An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice and Its Influence On General Virtue and Happiness

London: G.G.J. and J. Robinson. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. FIRST EDITION of one of the most important political tracts of the 18th century. "The Enquiry was, and remained, the work by which [Godwin] was best known. It was one of the earliest, the clearest, and most absolute theoretical expositions of socialist and anarchist doctrine. Godwin believed… Read more about this item

U.S.A.: Nabu Press, 2011. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Dublin: Printed for Luke White, 1793. First Irish Edition (published the same year as the London first) of this famous and influential work, which established Godwin as the chief philosophical representative of English radicalism. In it Godwin calls for the abolition of all organized politics, religion and society, and advocates the ascendancy of reason as the guiding light in… Read more about this item

4to. Two volumes. Contemporary half calf, spines gilt, marbled boards. A very fine, fresh copy. Half morocco cases. FIRST EDITION. In Political Justice, his most famous work, Godwin responds to Burke's attacks on the French Revolution and Thomas Paine. He applies the principles of the Revolution to inquire into the philosophical basis of government. Believing that political and social institutions are… Read more about this item

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.