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[Created: 26 Sept. 2022]
[Updated: March 28, 2023 ] |
I have named my collection of classic works about liberty and power the "Guillaumin Collection" in honour of the French publishing firm run by Gilbert-Urbain Guillaumin (1801-64) and his two daughters Félicité and Pauline, which published some 2,359 books, journals, dictionaries, and encyclopedias between 1837 and 1910 (see full list), and thus played a central role in the emergence of the “Paris School” of political economy (my paper and a list of key texts).
The books in the "Guillaumin Collection" are some of the most important works in the development of the classical liberal / libertarian tradition (see my list of “The Great Books of Liberty”). They are in their original language (English, French, or German), and are based upon either the first edition (such as Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations (1776) ) or the last edition published in the author's lifetime (such as Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments (the 1st ed. appeared in 1759; the final revised edition appeared in 1790)).
These books have been more richly coded and have some features which other titles in the “Digital Library of Liberty and Power” do not have, in particular the original page numbers of the text, and a “citation tool” to help scholars cite a particular passage. For more information about this see the "Guide to Using the Citation Tool" and a more detailed description of the features of the Guillaumin Collection. and the sources of the original texts.
The texts in the collection are in a variety of formats:
Note: I should mention that a couple of texts in the collection are not strictly “classical liberal” or “libertarian” but are included here because of their influence on both these traditions of political thought.
Étienne de la Boétie, Discours de la servitude volontaire (1553). The manuscript was privately circulated because of its radical content and was published in various pirated editions by French Protestants who opposed persecution by the French Catholic state. His friend Montaigne published a version which is the version which most people know. However, a copy of the original manuscript was in the possession of one of his contemporary critics Henri de Mesmes which was published in 1853 in a form which kept most of the original spelling. [See this page for more information.] The original "Mesme manuscript" - facs. PDF. It was the bsis for this edition: Notice Bio-Bibliographique sur La Boëtie L'ami de Montaigne, Suivie de La Servitude Volontaire, donnée pour la première fois selon le vrai texte le l'auteur, d'après un manuscrit contemporain et authentique. par le Dr J. F. Payen. (Paris, Typographie de Firmin Didot Frères, Imprimeurs de L'institut de France, 1853). This book is available in various formats:
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Étienne de La Boétie, Discours de la servitude volontaire : suivie du Mémoire touchant l’édit de janvier 1562 [inédit] et d’une lettre de M. le conseiller de Montaigne. Introduction et notes de Paul Bonnefon. Conservateur de la Bibliothèque de L’Arsenal. Orné d’un portrait gravé sur bois par Ouvré (Paris : Bossard, 1922). This book is available in various formats:
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Stephen de la Boetie, Discourse of Voluntary Servitude. Wrote in French By Stephen de la Boetie. One of the King's Councelors in the Court of the Parliament at Bordeaux, in the Reign of Charles IX of France. London: Printed for T. Smith, and sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminster, 1735. This book is available in various formats:
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Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. Published according to the True Originall Copies. (London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed. Blount. 1623). This book is available in various formats:
For the eBooks I have divided the book into three parts because of its size:
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, ed. with a glossary by W.J. Craig M.A. (London: Oxford University Press, 1916). Unlike the other books in this collection, this one is not available in eBook formats because of its large size and complexity. We have created an "enhanced HTML" version of the plays which are in three parts:
