first edition Hardcover
1839 · London
by Owen, Robert; Alexander Campbell
London: R. Groombridge, 1839. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good -. 545pp. Octavo [21.5cm]. 3/4 black leather over brown boards. Title stamped in gilt on spine. Raised bands. Speckled textblock edges. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed. Boards faded and a bit toned. Ownership mark on the title page. With an appendix by the parties. Complete in one volume. The transcript of an eight day debate between two great (and controversial) minds of the early 19th century.
Robert Owen was a utopian socialist philosopher whose ideas birthed Owenism. Considered a source of inspiration for the cooperative movement, trade unions and even Marxism, (truncated)
Robert Owen was a utopian socialist philosopher whose ideas birthed Owenism. Considered a source of inspiration for the cooperative movement, trade unions and even Marxism, (truncated)