Stephen Spender

European Witness

London, Hamish Hamilton Ltd. 1946. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this exploration of post-war Germany from Spender. First edition. In the summer and autumn of 1945, Spender is sent to Germany to find out what survived of German intellectual life following the defeat of the Nazi Party. With an application of critical judgement, he describes episodes of his time there, and accounts of the civilians, soldiers, and politicians that he meets. Written by Sir Stephen Harold Spender, an English poet, novelist, and essayist known for his work on social injustice and the class struggle. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor fading to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light shelf wear and the odd mark. Sunning to the spine and the odd small closed tear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good.

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Book number: 879T55

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: European Witness Germany Post-War Witness None

Germaine de Stael

De la Litterature Cosideree Dans Ses Rapports Avec Les Institutions Sociales

Paris, Chez Colburn, 1812. Leather. Two volumes bound into one of de Stael's work regarding social relations, in the original French language. French language. Scarce work. Two volumes bound into one. A detailed work on the consideration of literature and its relations to social institutions, with reference to ancient and modern literature, as well as that of different countries and languages. Written by Germaine de Stael Holstein, a French woman of letters and political theorist considered the voice of moderation in the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era to the French Restoration. Bound in half calf with marbled boards. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with light scattered spotting. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 863T45

Catalogue: Social Sciences

Keywords: Litterature Rapports Sociales Germaine Rapports Holstein None

Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield

Letters Written by the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son

London, Thomas Tegg, 1827. Hardback. An early nineteenth edition of Philip Dormer Stanhope's famous letters to his son in the original paper covered boards. In the original publisher's boards. Philip Dormer Stanhope was the 4th Earl of Chesterfield. He was a British statesman, man of letters and wit. The writings were originally published in 1774 under the title Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman. They provide perceptive and nuanced advice for how a gentlemen should interpret manners and social codes. With publisher's adverts to the rear of volume III dated March 1827. In quarter cloth bindings with paper covered boards. Externally, rubbed to the spines, particularly to the spine labels. Loss to the spine of all volumes at the spine labels which has been previously been repaired by the addition of the cloth. Front hinge to volume II is tender and may weaken, possibly detaching, with further handling. Hinges to volumes I and III are tender. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with scattered spots to pages. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 591L27

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Stanhope LEtters Gentleman Society LEtters None

None Stated

Crushing Germany" Union of Democratic Control Leaflet No. 5.

London, Union of Democratic Control, 1915. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce pamphlet from the Union of Democratic Control detailing various proposals for "crushing Germany" during the First World War. Very scarce. Leaflet no. 5. A detailed collection of proposals for "crushing Germany" during the First World War, under the headings of: The Forcible Dismemberment of Germany, The Destruction of the Hohenzollern Dynasty, The Allies Encircling with their Arms this Mutilated Germany, and A Complete Economic and Social Boycott of Germans. Produced by the Union of Democratic Control a British pressure group formed in 1914 for a more responsive foreign policy. While not a pacifist organisation, it was opposed to military influence in government. The original paper pamphlet. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and the odd small crease to the extremities. A small closed tear to each of the pages. Very bright with the odd small mark to the boards. A very small ink inscription to the top corner. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 888T62

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Crushing Germny Union of Democratic Control World War I Union of Democratic Control None

None stated

Parliamentary Debates on the Dissenters&Apos; Chapels Bill. 7& 8 Vict. Ch. 45. A.D. M. Dccc. XLIV

London, Nonconformists of Great Britain and Ireland Associated for Promoting the Dissenters' Chapels Bill, 1844. Leather. A presentation copy of this work on the Dissenters' Chapels Bill, bound in full calf. Presentation copy to 'The Attorney General&apos. Previously owned by Sir W. W. Follett, M. P, the attorney general the work was presented to, with his initials to the front board. Follett was the attorney general in 1844 during the passing of the act in question. Bound in full calf, with diced calf to the boards. This work was written and published by the Nonconformists of Great Britain and Ireland Associated for Promoting the Dissenters' Chapels Bill. This work discusses the 'Dissenter's Chapels Act', which allowed English dissenters, people who opposed the state interference in religious matters, to found their own schools, communities and churches. This work also provides an account of the proceedings in the House of Lords on the Introduction of the bill. Bound in full calf with diced calf to the boards. Externally sound with rubbing to the joints, to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities of the boards, front joints tender with back strip lifting slightly, fading to the spine and marks to the boards. Front hinge held by cords with light spotting to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with generally bright pages with the odd spot, heavier to the front and rear. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 892Z55

