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  • A handsome, early edition of Adam Smith's Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, bound in contemporary mottled calf
    A handsome, early edition of Adam Smith's Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, bound in contemporary mottled calf

    SMITH, Adam.
    An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. 1799.
    $5,108.00

  • A handsome edition of Sir Thomas More's Utopia, bound in crushed red morocco by Bayntun Riviere
    A handsome edition of Sir Thomas More's Utopia, bound in crushed red morocco by Bayntun Riviere

    MORE, Sir Thomas.
    The Utopia of Sir Thomas More 1895.
    $613.00

  • An early edition of this English-language translation of Seneca's Morals
    An early edition of this English-language translation of Seneca's Morals

    SENECA; L'ESTRANGE, Roger (translator).
    Seneca's Morals by way of Abstract. 1728.
    $681.00

  • The final lifetime edition of Thomas Hobbes's English-language translation of Thucydides History of the Grecian War
    The final lifetime edition of Thomas Hobbes's English-language translation of Thucydides History of the Grecian War

    THUCYDIDES; HOBBES, Thomas (translator).
    History of the Grecian War: 1676.
    $4,767.00

  • The second edition of the collected works in English of Niccolò Machiavelli, bound in cotnemporary blind-ruled calf
    The second edition of the collected works in English of Niccolò Machiavelli, bound in cotnemporary blind-ruled calf

    MACHIAVELLI, Niccolò; NEVILLE, Henry (translator).
    The Works 1680.
    $6,810.00

  • An attractive set in contemporary sprinkled calf of the collected works of Niccolò Machiavelli, following the English-language translation of Ellis Farneworth
    An attractive set in contemporary sprinkled calf of the collected works of Niccolò Machiavelli, following the English-language translation of Ellis Farneworth

    MACHIAVELLI, Niccolò.
    The Works of Nicholas Machiavel, 1775.
    $4,086.00

  • A handsome copy in contemporary tree-calf of Jean-Louis de Lolme's study of The Constitution of England
    A handsome copy in contemporary tree-calf of Jean-Louis de Lolme's study of The Constitution of England

    LOLME, Jean-Louis de.
    The Constitution of England, 1784.
    $613.00

  • The second edition of James Mill's Elements of Political Economy inscribed by him to Thomas L. Peacock
    The second edition of James Mill's Elements of Political Economy inscribed by him to Thomas L. Peacock

    MILL, James.
    Elements of Political Economy. 1824.
    $4,086.00

  • 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.
    $88,527.00

  • 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.
    $2,554.00

  • The Life of Socrates.
    The Life of Socrates.

    XENOPHON; PLATO; COOPER, John Gilbert (translator).
    The Life of Socrates. 1750.
    $1,022.00

  • 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.
    $4,086.00

  • The second edition of Emanational Physics, a rare and unusual self-published text by Stephen Harrison proposing to correct the field of physics by reframing it metaphysically.
    The second edition of Emanational Physics, a rare and unusual self-published text by Stephen Harrison proposing to correct the field of physics by reframing it metaphysically.

    [SANDAGE, Allan] HARRISON, Stephen.
    Emanational Physics. 1988.
    $1,703.00

  • 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.
    $17,025.00

  • The first parallel text edition in English and Italian of Castiglione Il Cortegiano, or The Courtier
    The first parallel text edition in English and Italian of Castiglione Il Cortegiano, or The Courtier

    CASTIGLIONE, Baldassare.
    Il Cortegiano, or The Courtier: 1727.
    $2,043.00

  • A handsome example of J.S. Mill's spirited defence of Utilitarianism, bound in tree calf gilt with the arms of Brasenose College, Oxford
    A handsome example of J.S. Mill's spirited defence of Utilitarianism, bound in tree calf gilt with the arms of Brasenose College, Oxford

    MILL, John Stuart.
    Utilitarianism. 1879.
    $681.00

  • The first edition, first issue of John Stuart Mill's Autobiography in the publisher's pebble-grain green cloth
    The first edition, first issue of John Stuart Mill's Autobiography in the publisher's pebble-grain green cloth

    MILL, John Stuart.
    Autobiography. 1873.
    $681.00

  • The first edition of these Essays by J.S. Mill which preceded his major treatise Principles of Political Economy
    The first edition of these Essays by J.S. Mill which preceded his major treatise Principles of Political Economy

    MILL, John Stuart.
    Essays on Some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy. 1844.
    $2,384.00

  • A handsome set of the collected works of Edmund Burke, widely regarded as the founding-father of modern Conservatism
    A handsome set of the collected works of Edmund Burke, widely regarded as the founding-father of modern Conservatism

    BURKE, Edmund.
    The Works and Correspondence 1852.
    $3,065.00

  • The first edition of Bertrand Russell's intellectual autobiography My Philosophical Development, in the unclipped dustjacket
    The first edition of Bertrand Russell's intellectual autobiography My Philosophical Development, in the unclipped dustjacket

    RUSSELL, Bertrand.
    My Philosophical Development. 1959.
    $239.00

  • First edition of Blood in My Eye by George L. Jackson
    First edition of Blood in My Eye by George L. Jackson

    [CIVIL UNREST, PEACE & REVOLUTION.] [CIVIL RIGHTS & BLACK IDENTITY.] JACKSON, George L.
    Blood in My Eye. 1972.
    $205.00

  • The first edition printed in England of Jean Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion, in a contemporary English gilt calf binding.
    The first edition printed in England of Jean Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion, in a contemporary English gilt calf binding.

    CALVIN, Jean; BUNNY, Edmund (editor).
    Institutio Christianae Religionis. 1576.
    $6,810.00

  • 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.
    $10,896.00

  • A lifetime edition of J.S. Mill's most important work of pure philosophy, A System of Logic
    A lifetime edition of J.S. Mill's most important work of pure philosophy, A System of Logic

    MILL, John Stuart.
    A System of Logic, 1862.
    $613.00

  • 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
    $2,520.00

  • 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.
    $68,098.00

  • 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.
    $409.00

  • 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.
    $511.00

  • 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.
    $2,043.00

  • The first edition of Bertrand Russell's History of Western Philosophy, in full brown morocco
    The first edition of Bertrand Russell's History of Western Philosophy, in full brown morocco

    RUSSELL, Bertrand.
    History of Western Philosophy 1946.
    $1,090.00

  • The first posthumous edition of J.S. Mill's greatest work of pure philosophy, A System of Logic
    The first posthumous edition of J.S. Mill's greatest work of pure philosophy, A System of Logic

    MILL, John Stuart
    A System of Logic 1875.
    $477.00

  • 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.
    $20,430.00

  • 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.
    $2,043.00

  • 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.
    $4,086.00

  • The first edition, first impression of Karl Popper's critique of
    The first edition, first impression of Karl Popper's critique of

    POPPER, Karl.
    The Poverty of Historicism. 1957.
    $341.00

  • 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.
    $10,215.00

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