A specialist in the conservative Anglo-Irish political philosopher Burke (1729-97), Stanlis (Rockford College) compiles what he considers a representative sample of his writing, presenting whole pieces whenever possible. He ranges through his whole career, but emphasizes early work that has received less attention, including selections from An Abridgement of English History and early book reviews in the Annual Register . He does not provide an index. The 1963 edition was paper bound. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)