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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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  • First edition of <em>Unpopular Essays</em>, a collection of Bertrand Russell's more contrarian works, 'concerned to combat... the growth of dogmatism, whether of the Right or of the Left'.
    First edition of <em>Unpopular Essays</em>, a collection of Bertrand Russell's more contrarian works, 'concerned to combat... the growth of dogmatism, whether of the Right or of the Left'.

    RUSSELL, Betrand.
    Unpopular Essays. 1950.
    £125.00

  • First edition, first printing of Bertrand Russell's<em> Power.</em>
    First edition, first printing of Bertrand Russell's<em> Power.</em>

    RUSSELL, Bertrand.
    Power. 1938.
    £150.00

  • A first edition, first printing of this popular work by Bernard Russell which sets out to explain the nature of philosophical inquiry.
    A first edition, first printing of this popular work by Bernard Russell which sets out to explain the nature of philosophical inquiry.

    RUSSELL, Bertrand.
    An Outline of Philosophy. 1927.
    £125.00

  • A handsome copy of Samuel Dill's dramatic reconstruction of the social, intellectual, and religious life of the Roman Empire, finely bound for the University of Glasgow.
    A handsome copy of Samuel Dill's dramatic reconstruction of the social, intellectual, and religious life of the Roman Empire, finely bound for the University of Glasgow.

    DILL, Samuel
    Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius 1905.
    £125.00

  • The first edition of William Raymond's insightful work on investment bonds, by a banker and lecturer in history and economics at the University of Boston.
    The first edition of William Raymond's insightful work on investment bonds, by a banker and lecturer in history and economics at the University of Boston.

    RAYMOND, William L.
    American and Foreign Investment Bonds. 1916.
    £225.00

  • First edition of Robert Rhea's contribution to Dow Theory, named for the founder of The Wall Street Journal, Charles Dow and his trend-following aproach.
    First edition of Robert Rhea's contribution to Dow Theory, named for the founder of The Wall Street Journal, Charles Dow and his trend-following aproach.

    RHEA, Robert.
    The Dow Theory. 1932.
    £500.00

  • An excellent limited edition printing of the Coronation Order of King James VI and I, handsomely bound in full olive morocco after a contemporary binding made for the King
    An excellent limited edition printing of the Coronation Order of King James VI and I, handsomely bound in full olive morocco after a contemporary binding made for the King

    LEGG, J. Wickham.
    The Coronation Order of King James I. 1902
    £125.00

  • A first edition of Queen Victoria by Richard R. Holmes with illustrated plates depicting her domestic life.
    A first edition of Queen Victoria by Richard R. Holmes with illustrated plates depicting her domestic life.

    HOLMES, Richard R.
    Queen Victoria. 1897.
    £500.00

  • A delightful example of The National Comprehensive Family Bible, illustrated with numerous colour plates and maps
    A delightful example of The National Comprehensive Family Bible, illustrated with numerous colour plates and maps

    [ILLUSTRATED BIBLE].
    The National Comprehensive Family Bible. c.1880].
    £450.00

  • A History of the English-Speaking Peoples.
    A History of the English-Speaking Peoples.

    CHURCHILL, Winston.
    A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. 1956.
    £1,650.00

  • A very-well preserved example of The National Comprehensive Family Bible, illustrated with numerous colour and black and white plates, in the original black morocco binding with fielded relief
    A very-well preserved example of The National Comprehensive Family Bible, illustrated with numerous colour and black and white plates, in the original black morocco binding with fielded relief

    [ILLUSTRATED BIBLE].
    The National Comprehensive Family Bible. [c.1880].
    £650.00

  • A handsome, uniformly-bound, 9 volume set of first editions, featuring The History of England, The Miscellaneous Writings, The Speeches, and Biographies.
    A handsome, uniformly-bound, 9 volume set of first editions, featuring The History of England, The Miscellaneous Writings, The Speeches, and Biographies.

    MACAULAY, Thomas Babbington.
    The History of England 1849-1868.
    £3,500.00

  • The first edition of this insightful History of European Morals by the Anglo-Irish historian William Edward Hartpole LEcky
    The first edition of this insightful History of European Morals by the Anglo-Irish historian William Edward Hartpole LEcky

    LECKY, William Edward Hartpole.
    History of European Morals from Augustus to Charlemagne. 1869.
    £350.00

  • The third edition, printed the same year of the definitive eighteenth-century treatise on women's education, Hannah More's Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education
    The third edition, printed the same year of the definitive eighteenth-century treatise on women's education, Hannah More's Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education

    MORE, Hannah.
    Strictures on the Modern System of Female Education. 1799.
    £450.00

  • An early printing of the first English language translation of Friedrich Nietzche's Also Sprach Zarathustra, translated by Alexander Tille
    An early printing of the first English language translation of Friedrich Nietzche's Also Sprach Zarathustra, translated by Alexander Tille

    NIETZSCHE, Friedrich; TILLE, Alexander (translator).
    Thus Spake Zarathustra. 1908.
    £675.00

  • The first edition of Keynes' important wor on inter-war monetary policy, A Tract on Monetary Reform
    The first edition of Keynes' important wor on inter-war monetary policy, A Tract on Monetary Reform

    KEYNES, John Maynard.
    A Tract on Monetary Reform. 1923.
    £3,500.00

  • The first dated edition of Erasmus' Moriae Encomium, an important work of humanist rhetoric which satirised the corrpution and religious hypocrisy of Europe's elite.
    The first dated edition of Erasmus' Moriae Encomium, an important work of humanist rhetoric which satirised the corrpution and religious hypocrisy of Europe's elite.

    ERASMUS, Desiderius.
    Moriae Encomium. August 1511.
    £50,000.00

  • A handsome set of Charles Mills' History of the Crusades, the third edition in a contemporary diced calf binding
    A handsome set of Charles Mills' History of the Crusades, the third edition in a contemporary diced calf binding

    MILLS, Charles.
    The History of the Crusades, 1822.
    £350.00

  • An early edition of Voltaire's The Age of Louis XV, his history of the court of the penultimate ancien régime King of France
    An early edition of Voltaire's The Age of Louis XV, his history of the court of the penultimate ancien régime King of France

    VOLTAIRE, (pseud. AROUET, François-Marie).
    The Age of Louis XV. 1774.
    £450.00

  • Number 659 of 1550 limited edition copies of Plutarch's Lives by The Nonesuch Press, following the English language translation of Thomas North
    Number 659 of 1550 limited edition copies of Plutarch's Lives by The Nonesuch Press, following the English language translation of Thomas North

    [NONESUCH PRESS]; PLUTARCH; North, Thomas (translator).
    The Lives of the Noble Grecians & Romans 1929.
    £300.00

  • An excellent firsts edition set of John Campbells' history of the British navy from the Roman Conquest to the reign of George I, Lives of the Admirals
    An excellent firsts edition set of John Campbells' history of the British navy from the Roman Conquest to the reign of George I, Lives of the Admirals

    CAMPBELL, John.
    Lives of the Admirals, and other Eminent British Seaman. 1742-1744.
    £1,250.00

  • The third edition, printed the same year as the first of this attack by Jeremy Collier on the Immorality and Profaness of the English Stage
    The third edition, printed the same year as the first of this attack by Jeremy Collier on the Immorality and Profaness of the English Stage

    COLLIER, Jeremy.
    A Short View of the Immorality and Profaness of the English Stage: 1698.
    £450.00

  • A stereotype edition of the King James Bible bound in contemporary red morocco gilt
    A stereotype edition of the King James Bible bound in contemporary red morocco gilt

    [King James Version].
    The Holy Bible 1815.
    £350.00

  • A wonderful set of books on the History of Greece by George Grote from 1872, chronicling the country's history from its ancient past to he days of Alexander the Great.
    A wonderful set of books on the History of Greece by George Grote from 1872, chronicling the country's history from its ancient past to he days of Alexander the Great.

    GROTE, George.
    A History of Greece. 1872.
    £650.00

  • The first UK edition of The Protestant Reformation by H. Daniel-Rops, translated by Audrey Butler.
    The first UK edition of The Protestant Reformation by H. Daniel-Rops, translated by Audrey Butler.

    DANIEL-ROPS, Henri; BUTLER, Audrey (translator).
    The Protestant Reformation. 1961.
    £150.00

  • The first UK edition of The Catholic Reformation by H. Daniel-Rops, translated by John Warrington.
    The first UK edition of The Catholic Reformation by H. Daniel-Rops, translated by John Warrington.

    DANIEL-ROPS, Henri; WARRINGTON, John (translator).
    The Catholic Reformation. 1962.
    £150.00

  • The first edition of Bertrand Russell's insightful empircal study, Human Knolwedge
    The first edition of Bertrand Russell's insightful empircal study, Human Knolwedge

    RUSSELL, Bertrand.
    Human Knowledge. 1948.
    £375.00

  • The first edition of this retsopective on the New York Stock Exchange in the decade preceding the crash of 1929, inscribed by the author
    The first edition of this retsopective on the New York Stock Exchange in the decade preceding the crash of 1929, inscribed by the author

    WINKELMAN, Barnie F.
    Ten Years of Wall Street. 1932.
    £1,500.00

  • A smartly bound copy of John Richard Green's classic History of the English People
    A smartly bound copy of John Richard Green's classic History of the English People

    GREEN, John Richard.
    A Short History of the English People. 1902.
    £175.00

  • Sixth edition of this summary of the criminal offences in London in the late-eighteenth century, and suggested solution.
    Sixth edition of this summary of the criminal offences in London in the late-eighteenth century, and suggested solution.

    COLQUHOUN, Patrick.
    A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis; 1800.
    £400.00

  • First trade edition of the Bullion Report, together with Minutes of Evidence, and Accounts from The Select Committee on the High Price of Gold Bullion.
    First trade edition of the Bullion Report, together with Minutes of Evidence, and Accounts from The Select Committee on the High Price of Gold Bullion.

    [BULLION REPORT].
    Report, together with Minutes of Evidence, and Accounts from The Select Committee on the High Price of Gold Bullion. 1810.
    £2,000.00

  • New edition of The Naval History of Great Britain by William James, a finely bound set of this classic of maritime history, recording every naval operation of the Napoleonic and American Wars.
    New edition of The Naval History of Great Britain by William James, a finely bound set of this classic of maritime history, recording every naval operation of the Napoleonic and American Wars.

    JAMES, William.
    The Naval History of Great Britain, 1829.
    £950.00

  • A signed limited edition copy of The New Examen by Winston Churchill
    A signed limited edition copy of The New Examen by Winston Churchill

    CHURCHILL, Winston.
    The New 'Examen'. 1934.
    £9,500.00

  • An early edition of this Life of Socrates by John Gilbert Cooper drawn from Xenophon's Memorablia and Plato's dialogues amongst other classical sources
    An early edition of this Life of Socrates by John Gilbert Cooper drawn from Xenophon's Memorablia and Plato's dialogues amongst other classical sources

    XENOPHON; PLATO; COOPER, John Gilbert Jun. (editor).
    The Life of Socrates, 1771.
    £450.00

  • The first edition of Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language
    The first edition of Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language

    JOHNSON, Samuel.
    A Dictionary of the English Language: 1755.
    £10,000.00

  • A handsome set of Montaigne's essays in English following the translation of Charles Cotton, in the publisher's original boards
    A handsome set of Montaigne's essays in English following the translation of Charles Cotton, in the publisher's original boards

    MONTAIGNE, Michel (Seigneur de).
    The Essays of Michael de Montaigne, 1811.
    £950.00

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