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The Humanities department takes its name and focus from the main programme of civic education in the Renaissance, the studia humanitatis, which encompassed the study of the classics, rhetoric, history, and philosophy.

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  • A handsomely bound first edition of Sarah Fielding's translation of Xenophon's Memoirs of Socrates.
    A handsomely bound first edition of Sarah Fielding's translation of Xenophon's Memoirs of Socrates.

    XENOPHON; FIELDING, Sarah (translator).
    Xenophon's Memoirs of Socrates. 1762.
    £1,250.00

  • 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

  • The first edition in English of Virgilio Malvezzi's histories of the legendary Roman kings Romulus and Tarquin, translated by Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth
    The first edition in English of Virgilio Malvezzi's histories of the legendary Roman kings Romulus and Tarquin, translated by Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth

    MALVEZZI, Virgilio; MONMOUTH, Henry Carey (Earl of).
    [Romulus and Tarquin]. 1637.
    £1,500.00

  • The first Foulis Press edition of Tyrtaeus' panegyric on martial spirit, Spartan Lessons, edited by the classicist James Moor
    The first Foulis Press edition of Tyrtaeus' panegyric on martial spirit, Spartan Lessons, edited by the classicist James Moor

    TYRTAEUS; MOOR, James (editor).
    Spartan Lessons; 1759.
    £1,500.00

  • 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.
    £3,500.00

  • The first trilingual edition in English, French, and Latin of this collection of Cicero's thoughts on religion, law and philosophy
    The first trilingual edition in English, French, and Latin of this collection of Cicero's thoughts on religion, law and philosophy

    CICERO; [DAVID, Henry (translator)].
    Thoughts of Cicero, 1750.
    £450.00

  • 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 of Stewart Kyd's Treatise on the Law of Corporations, uncut in the orignal boards
    The first edition of Stewart Kyd's Treatise on the Law of Corporations, uncut in the orignal boards

    KYD, Stewart.
    A Treatise on the Law of Corporations. 1793-1794.
    £5,000.00

  • 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 Merriam-Webster edition of An American Diction of the English Language in the publisher's presentation binding to Richard Cobden
    The first Merriam-Webster edition of An American Diction of the English Language in the publisher's presentation binding to Richard Cobden

    WEBSTER, Noah.
    An American Dictionary of the English Language; 1848.
    £5,000.00

  • 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.
    £5,000.00

  • 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

  • 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.
    £3,000.00

  • The first and only edition of this collecting of writings by Montesquieu in English translation
    The first and only edition of this collecting of writings by Montesquieu in English translation

    MONTESQUIEU, Charles Secondat (Baron de).
    Miscellaneous Pieces 1759.
    £800.00

  • The first edition in English of Aristotle's Metaphysics, translated by Thomas Taylor
    The first edition in English of Aristotle's Metaphysics, translated by Thomas Taylor

    ARISTOTLE; TAYLOR, Thomas (translator).
    The Metaphysics of Aristotle, 1801.
    £5,000.00

  • 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 edition of Sir Matthew Hale's posthumously published Analysis of the Law, with extensive manuscript annotations by the barrister Maurice Johnson
    The first edition of Sir Matthew Hale's posthumously published Analysis of the Law, with extensive manuscript annotations by the barrister Maurice Johnson

    [HALE, Sir Matthew; JOHNSON, Maurice (manuscript notes)].
    The Analysis of the Law: 1713.
    £9,000.00

  • A beautiful edition of Marcus Aurelius' meditations in English translation, finely bound by Riviere & Son
    A beautiful edition of Marcus Aurelius' meditations in English translation, finely bound by Riviere & Son

    AURELIUS, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus.
    [Meditations]. 1900.
    £3,000.00

  • 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.
    £450.00

  • 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 printing of si Karl Popper's lecture on human freedom Of Clouds and Clocks, inscribe dhim him to Alan Gould
    The first printing of si Karl Popper's lecture on human freedom Of Clouds and Clocks, inscribe dhim him to Alan Gould

    POPPER, Sir Karl Raimund.
    Of Clouds and Clocks 1966.
    £1,750.00

  • The first US edition of the first English language collection of Joseph Stalin's lectures and articles on Leninism
    The first US edition of the first English language collection of Joseph Stalin's lectures and articles on Leninism

    STALIN, Joseph; PAUL, Eden & Cedar (née Gertrude Mary Davenport).
    Leninism. 1928.
    £800.00

  • 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 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 C. Davis edition of John Bale's Brefe Chronycle, an important source for the life and times of Sir John Oldcastle
    The first C. Davis edition of John Bale's Brefe Chronycle, an important source for the life and times of Sir John Oldcastle

    BALE, John.
    A Brefe Chronycle 1729.
    £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 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.
    £3,000.00

  • An early edition of the Index Librorum Prohibtorum printed at Rome in 1841, the most infamous of all the lists of banned books
    An early edition of the Index Librorum Prohibtorum printed at Rome in 1841, the most infamous of all the lists of banned books

    [BANNED BOOKS].
    Index Librorum Prohibitorum 1841.
    £250.00

  • The first edition of Henry Hamon's New York Stock Exchange Manual, an eaarly guide to investing
    The first edition of Henry Hamon's New York Stock Exchange Manual, an eaarly guide to investing

    HAMON, Henry.
    New York Stock Exchange Manual, 1865.
    £800.00

  • The first edition in English of Henri Estienne's Apologie pour Hérodote, translated as A World of Wonders by Richard Carew
    The first edition in English of Henri Estienne's Apologie pour Hérodote, translated as A World of Wonders by Richard Carew

    ESTIENNE, Henri; CAREW, Richard (translator).
    [Apologie pour Hérodote]. 1607.
    £2,500.00

  • One of only four known copies of this unpublished and Unfinished Draft of a Skethc of a Biography of Ludwig Wittgenstein by Friedrich August von Hayek
    One of only four known copies of this unpublished and Unfinished Draft of a Skethc of a Biography of Ludwig Wittgenstein by Friedrich August von Hayek

    HAYEK, Friedrich August von.
    Unfinished Draft of a Sketch of a Biography of Ludwig Wittgenstein. November 1959.
    £9,500.00

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