An Enquiry Into the Origin Of Honour and The Usefulness Of Christianity In War

London: Printed for John Brotherton,, 1732. First edition of the author's last book. The final instalment of a long string of incendiary treatises which so incensed his contemporaries, following his tracts attacking Christian ethics, defending brothels and opposing charity schools, Mandeville here turns to the readiness with which Christianity can be perverted to militarism, and asserts that honour is… Read more about this item

London: Printed for John Brotherton,, 1732. First edition of the author's last book; the final instalment of a long string of incendiary treatises which incensed his contemporaries. Following his tracts attacking Christian ethics, defending brothels, and opposing charity schools, Mandeville here turns to the readiness with which Christianity can be perverted to militarism, and asserts that honour is no… Read more about this item

London: Printed for John Brotherton,, 1732. First edition of the final book by the great political philosopher. The Enquiry develops the arguments of the Fable of the Bees (1729), Mandeville's most famous work. The work is structured as a dialogue between two interlocutors, Horatio and Cleomenes, whom Mandeville acknowledges elsewhere as his alter ego. Within a few weeks of… Read more about this item

London: Printed for John Brotherton at the Bible in Cornhill, 1732. Good, original tooled calf binding, hinges fragile, previous owner's inscription and bookplate. First Edition. Leather Binding. Good/No Dust Cover.

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.

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.