the Rise and Progress of Civilisation in Scotland

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1882. Leather. A limited edition copy of this interesting analysis of Scottish language, written by the French historian Francisque Xavier Michel. A limited edition, being one of five-hundred copies. 'With the publisher's compliments' blind stamp to the title page. A publishers' presentation copy and out of series. This work is a very interesting analysis into the Scots language, looking at how much the French had an influence over Scottish life and language. The author looks at the language of architecture, clothing, fine arts, law, dances, games, and more. Written by Francisque Xavier Michel, a French historian who was sent to England and Scotland by the French Government for research. He was the professor of foreign language at the University of Bordeaux, and also published translations of Shakespeare, Alfred Tennyson, and Oliver Goldsmith. Ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper, 'John Murray&apos. In the original publisher's straight grain morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, with slight rubbing to the joints and to the head and tail of the spine. Further light rubbing and some small surface cracks to the spine. Bumping and rubbing to the extremities. Minor marking to the boards. Ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper, 'John Murray&apos. Front hinge is starting but firm. 'With the publisher's compliments' blindstamp to the title page. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with just a touch of age-toning, with the odd scattered spot, mostly to the first and last few pages, and occasional handling marks. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 621P25

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: language scottish scots celtic scottish None

John Michell

City of Revelation: On the Proportions and Symbolic Numbers of the Cosmic Temple

London, Garnstone Press , 1972. First edition. Cloth. A beautiful and scarce first edition copy of John Michell's work regarding sacred geometry and numerology. The scarce first edition. In the original cloth binding with the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper. With numerous vignette diagrams throughout. The sequel to John Michell's renowned book, 'The View over Atlantis', this work continues to expand on his arguments and thoughts. Michell stated that he wrote this book in "almost two years of near total solitude and intense study in Bath". Delving into topics such as sacred geometry, numerology and the esoteric concept of New Jerusalem, the prophetic city centered on the rebuilt Holy Temple of Jerusalem. John Michell was an English author and esotericist, best known for his contribution to the development of the Earth mysteries movement. The half title page is present. In the publisher's full cloth binding. Externally, excellent with light shelf wear to the edges. The original unclipped dust wrapper is in smart condition. Some light shelf wear to the edges. Closed tear to the lower front panel. Marks to the panels, heavier to the front. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean with the odd spot throughout. Spotting to the fore-edge. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 843G50

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: esoterica the view over atlantis the flying saucer vision symbols the view over atlantis Not Stated

Truman Michelson

What Happened to Green Bear Who Was Blessed with a Sacred Pack

Washington, United States Government Printing Office, 1938. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. An uncommon anthropological pamphlet. An uncommon pamphlet. What Happened to Green Bear Who was Blessed with a Sacred Pack is a chapter from Bulletin 119, of Bureau of American Ethnology at the Smithsonian Institution, being Anthropological Papers, No. 4. This account of the Sauk sacred pack was originally written by a Fox Indian and has been translated by Truman Michelson.   In the original paper wraps. Externally, lovely. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .

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Book number: 860B25

Catalogue: Social Sciences

Keywords: What Happened to Green Bear Who was Blessed with a Sacred Pack Truman Michelson Ethnology anthropology Truman Michelson None

Frederick William Hugh Migeod

The Languages of West Africa

London , Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co. 1911. First edition. Cloth. A scarce original complete set of Migeod's Languages of West Africa, with a fold out map to rear of volume one. First edition. In two volumes complete. Beginning with a discussion of the development of West Africa and the distribution of the races and tribes, then working through the construction of the languages. With appendices and index to rear of volume two. With previous owner's bookplates to front pastedowns. In cloth bindings. Externally, generally smart but with slight bumping to extremities, fading and marks to spines and a stain to front of volume one. Internally, firmly bound. Bright with the odd spot and handling mark, mostly to front and rear. Some loss to bookplates and evidence of other previous bookplates to endpapers and previous owner's ink stamp to front pastedown of volume two. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: GEN31-F-11

