William Maccall — The Agents of Civilization

London, John Green, 1848. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce series of lectures by William Maccall on contemporary society. The first edition, signed by the author. The first edition of this very scarce work.Author's signature, from a letter dated 12th October 1870, tipped-in to the front paste down. This volume offers ten lectures by the Scottish author and Unitarian minister, William Maccall, in which he explores contemporary society, and how it had changed over the past fifty years. With lectures on 'The Hero', 'The Poet', 'The Artist', 'The Philosopher', 'The Martyr', and more. These lectures were originally delivered by the author in the autumn of 1840. Prior to this publication, they had been published in periodicals. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A small amount of bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, with very small chips to the head and tail of the spine. Spine is faded. Light rubbing to the joints. A few light marks to the cloth. Author's letter tipped-in to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .