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1729ref. 1016H31London: J. Tonson; J. Roberts 1729-1732. Leather. Very Good. 8" by 5". None. A uniformly bound two-volume set of Mandeville"s controversial "Fable of the Bees" pairing the sixth edition with the first edition of Part II a provocative defence of private vice as a source of public prosperity. Uniformly bound in contemporary full calf sympathetically rebacked with later calf. A complete two-volume set of Mandeville"s controversial masterpiece bringing together the sixth edition of the original work with first edition of the separately published second part. Volume I: ESTC No. N8073. Volume II: ESTC No. T78343. Mandeville"s notorious social and economic satire positing that self-interest and vice may unintentionally generate public prosperity. Mandeville"s notorious work opens with the satirical poem "The Grumbling Hive; or Knaves Turn"d Honest" in which a prosperous hive collapses after its inhabitants are made virtuous. The volume also includes "An Inquiry into the Origin of Moral Virtue" "An Essay on Charity and Charity-Schools" and "A Search into the Nature of Society." Part II continues the argument in a series of six dialogues between Horatio and Cleomenes answering critics of the first part and further developing Mandeville"s views. Bernard Mandeville 1670-1733 was a Dutch-born physician philosopher and satirist who settled in England. The Fable of the Bees was condemned by moralists and presented by a grand jury as a public nuisance. This work became widely regarded as one of the 18th century"s most provocative attacks on moral idealism. Uniformly bound in contemporary full calf sympathetically rebacked with later calf. Externally smart. Rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in slight loss to cloth. Slight discolouration to perimeters of calf boards. Slight rubbing to boards with the odd mark. Previous owner's bookplate to front paste downs. Slight discolouration from binder's glue to endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Small 1 inch closed tear to fore edge of R8 not affecting the text. Pages bright and clean with the odd spot; light scattered spotting to first and last few leaves. One or two light marks to fore edge. Slight cockling to leaves. Very Good J. Tonson; J. Roberts hardcover
1729ref. 1028Y13London: Printed and Sold by J. Roberts 1729. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. Part II of Bernard Mandeville's 'Fable of the Bees' comprising six dialogues expanding on his controversial moral theory. First edition. Part II only. Rebacked with the contemporary gilt-decorated calf boards laid down. Renewed calf spine. ESTC No.T78343Page 4 misnumbered 2. Register: A4 a-c4 d1 B-Ff8 Gg4. With an index. Collated complete. Following the first part published in 1705 which famously contains The Grumbling Hive in which Mandeville describes the collapse of a bee community upon becoming honest and virtuous. Written primarily as a political satire on the state of England Mandeville argues that the actions of men cannot be divided into lower and higher. The present work comprises six philosophical conversations in which Cleomenes instructs Horatio as to the Fable's true meaning. With the bookplate of Joseph Henry Green to the front paste down. Rebacked with the contemporary gilt-decorated calf boards laid down. Renewed calf spine. Marbled endpapers. Externally smart with rubbing and discolouration to the contemporary calf. Hinges starting but firm. Bookplate of Joseph Henry Green to the front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with toning to the title page and occasional spots. Very Good Printed and Sold by J. Roberts hardcover
ref. SONG0198113692OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1957-01-01. hardcover. Used: Good. 8.90x2.70x5.70. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS hardcover
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1983ref. 31213Price Guide Publishers 1983. Cloth. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very large heavy book more than 11" high wine cloth gilt lettering bright on spine double-column format 536 lightly browned heavy pages. Fine. Price Guide Publishers hardcover
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2010ref. DADAX1166062724Kessinger Publishing 2010-09-10. paperback. New. 6.00x1.00x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing paperback
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1976ref. DADAX0837187818Bloomsbury Academic 1976-05-19. hardcover. New. 6.00x1.19x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Bloomsbury Academic hardcover
1988ref. DADAX0865970750Liberty Fund 1988-12-31. paperback. New. 6.10x2.90x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Liberty Fund paperback
2007ref. SONG0548184593Kessinger Publishing 2007-07-25. hardcover. Used: Good. 6.00x1.13x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing hardcover
