Transactions of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science In Three Volumes

A collection of Transactions of the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science In three volumes. Edited by George W. Hastings. The set consists of: Glasgow 1860, York 1864, Sheffield 1865, The National Association for the Promotion of Social Science (NAPSS), often known as the Social Science Association, was a British reformist group founded in 1857 by Lord Brougham. It pursued issues in public health, industrial relations, penal reform, and female education. It was in existence for about 30 years, and was dissolved in 1886. The efforts of George Hastings brought together three groups of the 1850s to form the NAPSS: the Society for Promoting the Amendment of the Law, the National Reformatory Union, and the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women (the Langham Place Group). It took as model the British Association for the Advancement of Science, holding an itinerant annual meeting, which provided a forum for social reformers. In non uniformly bound brown cloth bindings, one with paper label to the spine, and gilt lettering to the spines of the other two volumes. Externally, a trifle rubbed. Boards are held by cords only the 'York 1864' volume. Internally, generally firmly bound. Hinges are weak on 'Glasgow 1860' and 'York 1864' volumes. Pages are generally bright and clean. There is some loss to the title-page in the 'Glasgow 1860' volume. There is a blind stamp and an ink stamp to the title-page in the 'Sheffield 1865' volume. Good Only.…