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Politics, Philosophy, Economics, and History from the early 15th century to the modern era, selected by Early English & Philosophy specialist Oliver Yarwood. Download the catalogue PDF here.

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  • A fantastic collection of 17 works by or about Cardinal John Henry Newman, dating from 1840 to 1909
    A fantastic collection of 17 works by or about Cardinal John Henry Newman, dating from 1840 to 1909

    NEWMAN, Cardinal John Henry.
    [A Collection of Seventeen Works by or about Cardinal John Henry Newman]. 1840-1909.
    £3,500.00

  • The first edition of this English language translation by Basil Kennett of Blaise Pascal's Pensées, or Thoughts on Religion
    The first edition of this English language translation by Basil Kennett of Blaise Pascal's Pensées, or Thoughts on Religion

    PASCAL, Blaise; KENNETT, Basil (translator).
    [Pensées]. 1704.
    £750.00

  • The first edition of this Old English life of Pop Gregory the Great by the Anglo-Saxon abbot Aelfric, pritned with a side-by-side translation into modern English by Elizbaeth Elstob
    The first edition of this Old English life of Pop Gregory the Great by the Anglo-Saxon abbot Aelfric, pritned with a side-by-side translation into modern English by Elizbaeth Elstob

    AELFRIC, Abbot of Eynsham; ELSTOB, Elizabeth (translator).
    An English-Saxon Homily on the Birthday of St. Gregory: 1709.
    £1,500.00

  • An very good copy of Field Marshall Montgomery's History of Warfare, signed by the author, bound in black Niger by Zaehnsdorf
    An very good copy of Field Marshall Montgomery's History of Warfare, signed by the author, bound in black Niger by Zaehnsdorf

    MONTGOMERY, Field Marshall Bernard Law.
    A History of Warfare. 1971.
    £1,500.00

  • One of the rarest and most desirable plate books of the early 20th century, W.L. Schreiber's Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century houses 55 incunable leaves, all with woodcut illustrations, and including 20 leaves in hand colour.
    One of the rarest and most desirable plate books of the early 20th century, W.L. Schreiber's Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century houses 55 incunable leaves, all with woodcut illustrations, and including 20 leaves in hand colour.

    SCHREIBER, W.L. (compiler); BARBEY, André (translator)
    Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century 1929.
    £15,000.00

  • The first edition in English of the Idiota de Mente, an important philosophical dialogue by the German humanist and Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa.
    The first edition in English of the Idiota de Mente, an important philosophical dialogue by the German humanist and Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa.

    [CUSANUS, Nicolas] CUSA, Nicholas of.
    The Idiot 1650.
    £8,000.00

  • An early edition of Thomas Taylor's English language translation of The Rhetoric, Poetic and Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle
    An early edition of Thomas Taylor's English language translation of The Rhetoric, Poetic and Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle

    ARISTOTLE; TAYLOR, Thomas (translator).
    The Rhetoric, Poetic, and Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle, 1818.
    £675.00

  • The first pocket-book edition of Sir Francis Bacon's Novum Organum, bound with his Historia Naturalis, together the second and third parts of his ambitious project, the Instauratio Magna

    BACON, Sir Francis (Viscount St. Alban).
    Novum Organum Scientiarum
    £1,850.00

  • 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 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 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

  • A handsome edition og Edeward Gibbon's classic History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, in a contemporary tan calf armoiral binding
    A handsome edition og Edeward Gibbon's classic History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, in a contemporary tan calf armoiral binding

    GIBBON, Edward.
    The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. 1838.
    £1,100.00

  • The first edition of this essay by J.S. Mill on The Subjetion of Women, advocating equality in the treatment of the sexes
    The first edition of this essay by J.S. Mill on The Subjetion of Women, advocating equality in the treatment of the sexes

    MILL, John Stuart.
    The Subjection of Women. 1869.
    £1,850.00

  • An inscribed presentation copy of Irving Fisher's important work elaborating on his theory of Money Illusion
    An inscribed presentation copy of Irving Fisher's important work elaborating on his theory of Money Illusion

    FISHER, Irving.
    The Money Illusion. 1929.
    £1,500.00

  • John Maynard Keynes' first published book Indian Currency and Finance in full red morocco
    John Maynard Keynes' first published book Indian Currency and Finance in full red morocco

    KEYNES, John Maynard.
    Indian Currency and Finance. 1913.
    £800.00

  • The first edition of John Henry Newman's great spiritual autobiography, the Apologia pro Vita Sua, with the original wrappers bound-in to the rear
    The first edition of John Henry Newman's great spiritual autobiography, the Apologia pro Vita Sua, with the original wrappers bound-in to the rear

    NEWMAN, John Henry.
    Apologia pro Vita sua: 1864.
    £1,500.00

  • An excellent example of this seminal History of English Law by Pollock and Maitland, in a red morocco prize-binding for The Law Society
    An excellent example of this seminal History of English Law by Pollock and Maitland, in a red morocco prize-binding for The Law Society

    POLLOCK, Sir Frederick; MAITLAND, Frederic William.
    The History of English Law 1898.
    £650.00

  • A complete set of the first edition of Edward Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
    A complete set of the first edition of Edward Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

    GIBBON, Edward.
    The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. 1776-1788.
    £12,500.00

  • The elusive first American edition of Adam Smith's first book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, published by Anthony Finley in Philadelphia in 1817
    The elusive first American edition of Adam Smith's first book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, published by Anthony Finley in Philadelphia in 1817

    SMITH, Adam.
    The Theory of Moral Sentiments; 1817.
    £15,000.00

  • The first edition of this non-fiction work by H.G. Wells on the future of mankind, inscribed by him to his sonGeorge Philip Wells.
    The first edition of this non-fiction work by H.G. Wells on the future of mankind, inscribed by him to his sonGeorge Philip Wells.

