Robert Hamilton

An Inquiry Concerning the Rise and Progress, the Redemption, Present State, and Management of the National Debt of Great Britain

Philadelphia, M. Carey, 1816 . Leather. An early American edition of this economic study of Britain's national debt by Robert Hamilton. An early edition of An Inquiry Concerning the Rise and Progress, the Redemption, Present State, and Management of the National Debt of Great Britain, by Robert Hamilton. In full calf binding. An American edition from the second London edition, enlarged, 1814. Robert Hamilton was a Scottish political economist and founding member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. This essay on the National Debt, first published in 1813, was the first to expose the economic fallacies in William Pitt's policy of a sinking fund. In full calf binding. Externally, fair. There is rubbing to the extremities and to the spine. The joints are cracked. The rear hinge is strained, and the front hinge is working loose and held by cords only. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are generally bright and clean, with some age toning and light spotting throughout. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 856W45

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: National Debt Great Britain Economics Robert Hamilton Great Britain None

Lady Augusta Hamilton

Marriage Rites, Customs, and Ceremonies, of the Nations of the Universe

London, J. Robins and Co. 1824. Cloth. A fascinating early nineteenth century study of marriage rites around the globe, forming an investigation into the legal status of women in ancient and modern times. The very scarce second edition of this work. Far more scarce than the first edition of 1822, this edition curiously does not feature the name of the author to the title page. The author's only published work, the first edition was attributed to Lady Augusta Hamilton, speculated but not proved to be a pseudonym for painter and writer Olivia Serres, known as the imposter who claimed the title of Princess Olive of Cumberland.This fascinating and unusual work examines marriage rites in North America, South America, Massachusetts and New Orleans, concluding that in comparison to in other lands, English women are treated favourably by their native marriage customs. The author identifies that 'the superior force of the male is rather muscular that internal&apos.With illustrated frontispiece and vignette title page illustration.Tipped in to the title page is a fourteen page pamphlet featuring the introduction to the 1822 edition in facsimile handwriting. Tipped in to page 134 is a newspaper clipping, dated 1899, concerning abuses of marriage laws in Italy.To the front pastedown is the armorial bookplate of John Holden. From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, an extravagant socialite and renowned beauty of the Edwardian period. Impeccably connected, Pleydell-Bouverie was also the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII, and rumoured to be a lover of King Edward VIII. A sparkling figure of fashionable society, her friends included Nancy Mitford, Coco Chanel, Winston Churchill, and Fred Astaire. This work is from the sale of Pleydell-Bouverie"s library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire. She purchased the home in 1940, redesigning the interior and amassing an impressive library, featuring many examples of her own bookbinding. In a quarter cloth binding, with paper covered board. Rebacked, with original boards retained and contemporary cloth spine label laid down. Spine label detaching to perimeters. Rubbing to boards, with losses to the paper at extremities. Bookplate to front pastedown. Binding significantly strained throughout, and held by cords only in some areas. Preface to 1822 edition tipped in to title page. Newspaper clipping tipped in to page 134. Pages generally bright, with instances of spotting or handling marks throughout. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Book number: 795F21

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie John Holden Marriage Sociology John Holden Olivia Serres Not Stated

Reverend Richard Winter Hamilton

Nugae Literariae, Prose and Verse

London, Hamilton, Adams and Co et al, 1841. Leather. A fascinating collection of writings from a devout and passionate character. Includes essays, prose and poems on subjects from religion, to the olympic games, to craniology, to Shakespeare. Richard Winter Hamilton (1794–1848) was a Congregational minister. A pious youth, in 1810 he entered Hoxton Academy to study for the ministry. He began to preach early, and when only nineteen delivered the anniversary oration at the Hoxton College chapel. In January 1815 he was chosen to be minister of Albion Independent Chapel, Leeds, where he became a popular preacher. Hamilton's sermons on French protestants (1816) and the death of Princess Charlotte (1817) attracted a good deal of attention. He was an original member, and sometime president, of the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society (established 1821), to which he presented several papers, including "An essay on craniology" in December 1825. A selection of these papers was published as Nugae literariae in 1841. He was prolific writer of sermons, speeches and essays throughout his life, and undertook many tours on behalf of the London Missionary Society. The following winter he published Horae et vindiciae sabbaticae, or, Familiar Disquisitions on the Revealed Sabbath. Hamilton was a man of real ability, and at his death one of the most prominent men in his denomination. DNB In a half crushed morocco binding with marbled boards. Externally, a trifle rubbed. The hinges are strained but holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and clean with just the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: LTH16-E-7

