Shop antiquarian books on “Philosophy, Politics and Economics”

BUXTON, Charles. The ideas of the day on policy. London. John Murray, 1866. First edition. 8vo. vi, 111pp, [1]. With half-title. Original publisher's blind-ruled navy cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, corners bumped. Upper hinge exposed, armorial bookplate of 'Henry Birkbeck' to FEP, hole to FFEP, ink ownership inscription to front blank fly-leaf, neat repair to lower corner of D1, lightly foxed. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 16181

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[LABOUR PARTY]. The Labour Party manifesto 2005. [London]. [Printed by HH Associates Ltd.], [2005]. First edition. 12mo. 112pp. Original publisher's red printed paper wrappers. Lightly rubbed. Internally clean and crisp. Signed by Tony Blair and Gordon Brown to recto of contents page. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 20893

LANE-POOLE, Stanley. The life of the right honourable stratford canning... London. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1888. First edition. 8vo. In two volumes. With three engraved portraits. Original red cloth, lettered in gilt. Extremities rubbed, spines sunned. Foxed. Liberal Party politician and Governor of Victoria, Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey's (1836-1918) copy, with his armorial bookplates to both FEPs. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 21982

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[D'ISRAELI, Isaac]. The literary character, illustrated by the history of men of genius, drawn from their own feelings and confessions. London. John Murray, 1818. First edition. 8vo. vii, [2], 366pp. Contemporary gilt-tooled dark green straight-grain morocco. Rubbed, spine sunned. Armorial bookplate of Edward Farrer Acton to FEP, foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 23360

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[DILLON, Robert Crawford]. The Lord Mayor's visit to Oxford, in the month of July, 1826. Written at the desire of the party, by the Chaplain to the Mayoralty. London. Longman, Rees, Orme, Browne, and Green, 1826. First edition. 8vo. vi, 157pp, [3]. With an engraved frontispiece and one engraved plate. Contemporary black half-morocco, marbled boards, gilt, T.E.G. Some rubbing to extremities, particularly to spine. Marbled endpapers, occasional light spotting. More > £ 150.00 Antiquates Ref. 14712

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[MUSGRAVE, Samuel]. The musgrave controversy: being a collection of curious and interesting papers, on the subject of the late peace. London. Printed for J. Miller, [1769]. First edition. 8vo. 60pp. Disbound. Title page working-loose, lightly spotted. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 22013

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JELLICOE, Roland L.. The New Zealand Company's Native Reserves... Wellington. By Authority: W. A. G. Skinner, 1930. First edition. 8vo. x, 116pp. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt. A trifle rubbed. Decorated endpapers, inked ownership inscription to head of half-title, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22175

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[NOTARY PUBLIC]. The office of a notary-public, As the same is practised in scotland... Edinburgh. Printed for W. Gordon, J. Dickson, and P. Hill, 1792. Fourth edition. 12mo. xvi, 391pp, [1]. Contemporary sheep, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Extremities rubbed, some loss to foot of spine. Slight loss to upper corner of leaf Bb4, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 18426

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[CALLENDER, James Thomson]. The political progress of britain; or an impartial account of the Principal Abuses in the Government of this Country, from the Revolution in 1688. The whole tending to prove the ruinous Consequences of the popular System of War and Conquest. Part first.. Edinburgh. Printed for Robertson & Berry...and T. Kay...London, 1792. First edition. 8vo. First part, all published. 80pp. Contemporary half-calf, marbled paper boards, gilt supralibros of The Society of Writers to the Signet to both boards. Extremities rubbed, joints split, boards held by cords only. Paper shelf-label pasted to FEP, internally clean and crisp. Manuscript letter dated 3rd January 1872 tipped-in to recto of FFEP: 'My dear Sir, I return to you the pamphlet which caused the imprisonment ... More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 18457

[CALLENDER, James Thomson]. The political progress of britain; or an impartial account of the Principal Abuses in the Government of this Country, from the Revolution in 1688. The whole tending to prove the ruinous Consequences of the popular System of War and Conquest. Part first.. London. Printed for T. Kay...and Robertson & Berry...Edinburgh, 1792. 8vo. First part, all published. 80pp. Contemporary half-calf, marbled paper boards, gilt supralibros of The Society of Writers to the Signet to both boards. Extremities rubbed, joints split, boards held by cords only. Paper shelf-label pasted to FEP, manuscript contents to recto of FFEP, title page and final leaf dust-soiled, occasional spotting. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 21203

