1699 - Durkheim, E.

Durkheim, E. Les Règles de la méthode sociologique. Paris, F. Alcan, 1895. (viii), 186, (2 publisher's catalog) p. Contemporary gilt-lettered hardcover, slightly yellowed, first few leaves Loosening and some foxing; small contemporary owner’s stamp on the title page. Board edges slightly rubbed. First edition of one of Durkheim’s major works. En Français dans le texte 321, New Palgrave I, pp. 945–946, "Durkheim is considered a founder of modern sociology and anthropology. On both substantive and methodological grounds, his work can be considered a sustained critique of economic theory, which typically overlooks the problem of social order and assumes that aggregate social outcomes are the products of individual social action and individual self-interest."—82.