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First Dublin edition. 4.75 x 6.75 inches. First London edition was printed in the same year 1771, but this Dublin edition is much rarer. By John Millar - Professor of Laws in the University of Glasgow (1735-1801). xi, 240 pp. Contents: Of the Rank and Condition of Women in Different Ages; Of the Jurisdiction and Authority of a Father Over his Children; Of the Authority of a Chief Over the Members of a Tribe or Village; Of the Rise of a Sovereign Over an Extensive Society; and the Advancement of a People in Civilization and Refinement; Of the Condition of Servants in Different Parts of the World. This is Millar's most important work, and is one of the finest and earliest examples of an empirical approach to sociology. Millar was a supporter of the American cause and an opponent of slavery - both these aspects appear in the final chapter. Text mostly bright and clean, except for occasional patches of browning. Binding sound and tight. Bound in full contemporary tan leather. Gilt banded decoration on spine. Bottom of spine cracked for about one inch in centre. Top of spine rubbed. Small section of bottom of spine rubbed away and short split (1cm) at back board. Edges of spine lightly rubbed. Corners bumped and rubbed. Small strip of leather (1cm) rubbed away at front edge. Surface of boards in good condition except for minor rubbing in places. Overall condition Good+.
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Dublin. Printed by T. Ewing. 1771. 8vo, 17x 12cm,xiv,[ii],240p., foxed, front and rear free flies wanting, in contemporaryfull dark brown calf, real raised bands, label wanting, spine cracked andglued, board edges worn, foxed, good copy. (ids) John Millar, 1735-1801.Millar was a Scottish lawyer and philosopher who counted among hisfriends and acquaintances, Hume, Lord Kames, Adam Smith and Thomas Reid.Both the American and French revolutions had his support, and he waswhiggish when it was rather more circumspect to be toryish. He washeavily influenced by Smith's Theory of Economic Determinism, while thepresent title also show Montesquieu's affect on his thinking. Thisedition comes between the third published in London in 1779 and thefourth published in Edinburgh in 1806. It was probably unauthorized andwas no doubt issued in response to the events in France. Millar's mostimportant work.
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London: Printed for J. Murray, 1773. [4], xxii, 312pp. With a half-title. Contemporary calf-backed marbled paper boards, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Extremities worn, joints split. Occasional marginal ink-spotting. From the recently dispersed family estate (by descent) of George Cranstoun, Lord Corehouse (1770-1850), Scottish jurist, satirist and friend of Walter Scott and Lord Monboddo, with his armorial bookplate to FEP. The expanded edition of Scottish jurist John Millar's (1735-1801) pioneering attempt at a historical sociology of social authority, covering, familial relations, class distinction, the history and condition of women, and political and martial leadership. The final chapter 'Of the condition of servants in different parts of the world' demonstrates both Millar's support of the American cause and his opposition towards slavery. First published in 1771, the work influenced the developing field of anthropological studies and historical jurisprudence. ESTC…
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Dublin: Printed by T. Ewing, in Capel-Street. M. DCC. LXXI [1771]. Hard Cover. xiv, [1], 240 pages; 18 cm. "By John Millar, Esq. Professor of Laws in the University of Glasgow." "Upon the whole it has been the author's design to explain the causes of various manners and customs, rather than to enter into any formal discussion concerning the political advantages or disadvantages of which they have been productive..." Contents: Of the rank and condition of women in different ages; Of the jurisdiction and authority of a father over his children; Of the authority of a chief over the members of a tribe or village; Of the rise of a sovereign over an extensive society, and the advancement of a people in civilization and refinement; Of the condition of servants in different parts of the world. First published London that same year. Waterstain in bottom front margin of pages 63-83; internally clean and crisp. Re-sewn and handsomely rebound by Hope Bindery & Box Co., James DiMarcantonio, in mottled…
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London: Printed For J.Murray, 1773., 1773. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l., xxii, 312. with half-title. A nice copy in modern quarter calf over contemporary marbled bds. (covers rubbed, marginal browning to outer leaves). Second Enlarged Edition. An important early exercise in modern sociological inquiry and comparative anthropology. The work, which shows the influence of Montesquieu and David Hume, contains a study of primitive society, and the first third of the book is devoted to the study of the rank and condition of women through the ages. It is "remarkable for its anticipation of the views of more recent writers. The prescience of his views on gynaecocracy, or that stage of social development wherein, through kinship counting from the mother, the position of woman is most important, is borne witness to by J.F.Maclennan, in his Studies in Ancient History.". (Palgrave) The last chapter deals with slavery, which Millar opposed. Millar was professor of law at the University of Glasgow and a close friendf of Adam…
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London: Printed by W. and J. Richardson, for John Murray,, 1771. Among the earliest works of empirical sociology First edition of Millar's most important work, one of the earliest and finest examples of an empirical approach to sociology. "Of a remarkably liberal tone, Millar's study of social rank covers class distinction, the history and condition of women, primitive society, and the relationship between parent and child, and master and servant" (German, p. 67). The influence of Montesquieu and, particularly, of Hume's The Populousness of Ancient Nations is evident. Millar was a supporter of the American cause and an opponent of slavery; both feature in the final chapter, "Of the condition of servants in different parts of the world". Born in Lanarkshire the son of the local minister, Millar (1735-1801) "studied law at Glasgow, where he was an intimate of James Watt (1736-1819), the inventor of the steam engine, and where he attended the lectures of Adam Smith. After completion of his studies,…
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London: Printed by W. and J. Richardson, for John Murray,, 1771. One of the earliest examples of an empirical approach to sociology First edition of Millar's most important work, "a pioneering attempt at a historical sociology of social authority, taking up, in turn, familial relations, age, work relations, and political and martial leadership" (ODNB). "Of a remarkably liberal tone, Millar's study of social rank covers class distinction, the history and condition of women, primitive society, and the relationship between parent and child, and master and servant" (German, p. 67). The influence of Montesquieu and, particularly, of Hume's The Populousness of Ancient Nations is evident. Millar was a supporter of the American cause and an opponent of slavery; both feature in the final chapter, "Of the condition of servants in different parts of the world". With the armorial bookplate to the front pastedown of George Baillie of Jerviswood (1664-1738), and the signature to the title page of another George…
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