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BAGEHOT, Walter. The English Constitution.
London : 1867
First edition in book form of the most influential exposition of the British (not in fact solely English) constitution. Bagehot conceptualized the constitution as split between "dignified" and "efficient" elements, the former the monarchy and parts of the aristocracy with all their associated pomp and circumstance, the latter the actual machinery of... Learn More£3,750.00Stock Code: 138712
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BAGEHOT, Walter. Economic Studies.
London : 1880
First edition. "Consequently, when in the mid-1870s Bagehot set out to write a major treatise on political economy, he aimed to make his analysis concrete and empirical and to avoid claims to universal validity. By criticizing abstraction in economic theory, he anticipated behaviourist theories that explain economic events in terms of actual behaviour,... Learn More£250.00Stock Code: 143444
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BAGEHOT, Walter. Economic Studies.
London : 1880
First edition. Presentation copy inscribed by the author's widow on the half-title: "From Mrs Walter Bagehot". Walter Bagehot (1826-1877) married Eliza Wilson (1832-1921), who was the eldest daughter of James Wilson, the founder of The Economist, in 1858. The couple first met when Bagehot was commissioned by James Wilson to write a series of articles... Learn More£300.00Stock Code: 143386