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A collection of social, economic, and literary works by the pioneering social investigator, in the Eden family binding with his monogram at the head of the spine, and with "Miss Eden / the works of her father" inscribed on the front pastedown and front free endpaper of Volumes I and II respectively. Frederick Morton Eden (1766-1809) is renowned for his efforts to assess the living standards of the working classes. He spent his professional life in insurance, but the works in this collection demonstrate his energetic concern for practical philanthropy and social work. The Estimate of the Number of Inhabitants (1800) anticipated the UK's first official census of 1801, while the Observations on friendly societies (1801) indicates his commitment to the protective power of insurance. The collection equally attests to Eden's wide range of interests. His social and economic works sit alongside his Eight Letters (1800) and Address on the Maritime Rights (1807), both analyzing British trade during the Napoleonic Wars, and the cento to the memory of the late Viscount Nelson, a elegiac Latin epic. Eden had two daughters: Marianne (c. 1793-1859) and Caroline (c. 1801-1854). Caroline Eden married Vice Admiral Hyde Parker, who engaged the USS Constitution in battle, captained HMS Victory, and served as first naval lord at the Admiralty. The collection comprises: a) Porto-Bello: Or, a plan for the improvement of the port and city of London. Illustrated by plates. London: Printed for B. White, 1798. Pp. 53, [1]. With 4 folding plates (plans). First edition. Lacking half-title. Not in Black; ESTC T145767; Goldsmiths 17386; Kress B.3601. b) An Estimate of the Number of Inhabitants in Great Britain and Ireland. London: Printed for J. Wright, 1800. Pp. [4], 93, [1]. First edition. Black 2216; ESTC T145382; Goldsmiths' 17914; Kress B.4118. c) Accounts of the Soup House in West Street, Seven Dials; for the year 1800. London: Printed for the use of the subscribers, by J. Bateson, 1801. Pp. [2] (blank), 41, [1]. First edition. Not in Black, Goldsmiths' or Kress. d) Accounts of the Soup House in West Street, Seven Dials; for the year 1801. London: Printed for the use of the subscribers, by J. Bateson, 1802. Pp. 20., including 3 folding letterpress tables. First edition. Not in Black, Goldsmiths' or Kress. e) Observations on Friendly Societies, for the maintenance of the industrious classes, during Sickness, Infirmity, Old Age, and other exigencies. London: Printed for J. White and J. Wright, 1801. Pp. [2], 30. First edition. Black 2299; Goldsmiths' 18312; Kress B.4368. f) Eight Letters on the Peace; and on the Commerce and Manufactures of Great Britain. London: Printed for J. Wright, 1802. Pp. vi, [2], 132, lacking half-title (pp. i-ii). First edition. Lacking half-title. Black 2345; Goldsmiths' 18383; Kress B.4515. g) Eight Letters on the Peace; and on the Commerce and Manufactures of Great Britain. The Second Edition, with considerable additions. London: Printed for J. Wright, and J. Stockdale, by Wilks and Taylor, 1802. Pp. [4], 210. Black 2345; Goldsmiths' 18384; Kress B.4516. h) On insurance. [London: Printed by Wilks and Taylor, 1802]. Pp. [2], 34. First edition. Possibly lacking title page. Not in Black, Goldsmiths' or Kress. i) On the Policy and Expediency of granting Insurance Charters. London: Burton, 1806. [4], Pp. 96, 80. First edition. Not in Black, Goldsmiths' or Kress. j) Brontes: a cento to the memory of the late Viscount Nelson, Duke of Bronté. London: T. Burton, 1806. Pp. 22. First edition. Not in Black, Goldsmiths' or Kress. k) Observations on the means of Providing Naval Timber. London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1807. Pp. [6], 43, [1]. First edition. Not in Black, Goldsmiths' or Kress. l) On the Maritime Rights of Great Britain. Two parts. London: Sold by Mess. Richardson, and J. Budd, T. Burton, Printer, 1807. Pp. 19, [1]; 59, [1]. First edition. With errata slip tipped in after p. 2. Not in Black or Goldsmiths';
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