{"product_id":"lecky-history-european-morals-london-1869-123924","title":"History of European Morals from Augustus to Charlemagne.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eThe first edition of this insightful history of the various moral code and changes from ancient Greece to the reign of the first Holy Roman Emperor, Charlemagne (AD 748-814) by the Anglo-Irish historian William Edward Hartpole Lecky (1838-1903).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe work begins with chapter on the 'natural history of morals' examining the 'rival claims of intuition and utility' as the basis of human ethics, and closes with a chapter on the position of women across history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA handsome copy in contemporary tan calf gilt from the library of Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper (1801-1880), who served variously as Member of Parliament for Derby, Arundel, and Nottingham from 1830 until 1852. He was raised to the peerage as Baron Belper in 1856.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition; 2 vols; 8vo (22.5 x 14.5 cm); bookplate to front pastedown of each vol., spotting to endpapers, otherwise internally clean; contemporary polished tan calf, covers ruled in gilt, gilt spine in 6 compartments, contrasting red and green morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges, extremities a little rubbed, rear joint of vol. I split but holding, very good; xviii, 498; x, 423, [1]pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"LECKY, William Edward Hartpole.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57301332394359,"sku":"123924","price":478.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/123924.jpg?v=1784048194","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/en-us\/products\/lecky-history-european-morals-london-1869-123924","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}