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Law Politics Presentation copy Leather binding Politics None

Isaac Bickerstaff [Richard Steele]

The Tatler

London, J. Parsons, 1794. Leather. A scarce complete four volume set of The Tatler literary and society journal as part of Parson's Select British Classics Series. Four volume set. Parson's Select British Classics Series. The Tatler, a British literary and society journal begun in 1709 and published for two years. It insighted a new approach to journalism, featuring cultivated essays on contemporary manners. This format is said to have been copied in classics like The Spectator, The Rambler, and The Idler. Volume one is illustrated with five plates. Volume two is illustrated with five plates. Volume three is illustrated with four plates. Volume four is illustrated with three plates. Collated complete. Bound in full tree calf. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. The odd mark to the board. Front joint starting but firm on volumes one and four. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark and light spotting to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 857T24

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Tatler Journal Steele Bickerstaff Journal None

John Steer; Henry John Hodgson

Steer&Apos;S Parish Law; Being a Digest of the Law Relating to the CIVIL and Ecclesiastical Government of Parishes; Friendly Societies, Etc. , Etc. , and the Relief, Settlement, and Removal of the Poor.

London, Stevens and Norton, H. Sweet and W. Maxwell, 1857 . Cloth. The very scarce third edition of Steer's Parish Law, a law book from the mid nineteenth century. The third edition of Steer's Parish Law; Being a Digest of the Law Relating to the Civil and Ecclesiastical Government of Parishes; Friendly Societies, Etc. Etc. and the Relief, Settlement, and Removal of the Poor. Enlarged, edited and altered by Henry John Hodgson, Barrister at Law. In re-backed cloth binding. An insightful and in depth law book from the nineteenth century. Very scarce.With a preface to the first edition and the third edition. Includes 22 pages of adverts to the front. In re-backed cloth binding. Externally, smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There is some light marking to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with some occasional spotting. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 829W32

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Law Parish law Steer Third edition Parish law None

Charles Stewart

A Treatise on the Law of Scotland Relating to Rights of Fishing Comprising the Law Affecting Sea Fishing Salmon Fishing Trout Fishing Oyster & Mussel Fishing Etc. Etc.

Edinburgh, T. & T. Clark , 1869. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. The uncommon first edition of this work discussing the rights of fishing in Scotland. The uncommon first edition of this work. Discussing in detail Scottish fisheries and rights of fishing, comprising the laws affecting sea, salmon, trout, oyster & mussel fishing, offences, with an appendix of statutes and bye-laws. Written by Charles Stewart.Advertising leaves to the rear. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with shelf, spine and extremities of the boards lightly bumped, spine title label slightly rubbed, spine darkened. Joints only lightly rubbed. Front hinge slightly strained, holding firm. Volume firmly bound. Pages generally clean with a touch of age toning, as usual with the type of paper used. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 813A14

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: fishing law scotland first editions law None

J. A. Stewart

The Young Woman&Apos;S Companion; or, Female Instructor: Being a Sure and Complete Guide to Every Acquirement Essential in Forming a Pleasing Companion, a Respectable Mother, or a Useful Member of Society. Interspersed with Moral and Religious Essays, Interesting Tales, and Memoirs of Illustrious Women. To Which Are Subjoined, Several Very Valuable Medicinal Receipts, and Other Useful Directions, Requisite for Every Female to Whom Domestic Economy Is a Desirable Object

Oxford, Bartlett, Newman, and Bartlett, 1816. Leather. A scarce work advising young women on their proper manner in society, and how to educate themselves, a charming Georgian volume of female education. The fourth edition of this scarce work.Illustrated with a frontispiece, engraved title, and six plates.Collated, bound without one plate.A Georgian guide to young woman, intending to educate the reader on the proper manner for young females in their training to be a good wife, mother, and a useful member of society. Interspersed with moral and religious essays, as well as interesting tales, and brief biographies on important women in history.In particular this volume instructs on female dress, geography, conversation, the duties of a married woman, medicinal recipes, and more, with biographies on Lady Jane Grey, Mrs. Knowles, and Catharine Hurdis.By J. A. Stewart. In a full calf binding. Externally, a little worn. Leather is rubbed. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Small chip to the head of the spine. Light surface cracks to the spine. A small amount of loss of leather to the tail of the front board. Rear hinge is weak, may detach even with further handling. Front hinge is starting but firm. A little loss to the front paste down due to a bookplate being removed. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with some spots. Bound without one plate. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 852P43

Catalogue: Social Sciences

Keywords: The Young Woman's Companion; or, Female Instructor The Young Woman's Companion j. a. stewart essays The Young Woman's Companion religion None

Lewis Goldsmith Stewarton

The Revolutionary Plutarch, Exhibiting the Most Distinguished Characters, Literary, Military, and Political, in the Recent Annals of the French Republic

London, John Murray, 1804. Leather. A uniformly bound, second edition set of this work on French politics and the French Revolution. Complete in four volumes, a scarce set. No author has been stated in the work, but it has been attributed, at least in part, by Lewis Goldsmith. This work is generally of a biographical nature, but also explores French politics during the French Revolution. Sometimes hostile, it explores the lives of alleged 'virtuous and amiable characters' as well as the lives of 'hostile tyrants&apos. Among them are General Moreau, Napoleon Buonaparte, Louis XVIII, Louis Antoine Henry Bourbon, General Pichegru, and more. This is an émigré work that was edited and published in London. It's title harks back to the British Plutarch of Thomas Mortimer. This copy contains a folding plate in Volume III on page 264, a portrait of General Moreau in Volume I, and a portrait of Louis Antoine Henry Bourbon in Volume III. The portrait previously in Volume II, of General Pichegru, is not included. Uniformly bound in half calf with marble covered boards. Externally, volumes have been rubbed on the spines and corners, and minor shelf wear is present. Spines have faded on all volumes. Internally, front hinge to Volume I is starting slightly but remains firm. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Internally, scattered spots to the first and last few pages of all volumes. There is a stain in Volume II affecting pages 403 to 420, but at present it does not affect readability. Otherwise, pages are generally clean throughout. Good . Ill.: Not stated. Good .

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Book number: 785J46

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: French revolution French politics France French history French politics Not stated

Sarah Ellis [Stickney]

Family Secrets or Hints to Those Who Would Make Home Happy

London , Fisher, Son and Co. 1841. First edition. Leather. A collection of essays on the roles of women in the home. First edition. With numerous illustrations throughout, including engraved frontispieces. Sarah Stickney Ellis (1799–16 June 1872) was a Quaker turned Congregationalist who was the author of numerous books, mostly written about women's role(s) in society. Particularly well-known are The Wives of England, The Women of England, The Mothers of England, and The Daughters of England, also her more directly educational works such as Rawdon House and Education of the Heart: Women's Best Work. Related to her principal literary theme of moral education for women, she established Rawdon House in Hertfordshire; a school for young ladies intended to apply the principles illustrated in her books to the "moral training, the formation of character, and in some degree the domestic duties of young ladies." Complete in three volumes. In half-crushed morocco bindings. Externally sound, though a little rubbed and with some marks to the boards. Internally, generally firmly bound although slightly strained in places. Pages are bright though with some scattered spotting (heavier to first and last few pages). Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: SET40-E-2

Catalogue: Social Sciences

Keywords: Women House Home Illustratedq House None

Henry Reed Stiles

Bundling; Its Origin, Progress, and Decline

Albany , Knickerbocker Publishing Company , 1871. First edition. Cloth. A study of the traditional practice of bundling in colonial United States by Henry Reed Stiles, the first edition. A study on the history of the origin and decline of the traditional practice of bundling, which sees the wrapping of a couple together in bed, often with a board between the two, during courting. Thought to have originated in the Netherlands or the British Isles, it became common practice in colonial United States. The first edition of this work, by Henry Reed Stiles, American physician and doctor. In the original publisher's binding with blue boards, more commonly seen in the brown boards variant. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, general light soiling, chipped to tail of spine, back-strip now laid down. Internally, binding is generally firm. Few spots scattered to the occasional leaf. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 818A48

