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174844380Chez Henri-Albert Gosse & Comp. Good. 1748. Softcover. Good softcover. Taped spine. Heavily used but in good reading condition and intact. Text is in French. Translates to "Research on the Virtues of Tar Water." ; 4 1/2" x 6 3/4"; 331 pages . Chez Henri-Albert Gosse & Comp. paperback
175515970Dublin: Thomas Watson 1755. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Thomas Watson1755. Leather binding. Front board missing back board partially detached 1/3 loss on spine. 370 pages 2 pages of advertisement 7 page table of contents. Pages are clean and unmarked moderately foxed throughout. Good reading/research copy. Thomas Watson hardcover
1747206028Dublin/London: W. Innys and C. Hitch in Pater-noster-row and C. Davis in Holbourn 1747. Wear to a small portion of the upper corners of the first fifty-four pages as if nibbled by a small rodent less offensive than it sounds; a short marginal tear and library stamp to title page; small neat marginal notations; small abrasion to the front endpaper; joints and edges rubbed. 8vo 174 2pp; later morocco and marbled boards. De-accessioned from the American Antiquarian Society with the AAS stamp on the title page and initials on the spine. Among Bishop Berkeley's last works this series of "reflexions" touts the medieval remedy of tar-water made from pine tar steeped in cold water for prevention of all manner of ailments from digestive disorders and kidney stones to scurvy distemper smallpox and other illnesses. W. Innys, and C. Hitch, in Pater-noster-row, and C. Davis in Holbourn unknown
174511457AB1745. Amsterdam P. Mortier 1745. Kl.-8°. XXIV 343 S. Lederband der Zeit mit Rückenvergoldung und farbigem Rückenschild geringfügig bestoßen und berieben Gelenke mit minimalem Wurmfraß. Umlaufend roter Sprenkelschnitt. Erste Vakatseite und Schmutztitel verso mit kleiner Anhaftung am Unterrand. Titelei geringfügig lädiert am Kopfschnitt. Sonst äußerst schönes und nahezu fleckenfreies Exemplar. Blake 43; Wellcome II 149; Neu 423; Osler 1072: 'Perhaps the most remarkable work on Philosophy ever published as a chain of reflections was linked with a discussion on the virtues of tar-water.This french edition published in Amsterdam was 'quite unobtainable''Zitat des französ. Philosophen Henri Bergson. - Teer als Hausmittel lange angewandt kam als Teerwasser durch die Empfehlung des Bischofs Berkeley stark in Aufnahme s. Schelenz 590. Vgl. Ferchl 38 Poggendorff I 153 und DSB II 16. - George Berkeley 1685-1753 Bishop of Cloyne 'was a critic of the 17th- and 18th-century philosophical scientific mathematical moral political and theological ideas and an important link in the development of general philosophy between a period of Descartes and Locke and that of Hume and Kant.B.'s last major work Siris 1744 .begins as an investigation of the medicinal virtues of tar water and ends with a disquisition of Platonic philosophy' DSB; s. a. Ziegenfuß I 113 ff. unknown
174543324HB1745. Amsterdam P. Mortier 1745. Kl.-8°. XXIV 343 S. Lederband der Zeit mit Rücken- und Kantenvergoldung leicht bestoßen und berieben oberes Kapital mit kleiner Fehlstelle unterer Rücken mit montierter Bibl.-Sign. Umlaufender Rotschnitt. Schmutztitel und Titel beidseitig gestempelt oder mit handschriftlichen Anmerkungen. Sonst sehr schönes und nahezu fleckenfreies Exemplar. Blake 43; Wellcome II 149; Neu 423; Osler 1072: 'Perhaps the most remarkable work on Philosophy ever published as a chain of reflections was linked with a discussion on the virtues of tar-water.This french edition published in Amsterdam was 'quite unobtainable''Zitat des französ. Philosophen Henri Bergson. - Teer als Hausmittel lange angewandt kam als Teerwasser durch die Empfehlung des Bischofs Berkeley stark in Aufnahme s. Schelenz 590. Vgl. Ferchl 38 Poggendorff I 153 und DSB II 16. - George Berkeley 1685-1753 Bishop of Cloyne 'was a critic of the 17th- and 18th-century philosophical scientific mathematical moral political and theological ideas and an important link in the development of general philosophy between a period of Descartes and Locke and that of Hume and Kant.B.'s last major work Siris 1744 .begins as an investigation of the medicinal virtues of tar water and ends with a disquisition of Platonic philosophy' DSB; s. a. Ziegenfuß I 113 ff. unknown
1791015762London: Printed for John Stockdale Piccadilly. 1791. Hardcover. Very Good. Volume I only. Full leather with gilt title on spine; gilt ruled borders; dentelle. Spine scuffed; corners lightly worn. Starting crack to inner front hinge. Marbled endpapers. Armorial bookplate on front pastedown. Interior is clean with some occasional light foxing. pp. 2 3-271. A volume of letters by Anne Berkeley c. 1707-1786 wife of philosopher Bishop Berkeley George Berkeley addressed to Adam Gordon c. 1745-1817. The matter includes her arguments against the free-thinkers who here husband also attacked and references Shaftesbury Hume Voltaire Bolingbroke and Rousseau. In addition to addressing various theological and philosophical matters Anne largely waxes upon the importance of Christian education and morality. According to the Berkeley scholar Stefan Gordon Storrie Anne's correspondence here started around 1764 when Anne was approaching her sixties and Adam Gorden was still a young man. Volume I is divided into two parts: a the Preface by the editor Rev. Adam Gordon Rector of Hinxworth which is dated December 18 1790; and b 31 of the 41 letters by Anne Berkeley. For reference Volume II which is not offered included a the final ten letters by Anne b the ''Anniversary Addresses from a father to his son on his birthday'' by Adam Gordon and c ''Six letters to a Lady of Quality'' by the historian and Christian mystic Nathaniel Hooke. Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly. hardcover
