Autobiography.

£500 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books · No longer available

The first edition, first issue of J.S. Mill's (1806-1873) autobiography, published posthumously the year of his death. Mill offers us a unique insight into his mental development, from the rigourous and 'unusual' education he received under the tutelage of his father, the Benthamite philosopher James Mill, to the publication of his major works in later life. First edition, first issue; 8vo (23 x 15 cm); retailer's blindstamp to front free endpaper, publisher's ads to rear, a little toned; publisher's pebble-grain green cloth, covers ruled in blind, spine lettered in gilt extremities a little rubbed and frayed, very good; vi, 313, [1], [2 ads]pp.

• Binding: Hardcover

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