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Richard Overton, An Arrow Against all Tyrants and Tyrany, shot from the Prison of New-gate into the Prerogative Bowels of the Arbitrary House of Lords and all other Usurpers and Tyrants Whatsoever ... (London, 12 Oct. 1646). This book is available in various formats:
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John Milton, The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates: Proving, That it is Lawfull, and hath been held so through all Ages, for any who have the Power, to call to account a Tyrant, or wicked KING, and after due conviction, to depose and put him to death; if the ordinary MAGISTRATE have neglected or deny’d to doe it. And that they, who of late, so much blame Deposing, are the Men that did it themselves. Published now the second time with some additions, and many Testimonies also added out of the best & learnedest among Protestant Divines asserting the position of this book. The Author, J. M. (London, Printed by Matthew Simmons, nextdoore to the Gilded Lyon in Aldersgate Street, 1650.) This book is available in various formats:
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John Milton, Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. The Second Edition Revised and Augmented by the same Author. London, Printed by S. Simmons next door to the Golden Lion in Aldersgate-street, 1674. This book is available in various formats:
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John Locke, Two Treatises of Government: In The Former, The False Principles, and Foundation of Sir Robert Filmer, and his Followers, are detected and overthrown. The Latter is an Essay concerning the true original, Extent, and End of Civil Government (London, Printed For Awnsham Churchill, At The Black Swan In Ave-Mary-Lane, By Amen- Corner, 1690). This book is available in various formats:
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Algernon Sidney, Discourses concerning Government, by Algernon Sidney, Son to Robert Earl of Leicester, and Ambassador from the Commonwealth of England to Charles Gustavus King of Sweden. Published from an Original Manuscript of the Author (London, Printed, and are to be sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminster, 1698). This book is available in various formats:
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David Hume, Essays, Moral and Political (Edinburgh: Printed by R. FLEMING and A. ALISON, for A. KINCAID Bookseller, and Sold at his Shop above the Cross. MDCCXLI (1741)). This book is available in various formats:
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David Hume, Political Discourses. By David Hume Esq. This book is available in various formats:
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Voltaire, Traité sur la Tolérance (n.p. and no publisher, 1763). This book is available in various formats:
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Turgot, Réflexions sur la formation et la distribution des richesses (1766). This book is available in various formats:
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Voltaire, La Raison par alphabet. Sixième édition revuë, corrigée & augmentée par l’Auteur. (n.d., n.p., 1769). Première Partie A-I; Seconde Partie L-V; “L’A,B,C, Dix-sept Dialogues traduit de l’anglais.” This is the "sixth edition" of the Dictionnaire philosoiphique (1st ed. 1764). This book is available in various formats:
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Voltaire, Questions sur l’Encyclopédie, par des amateurs(Genève: n.p., 1770-73, 1774). The 1st edition was published in 9 vols in 1770-1771 anonymously and with no named publisher, and another 4 volume set appeared as part of the Collection complette des oeuvres de Mr. de * * * (Genève, 1774) as Tomes 21-24. We have the 1770-71 edition only in facs. PDF: vol1 - vol2 - vol3 - vol4 - vol5 - vol6 - vol7 - vol8 - vol9. The 1774 edition is in the following formats:
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Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. By Adam Smith, LL.D. and F.R.S. Formerly Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Glasgow. In Two Volumes. (London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, in The Strand, MDCCLXXVI (1776)). This book is available in various formats:
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Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, edited with an Introduction, Notes, Marginal Summary and an Enlarged Index by Edwin Cannan (London: Methuen, 1904). 2 vols.