    WELLS, H.G.
    The Salvaging of Civilization. 1921.
    £1,500.00

  • A strong impression in contemporary mottled calf of the first edition of Gilbert Burnet's English-langauge translation of Thomas More's Utopia
    A strong impression in contemporary mottled calf of the first edition of Gilbert Burnet's English-langauge translation of Thomas More's Utopia

    MORE, Sir Thomas; [BURNET, Gilbert (translator)].
    Utopia: 1684.
    £3,000.00

  • The first edition, first printing of J.S. Mill's essay defining the meaning of Utilitarianism, and the school of philosophy associated with the idea
    The first edition, first printing of J.S. Mill's essay defining the meaning of Utilitarianism, and the school of philosophy associated with the idea

    MILL, John Stuart.
    Utilitarianism. 1863.
    £7,500.00

  • A 'Presentation Copy' of John Maynard Keynes' important work on inter-war monetary policy, A Tract on Monetary Reform
    A 'Presentation Copy' of John Maynard Keynes' important work on inter-war monetary policy, A Tract on Monetary Reform

    KEYNES, John Maynard.
    A Tract on Monetary Reform. 1923.
    £1,500.00

  • First edition, first impressions of Friedrich August von Hayek's treatise Law, Legislation and Liberty
    First edition, first impressions of Friedrich August von Hayek's treatise Law, Legislation and Liberty

    HAYEK, Friedrich August von.
    Law, Legislation and Liberty. 1973; 1976; 1979.
    £2,250.00

  • The first edition in English of the Mémoires of François, Duke de la Rochefoucauld, an important record of life at the court of Louis XIII
    The first edition in English of the Mémoires of François, Duke de la Rochefoucauld, an important record of life at the court of Louis XIII

    LA ROCHEFOUCAULD, François (Duke de).
    The Memoirs of the Duke de La Rochefoucault. 1683.
    £2,250.00

  • The Complete Psychological Works in Egliohs translation of Sigmund Freud, published by the Hogarth press, all but six of the volumes are first editions, first impressions
    The Complete Psychological Works in Egliohs translation of Sigmund Freud, published by the Hogarth press, all but six of the volumes are first editions, first impressions

    FREUD, Sigmund.
    The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud. 1953-1974.
    £1,500.00

  • The first edition in English of Friedrich von Gentz' On the State of Europe, an important reply to Napoleon Bonaparte's manifesto on 1800
    The first edition in English of Friedrich von Gentz' On the State of Europe, an important reply to Napoleon Bonaparte's manifesto on 1800

    GENTZ, Friedrich von; HERRIES, Charles John (translator).
    On the State of Europe 1802.
    £450.00

  • An early edition of this courtesy book by Henry Peacham offering guidance on how to conduct oneself as a gentleman
    An early edition of this courtesy book by Henry Peacham offering guidance on how to conduct oneself as a gentleman

    PEACHAM, Henry.
    The Compleat Gentleman: 1661.
    £950.00

  • The first posthumously published edition of Adam Smith's masterpiece, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, published in 1791
    The first posthumously published edition of Adam Smith's masterpiece, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, published in 1791

    SMITH, Adam.
    An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. 1791.
    £3,750.00

  • The first edition of J.M. Keynes' A Revision of the Treaty, which continued to advocate for a reduction of German reparations liable under the terms of the Versailles settlement
    The first edition of J.M. Keynes' A Revision of the Treaty, which continued to advocate for a reduction of German reparations liable under the terms of the Versailles settlement

    KEYNES, John Maynard.
    A Revision of the Treaty 1922.
    £2,000.00

  • The first UK edition, first impression of Bertrand Russell's classic History of Western Philosophy.
    The first UK edition, first impression of Bertrand Russell's classic History of Western Philosophy.

    RUSSELL, Bertrand.
    History of Western Philosophy 1946.
    £1,100.00

  • The Mostellaria of Plautus
    The Mostellaria of Plautus

    PLAUTUS; RAMSAY, William & George (editor).
    The Mostellaria of Plautus 1869.
    £450.00

  • The first edition of this scarce legal guide offering advice to weary travellers on the roads of Stuart England
    The first edition of this scarce legal guide offering advice to weary travellers on the roads of Stuart England

    J.M.
    The Traveller's Guide, and, the Country's Safety. 1683.
    £2,750.00

  • The second edition of Thomas Malthus' Essay on the Principle of Population, in essence a new work laying emphasis
    The second edition of Thomas Malthus' Essay on the Principle of Population, in essence a new work laying emphasis

    MALTHUS, Thomas.
    An Essay on the Principle of Population; 1803.
    £5,000.00

  • 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

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