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First edition. Urquhart, diplomat and future Member of Parliament, argues that the causes of pauperism are the indirect taxation and centralized government of modern times, and that pauperism was unknown in the England of the past and traditional societies of his day. The lectures accord with an intellectual movement prominent in the 1840s that was nostalgic for feudalism and saw industry as the cause, rather than the cure, of poverty. A return to the old structure of society was the remedy, rather than any of the proposals to ameliorate poverty such as the Ten Hours Bill or encouraging emigration: “it is to the past that we have to look, and not to the future” (p. 13). Octavo. Original dark blue cloth, front cover lettered in gilt, panelled in blind. Ownership signature dated 1855 to half-title, early pencilled marginalia (chiefly side rulings with some annotations). Spine sunned, small patch of wear at head of rear cover, rear hinge split, light toning and foxing to initial and few leaves; still a very good copy. £350 [150998] 163 VILLANO, Federigo. L’antimonopolio, o sia il modo facile da estinguere i monopolj, e rendere utile e fruttifero tutto il denaro dello Stato. Naples: Vincenzo Mazzola-Vocola, 1793 ANTI-MONOPOLY IN BANKING First edition of this rare text on anti-monopoly policies in Italy, particularly in relation to Neapolitan banking. It is uncommon, with no copies recorded on WorldCat or Library Hub, and the Italian Union Catalogue recording just two, at the Biblioteca statale del Monumento nazionale in Cassino and the Biblioteca della Società napoletana di storia patria in Naples. We cannot trace any copies having appeared at auction.
This copy has gathering P 2 , the address to “S.R.M.”, bound after the title leaf rather than at the rear of the text as with the Cassino and Naples copies. Quarto (221 × 165 mm). Contemporary vellum, compartments lettered and decorated in gilt, single rule border to covers with ornate centrepieces in blind, red and blue patterned endpapers, edges sprinkled red, blue-green cloth bookmarker. Woodcut vignette to title page, headpiece, initial. Early library marks in ink to front free endpaper verso and first blank recto, later mark in red pencil to first blank recto, a few small paper repairs to top corners of first three leaves. Spine and extremities soiled, gilt to spine faded, a few spots to vellum, very minor damp stain to head of text block gutter, top edge of title leaf lightly creased, else a very good, wide-margined copy with occasional foxing and faint marks. ¶ Cossa 47 (173) & 145 (102). Italian Union Catalogue SBLE009142. £3,750 [125426] 164 VOLTAIRE. A Treatise on Toleration; [bound with:] The Ignorant Philosopher. London: Fielding and Walker, 1779 Later English-language editions of two of Voltaire’s best known works, with the latter work including his commentary on Beccaria’s Treatise on Crimes and Punishments . The Treatise on Toleration was first published in English in 1764, the Ignorant Philosopher and the Commentary on Beccaria in 1767. Voltaire’s treatise has remained widely read to this day, and became a bestseller in France following the Charlie Hebdo attacks in 2015. 2 works bound in 1 volume, octavo (220 × 135 mm). Contemporary half sheep, rebacked with black label, marbled sides. Contemporary ownership inscription on title page of Treatise on Toleration . Sides and extremities rubbed, inner hinges reinforced, small chip to front free endpaper, some light foxing and finger-soiling, top corners of a few pages lightly creased. A very good copy. ¶ ESTC T137666 and T137664. £750 [124071]
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