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Religion Olympic Poetry Craniology Olympic None

Henry Handley

A Letter to Earl Spencer, (President of the Smithfield Club,) on the Formation of a National Agricultural Institution

London, James Ridgway and Sons, 1838. Cloth. A very scarce letter written to John Spencer, the 3rd Earl Spencer, upon the establishment of the Royal Agricultural Society. The second edition of this very scarce work.A letter penned by Henry Handley to Earl Spencer, discussing the establishment of the National Agricultural Institution, now known as the Royal Agricultural Society.John Spencer, the 3rd Earl Spencer, was the first president of the Society. Despite holding important political positions including Chancellor of the Exchequer, Spencer's passion in life was agriculture. Rebound in a modern cloth binding. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean. Stamp to the verso of the title page. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Book number: 861P24

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Keywords: A Letter to Earl Spencer, (President of the Smithfield Club,) on the Formation National Agricultural Institution henry handley National Agricultural Institution None

Wal Hannington

The Problem of Distressed Areas

London, National Unemployed Workers' Movement, 1936. First edition. Paperback. A scarce pamphlet by Wal Hannington on areas of mass unemployment in the UK, before the publication of his book of the same name. The first edition of this work in pamphlet form in the publisher's original paper wraps. Walter "Wal" Hannington (1896–1966) was a founding member of the Communist Party of Great Britain and National Organiser of the National Unemployed Workers' Movement, which published this work, from its formation in 1921 to its end in 1939. This fascinating pamphlet explores 'distressed', 'depressed' or 'derelict' areas of the UK in which there was mass unemployment during the 1930s, such as West Cumberland, Durham, Northumberland, Glamorgan, Pembroke and Monmouthshire, Dumbarton, Lanarkshire, Stirling, Midlothian, and others. Hannington argues that the British Government is not supporting these areas as it should, with shocking statistics to outline his case. Hannington later expanded on the topic in his book of the same name, published by Victor Gollancz with a preface by Professor Harold Laski.Undated, dated through copies held at the University of Cambridge Libraries. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally generally smart, though insect damage has created holes to the lower extremities of the pamphlet, which is more significant to the front of the wraps. However, the text is not affected and the pamphlet remains intact. The odd spot to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book number: 894M31

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Unemployment British history Economics Political pamphlet British history Not Stated

Jonas Hanway

Reasons for an Augmentation of at Least Twelve Thousand Mariners, to Be Employed in the Merchants-Service, and Coasting-Trade; with Some Thoughts on the Means of Providing for a Number of Our Seamen, After the Present War Is Finished... With Some Remarks on the Magdalen-House.

