Author: MACKAY, THOMAS (1849-1912, ED.)
Title: A Plea for liberty : an argument against socialism and socialistic legislation / consisting of an introduction by Herbert Spencer and essays by various writers ; edited by Thomas Mackay
Description: London : John Murray 1981. Second Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Minor wear to spine with panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight. bright and clean impression.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 141 pages; Physical desc.: xxii. 414 p ; 23 cm. Subject: Socialism -- Great Britain. Liberty -- Socialism and liberty. Contents: Introduction--From freedom to bondage / by Herbert Spencer -- The impracticability of socialism / by Edward Stanley Robertson -- The limits of liberty / by Wordsworth Donisthorpe -- Liberty for labour / by George Howell -- State socialism in the Antipodes / by Charles Fairfield -- The discontent of the working-classes / by Edmund Vincent -- Investment / by Thomas Mackay -- Free education / by B.H. Alford -- The housing of the working-classes and of the poor / by Arthur Raffalovich -- The evils of state trading as illustrated by the Post Office / by Frederick Millar -- Free libraries / by M.D. O'Brien -- The state and electrical distribution / by F.W. Beauchamp Gordon -- The true line of deliverance / by Auberon Herbert.Weight in Kg appr.:

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