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London: printed for Cadell and Davies by Richard Taylor and Co. (part I); for Cadell and Davies, and Murray by Richard and Arthur Taylor (part II); printed by Richard and Arthur Taylor … Not Published (parts III & IV),, 1813-14. One of 40 specially bound presentation sets, inscribed "From the Author" First edition, inscribed "From the Author" on the first blank, one of 40 specially bound presentation copies printed on thick paper, with parts III & IV "Not published". Owen had the copies bound for presentation to leading members of the state and church across Europe, seeking to win over influential figures to his ideas (Dolléans, p. 146). A New View of Society is "Owen's first and most important published work, containing the principles upon which he based his educational and social reforms at New Lanark, an account of their application there, and an outline of the means by which his theories might be applied to the nation as a whole" (Goldsmiths' Owen Exhibition). It is…