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155 WHATELY, Richard. Introductory Lectures on Political Economy; [bound after:] Thoughts on Secondary Punishments, in a letter to Earl Grey. London: B. Fellowes, 1831 & 1832 First edition of this major contribution to the formation of the classical position on economic method, bound together with Whately’s study of the penal system. “In an age of ‘dismal’ economics, Whately was an optimist. This optimism was justified by Whately’s scientific method, explained in his Introductory Lectures , which owed much to Dugald Stewart, the Scottish philosopher and heir to Adam Smith” ( ODNB ). Whately proposed to reform the penal system “by the abolition of all punishments but such as were strictly and merely deterrent. His principles were too abstract to gain general acceptance, and were indeed never given to the world in their entirety; but his public utterances in regard to transportation did much to awaken the public mind to a sense of its futility and mischievous results” (J. M. Rigg in DNB ). Two works bound in one volume, octavo (212 × 134 mm). Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, spine decorated gilt in compartments, red morocco labels, sprinkled edges. Owner inscription from 1832 of Harry Verney, MP for Buckingham, to each title. Spine ends and corners lightly bruised, very occasional pencil side ruling and marginalia to the second work; very good copies. ¶ I ntroductory Lectures:
154 WEIWEI, Ai. Ai Weiwei. Cologne: Taschen, 2014 Limited collector’s edition, number 725 of 1,100 copies, plus 220 artist’s proofs, each signed by the artist and wrapped in a silk scarf reproducing Ai Weiwei’s work Straight , a reference to the Sichuan earthquake of 2008. The volume features intricate paper cut chapter openers designed by the artist, numerous images and photos unseen before, and several comments by Weiwei on his own work from interviews conducted especially for this publication. Folio. Original printed cloth, spine lettered in silver, illustrated endpapers. Wrapped in a silk scarf and housed in publisher’s clamshell box with title on lid. With original packaging box. Photographs and illustrations throughout. A fine copy. £2,500 [156728]
Goldsmiths’ 26696; Kress C.2999; Mattioli 3826. Thoughts on Secondary Punishments : Ferguson 1616; Goldsmiths’ 27653. £2,750 [157321] 156 WILDE, Oscar. Newdigate Prize Poem. Ravenna. Oxford: Thos. Shrimpton and Son, 1878 wilde makes his debut First edition of Wilde’s first independent publication, composed while a student at Oxford and awarded the University’s prestigious Newdigate Prize; “its laments for the sufferings of Dante and Byron proclaimed admiration and anticipation” ( ODNB ). Wilde was inspired to write the poem on a “vacation ramble” to Italy in 1877. He recited it at the Sheldonian Theatre on 26 June, where, according to the review published the next day in The Oxford and Cambridge Undergraduate’s Journal , he was “listened to with rapt attention and frequently applauded” (Ellman, p. 94). Octavo, pp. 16. Original grey-green printed wrappers. Front wrapper neatly reglued, slight splits and small chips at wrapper extremities, small patch of archival tape repair on verso of front wrapper, title page toned. A very good copy. ¶ Mason 301. Richard Ellmann, Oscar Wilde, 1987. £1,500 [156888]
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