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[BENTHAM, JEREMY.] A Fragment on Government;being, An Examination of what is delivered, on the Subject of Government in General, in the Introduction to Sir William Blackstone's Commentaries. [4], lvii, [1], [2], 208 pages, including half-title. 8vo, 211x129 mm, contemporary 1/4 calf, spine darkened, chipped at top, joints cracked, cords intact; scattered foxing, few marginal stains. Perforated stamp of Meadville Theological School on title. London: T. Payne et al., 1776
first edition of bentham's first book, a radical critique of the theoretical foundations of Blackstone's Commentaries and the first statement of the principle of utility underlying Bentham's system of thought. Eller 248.
