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Joints rubbed with shavings to leather, but still holding. Leather rubbed at edges of boards. Small 3/8"chips to leather at edges of corners of boards. Lettering piece on spine of first volume half missing. Some foxing. Text block of Volume Two slightly shaken.; Three volumes. First two volumes published in 1859 by John W. Parker and Son, the third volume in 1867 by Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer. A fourth volume (not present) was published in 1875. Pagination: vi, [2], 474; [iv], 563, [1]; [iv], 379 pages. Contemporary full calf bindings. Gilt borders to boards. Marbled endpapers and page edges. Spine title:"Mill's Dissertations". Page dimensions: 214 x 135mm. Engraved heraldic bookplate of Henry Chapman on front endpaper of each volume. Contemporary owner's signature"H. S. Chapman / Nov. 1867". Contemporary bookseller's ticker of Willis&Sotheran, London."Reprinted Chiefly from the Edinburgh and Westminster Reviews". Contents includes: A Few Observations on the French Revolution; Thoughts on Poetry and its Varieties; Civilization; Aphorisms: A Fragment; Bentham; Coleridge; M. de Tocqueville on Democracy in America; Early Grecian History and Legend; Enfranchisement of Women; Dr. Whewell on Moral Philosophy; Recent Writers on Reform; A Few Words on Non-Intervention; The Contest in America; Austin on Jurisprudence; Plato. ; 8vo
Books: Dissertations and Discussions Political, Philosophical, and Historical [Three Volumes]
Author
John Stuart Mill
Title
Dissertations and Discussions Political, Philosophical, and Historical [Three Volumes]
Publisher name
John W. Parker and Son / Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer 1859-1867, London
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
1859
Edition
First edition
Binding type
Hard cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Good
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
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