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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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  • The editio princeps of Gildas' account of the ruin and conquest of Britain, De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae, the only contemporary source for the Anglo-Saxon conquest
    The editio princeps of Gildas' account of the ruin and conquest of Britain, De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae, the only contemporary source for the Anglo-Saxon conquest

    GILDAS.
    [De Excidio Britanniae] 1525?].
    $6,172.00

  • 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.
    $926.00

  • 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.
    $6,172.00

  • 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.
    $1,715.00

  • 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.
    $3,086.00

  • 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.
    $6,172.00

  • 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.
    $6,858.00

  • 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].
    $2,058.00

  • 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.
    $1,715.00

  • 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.
    $1,372.00

  • 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.
    $2,058.00

  • 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.
    $4,115.00

  • 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.
    $4,115.00

  • 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.
    $3,429.00

  • 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.
    $2,572.00

  • 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.
    $549.00

  • 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].
    $1,715.00

  • 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.
    $9,258.00

  • 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.
    $6,858.00

  • 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.
    $4,115.00

  • The Life of Socrates.
    The Life of Socrates.

    XENOPHON; PLATO; COOPER, John Gilbert (translator).
    The Life of Socrates. 1750.
    $1,029.00

  • 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.
    $2,058.00

  • 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.
    $20,573.00

  • 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.
    $17,144.00

  • 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.
    $1,098.00

  • A near fine example of an English semi-sombre binding enclosing Thomas à Kempis' great spiritual meditation, De Imitatione Christi in English translation
    A near fine example of an English semi-sombre binding enclosing Thomas à Kempis' great spiritual meditation, De Imitatione Christi in English translation

    KEMPIS, Thomas à.
    [Imitatio Christi]. 1677.
    $3,086.00

  • A beautiful example of Richard Allestree's The Whole Duty of Man, well-preserved in this English Restoration red goatskin binding
    A beautiful example of Richard Allestree's The Whole Duty of Man, well-preserved in this English Restoration red goatskin binding

    ALLESTREE, Richard.
    The Whole Duty of Man, 1675.
    $3,429.00

  • 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.
    $2,058.00

  • 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.
    $15,773.00

  • 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.
    $1,029.00

  • 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].
    $2,058.00

  • The first edition in English of the Baron de Sainte-Croix's Life of Alexander the Great, translated from the original French by Sir Richard Clayton
    The first edition in English of the Baron de Sainte-Croix's Life of Alexander the Great, translated from the original French by Sir Richard Clayton

    SAINTE-CROIX, Baron de; CLAYTON, Sir Richard (translator).
    A Critical Inquiry into the Life of Alexander the Great, 1793.
    $686.00

  • 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.
    $686.00

  • 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.
    $2,401.00

  • The first edition of the collected works of the Protestant marturs William Tyndale, John Frifth and Robert Barnes in English
    The first edition of the collected works of the Protestant marturs William Tyndale, John Frifth and Robert Barnes in English

    TYNDALE, William; FRITH, John; BARNES, Robert; FOXE, John (editor).
    [The whole workes of W. Tyndall, An. 1573].
    $17,144.00

  • The first edition of the defining doctrinal statement of the Edwardian Refomation, comprising his catechism and the Forty-Two Articles
    The first edition of the defining doctrinal statement of the Edwardian Refomation, comprising his catechism and the Forty-Two Articles

    [PONET, John].
    Catechismus brevis Chistianae disciplinae summam continens, Anno Do. M. D. LIII [1553].
    $17,144.00

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