Popular Government: Four Essays

Tree calf, gilt ruled, with six panel intricately gilt stamped spine and red title panel. Marbled edges and endpapers. Third Edition. Apparent sophistication at exterior joints in a sympathetic manner. Gently worn, corners slightly turned in. Block is clean, very minimal foxing primarily at preliminaries and terminals, a shade less than bright. First written for the Quarterly Review, these essays challenge the standard justifications for “popular government,” specifically Benthamite utilitarianism and Rousseauian natural law.