London, R and J Dodsley, 1759. First edition. Paperback. A bright, very scarce, first edition copy of this treatise by Jonas Hanway which looks at the state of the British coasting trade, and mariners during the Seven Years' War. Disbound, as was originally presented. Without the wraps. An important historical military and economic primary source. Very scarce. ESTC reference no: ESTC T93939. This work is provided in the form of thirty-three letters, addressed to Charles Gray, the lawyer and antiquary and Tory MP for Colchester. In these letters, Jonas Hanway discusses the case of mariners and merchants-servicemen after the war. Britain was fighting in the Seven Years' War at this point in time, and 1759 was dubbed an 'Annus Mirabilis' due to a succession of victories. Hanaway acknowledges this in his introduction, 'heaven has been indulgent to us, exceeding our expectations, and far beyond our deserts, as if we were still appointed to be the happy instruments of supporting truth and justice in the world. - But the war is not yet finished.' Hanaway outlines that there should be provisions for seamen following the war, and that there should be the support of an additional marine-force 'in order to the cheaper and more expeditious decision of our future Quarrels&apos. In addition to letters regarding the military state of Britain, and the need for more seamen, Hanaway opens with Part I which reflects on 'life in general. On the Magdalen-House, and the Marine Society&apos. Magdalen/Magadele house, was founded in late 1758 and Hanaway was instrumental in its establishment. Illustrated, with an engraving to the first leaf. A very scarce political work, from an early advocate for the case of mariners and merchants-servicemen. Disbound. Externally, generally smart. Light chipping to the fore edge of the title page. First four leaves are loosening. Otherwise, firmly bound. Pages are very bright. Handling marks and spots to the first leaf. Occasional light spots to pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 698L18

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Hanway Colchester Magdalen House Navy Colchester None

Jonas Hanway

Virtue in Humble Life: Containing Reflections on Relative Duties, Particularly Those of Masters and Servants. Thoughts on the Passions, Prejudices and Tempers of Mankind, Drawn from Real Characters Fables Applicable to the Subjects

London, Dodsley, Sewell and Bew, 1777. Leather. Jonas Hanway's two-volume work, designed to improve the morality of servants. Second edition, corrected, and enlarged. Jonas Hanway (August 12, 1712 September 5, 1786), English traveller and philanthropist, was born at Portsmouth, on the south coast of England. With a manual of devotion, comprehending extracts from the scriptures, prayers, hymns, religious poems, etc. Complete in two volumes. In quarter-calf bindings. Externally, rather worn, with substantial loss to the paper, rubbing, and some evidence of past worming to the rears. Paper to the pastedowns has lifted. Hinges are a little strained. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with just the odd spot. Title page of volume II missing. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Book number: LTH23-B-1

Catalogue: Social Sciences

Keywords: jonas hanway hanway morality servants hanway None

William Ward; Henry George; Henry Varley; Leo Tolstoy; Hermann Adler; J. Keir Hardie et al.

