[New York]: Classics of Liberty, [1998]. 8vo. [4], xii, 261, [1] pp. Quarter-red calf over red cloth, gilt decrtn & lettrg on cvrs & spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers, a.e.g., F. First edition of this famed work considered one of the sequels to his Ancient Law. In these essays he criticizes the increasing democratization of Victorian England as dangerous, and leading to a fragile government.

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Bookseller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 32541
Title: Popular government.
Author: MAINE, Henry Sumner
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Classics of Liberty,
Place of Publication: [New York]:
Date Published: [1998].
Keywords: Political science, Political History, Victorian England, Legal History, Law, Constitutional Law, British History, Henry Sumner Maine, Leather Bindings, Fine bindings, Classics of Liberty Series

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