Catalogue: Social Sciences

Keywords: West Africa Language Linguistics Language None

John Stuart Mill

Auguste Comte and Positivism

London, N. Trubner & Co, 1866. Cloth. The second edition of this scarce work on the philosophies of Auguste Comte, written by John Stuart Mill. The second edition, revised. Reprinted from the Westminster Review. In the publisher's original blind stamped cloth. This scarce work on philosophy was written by John Stuart Mill, an English philosopher and politician. The work discusses Auguste Comte, a noted French philosopher, and his ideas on Positivism. Positivism is the philosophical school that believes that all knowledge must be proven true, therefor intuition and faith are meaningless.Stamp from 'Repton School Library' to the title page. In the publisher's original blind stamped cloth. Externally smart with fading to the spine and extremities, bumping to the extremities and minimal loss to the head of the spine with a closed tear to the corner to the head of the front board. Front hinge starting with the odd minimal ink notation to the front endpapers. Internally firmly bound with bright and generally clean pages with a stamp from 'Repton School Library' to the title page and the odd minor spot to the blanks. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 899Z30

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Philosophy Auguste Comte John Stuart Mill second edition Auguste Comte None

Edward Monro

Agricultural Colleges and Their Working. A Letter to A.J. B. Hope, Esq. M.P.

Oxford and London, John Henry Parker, 1850. First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce first edition treatise by Edward Monro, discussing the poor conditions for youth living in agricultural areas. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work.Half-title is present.A letter penned by Reverend Edward Monro to Alexander Beresford Hope.In this letter Monro discusses the terrible state of the conditions of the poor, in particular the youths in agricultural districts. At the time this letter was written Hope was an M.P. for Maidstone. Monro lays out the issues affecting the poor and their way of life, namely ineffective discipline in operation in the domestic life of the poor, the narrow limits of a cottage, employers, lack of games and amusements, and clergymen neglecting the youths.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.Appendix comprises of a selection of Monro's prayers. Rebound in a modern cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with a mark to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots. Small ink inscription to the tail of the title page. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 861P31

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Agricultural Colleges and Their Working. A Letter to A. J. B. Hope, Esq. M.P. agriculture edward monro Alexander James Beresford Beresford Hope agriculture None

Michel Seigneur de Montaigne; Pierre Coste

Essais de Michel Seigneur de Montaigne

London, Jean Nourse, 1739 . Leather. The fourth edition of this scarce collection of essays by French philosopher Michel Seigneur de Montagne. The fourth edition. Written in the original French. Bound in full calf. This collection contains Volume I-V out of a six volume set. Lacking Volume VI. This scarce work is comprised of the essays of French philosopher Michel Seigneur de Montaigne, one of the most significant thinkers of the French Renaissance. He is particularly known for his collection of essays, popularising this form of writing. Montaigne's various essays were published from 1580, largely inspired by his classical studies, with a focus on the ideas of Plutarch and Lucretius. The goal of this work was to portray humans, particularly himself, with complete frankness and honesty. Illustrated with a frontispiece to Volume I. With notes by French theologian, Pierre Coste.Bookplate of Irish philosopher and lecturer, Rev. F. Hutcheson. Bound in full calf. Externally, very good, with slight rubbing to joints and extremities, with the odd patch of rubbing to boards. Slight bumping to the head of Volume V, with spine label lifting a little to III. Bookplate to the front paste down, with an ink inscription to the front free endpaper to Volume I. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with the odd handling mark or ink annotation. Ink inscription of J. Hutcheson to the title page. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 906Q3

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Michel Seigneur de Montagne philosophy essays Pierre Coste philosophy None