Twenty-Four Pamphlets on Socialism

London; Glasgow, Exeter Publishing; Alfred Holness; Simpkin, Marshall and Co; Ward, Lock; Brotherhood Publishing et al, 1879-1905 . First edition. Cloth. A fascinating collection of twenty-four very scarce pamphlets and articles on socialism in late nineteenth and early twentieth century England, with an emphasis on the intersection of Christianity and socialism. Present here are:William Ward's very scarce 1905 pamphlet 'Christ and the Unemployed', a Christian socialist take on unemployment in Great Britain. Retaining the front wrap.The second work is an excerpt from Henry George's essay 'The Condition of Labour', an open letter to Pope Leo XIII discussion the labour movement amongst England's working classes. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece of the author.Henry Varley's lecture 1901 'God's Settling Day. Recent National Events and the South African War', discussing the use of forced labour. A very scarce work, retaining the publisher's original front wrap.The very scarce 1879 work 'Historical Credibility, with Special Reference to Miracles: A Chapter of Logic for Every Day Life', credited to 'An Ex-Scholar of Oxford', and not recorded by Jisc or WorldCat. Lacking the publisher's wraps.An undated thirty-two page account of the 'Life of Oliver Cromwell&apos.Coulson Kernahan's 1897 work 'The God and the Ant', a work of devotional and apocalyptic literature. Retaining the front wrap.A 1898 publication of Leo Tolstoy's 'The Christian Teaching', which 'first appeared in six numbers of The New Age, July-August 1898, now completely revised', this edition was published in September of the same year. A scarce publication of a work that presents Tolstoy's belief in Christian anarchism. Retaining the front wrap.Rabbi Hermann Adler's very scarce work on health and hygiene, 'Sanitation as Taught by the Mosaic Law', published in 1893. Retaining the front wrap.MP J. Keir Hardie's very scarce 1905 article 'John Bull and his Unemployed: A Plain Statement of the Law of England as it affects the Unemployed&apos. Retaining the front wrap.Thomas Naylor's very scarce 1904 essay, which appeared in the Daily Chronicle, 'Yellow Labour: the Truth about the Chinese in the Transvaal&apos. Retaining the front wrap.A short twenty-four page biography of Leo Tolstoy, removed from another work and inserted here.Aylmer Maude's very scarce 1902 pamphlet 'Right and Wrong', a discussion of morality. Maude, along with his wife Louise, was an English translator of Tolstoy's works. Together they wrote his biography.The fourth edition of John Clifford's pamphlet 'Oliver Cromwell and the Free Churches', issued by the  National Council of Evangelical Free Churches, and discussing the lessons to be learned from Cromwell's reign. Retaining the front wrap.John Burns's essay on 'Labour and Free Trade', discussing the politics of free trade and protectionism. Lacking publisher's wraps. Alex M. Thompson's abridged 1903 translation of Jean Jaures speech on 'Internationalism and Peace&apos. Lacking publisher's wraps.The very scarce 1903 pamphlet 'Socialism and the German Kaiser', which reproduces speeches by Georg von Vollmar and Ferdinand August Bebel, translated into English by C. and A.M. Thompson. These two speeches discuss socialism in Germany prior to the First World War. Lacking publisher's wraps.Robert Blatchford's [Nunquam] 1895 'Some Tory Socialisms', reproducing speeches by Arthur James Balfour and Robert Cecil Salisbury. Lacking publisher's wraps.The scarce 1895 work 'That Blessed Word - Liberty', by Alex M. Thompson, discussing socialism. Lacking the publisher's wraps. Lacking publisher's wraps.A thirty-two page discussion of agriculture in the 1890s.William Sowerby's scarce 1896 pamphlet 'The Agricultural Deadlock, and how to overcome it by rational means&apos. Without the publisher's wraps.The 1895 essay 'Hail referendum! The shortest way to democracy' by Alex M. Thompson, a discussion of political reform of government. Lacking the original wraps. The very scarce c1894 'Pioneer Pamphlets No. 1', with the three essays 'Why should London grow?', 'Guardian angels', and 'Cockneyfied socialism&apos. Lacking the publisher's wraps.Tom Mann's very scarce 1896 'A Socialist's View of Religion and the Churches&apos. Retaining the original front wrap.H. Morgan-Browne's very scarce 'The Office Boy in Public Affairs&apos. Lacking the publisher's wraps. In a cloth binding. Bumping to spine head and tail, with discolouration to back strip and some areas of discolouration to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, with areas of spotting and some foxing throughout. Former owner's inscription in pencil to head of a preliminary leaf of each pamphlet, with the odd further pencil notation. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 871F12

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: socialism tolstoy henry george rabbi adler tolstoy Not Stated

John Hargrave

The Confession of Kibbo Kift, a Declaration and General Exposition of the Work of the Kindred

London, Duckworth, 1927 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of John Hargrave's guide to the Kibbo Kift, a hiking, camping and crafting group with the stated aim of bringing about world peace. The Kindred of the Kibbo Kift was established in 1920 by John Hargrave, and aimed to encourage young people 'to seek health of body, mind, and spirit' through outdoor activities and fostered a belief in universal brotherhood without the nationalism and militarism of the Boy Scouts.This is the first edition of Hargrave's stated declaration of the aims of the group, with chapters discussing the founding of the group, the author's belief that the Women's Movement has no place in his organisation, its relationship to Christianity and religion in general, the relationship between 'regional patriotism and the national spirit&apos. The final section discusses the human spirit.A very scarce first edition, offering insight into an organisation who aimed to produce healthy and creative individuals to help the human race evolve into a society without war. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, otherwise externally excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with only the odd spot to the first and last few leaves. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Book number: 858F18

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Kibbo Kift The Kindred of the Kibbo Kift The Kindred Social Credit The Kindred of the Kibbo Kift None

