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HOBBES, Thomas. Leviathan, or the Matter, Forme, & Power of a Common-wealth Ecclesiastical and Civill.London : 1651
True first edition of one of the foundation works in the field of political theory, with the winged head ornament on the title page. There are three editions with title-pages bearing 1651 imprints. The second, with a bear ornament, was printed outside England (probably at Amsterdam), and the third, with a triangular type ornament, is now considered... Learn More£17,500.00Stock Code: 136441
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HIRST, Damien. The Souls I-IV.London : 2011
First edition, first printing. The Souls ran as a solo exhibition at the Paul Stolper gallery from 7 October to 13 November 2010. Hirst took four butterfly designs and reproduced each in 80 different colourways, with the present book reproducing these artworks and the colours used. The lavish illustrations offer an excellent example of how the deluxe... Learn More£1,000.00Stock Code: 147008
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HUME, David. Über die menschliche NaturHalle : 1790-92
Very scarce first edition in German of A Treatise of Human Nature, the first translation into any language of Hume's greatest (and rarest) work; it is issued here with a commentary by Ludwig Heinrich von Jakob (17591827), professor of philosophy at Halle who helped greatly to popularize Hume's work in Germany. Although the translation seems late fifty... Learn More£8,750.00Stock Code: 147041
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HUME, David. Untersuchung über den menschlichen VerstandJena : 1793
First edition of this translation of Hume's Philosophical essays concerning human understanding, the title of which was later changed to Enquiry concerning human understanding. Hume had intended this work to replace book one of his A treatise of human nature, in an attempt to convey its central ideas in a more elegant form and to reach a wider audience.... Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 147026
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HUME, David. Discours politiques.Amsterdam : 1754-56
First edition of the first three instalments of an important series of economic publications, published in view of the increasing interest in works of political economy appearing in France, England, and Holland.
In 1754 Schreuder and Mortier published the first volume, Hume's Political Discourses. Owing to the growing interest and the relative... Learn More£2,000.00Stock Code: 146627
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HAYEK, Friedrich August von. Law, Legislation and Liberty.London : 1973-79
First UK editions, first impressions, of each volume of Hayek's last major work of social philosophy, published over a seven-year period. In many ways the culmination of his philosophical career, Law, Legislation and Liberty was Hayek's most extensive philosophical analysis of the structure of society, the nature of justice, and the underlying principles... Learn More£2,500.00Stock Code: 149504
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HAYEK, Friedrich August von. Studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.Chicago : 1967
First US edition, first printing, using the sheets of the UK edition of the same year, without priority. This selection of papers from Hayek's later work, revised and dedicated to philosopher Karl Popper, was considered a departure from his earlier writings. Hayek "shifted his ground - partly under the influence of Popper - somewhat away from subjectivity... Learn More£375.00Stock Code: 149426
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HARDY, Thomas. Compassion.Dorchester : 1924
First separate edition, number 7 of 25 copies, signed by the author at the end of the poem, and initialled by his wife Florence on the limitation leaf.
Hardy wrote this work at the request of the RSPCA as part of their centenary celebrations, and it was first printed in the society's centenary volume, before appearing in The Times on 16 June... Learn More£3,500.00Stock Code: 147154
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HUME, David. Herrn Hume Vier Philosophen. Quod vitae sectabor iter?Glogau : 1760
Scarce first German language edition of essays 6-9 from the second volume of Hume's Essays, moral and political of 1742. The essays are; "The Epicurean", "The Stoic", "The Platonist" and "The Sceptic". The translation was made from the French Oeuvres philosophiques (1758). Hume's essays are followed by "Apuleius's" Discourse on happiness, translated... Learn More£3,000.00Stock Code: 146123
