F. Le Play — L&Apos;Organisation Du Travail

Tours, Alfred Mame et Fils, 1893. Leather. Smart quarter-morocco copy of Le Play's pioneering sociological theory, in the original French. Sixth edition.In quarter-morocco binding with marbled boards.Published in the original French.From prominent French sociologist and economist, Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play. First published in 1870, this work continued the studies of the six-volume 1855 Les Ouvriers européens and two-volume 1864 La Réforme sociale en France. Translated as The Organisation of Labour, Le Play opposes the Enlightenment idea that society is inherently good and suggests that morality must be grounded in a stable family. Notably, Le Play also developed the case-study method, which is still used today. In quarter-morocco binding with marbled boards. Ex-library copy with stamps to the front free endpaper, half-title page and title page. Library pocket to rear paste down and endpaper. Externally, very smart with slight bumping and rubbing, light marking and a faint crease to front board. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting evident throughout but heavier to first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .