The Miscellaneous And Posthumous Works Of Thomas Henry Buckle - A New And Abridged Edition In Two Volumes

new edition.~ Cloth, G+. 2 volumes, viii+433pp, viii+421pp, index, to both volumes, occasional underlining in coloured pencil to one or two essays in the first volume, bindings a little weak, spine of volume I snagged at the head & foot, a good set. ~ The collected writings on historical subjects of Henry Thomas Buckle [1821 - 1862 ] who's fame rests on the writting of his 'History of Civilization in England'. Although this work was only completed as far as part of the introduction due to the scope of what Buckle intended his philosophical approcah to the subject was groundbreaking when it was published in 1857. These Miscellaneous papers represent fragments of writings on many historical subjects each displaying Buckle's innovative methods in historical research.