Catalogue: Social Sciences

Keywords: bundling history usa americana history courtship None

Lord Stourton; William Stourton

Further Considerations, Addressed to the Right Honourable the Earl of Liverpool, on Agricultural Relief, and the Extend of the National Resources

London, J. Mawman, 1822. First edition. Cloth. William Stourton's letter to the Prime Minister, Robert Banks Jenkinson, addressing the agricultural issues of the day, a first edition of this very scarce work. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work.William Stourton's written plea to the Earl of Liverpool, Robert Jenkinson, in which Stourton discusses the agricultural crisis of the day and how Jenkinson, as the Prime Minister, could help.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.Stourton, the 18th Baron Stourton, was a Roman Catholic English peer. Today he is best remembered for writing the private memoirs of his first-cousin Maria Fitzherbert, the secret wife of King George IV. Fitzherbert dictated the biography to Sourton, the work later being published by his brother. Rebound in a modern quarter cloth binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a little age-toned and generally clean with some spots. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 861P27

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Further Considerations, Addressed to the Right Honourable the Earl of Liverpool lord stourton agriculture history lord stourton None

Lord Stourton; William Stourton

Three Letters to the Right Honourable the Earl of Liverpool, on the Distresses of Agriculture in the United Kingdom: In Which the Influence of These Distresses on Our Manufactures, Trade, and Commerce Is Considered; As Well As the Justice, Policy, and Necessity, of Legislative Relief. With Observations on Cash Payments and a Free Trade

London, J. Mawman, 1822. Hardback. A vanishingly scarce volume of three letters from Lord Stourton to the Prime Minister of the day, Earl of Liverpool. A new edition of this vanishingly scarce work.Three written please from William Stourton to the Earl of Liverpool, Robert Jenkinson. At the time these letters were penned Jenkinson was the Prime Minister. Stourton explores the pressing agricultural issues affecting Britain and how Jenkinson could provide relief.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.Stourton, the 18th Baron Stourton, was a Roman Catholic English peer. Today he is best remembered for writing the private memoirs of his first-cousin Maria Fitzherbert, the secret wife of King George IV. Fitzherbert dictated the biography to Sourton, the work later being published by his brother.Stamp of a 'Thistlethwayte' to the front paste down. In the original paper covered boards, rebacked with a modern spine. Externally, generally smart, with some light marks and discolouration to the boards. Bumping and a small amount of loss of paper to the extremities. Spine label is worn. Stamp and bookseller's label to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spots. Ink inscription to the head of the title. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 861P32

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Three Letters to the Right Honourable the Earl of Liverpool, on the Distresses earl of liverpool lord stourton william stourton earl of liverpool prime minister None

[George Stronach]

The Gladstone Almanack

Edinburgh and London, William Blackwood & Sons, 1885. Paperback. A first edition of this scarce work in which George Stronach summarises the first year of William Gladstone's premiership. With a folding plate, and twelve humorous cartoons of Gladstone. In this scarce volume, George Stronach provides a summary of the political events of 1885 alongside humorous cartoons of the then Prime Minister William Gladstone. With a folding plate, and twelve plates, collated and complete. Blind stamped to the folding plate, 'Teddington House&apos. No author given. Author established using JISC from a copy held at the National Trust Library. In the publisher's original paperback binding. Externally, sound. The paper covers are a little chipped to the edges and the extremities. There is a tear in the wrap at the front joint near the tail of the spine so that a section of wrap flaps a little. Aside from the first few pages, the book is firmly bound, with bright and clean pages throughout. Good . Ill.: The Gladstone Almanack. Good .

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Book number: 862N55

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: The Gladstone Almanack William Gladstone George Stronach Folding Plate William Gladstone Political History Scarce The Gladstone Almanack