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The Humanities department takes its name and focus from the main programme of civic education in the Renaissance, the studia humanitatis, which encompassed the study of the classics, rhetoric, history, and philosophy.

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  • A scarce life of the jurist Sir Matthew Hale by Gilbert Burnet, with provenance for the Earls of Macclesfield
    A scarce life of the jurist Sir Matthew Hale by Gilbert Burnet, with provenance for the Earls of Macclesfield

    BURNET, Gilbert.
    The Life and Death of Sir Matthew Hale, Kt. 1682.
    £675.00

  • The first edition of Gibson's important work on the operation of the London, Paris, and New York stock exchanges, containing the earliest mention of the efficient market hypothesis
    The first edition of Gibson's important work on the operation of the London, Paris, and New York stock exchanges, containing the earliest mention of the efficient market hypothesis

    GIBSON, George Rutledge.
    The Stock Exchanges of London, Paris, and New York 1889.
    £4,500.00

  • The first edition of these collected essays by Friedrich August von Hayek expounding his theory of business cycles, Profits, Interest and Investment
    The first edition of these collected essays by Friedrich August von Hayek expounding his theory of business cycles, Profits, Interest and Investment

    HAYEK, Friedrich August von.
    Profits, Interest and Investment 1939.
    £1,250.00

  • The first edition of Friedrich August von Hayek's Constitution of Liberty
    The first edition of Friedrich August von Hayek's Constitution of Liberty

    HAYEK, Friedrich August von.
    The Constitution of Liberty. 1960.
    £2,250.00

  • The first edition of Friedrich August von Hayek's Prices and Production, published after his lecture series given at the London School of Economics in 1930-1931, preceding the German language edition
    The first edition of Friedrich August von Hayek's Prices and Production, published after his lecture series given at the London School of Economics in 1930-1931, preceding the German language edition

    HAYEK, Friedrich August von.
    Prices and Production 1931.
    £4,500.00

  • The first edition of Francis Bacon's Twoo Bookes of the proficiencie and advancement of learning, one of his earliest philosophical works and the only one published in England
    The first edition of Francis Bacon's Twoo Bookes of the proficiencie and advancement of learning, one of his earliest philosophical works and the only one published in England

    BACON, Francis.
    The Tvvoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. 1605.
    £5,000.00

  • The first edition of this scarce treatise by Sir Edward Coke on bail and mainprise posthumously published in 1715
    The first edition of this scarce treatise by Sir Edward Coke on bail and mainprise posthumously published in 1715

    COKE, Sir Edward.
    A Little Treatise of Bail and Main-prize. [1715].
    £1,500.00

  • A fantastic collecton of 45 titles on the First and Second World War, all either bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in morocco or housed in folding morocco backed boxes

    TAYLOR, A.J.P.; LIDDEL HART, B.H.; HARRIS, Sir Arthur 'Bomber'; RYAN, Cornelius; EISENHOWER, Dwight D. et al.
    [First & Second World Wars]. 1939-1985.
    £22,500.00

  • The first edition of Edmund Bolton's history of Roman Emperor Nero, one of the earliest works to be illustrated with engravings of Roman coins
    The first edition of Edmund Bolton's history of Roman Emperor Nero, one of the earliest works to be illustrated with engravings of Roman coins

    [BOLTON, Edmund].
    Nero Caesar, 1624.
    £1,250.00

  • The first edition of the Encyclopédie compiled by Denis Diderot, with the supplements by Jean Le Rone D'Alembert

    DIDEROT, Denis; D'ALEMBERT, Jean Le Rond.
    Encyclopédie, 1751-1765; 1776-1777; 1776-1780.
    £65,000.00

  • The frist edition of thi translation of Cornelius Nepos' De Viris Illustribus, The Lives of Illustrious Men
    The frist edition of thi translation of Cornelius Nepos' De Viris Illustribus, The Lives of Illustrious Men

    NEPOS, Cornelius.
    The Lives of Illustrious Men. 1684.
    £1,000.00

  • The first edition in English of the Code Napoléon, translated by Bryant Barrett of Gray's Inn
    The first edition in English of the Code Napoléon, translated by Bryant Barrett of Gray's Inn

    BARRETT, Bryant (translator).
    The Code Napoléon, 1811.
    £1,500.00

  • A delightful ex dono authoris presentation copy of this collection of thre works by the Greek philosophers Cebesm Hipparcgys and Appelles in English translation by Robert Warren
    A delightful ex dono authoris presentation copy of this collection of thre works by the Greek philosophers Cebesm Hipparcgys and Appelles in English translation by Robert Warren

    CEBES (attributed); HIPPARCHUS; APELLES; WARREN, Robert (translator).
    [Pinax] 1699.
    £3,000.00

  • The first edition in English of Cassius Dio's Rerum Romanorum, translated from the abridged edition by Jon Xiphilinus.
    The first edition in English of Cassius Dio's Rerum Romanorum, translated from the abridged edition by Jon Xiphilinus.

    DIO, Lucius Cassius & XIPHILINUS, John; MANNING, Francis (translator).
    The History of Dion Cassius 1704.
    £3,000.00

  • The first edition of Bertand Russell's work on the philosophy of language, An Inquiry into Meaning and Turth, signed by him in pen to thte front free endpaper
    The first edition of Bertand Russell's work on the philosophy of language, An Inquiry into Meaning and Turth, signed by him in pen to thte front free endpaper

    RUSSELL, Bertrand.
    An Inquiry into Meaning and Truth. 1940.
    £2,500.00

  • A rare association copy of this collection of Philosohpical Essays by A.J. Ayer, inscribed by him to Sir Ifor Evans
    A rare association copy of this collection of Philosohpical Essays by A.J. Ayer, inscribed by him to Sir Ifor Evans

    AYER, Alfred Jules.
    Philosophical Essays. 1954.
    £1,875.00

  • The first edition of Freddie Ayer's Part of My Life, inscribed by him in pen to the front free endpaper
    The first edition of Freddie Ayer's Part of My Life, inscribed by him in pen to the front free endpaper

    AYER, Sir Alfred Jules.
    Part of My Life. 1977.
    £400.00

  • The scarce first edition in English of the Letter of Aristeas, the earliest account of the translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, which contains the first mention of the library of Alexandria
    The scarce first edition in English of the Letter of Aristeas, the earliest account of the translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, which contains the first mention of the library of Alexandria

    ARISTEAS of Marmora; DONE, John (translator).
    [Letter of Aristeas]. [1633].
    £1,250.00

  • An early edition in English of Sir Anthony Fitzherbert's practical manual The Newe Boke of Justices of Peace, in a contemporary English gilt tooled binding
    An early edition in English of Sir Anthony Fitzherbert's practical manual The Newe Boke of Justices of Peace, in a contemporary English gilt tooled binding

    FITZHERBERT, Sir Anthony.
    The Newe Boke of Justices of Peace 1566.
    £3,500.00

  • The first edition in English of Tacitus' Annal and Germania translated by Richard Grenewey, bound with, as issued, the Histories and Life of Agricola by Sir Henry Savile
    The first edition in English of Tacitus' Annal and Germania translated by Richard Grenewey, bound with, as issued, the Histories and Life of Agricola by Sir Henry Savile

    TACITUS, Publius Cornelius; GRENEWEY, Richard & SAVILE, Sir Henry (translators).
    The Annales of Cornelius Tacitus. 1598.
    £6,750.00

  • The first edition of Andrew Carnegie's The Gospel of Wealth, inscribed by him to Robert Story, Principal of the University of Glasgow
    The first edition of Andrew Carnegie's The Gospel of Wealth, inscribed by him to Robert Story, Principal of the University of Glasgow

    CARNEGIE, Andrew.
    The Gospel of Wealth, 1901.
    £5,000.00

  • The Life of Socrates.
    The Life of Socrates.

    XENOPHON; PLATO; COOPER, John Gilbert (translator).
    The Life of Socrates. 1750.
    £750.00

  • The first edition of Adam Smith's An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations to be printed and published abroad in English
    The first edition of Adam Smith's An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations to be printed and published abroad in English

    SMITH, Adam.
    An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. 1791.
    £3,000.00

  • The first edition of the foundation work on the Theory of Games and Economic Behaviour by John von Neuman and Oskar Morgenstern
    The first edition of the foundation work on the Theory of Games and Economic Behaviour by John von Neuman and Oskar Morgenstern

    VON NEUMAN, John; MORGENSTERN, Oskar.
    Theory of Games and Economic Behaviour. 1944.
    £1,500.00

  • A first edition copy of Edwina: Countess Mountbatten of Burma by Richard Hough.
    A first edition copy of Edwina: Countess Mountbatten of Burma by Richard Hough.

    HOUGH, Richard.
    Edwina. 1983.
    £150.00

  • A handsome first edition of Malraux Life and Work by Martine de Courcel.
    A handsome first edition of Malraux Life and Work by Martine de Courcel.

    DE COURCEL, Martine.
    Malraux Life and Work. 1976.
    £150.00

  • A fine copy of the first edition of Margaret Thatcher's, The Downing Street Years with fine suites of black and white photographic illustrations
    A fine copy of the first edition of Margaret Thatcher's, The Downing Street Years with fine suites of black and white photographic illustrations

    THATCHER, Margaret.
    The Downing Street Years. 1993.
    £350.00

  • A first edition copy of Lindbergh: A Biography by Leonard Mosley.
    A first edition copy of Lindbergh: A Biography by Leonard Mosley.

    MOSLEY, Leonard.
    Lindbergh: A Biography. 1976.
    £150.00

  • Four first edition volumes of Cecil Roberts' Autobiography.
    Four first edition volumes of Cecil Roberts' Autobiography.

    ROBERTS, Cecil.
    The Growing Boy; The Years of Promise; The Bright Twenties; Sunshine and Shadow. 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972.
    £350.00

  • First edition of The Unrelenting Struggle by Winston Churchill, inscribed by the author to the head of Roosevelt's Secret Service Detail.
    First edition of The Unrelenting Struggle by Winston Churchill, inscribed by the author to the head of Roosevelt's Secret Service Detail.

    CHURCHILL, Sir Winston S.
    The Unrelenting Struggle. 1942.
    £15,000.00

  • The first edition in English of the collected works of Niccolò Machiavelli, comprising The Prince, History of Florence, Discourses on Livy, and The Art of War, together with his lesssener known works.
    The first edition in English of the collected works of Niccolò Machiavelli, comprising The Prince, History of Florence, Discourses on Livy, and The Art of War, together with his lesssener known works.

    MACHIAVELLI, Niccolò; NEVILLE, Henry (translator).
    The Works of the Famous Nicolas Machiavel, 1675.
    £12,500.00

  • A fascinating manuscript account book being a reocrd of fish farming in Georgian England
    A fascinating manuscript account book being a reocrd of fish farming in Georgian England

    YALDEN, John.
    The Fish Account. 1742-1827.
    £3,500.00

  • A handsome sixteeth-century edition of the Geneva Bible, finely bound in eighteenth-century gilt-panelled calf, without the Concordance, but with the Booke of Common Prayer and metrical Psalmes
    A handsome sixteeth-century edition of the Geneva Bible, finely bound in eighteenth-century gilt-panelled calf, without the Concordance, but with the Booke of Common Prayer and metrical Psalmes

    [GENEVA VERSION]; STERNHOLD & HOPKINS (Psalmes).
    The Bible. 1589.
    £8,000.00

  • An early edition of Thomas Mortimer's guide to the stock market of 18th-century England, Every Man his Own Broker.
    An early edition of Thomas Mortimer's guide to the stock market of 18th-century England, Every Man his Own Broker.

    MORTIMER, Thomas.
    Every Man His Own Broker: 1782.
    £800.00

  • An extraordinary, rediscovered letter from Thomas Paine to Colonel John Fellows reiterating his call for President George Washington to retire from office.
    An extraordinary, rediscovered letter from Thomas Paine to Colonel John Fellows reiterating his call for President George Washington to retire from office.

    PAINE, Thomas.
    Autograph letter signed Thomas Paine to Colonel John Fellows. 20th January 1797.
    £95,000.00

  • An early edition of this catalogue of English books on the common law and statutes
    An early edition of this catalogue of English books on the common law and statutes

    [WALTHOE, John].
    A Catalogue of the Common and Statute Law-Books of this Realm, 1726.
    £800.00

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