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The Penny of Scotland
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The Penny of Scotland

by Smith,Adam

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[SMITH, Adam]. The Penny of Scotland. Boog junior des., P.Kempson fecit 1797
Penny Token, struck in bronze, 35mm in diameter,
with portrait of Adam Smith after Tassie on the obverse, a scene on the reverse entitled Wealth of Nations depicting various symbols of agriculture, commerce and trade including a plough, a spinning-wheel, a wool-pack and a cask on a quay-side with two three-masted ships in the back ground sailing out of the harbour.
J.M.Gray, 'The Portraits of Adam Smith' in J.Bonar 'Catalogue of the Library of Adam Smith' 1894. Illustrated in Scott, Adam Smith as Student and Professor, 1937. Dalton & Hamer, Fifeshire no.1. Not in Vanderblue.The only other recorded portraits of Adam Smith before our penny token which we have been able to trace are the Tassie medallion of 1787, two etched portraits by John Kay of 1787 and 1790 and a 'very poor unsigned transcript in line' (Gray) after Tassie in the Scots Magazine of 1796.
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The Philosophy of the Conditioned
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The Philosophy of the Conditioned

by MANSEL, Henry. L.

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MANSEL, H.L. The Philosophy of the Conditioned comprising some remarks on Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy and on Mr J.S. Mill's Examination of that Philosophy. London, Alexander Strahan 1866Octavo, original publishers purple cloth, spine lettered gilt, pp.vii, (1), 189 a fine copyFirst edition. Henry Longueville Mansel [1820-1871] was a metaphysician, theologian, Oxford professor and follower of Sir William Hamilton. Author of The Limits of Religious Thought 1858 which Mill described in a letter to Bain in January 1863 "detestable, to me absolutely loathsome book". Mansel reciprocated Mill's dislike, he thought Mill's teaching "utterly mischievous". Mineka, The Later Letters of John Stuart Mill, letter no.572.ref:039
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A Practical Guide to Operations on the Teeth. To which is prefixed a historical sketch of the...
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A Practical Guide to Operations on the Teeth. To which is prefixed a historical sketch of the rise and progress of Dental Surgery

by SNELL, James

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Octavo, old quarter cloth and grey boards, uncut, viiipp + 207pp, 5 engraved plates, contemporary ownership in ink on the title of James B Eames, a fine copy.
Rare. Menzies Campbell 433. Crowley, 1763. Not in Poletti. Weinberger p.129.
First American edition, first published with the same title in London in 1831. The illustrations include an operating chair and various dental instruments. In the historical sketch Snell refers to the works of Martin, Berdmore, Fauchard, Geraudy, Larini, Mouton, Lecluse, Bunun, Dubois de Chemant, Hunter, Blake and Fox. The chapters include The Operating Chair, Extraction of the Teeth, Excision of the Teeth, The Dental Mirror, Stopping, Scaling the Teeth and Ligatures for fastening Loose Teeth.
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Principles of Political Economy, with some of their applications to social philosophy
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Principles of Political Economy, with some of their applications to social philosophy

by Mill,John Stuart

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MILL,John Stuart. Principles of Political Economy, with some of their applications to social philosophy. In Two Volumes. Third Edition. London, John W Parker 1852
2 volumes, octavo, original publishers green/blue cloth, original printed paper labels, pp.xx, 604; xv, 571, (1), 4 adverts, ownership in pencil in volume I Augustine Birrell, Trin.Hall, Camb.
Third edition, with a new preface, and with material alterations to many chapters, especially Book II, chapter I, and Book IV, chapter VII. They reveal Mill as far more sympathetic towards socialism than hitherto.
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Principles of Political Economy, with some of their applications to social philosophy

by Mill,John Stuart

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MILL,John Stuart. Principles of Political Economy, with some of their applications to social philosophy. In Two Volumes. Fourth Edition. London, John W Parker 1857
2 volumes, octavo, original publishers green/blue cloth, original printed paper labels, pp.xvi, 606, (2) adverts; xv, (2), 582, (2) adverts, a fine copy.
Fourth edition, revised throughout and with material additions to the chapters on Influence of Credit and Regulation of Covertible Paper Currency
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Programme of the Land Tenure Reform Association. With an explanatory statement by John Stuart Mill

Programme of the Land Tenure Reform Association. With an explanatory statement by John Stuart Mill

by Mill,John Stuart

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MILL,John Stuart. Programme of the Land Tenure Reform Association. With an explanatory statement by John Stuart Mill. London, Longmans Green, Reader and Dyer 1871
Octavo, paper wrappers, printed paper label, pp.16, old ink stamp of the British Library of Political & Economic Science on title, first and final leaf dust stained.
First edition. The 'manifesto' of the Land Tenure Reform Association which Mill drafted.
MacMinn p.100. see Reeves, pp.461-463, Packe, pp.490-491
Packe wrote of Mill in his Life "It is true he wished to nationalize the land. He believed that a man was entitled to possess only what he could earn and make himself. As no man made the land, and since the landowner drew all the profit from its use while contributing nothing to its fruitfulness, Mill saw no reason why this ancient monopoly…should not be abrogated…He lent his active support to the Land Tenure Reform Association. He frequently addressed the meetings which they sponsored. He drafted a manifesto of their aims and… Read More
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The personal life of George Grote
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The personal life of George Grote: Compiled from family documents, private memoranda, and original letters to and from various friends

by GROTE, Harriet

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GROTE, Mrs Harriet. The personal life of George Grote: compiled from family documents, private memoranda, and original letters to and from various friends. London, John Murray 1873
Octavo, publishers green cloth, brown morocco label, pp.xv, 336, engraved portrait frontispiece, facsimile leaf, a fine copy.
First edition. Life of George Grote [1794-1871] was a classical scholar, politician and banker and historian of Greece. In 1817 he came under the influence of David Ricardo, and through him of James Mill and Jeremy Bentham. He and his wife Harriet frequently entertained many of the Benthamite group in their home. Other than a period of estrangement from Harriet Grote, John Stuart Mill was a life-long friend of and correspondent with the couple.ref:048
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