New Haven: Yale University Press, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xv (iii), 395pp. Original blue cloth with black lettering on label on spine. Historical account of China with special emphasis on functions and structure of the family in society. Binding rubbed with some wear along edges and some soiling on..... More
Glencoe, Illinois: The Free Press, 1949. First American edition. Softcover. Octavo. XVII, [1], 188pp. Original printed wrappers over green cloth with gold lettering on spine. The three essays here translated reveal an aspect of Max Weber's thought which has not yet been presented at first hand to the English-speaking public..... More
New York: Allerton, 1922. Fifth Edition Rewritten. Hardcover. 3 Volumes. 8vo. Dark olive green buckram binding. Some wearing to edges. Head and tail of spine and corners bumped. Else, in good condition. More
Frankfurt: Europäische Verlagsanstalt, 1955. First edition. Softcover. Inscribed "E.H.W. with kindest regards F.P." on title page. Small Quarto. 77-156pp. Original printed tan wraps. Special print from Frankfurter Beiträge zur Soziologie (Frankfurt Contributions on Sociology) on request of the Institute for Social Research. Dedicated to Max Horkheimer on the occasion of..... More
Zurich: Diana Verlag, (1953). Hardcover. 8vo. 274,[1],pp. Black cloth with gold lettering on cover and spine in dust wrapper. Some discoloration, staining and small closed tears on dust wrapper. Stamp of previous owner on title-page and to margins on few pages throughout. Text in German. Dust wrapper in good, book..... More
New York: The Abingdon Press, 1924. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 124pp. Original blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Frontispiece portrait of the Earl of Shaftesbury. Poignant monograph on child labor illustrated with 8 b/w photographic reproductions, of which 4 show young American children at work. Binding..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, (1938). Second printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 502pp. Dark brown cloth with gilt decoration and lettering on spine. Some staining and scuffing to boards. Spine sunned. "This book is an attempt to give a dynamic view of social life in a small town in the deep South."..... More
London: Chapple and Son, 1822. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. VIII, 400pp. Uncut. Modern black cloth over original paper covered boards, with title-label laid on spine. Engraved frontispiece of a Greek Lady in her bridal habit. First edition of this captivating and early investigation of the legal status of women in..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1935. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. VII, [3], 119, [1]pp. Original printed wrappers over green cloth with gold lettering on spine. Publisher's logo on title page. Comprehensive English translation of Pareto's "Treatise on General Sociology." The main work of the Treatise is the development of a...... More
Frankfurt: Europäische Verlagsanstalt, 1962. Softcover. 8vo. 240pp. Original wrappers. Collection of speeches and lectures by acclaimed German-Jewish Sociologists and Founders of the Frankfurt School, Horkheimer and Adorno. Part of the series: Frankfurter Beiträge zur Soziologie. Minor age wear and creasing to wrappers, otherwise clean and tight. In German. Very good..... More
Frankfurt: Europäische Verlagsanstalt, 1956. Softcover. 8vo. 181pp. Original wrappers. Collection of articles on Sociology. Part of the series: Frankfurter Beiträge zur Soziologie. Minor age wear and creasing to wrappers, otherwise clean and tight. In German. Very good condition. More
Tokyo: Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai (The Society for International Cultural Relations), 1939. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. (vi) 74pp. Original tanned semi-translucent tissue paper dust jacket. Stiff white paper wrappers with black and red lettering on the front cover and spine. An examination of 20th century Japanese society through the lens of..... More
New York: Gordon and Breach, (1973). Hardcover. 8vo. x,212pp. Green cloth with gold lettering on spine in original dust jacket. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped. Minor creasing and rubbing on dj. "This book is a new conception of the relationship between present, past and future. Its renewal in..... More
New York: Philosophical Library, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. xiv, 330pp. Red cloth with gold-stamped maroon leather labels in original printed dust jacket. The author studies industrial practices in their relation to strikes and the causes and effects of strikes. Includes a wealth of historical details as well as relevant..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, (1970). First American edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xv,403pp. Red cloth with gold lettering on spine in original dust jacket. Originally published in 1963 in Germany under the title "Weltbürgertum und Nationalstaat", F. Meinecke presents his brilliant analysis of the origins and development of the idea of the..... More
Cambridge, Mass. M.I.T. Press, (1972). First edition. Hardcover. 4to. 930pp. Blue cloth with gold lettering on spine in original printed dust jacket. In 1966, the first two volumes of "The Collected Scientific Papers of Paul A. Samuelson" were published. This, the third volume, contains 77 articles covering the period from..... More
Paris: S.E.V.PE.N., 1956. Softcover. Large 8vo. 330pp. Original wrappers with red and black lettering to front wrapper and spine. Tears to top of front wrapper, coming from removed price tag, not affecting text. Staining, scuffing and rubbing to wrappers and spine, not affecting text. Many pages unopened. Fascinating articles on..... More
Tetuan: Biblioteca Española, 1972. First edition. Softcover. 8vo. 91,[1]pp. Original printed wrappers. Topics include Mawlay in Casablanca, Islamic literature relating to Christian-Muslim persecution in Spain. Some creasing and minor staining to wraps. Text in Spanish. Overall very good condition. More
Reutlingen: Carl Mäcken's Verlag, 1851. Hardcover. 8vo. vi,504pp. Quarter leather over black cloth. Front board loose but present, backstrip loose, most of backstrip present. Staining to boards. Sporadic foxing throughout. Ex-library of Geo. F. Comfort on inside of front board. Dritter Theil: Die Kunstlehre. Text in Gothic script. Binding in..... More
Miami: Jewish Museum of Florida, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 286pp. Original photo-illustrated dustjacket over black cloth with gilt ruling on cover and spine. Color illustrated title page. "Well over 800 members of the Wien family have been found during a 21 month search into the past. This record of..... More
Wien: Im Selbstverlag des Vereins, 1912. Hardcover. Folio. 152pp. Gilt-, black,- and green decorated maroon cloth. Tail of spine and bottom corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Minor scuffing to boards. Gold decorated endpapers. Illustrated title-page. Delightfully illustrated with reproductions of b/w photographs as well as color and b/w drawings. Text..... More
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1990. First English language edition. Hardcover. Octavo. VI, [2], 340pp. Original printed wrappers over blue cloth, with gold lettering and printer's device on spine. Half-title page inscribed and signed by Jean Leca. Fascinating work bringing together essays by eminent social scientists from several countries. They discuss the..... More
London: Reeves & Turner, 1883. Fifth edition. Hardcover. Octavo. XIX, [1], 347, [1]pp. Original gilt- and blind-stamped cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Decorative endpapers. Frontispiece protected with a tissue guard. Title page in red and black lettering. Vignette on title page. Originally published in 1863 as..... More
New York: Institute of Social and Religious Research, (1930). Hardcover. 8vo. xii, 194 pp. Blue cloth binding with dj. Dj sunned and chipped to edges. Else, in good condition with fair/good dj. More
Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1966. First English language edition. Hardcover. 4to. 228pp. Gray cloth with black lettering on cover and spine in original price-clipped dust jacket. The author seeks a 'Marxist' answer to the much debated question if man is endowed with a free will or not. To approach the problem..... More