[SUFFOLK POLL BOOK]. The poll for knights of the shire, for the county of suffolk, taken at ipswich... Ipswich. Printed and sold by G. Jermyn, 1790. First edition. 8vo. 133pp, [1]. With a final page of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary half-sheep, marbled boards. Extremities worn, joints split, loss to head and foot of spine. Later inked ownership inscription to FFEP, recent book-label of Denis Gray to FEP, lightly spotted. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23097

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[WILTSHIRE ELECTION]. The poll for the Freeholders of Wiltshire, for electing a knight of the shire, In the Room of Edward Popham, Esq; Taken at Wilton, On the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st of August, 1772. Henry Penruddocke Wyndham, Esq; High-Sheriff. Candidates, Ambrose Goddard, Esq; Henry Herbert, Esq. Salisbury. Printed for, and Sold by E. Easton, 1772. First edition. [2], 110pp. With a half-title.

[Bound with;] An alphabetical list, of the names of the persons Who polled for knights of the shire for the county of Wilts, on the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st of August, 1772. Salisbury, Printed and Sold by E. Easton, [1772]. 52pp, [2] ads.

Quarto. Handsomely bound by C. W. Rose in recent half morocco, marbled boards, gilt, T.E.G., decorated ... More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 12982

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PALEY, William. The principles of moral and political philosophy. London. Printed by J. Davis, for R. Faulder, 1787. Fourth edition, corrected. 8vo. In two volumes. xxxiii, [5], 378; [8], 433pp, [1]. Contemporary tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces, gilt. Rubbed, spines sunned. Later inked ownership inscriptions to FFEPs, lightly foxed. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 20633

[DILLON, John Joseph]. The question, as to the admission of Catholics to Parliament, considered, upon the principles of existing laws. With supplemental observations on the coronation oath. London. Printed by W. and C. Spilsbury, 1801. First edition. 8vo. [4], 79pp, [1]. Uncut and partially unopened, stitched, as issued. Printed errata to verso of advertisement leaf, with contemporary manuscript errata notes beneath, some creasing/spotting, More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 18987

SMITH, Arthur D. Howden. The real colonel house. London. Hodder and Stoughton, [c.1918]. First edition. 8vo. xi, [2], 13-306pp. With half-title, a monochrome photographic frontispiece and five plates. Original red cloth, lettered in black. Slightly rubbed, spine sunned, corners bumped. One plate detached, lightly foxed. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 14516

NIXON, Richard. The real war. London. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1980. First English edition. 8vo. vii, [3], 341pp, [1]. With tipped-in errata. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in black and silver. Without dustwrapper. Spine sunned, else a clean and crisp copy. Armorial bookplate of Lord Carrington to verso of FFEP. Presentation copy, loosely inserted bookplate inscribed: 'Richard Nixon for Lord Carrington'. More > £ 300.00 Antiquates Ref. 19608

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HOPE, Alex. J. Beresford. The report of her majesty's commission on the laws of marriage, relative to marriage with a deceased wife's sister, examined in a letter to sir robert harry inglis, bart. m.p.. London. James Ridgway, 1849. Third edition, revised and enlarged. 8vo. 94pp, [2]. With a terminal advertisement leaf. Original publisher's blue printed paper wrappers. Slight chipping to head of spine. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 175.00 Antiquates Ref. 18222

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[THE ROLLIAD]. The rolliad, in two parts; probationary odes for the laureatship; and political miscellanies: with criticisms and illustrations. London. Printed for J. Ridgway, 1795. 8vo. xxxii, 396, 154pp. 'Political miscellanies' has separate pagination and register. With an engraved frontispiece and an engraved title page vignette. With an 'Advertisement to the fourth edition' implying that this is the fourth edition. Contemporary tree-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece, gilt. Extremities rubbed, small worm-hole to upper joint. Offsetting to title, occasional spotting. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 21658

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[WALPOLE, Robert]. The sentiments of a tory, In respect to a late Important Transaction, And in Regard to the Present Situation of Affairs. London. Printed for T. Cooper, 1741. First edition. 8vo. 63pp, [1]. Recent navy morocco, blue cloth boards, lettered in gilt, T.E.G. A trifle rubbed. Marbled endpapers, title-page light dust-soiled/creased, else internally clean and crisp. More > £ 350.00 Antiquates Ref. 15117

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SHEIL, Richard Lalor. The speeches of the right honourable richard lalor sheil. Dublin. James Duffy, 1853. Second edition. 8vo. xliv, [1], 26-471pp, [1]. Largely unopened in recent green cloth, lettered in gilt. Spine sunned. Lightly toned. More > £ 50.00 Antiquates Ref. 22606