Sir John Harington; Elizabeth Story Donno

Sir John Harington&Apos;S a New Discourse of a Stale Subject Called the Metamorphosis of Ajax

London, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1962. Hardback. A critically annotated edition of this treatise on the invention of the flushing toilet. A critical annotated edition. A treatise on the invention of the flushing toilet, with commentary on society at the time including an allegorical attack on Queen Elizabeth's Court. Written by Sir John Harington, an English author, courtier, and translator known best as the inventor of the flush toilet. He was known as the "saucy Godson" of Queen Elizabeth I. Annotated by Elizabeth Story Donno, an American scholar and editor. In the original blue paper covered boards. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear only. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is also very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Sunning to the spine and the odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting to the endpapers. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Book number: 867T5

Catalogue: Social Sciences

Keywords: Harington Discourse Ajax Metamorphosis Discourse None

James Harrington; John Toland

The Oceana of James Harrington, Esq; and His Other Works; with an Account of His Life Prefix&Apos;D

Dublin, R. Reilly for J. Smith, and W. Bruce, 1737. Leather. A very smart Dublin edition of James Harrington's major work of political philosophy, featuring an account of the life of Harrington by John Toland. A lovely copy of this scarce Dublin edition of Harrington's work, which was first published in the mid seventeenth century. This Dublin edition was later reissued in 1758, with a cancel title.Collated, illustrated with one engraved plate ('Manner and Use of the Ballot'), but lacking portrait frontispiece.This volume includes James Harrington's most celebrated work, 'The Commonwealth of Oceana', a work of political philosophy that was initially censored by Oliver Cromwell, and that discusses an idea of a utopian republic, and ideal constitution.With a biographical study from John Toland. Toland was Harrington's first editor. He had republican sympathies, which was evident in his editing of the writings of some of the great radicals of the 1650s. ESTC Citation No. T128623. With pages 85, 88 and 273 missnumbered 95, 98 and 277 respectively.With the armorial bookplate of the Marquess of Headfort to the front pastedown. The Marquess of Headfort is a title in the Peerage of Ireland, created in 1800 for Thomas Taylour, 2nd Earl of Bective.An exceptionally bright copy of a scarce edition of this work. In a full calf binding. Light fading to back strip. Head of front and rear joints starting, with boards holding firm. Small hole to head of back strip. Otherwise, externally lovely. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 857F35

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: The Commonwealth of Oceana political philosophy republicanism philosophy political philosophy Not Stated

W. C. Hart

Confessions of an Anarchist

London, E. Grant Richards, 1906. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition work on the history of anarchists, an interesting volume illustrated throughout. The first edition of this very scarce work.An interesting social work looking into the lives of anarchists, a humorous work written at the turn of the century discussing the history and psychology of anarchists.Illustrated with a frontispiece, eight plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete.By W. C. Hart In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, with some discoloration and marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the spine and extremities. Front hinge is starting but firm. Institutional label to the verso to the rear endpaper and rear paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some spots. Plate facing page 28 is detaching. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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Book number: 788P74

Catalogue: Social Sciences

Keywords: Confessions of an Anarchist anarchist w. c. hart anarchy anarchist Various

Edwin Sidney Hartland

Primitive Paternity: The Myth of Supernatural Birth in Relation to the History of Family

London, David Nutt, 1910. First edition. Cloth. A complete first edition set of this intensive study into the act of supernatural birth. Complete in two volumes. First edition. A study of stories of supernatural birth as a result of eating, drinking, absorption of the dead, smell, magic, by bathing, by ran, by a glance, or by a wish. This work explores magical practices to obtain children, transformation and meta-psychosis, mother-right and father-right, marital jealousy, physiological ignorance on the subject of conception, and much more. With examples of instances of supernatural birth or pregnancy. Written by Edwin Sidney Hartland, an English author of works on folklore, anthropology, and mythology. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and board edges with the odd mark to the board. 1" splits to the cloth at the head of the spine to volume one and a 5" split in the cloth to the rear joint of volume two with minor loss to the head and tail of the spine of each volume. Hinges starting but firm to both volumes. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot and light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Tide marks to the top corner of pages in volume one. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 878T41

Catalogue: Social Sciences

Keywords: Primitive Paternity Myth Supernatural Birth Paternity Hartland None

P. W. Hasler

The History of Parliament

London, History of Parliament Trust , 1966-1986. First edition. Cloth. In superb condition five fascinating works in fifteen volumes from the monumental 'History of Parliament' series, published for the History of Parliament Trust by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 'The History of Parliament' provides a comprehensive account of parliamentary politics in Britain from its origins in the thirteenth century. The project was formally launched in 1940, and is generally regarded as one of the most ambitious, authoritative and well-researched projects in British history. As of 2010, the volumes covering the House of Commons for the periods 1386–1421, 1509–1629, and 1660–1832 have been completed and published. Each work contains a detailed study of elections and electoral politics in each constituency, and of closely researched accounts of the lives of everyone who was elected to Parliament in the period. A committee of historians are currently established to direct the work, with a general editor and staff and eminent historians editing and contributing to a number of sections. This fifteen volume set contains the following works. 'The House of Commons 1745-1790' volumes I, II and III. Edited by Sir Lewis Namier and John Brooke. A first edition second impression set published in 1966. 'The House of Commons 1715-1754', volumes I and II. Edited by Romeny Sedgwick. These volumes are first edition copies published in 1970. 'The House of Commons 1558-1603', volumes I and III. Edited by P. W. Hasler. These volumes are first edition copies published in 1981. This set is incomplete, lacking volume II. 'The House of Commons, 1660-1690' volumes I, II and III. Edited by Basil Duke Henning. These volumes are first edition copies published in 1983. 'The House of Commons, 1790-1820' volumes I, II, III, IV and V. Edited by R. G. Thorne. A first edition set published in 1986. Each volume is complete with the original dustwrapper. 'The House of Commons 1558-1603' volume I is complete with two folding maps to the pocket of the rear pastedown. 'The House of Commons 1715-1754', is complete with two plates to volume I, and one plate to volume II. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with gilt stamped design to the front board and spine, and original unclipped dustwrappers. Externally lovely, with only minor shelfwear to extremities and head and tail of spines. Dustwrappers excellent, with only slight age toning, the odd mark, and slight shelfwear to extremities. Small closed tear to joint of front flyleaf, 'The House of Commons, 1660-1690' volume III. Internally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean throughout. Small pencil inscription to front flyleaf of the occasional volume. Near Fine . Ill.: Various. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 652M1

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Parliament History First Edition Dustwrapper History Various

George W. Hastings

Transactions of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science in Three Volumes

London , John W. Parker et al. 1860-1865. Cloth. A collection of Transactions of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science In three volumes. Edited by George W. Hastings. The set consists of: Glasgow 1860, York 1864, Sheffield 1865, The National Association for the Promotion of Social Science (NAPSS), often known as the Social Science Association, was a British reformist group founded in 1857 by Lord Brougham. It pursued issues in public health, industrial relations, penal reform, and female education. It was in existence for about 30 years, and was dissolved in 1886. The efforts of George Hastings brought together three groups of the 1850s to form the NAPSS: the Society for Promoting the Amendment of the Law, the National Reformatory Union, and the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women (the Langham Place Group). It took as model the British Association for the Advancement of Science, holding an itinerant annual meeting, which provided a forum for social reformers. In non uniformly bound brown cloth bindings, one with paper label to the spine, and gilt lettering to the spines of the other two volumes. Externally, a trifle rubbed. Boards are held by cords only the 'York 1864' volume. Internally, generally firmly bound. Hinges are weak on 'Glasgow 1860' and 'York 1864' volumes. Pages are generally bright and clean. There is some loss to the title-page in the 'Glasgow 1860' volume. There is a blind stamp and an ink stamp to the title-page in the 'Sheffield 1865' volume. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Book number: SET36-F-2

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: George W. Hastings Social Science Reformist Social Science None