It seems proper that I should prefix to the following biographical sketch some mention of the reasons which have made me think it desirable that I should leave behind me such a memorial of so uneventful a life as mine. I do not for a moment imagine that any part of what I have to relate can be interesting to the public as a narrative or as being connected with myself. But I have thought that in an age in which education and its improvement are the subject of more, if not of profounder, study than at any former period of ...
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It seems proper that I should prefix to the following biographical sketch some mention of the reasons which have made me think it desirable that I should leave behind me such a memorial of so uneventful a life as mine. I do not for a moment imagine that any part of what I have to relate can be interesting to the public as a narrative or as being connected with myself. But I have thought that in an age in which education and its improvement are the subject of more, if not of profounder, study than at any former period of English history, it may be useful that there should be some record of an education which was unusual and remarkable, and which, whatever else it may have done, has proved how much more than is commonly supposed may be taught, and well taught, in those early years which, in the common modes of what is called instruction, are little better than wasted. It has also seemed to me that in an age of transition in opinions, there may be somewhat both of interest and of benefit in noting the successive phases of any mind which was always pressing forward, equally ready to learn and to unlearn either from its own thoughts or from those of others. But a motive which weighs more with me than either of these, is a desire to make acknowledgment of the debts which my intellectual and moral development owes to other persons; some of them of recognised eminence, others less known than they deserve to be, and the one to whom most of all is due, one whom the world had no opportunity of knowing. The reader whom these things do not interest, has only himself to blame if he reads farther, and I do not desire any other indulgence from him than that of bearing in mind that for him these pages were not written.
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Bobbs-Merrill, 1957. Very good., Softcover, Small octavo, 201. Yellow printed wrappers. 201 pages. Bright, tight. Library of Liberal Arts. Introduction by Currin Shields. Packed and shipped with care.
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None. Good. The first issue of John Stuart Mill's brilliant autobiography. The first edition, second issue, with the errata to the rear. The autobiography of John Stuart Mill. Mill was a philosopher, civil servant, and political economist, and was only of the most influential philosophers in liberalism, with his contributions to political economy and political theory. He was considered to be the most influential English philosopher of the nineteenth century. He promoted economic democracy instead of capitalism, and also saw that the role of women needed to be changed, publishing 'The Subjection of Women', which was one of the earliest works written on the subject by a male. Mill's other works include 'A System of Logic', 'On Liberty', 'Considerations on Representative Government', 'Essays on Some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy', and more. Two pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the cloth. A small patch of cockling to the rear board. Hinges are starting but firm. Bookseller's label to the front paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a few light handling marks. The occasional pencil note to the margins. Good.
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None. Very Good. Second issue of John Stuart Mill's celebrated autobiography. The first edition, second issue of this autobiography of John Stuart Mill, with errata leaf to rear of the volume. English philosopher, political economist, and MP, Mill was one of the most influential figures in nineteenth century classical liberalism, he contributed massively to social and political theory, and political economy. Â A was a prominent utilitarian, and saw liberty as justifying the freedom of the individual as opposed to unlimited state and social control. Â This fascinating autobiography provides a first hand account into his childhood and early education, as well as development of thought and career, and chapters on close friendships up until 1870, three years before his death. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with minor shelf wear, bumped to extremities of spine and boards, general light soiling to covers, rear joint starting but holding firm. Previous owner's ink inscription to front blank page, dated 1956. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very clean. Very Good.