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[Hamilton, Alexander, James Madison and John Jay]. The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, As Agreed Upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787. (New-York: Printed and sold by J. and A. M’Lean, no. 41, Hanover-Square., 1788). 2 Volumes. This book is available in various formats:
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Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments; Or, An Essay towards an Analysis of the Principles by which Men naturally judge concerning the Conduct and Character, first of their Neighbours, and afterwards of themselves. To which is added, a Dissertation on the Origin of Languages. By Adam Smith, LL. D. Fellow of The Royal Societies of London and Edinburgh; One of the Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs in Scotland; And formerly Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University Of Glasgow. Printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell in The Strand; and W. Creech, and J. Bell and Co. at Edinburgh. MDCCXC. (1790) This book is available in various formats:
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Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects (London: J. Johnson, 1792). pp. 452 Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects (Boston: Peter Edes, 1792). pp. 340 This book is available in various formats:
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Wilhelm von Humboldt,Ideen zu einem Versuch, die Gränzen der Wirksamkeit des Staats zu bestimmen (Breslau: Heinrich Richte, 1851). This book is available in various formats:
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Thomas Paine, Rights of Man. Part the Second. Combining Principle and Practice. By Thomas Paine, Secretary for Foreign Affairs to Congress in the American War, and Author of the Work entitled Common Sense; and the First Part ff The Rights Of Man. The Second Edition. (London: Printed for J. S. Jordan, No. 166, Fleet-Street. 1792). This book is available in various formats:
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William Godwin, An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, and its Influence on General Virtue and Happiness (London: G.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1793). 2 vols. This book is available in various formats:
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Condorcet, Esquisse d’un tableau historique des progrès de l’esprit humain. Ouvrage posthume de Condorcet (Paris: Agassi, L’an III de la République, une et indivisible). (1795) This book is available in various formats:
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Immanuel Kant, Zum ewigen Frieden; Ein philosophischer Entwurf (Konigsberg: Friedrich Nicolovius, 1795). This book is available in various formats:
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Benjamin Constant, Principes de politique, applicables à tous les gouvernements représentatifs et particulièrement à la constitution actuelle de la France (Paris: Alexis Eymery, Mai 1815). This book is available in various formats:
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Charles Comte, Charles Dunoyer, et al., An Anthology of Articles from Le Censeur and Le Censeur européen (1814-19). 488 pp. 17 from Le Censeur (1814-185) and 18 from Le Censeur européen (1817-1819).
This anthology brings together in one volume the separate articles and essays which I made in Oct. 2021. See other works by these authors: Charles Comte and Charles Dunoyer. |
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Commentaire sur l’ouvrage de Filangieri par M. Benjamin Constant (Paris: Chez P. Dufort, Librairie, Quai Voltaire, no. 19, M. DCCCXXII (1822)). Vol. 1. Commentaire sur l’ouvrage de Filangieri par M. Benjamin Constant. Deuxième partie. (Paris: Chez P. Dufort, Librairie, Quai Voltaire, no. 19, M. DCCCXXIV (1824)). Vol. 2. This book is available in various formats:
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Thomas Hodgskin, The Natural and Artificial Right of Property Contrasted. A Series of Letters, addressed without permission to H. Brougham, Esq. M.P. F.R.S. (London: B. Steil, 1832). This book is available in various formats:
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Herbert Spencer, The Proper Sphere of Government. A Reprint of a Series of Letters, originally published in “The Nonconformist”. By Herbert Spencer (London: W. Brittain, 1843). This book is available in various formats:
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Jean-Baptiste Say, Traité d’économie politique ou simple exposition de la manière dont se forment, se distribuent et se consomment les richesses. Sixième édition entièrement revue par l'auteur, et publiée sur les manuscrits qu'il a laissés, par Horace Say, son fils (Paris: Guillaumin, 1841). This book is available in various formats:
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Frédéric Bastiat, Cobden et la ligue, ou l’Agitation anglaise pour la liberté du commerce (Paris: Guillaumin, 1845). “Introduction,” pp. i-xcvi. This book is available in various formats:
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Sophismes économiques. Par M. Frédéric Bastiat, Membre du Conseil général des Landes (Paris: Guillaumin, 1846). This book is available in various formats:
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Sophismes économiques. Par M. Frédéric Bastiat. Membre correspondant de l’Institut et du Conseil général des Landes. Deuxième Série. (Paris: Guillaumin, 1848). This book is available in various formats:
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De la Démocratie en Amérique. Par Alexis de Tocqueville, Membre de l’Institut. Revue, corrigée et augmentée d’un Avertissement et d’un Examen comparatif de la Démocratie aux États-Unis et en Suisse. (Paris: Pagnerre, Éditeur. Rue de Seine, 14 Bis, 1848).
