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The Politics department at Shapero Rare Books is focused on the 18th to 20th centuries, with works by Thomas Paine and Edmund Burke, as well as signed first editions and association copies of works by Sir Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher, Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy.

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  • The second edition, much expanded of William Wotton's Reflections upon Ancient and Modern Learning, bound with Richard Bentley's Dissertation for the first time
    The second edition, much expanded of William Wotton's Reflections upon Ancient and Modern Learning, bound with Richard Bentley's Dissertation for the first time

    WOTTON, William; BENTLEY, Richard.
    Reflections upon Ancient and Modern Learning... 1697.
    £750.00

  • This edition of Thomas Hobbe's Art of Rhetoric marks the first publication of his Dialogue between a Phylosopher and a Student of the Common-Laws of England
    This edition of Thomas Hobbe's Art of Rhetoric marks the first publication of his Dialogue between a Phylosopher and a Student of the Common-Laws of England

    HOBBES, Thomas.
    The Art of Rhetoric, 1681.
    £5,000.00

  • An excellent copy of Thomas Carlyle's essay on Chartism, with a tipped-in autograph letter and engraved protrait signed by him
    An excellent copy of Thomas Carlyle's essay on Chartism, with a tipped-in autograph letter and engraved protrait signed by him

    CARLYLE, Thomas.
    Chartism. 1840.
    £1,500.00

  • The first edition in English of the collected letters of Paolo Sarpi, translated out of the Italian by Edward Brown
    The first edition in English of the collected letters of Paolo Sarpi, translated out of the Italian by Edward Brown

    SARPI, Paolo; BROWN, Edward (translator).
    The Letters of the Renowned Father Paul, 1693.
    £800.00

  • The first edition in English of Niccolò Machiavelli's The Arte of Warre, translated out of the Italian original by Peter Whitehorne
    The first edition in English of Niccolò Machiavelli's The Arte of Warre, translated out of the Italian original by Peter Whitehorne

    MACHIAVELLI, Niccolò; WHITEHORNE, Peter (translator).
    The Arte of Warre Anno. M.D.L.X. Menss. Iulii and M.D.LXII. Mense. Aprilis [1560-1562].
    £85,000.00

  • The first edition in English of Max Weber's seminal essay on The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism, translated into English by Talcott Parsons
    The first edition in English of Max Weber's seminal essay on The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism, translated into English by Talcott Parsons

    WEBER, Max.
    The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism. 1930.
    £6,750.00

  • The first UK edition of Leon Trotsky's biography of Joseph Stalin
    The first UK edition of Leon Trotsky's biography of Joseph Stalin

    TROTSKY, Leon.
    Stalin 1947.
    £550.00

  • The first edition of James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale's Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of Public Wealth, an important early commentary on Adam Smith
    The first edition of James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale's Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of Public Wealth, an important early commentary on Adam Smith

    LAUDERDALE, James Maitland (Earl of).
    An Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Public Wealth, 1804.
    £800.00

  • The first edition of the first book in the English languages devoted to the Lawes Resolutions of Womens Rights, anonymously printed and attributed to Sir John Dodderidge
    The first edition of the first book in the English languages devoted to the Lawes Resolutions of Womens Rights, anonymously printed and attributed to Sir John Dodderidge

    [WOMEN'S RIGHTS].
    The Lawes Resolutions of Womens Rights: 1632.
    £25,000.00

  • The first edition of this important textbook by the father of the economist John Maynard Keynes, The Scope and Method of Political Economy
    The first edition of this important textbook by the father of the economist John Maynard Keynes, The Scope and Method of Political Economy

    KEYNES, John Neville.
    The Scope and Method of Political Economy. 1891.
    £450.00

  • The first edition of this scarce continuation by John Polemon The Second Part of the Book of Battailes, a major sorce for George Peele's The Battle of Alcazar
    The first edition of this scarce continuation by John Polemon The Second Part of the Book of Battailes, a major sorce for George Peele's The Battle of Alcazar

    [POLEMON, John].
    The Second Part of the Booke of Battailes, 1587.
    £3,750.00

  • The first edition in English of Milton's Literare Pseudo-Senatus Anglicani, translated by his nephew Edward Phillips, and containing three previously unpublished preliminary sonnets
    The first edition in English of Milton's Literare Pseudo-Senatus Anglicani, translated by his nephew Edward Phillips, and containing three previously unpublished preliminary sonnets

    MILTON, John; PHILIPS, Edward (translator).
    Letters of State, 1694.
    £1,850.00

  • The first edition of this reply by the religious controversialist John Jackson to Cato's Letters
    The first edition of this reply by the religious controversialist John Jackson to Cato's Letters

    JACKSON, John.
    A Defense of Human Liberty, 1725.
    £500.00

  • The first edition of this English language translation of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics and Politics by John Gillies
    The first edition of this English language translation of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics and Politics by John Gillies