G. E. Moore

Mind a Quarterly Review of Psychology and Philosophy

London; Edinburgh, Macmillan and Co; Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1930-1947. Paperback. A good run of the British peer-reviewed academic journal, 'Mind', published on behalf of the Mind Association, which is dedicated to the question of whether psychology could be a legitimate natural science. New Series 'Mind' was established in 1876 by the Scottish philosopher Alexander Bain (University of Aberdeen) with his colleague and former student George Croom Robertson (University College London) as editor-in-chief. With the death of Robertson in 1891, George Stout took over the editorship and began a 'New Series&apos. The current editor is Thomas Baldwin (University of York). In the first issue, Robertson wrote;"Now, if there were a journal that set itself to record all advances in psychology, and gave encouragement to special researches by its readiness to publish them, the uncertainty hanging over the subject could hardly fail to be dispelled. Either psychology would in time pass with general consent into the company of the sciences, or the hollowness of its pretensions would be plainly revealed. Nothing less, in fact, is aimed at in the publication of Mind than to procure a decision of this question as to the scientific standing of psychology." Many famous essays have been published in Mind by such figures as Charles Darwin, J. M. E. McTaggart and Noam Chomsky. Three of the most famous, arguably, are Lewis Carroll's "What the Tortoise Said to Achilles" (1895), Bertrand Russell's "On Denoting" (1905), and Alan Turing's "Computing Machinery and Intelligence" (1950), in which he first proposed the Turing test. Volume XXXIX. No. 155, July 1930. Volume XXXIX. No. 156, October 1930. Volume XLVI. No. 181, January 1937. Volume XLVI. No. 182, April 1937. Volume XLVI. No. 183, July 1937. Volume XLVI. No. 184, October 1937. Volume XLVII. No. 185, January 1938. Volume XLVII. No. 186, April 1938. Volume XLVII. No. 187, July 1938. Volume XLVII. No. 188, October 1938. Volume XLVIII. No. 189, January 1939. Volume XLVIII. No. 190, April 1939. Volume XLVIII. No. 191, July 1939. Volume XLVIII. No. 192, October 1939. Volume XLIX. No. 193, January 1940. Volume XLIX. No. 194, April 1940. Volume XLIX. No. 195, July 1940. Volume XLIX. No. 196, October 1940. Volume L. No. 197, January 1941. Volume L. No. 198, April 1941. Volume L. No. 199, July 1941. Volume LI. No. 201, January 1942. Volume LI. No. 202, April 1942. Volume LI. No. 203, July 1942. Volume LI. No. 204, October 1942. Volume LII. No. 205, January 1943. Volume LII. No. 206, April 1943. Volume LII. No. 207, July 1943. Volume LII. No. 208, October 1943. Volume LIII. No. 209, January 1944. Volume LIII. No. 210, April 1944. Volume LIII. No. 209, January 1944. Volume LIII. No. 211, July 1944. Volume LIII. No. 212, October 1944. Volume LIV. No. 213, January 1945. Volume LIV. No. 214, April 1945. Volume LIV. No. 215, July 1945. Volume LIV. No. 216, October 1945. Volume LV. No. 217, January 1946. Volume LV. No. 218, April 1946. Volume LV. No. 219, July 1946. Volume LV. No. 220, October 1946. Volume LVI. No. 221, January 1947. Volume LVI. No. 222, April 1947. Volume LVI. No. 223, July 1947. Volume LVI. No. 224, October 1947. Notable articles within this collection include; "The Emotive Meaning of Ethical Terms" (1937) by Charles Leslie Stevenson, "Studies in the Logic of Confirmation" (1945) by Carl G. Hempel, and "The Contrary-to-Fact Conditional" (1946) by Roderick M. Chisholm. Each volume is in its original publishers' paper wraps. George Edward Moore was an English philosopher. He was, with Bertrand Russell, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and (before them) Gottlob Frege, one of the founders of the analytic tradition in philosophy. Along with Russell, he led the turn away from idealism in British philosophy, and became well known for his advocacy of common sense concepts, his contributions to ethics, epistemology, and metaphysics, and "his exceptional personality and moral character." He was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, highly influential among (though not a member of) the Bloomsbury Group, and the editor of these influential journals between 1921 and 1947. In original publishers' paper wraps. Externally, sound, chipped to the extremities, with sunning to the wraps. Slight marks to the wraps. No. 156's front wrap is detached, lacking rear wrap. Slight loss to rear wrap of No. 155, Large closed tear to front wrap of No. 193. Neat ink signature to front wrap of No.s 155 and 156. Loss to front wrap of No. 186. Evidence of past worming to last few leaves and rear wrap of No. 197. Internally, generally firmly bound, with some straining to No. 190, No. 195, and No. 197. Pages bright throughout, with many leaves that are unopened. Generally clean, with the odd light spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: SET20-E-4

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Mind Alexander Bain Philosopher Psychology Alexander Bain Stout Baldwin None