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Gustave de Molinari, Les Soirées de la rue Saint-Lazare; entretiens sur les lois économiques et défense de la propriété (Paris: Guillaumin, 1849). This book is available in various formats:
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La Loi. Par M. F. Bastiat. Membre correspondent de l'Institut. représentant du peuple a l'assemblée nationale. (Paris: Librairie de Guillaumin et Cie, 1850). This book is available in various formats:
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Frédéric Bastiat, Ce qu’on voit et ce qu’on ne voit pas, ou l’Économie politique en une leçon. Par M. F. Bastiat. Représentant du Peuple à l’Assemblée Nationale, Membre correspondant de l’Institut (Paris: Guillaumin, 1850). This book is available in various formats:
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Herbert Spencer, Social Statics: or, The Conditions essential to Happiness specified, and the First of them Developed (London: John Chapman, 1851). This book is available in various formats:
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Lysander Spooner, An Essay on the Trial by Jury (Boston: John P. Jewett and Co., 1852). This book is available in various formats:
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Gustave de Molinari, Cours d’économie politique, professé au Musée royal de l’industrie belge, 2 vols. 2nd revised and enlarged edition (Bruxelles et Leipzig: A Lacroix, Ver Broeckoven; Paris: Guillaumin, 1863). This book is available in various formats:
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Lysander Spooner, No Treason Nos. 1, II, and VI (1867-1870)
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The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill (London: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1869). This book is available in various formats:
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On Liberty. By John Stuart Mill. Fourth Edition. (London: Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer. 1869). This was the last edition which appeared during Mill's lifetime. This book is available in various formats:
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Gustave de Molinari, L’évolution économique du XIXe siècle: théorie du progrès (Paris: C. Reinwald 1880). This book is available in various formats:
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Gustave de Molinari, L’évolution politique et la Révolution (Paris: C. Reinwald, 1884). This book is available in various formats:
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Henry George, Protection or Free Trade: An Examination of the Tariff Question with Especial Regard to the Interests of Labor (New York: Henry George & Co., 1886). This book is available in various formats:
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1. Lysander Spooner, A Letter to Thomas F. Bayard: Challenging his Right - and that of all the Other So-called Senators and Representatives in Congress - to Exercise any Legislative Power whatever over the People of the United States (Boston: Published by the Author, 1882). 2. Lysander Spooner, A Letter to Grover Cleveland, on his False Inaugural Address, the Usurpations and Crimes of Lawmakers and Judges, and the Consequent Poverty, Ignorance, and Servitude of the People (Boston: Benj. R. Tucker, Publisher, 1886). This book is available in various formats:
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Bruce Smith, Liberty and Liberalism: A Protest against the growing Tendency toward undue Interference by the State, with Individual Liberty, Private Enterprise and the Rights of Property (London: Longmans, Green, and Co.,1887). This book is available in various formats:
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Herbert Spencer, The Principles of Ethics. In Two Volumes (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1896-97). This book is available in various formats:
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Gustave de Molinari, Grandeur et décadence de la guerre (The Rise and Fall of War) (Paris: Guillaumin, 1898). This book is available in various formats:
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Herbert Spencer, The Principles of Sociology, in Three Volumes (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1898). Authorized third edition. This book is available in various formats:
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Franz Oppenheimer, Der Staat (Frankfurt am Main: Literarische Anstalt. Rotten & Loening, 1907). This book is available in various formats:
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James Coolidge Carter, Law: Its Origin, Growth and Function. Being a course of lectures prepared for delivery before the Law School of Harvard University (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1907). This book is available in various formats:
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Gustave de Molinari, Économie de l'histoire: Théorie de l'Évolution (Paris: F. Alcan, 1908). This book is available in various formats:
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Vilfredo Pareto, Traité de sociologie générale. Édition française par Pierre Boven. Revue par l’auteur. Volume I (Paris: Librairie Payot, 1917). Volume II (Paris: Librairie Payot, 1919). This book is available in various formats:
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Friedrich von Wieser, Das Gesetz der Macht (Wien: Verlag von Julius Springer, 1926). This book is available in various formats:
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Franz Oppenheimer, System der soziologie. Zweiter Band: Der Staat (Jena: G. Fischer, 1926). This book is available in various formats:
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Ludwig von Mises, Liberalismus (Jena: Verlag von Gustav Fischer, 1927). This book is available in various formats:
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