    ARISTOTLE; GILLIES, John (translator).
    Aristotle's Ethics and Politics, 1797.
    £1,500.00

  • The first edition of Bentham's critique of English libel law, The Elements of the Art of Packing
    The first edition of Bentham's critique of English libel law, The Elements of the Art of Packing

    BENTHAM, Jeremy.
    The Elements of the Art of Packing, 1821.
    £800.00

  • 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 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 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • An extraodiairny redsicovered letter from Thomas Paine to Colonel JOhn Fellows reiterating his call that President George Washington
    An extraodiairny redsicovered letter from Thomas Paine to Colonel JOhn Fellows reiterating his call that President George Washington

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

  • A handsome first English edition of My Life, The Rise and Fall of a Dictator by Leon Trotsky, who wrote it during his exile from Kazakhstan,, following his expulsion in 1929
    A handsome first English edition of My Life, The Rise and Fall of a Dictator by Leon Trotsky, who wrote it during his exile from Kazakhstan,, following his expulsion in 1929

    TROTSKY, Leon.
    My Life. The Rise and Fall of a Dictator. 1930.
    £1,500.00

  • A handsome copy of John F. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize winning account, Profiles In Courage
    A handsome copy of John F. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize winning account, Profiles In Courage

    KENNEDY, John F.
    Profiles in Courage. 1956.
    £11,500.00

  • The third edition, published one year after the first, of Adam Ferguson's Essay on the History of Civil Society
    The third edition, published one year after the first, of Adam Ferguson's Essay on the History of Civil Society

    FERGUSON, Adam.
    An Essay on the History of Civil Society. 1768.
    £750.00

  • The first facsimile edition of the second book printed in the English language, The Game of Chesse from the press of William Caxton
    The first facsimile edition of the second book printed in the English language, The Game of Chesse from the press of William Caxton

    CAXTON, William.
    The Game of the Chesse, 1855].
    £1,500.00

  • A signed first edition of John Major's autobiography, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997.
    A signed first edition of John Major's autobiography, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997.

    MAJOR, John.
    The Autobiography. 1999.
    £150.00

  • A signed first and only edition of an Eightieth Birthday Tribute to Sir Winston Churchill, one of only 3,000 copies containing a plethora of photographs
    A signed first and only edition of an Eightieth Birthday Tribute to Sir Winston Churchill, one of only 3,000 copies containing a plethora of photographs

    CHURCHILL, Sir Winston S.
    Eightieth Birthday Tribute to Sir Winston Churchill. 1955.
    £2,500.00

  • Autograph letter signed in ink from Winston Churchill to Algernon West thanking him for papers needed, for researching the biography of his father Randolph Churchill
    Autograph letter signed in ink from Winston Churchill to Algernon West thanking him for papers needed, for researching the biography of his father Randolph Churchill

    CHURCHILL, Sir Winston.
    [Autograph Letter Signed to Sir Algernon West]. 5 October, 1902.
    £7,500.00

  • The first edition of this insightful constitutional study by William Edward Hearn on The Government of England
    The first edition of this insightful constitutional study by William Edward Hearn on The Government of England

    HEARN, William Edward.
    The Government of England 1867.
    £300.00

  • First edition, first printing, of psychologist and suffragist Mary Ware Dennett's Birth Control Laws of 1926, a significant contribution to the US birth control debate.
    First edition, first printing, of psychologist and suffragist Mary Ware Dennett's Birth Control Laws of 1926, a significant contribution to the US birth control debate.

    DENNETT, Mary Ware.
    Birth Control Laws. 1926.
    £200.00

  • The final lifetime edition of Mill's pioneeing essay in defence of women's rights, The Subjection of Women
    The final lifetime edition of Mill's pioneeing essay in defence of women's rights, The Subjection of Women

    MILL, John Stuart.
    The Subjection of Women. 1870.
    £450.00

  • 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

  • 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

  • A first edtion copy of Below the Parapet signed by its author Carol Thatcher, and its subject Denis Thatcher.

    THATCHER, Carol
    Below The Parapet 1996.
    £125.00

  • First edition of V.S. Naipaul's <em>The Overcrowded Barracoon</em>, a collection of the Nobel Prize winner's essays.
    First edition of V.S. Naipaul's <em>The Overcrowded Barracoon</em>, a collection of the Nobel Prize winner's essays.

    NAIPAUL, V.S.
    The Overcrowded Barracoon. 1972.
    £125.00

  • The bill aims to regulate the way in which Jewish members of the House of Commons would be sworn in.

    Mr. Attorney General; RUSSELL, Lord John; GREY, Sir George.
    A Bill to Regulate the Mode of administering the Oath of Abjuration to Persons professing the Jewish Religion. 30 May 1850.
    £200.00

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