Essays, moral and political / by Robert Southey ... Now first collected: in two volumes
1832, 1st Edition in this form. London : John Murray, Albemarle Street. Finely and sumptuously bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with a dark morocco gilt-blocked label. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. An exceptional set - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Physical description; 2v.(viii,422;[4],443,[1]p.) ; 8°. Contents v. 1. On Sir Francis Burdett's motion for parliamentary reform. On the conduct of the war. On the cry of the Whigs for peace, 1810. Army and navy reforms, 1810. On the economical reformers, 1811. On the state of the poor. The principle of Mr. Malthus's essay on population. The manufacturing system, 1812. On the state of the poor. On the accounts of England by foreign travellers and the state of public opinion, 1816. On the state of public opinion and the political reformers, 1816 -- v. 2. A letter to William Smith, 1817. On the rise and progress of popular disaffection, 1817. On the means of improving the people, 1818. Two letters concerning Lord Byron, 1822-1824. On emigration, 1828. On the Catholic question, 1809, 1812, 1828. Subjects; Great Britain - Politics and government - 1800-1837. Great Britain - Economic conditions - 1760-1860. Great Britain - Social conditions - 19th century. Great Britain - History - 1800-1837. Referenced by: NSTC 2S32349. Item #194390
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