John Stuart Mill: His Life and Works; Twelve Sketches

First American Edition. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. 4 3/4" x 7 1/4." Ninety-six pages, complete. Former owner's pencil signature on front free endpaper. Two former owners' pencil signatures on title page. Pages are clean and intact overall but have slight foxing, small dampstains limited to bottom corners of fore-edge, slight age toning, and the former owners' signatures. Covers are clean and intact overall but have staining on front and back, a few marks on bottom edges, slightly bumped corners, cracking along front inner hinge, and slight darkening on spine. A Good copy. This is a collection of twelve writings by notable authors who each pay tribute to the late John Stuart Mill (1806-1873), an English philosopher, political economist, and politician. Mill wrote extensively on philosophical subjects. He advocated for the abolition of slavery, women's rights, utilitarianism, and social liberalism. Many of his philosophies and ideas have had a significant influence on present-day laws and ethics. The writings herein commend Mill's character; career; and intellectual contributions to philosophy, economics, and politics. The following are titles of the Contents with their respective authors: "A Sketch of His Life" by H. R. Fox Bourne, "His Career in the India House" by W. T. Thornton, "His Moral Character" by Herbert Spencer, "His Botanical Studies" by Henry Trimen," "His Place as a Critic" by W. Minto, "His Work in Philosophy" by J. H. Levy, "His Studies in Morals and Jurisprudence" by W. A. Hunter, "His Work in Political Economy" by J. E. Cairnes, "His Influence at the Universities" by Henry Fawcett, "His Influence as a Practical Politician" by Millicent Garrett Fawcett, "His Relation to Positivism" by Frederic Harrison, and "His Position as a Philosopher" by W. A. Hunter.…