First edition. 8vo. pp xii, 382 (2). Number stamped to verso of title page. Green half morocco, on marbled boards, with matching marbled edges, and marbled endpapers, good quality reback, with original spine relaid. Manuscript dedication from the author to flyleaf, James Davis Esq from the Author. An attractive example of this central work on the political philosophy of overseas administration, Empire and colonialism.