Title: On Liberty Author: Mill, John Stuart Place: London Publisher: John W. Parker Date: 1859 Description: 207, [1], +16 ad pp. (8vo) 19.5x12 cm (7¾x4¾") original brown cloth, rebacked with original spine strip laid down; house din custom cloth chemise and slipcase with red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. First Edition. "Many of Mill's ideas are now the commonplaces of democracy. His arguments for freedom of every kind of thought and speech have never been improved on. He was the first to recognize the tendency of a democratically elected majority to tyrannize over a minority" (PMM). Printing and the Mind of Man 345. Lot Amendments Condition: Wear and rubbing to cloth, corners mildly bumped; light offsetting to endpapers, ownership signature and chop stamps on front free endpaper, occasional light pencil marks in margins, binding somewhat tight due to non-professional restoration; overall very good. Item number: 299108
Title: On Liberty Author: Mill, John Stuart Place: London Publisher: John W. Parker Date: 1859 Description: 207, [1], +16 ad pp. (8vo) 19.5x12 cm (7¾x4¾") original brown cloth, rebacked with original spine strip laid down; house din custom cloth chemise and slipcase with red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. First Edition. "Many of Mill's ideas are now the commonplaces of democracy. His arguments for freedom of every kind of thought and speech have never been improved on. He was the first to recognize the tendency of a democratically elected majority to tyrannize over a minority" (PMM). Printing and the Mind of Man 345. Lot Amendments Condition: Wear and rubbing to cloth, corners mildly bumped; light offsetting to endpapers, ownership signature and chop stamps on front free endpaper, occasional light pencil marks in margins, binding somewhat tight due to non-professional restoration; overall very good. Item number: 299108
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