17461203210002London : Dublin printed London re-printed for W. Innys C. Hitch and M. Cooper in Paternoster-Row; and C. Davis in Holborn 1746. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. 192 pp. Modern brown leather gilt raised bands black leather spine label. Fine binding. Minor toning scattered spotting. <br><br> George Berkeley published Siris Philosophical Reflexions and inquiries concerning the virtues of tar-water and divers other subjects connected together and arising from one another. The early 1740's were a period of famine and epidemic in Ireland and there were no physicians in Berkeley's diocese. Berkeley took it upon himself to do what he could for the sick and settled upon tar-water as the best malady for the various ailments that he treated. Berkeley prepared tar-water by mixing pine tar with water allowing it to settle and then draining off the clear fluid for medicinal use. Siris which starts with a discussion of the virtues of tar-water for curing most diseases was the most popular of his books during his lifetime. It was widely read on the continent and in America and quickly went through several editions. Most of its readers however read it for its medical discussions and ignored the main subject of the book a chain of philosophical reflections that start with tar and end with the Trinity. In Siris Berkeley restated many of the tenets of the immaterialism of his youth but mixed them with even more speculative ideas drawing heavily on classical works. The end result is the most difficult of Berkeley's works to read although one with significant philosophical content. Subject; Hydrotherapy. [London] : Dublin printed, London re-printed, for W. Innys, C. Hitch, and M. Cooper, in Paternoster-Row; and C. Davis, in Holbor hardcover
174527379Amsterdam: Pierre Mortier 1745. perfect. Gut. XXIV 343 S. 1 Bl. Schmucklose Broschur der Zeit mit handschriftl. Rückenschild bestossen Bezug des Rückens mit Fehlstellen etwas angestaubt wenige Lagen mit Bräunungen und Wasserrand in einer Ecke teilweise nicht aufgeschnitten insgesamt aber ordentliches und breitrandiges Exemplar. Erste französische Übersetzung des Textes der zuerst 1744 in London unter dem Titel 'Siris a chain of philosophical reflexions and inquiries concerning the virtues of tar-water' erschienen war. Laut Vorwort des Übersetzers Boullier wurden für vorl. Ausgabe Ergänzungen und Korrekturen verwendet die er direkt von Berkeley aus dem Manuskript erhalten hatte. Eine vollständige deutsche Ausgabe erschien erst 1913. Berkeley 1684-1753 Theologe und als solcher seit 1734 Bischof von Cloyne Irland begründete von John Locke ausgehend 'den neueren erkenntnistheoretischen Idealismus als Immaterialismus' Eisler a.a.O. Er beeinflusste so unterschiedliche Denker wie David Hume John Stuart Mill und Ernst Mach. - Eisler Philosophen-Lexikon p. 60ff. - Ueberweg III 12. Aufl. 1924 p. 394 - Barbier IV Sp. 37 zur Identifizierung des Übersetzers. Wegen Urlaub kann Ihre Bestellung / Anfrage erst nach dem 21.06.2026 bearbeitet werden. - Because of holidays your order / question can be handled only after 06/21/2026. Pierre Mortier unknown
174638412London: in Paternoster-Row; and C. Davis in Holborn. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1746. Leather. 88 pages; . .to which are subjoined letters from the author of SIRIS showing the medicinal properties of tar-water and the best manner of making it. A new edition complete." Later binding with calf leather over marbled boards. Fine binding. . in Paternoster-Row; and C. Davis, in Holborn hardcover
1786435266London : Harrison and Co 1786. 1st edition. Softcover. Poor copy unbound. Water stains and damage to the pages although text remains clear and legible. Pages browned creased and cracked with some loss. Physical Description; 103 pages 3 leaves of plates : illustrations. Subjects; Imaginary voyages. Utopias. Utopies. Voyages imaginaires. Voyages Imaginary. Utopian literature. London : Harrison and Co paperback
1732369350London: Printed for J. Tonson in the Strand 1732. Hardcover. Fair. Second edition. Two volumes. Octavos. Volume two includes: "An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision" with a separate title page. Illustrated with engraved title vignettes woodcut headpieces and tailpieces including one signed tailpiece in volume one. Contemporary calf over boards edges stained red. "G: Berkeley" written in ink on front free endpaper of Vol. 1. Ex-library with bookplates and paper shelf label on spines boards are worn and detached the lower right corner of the title page in Vol. 1 is torn away effecting the final two numerals of the letterpress date and the corner of the double-ruled letterpress border; small three-digit number stamp on the bottom margin of the first Contents page in each volume else a good only sound set with scattered foxing. Both text blocks are suitable for rebinding. A classic philosophical work written when Berkeley was resident in America. ESTC T86055. Printed for J. Tonson in the Strand hardcover
1744elala486Dublin Printed London Reprinted: For W.Innys and C.Hitch and C.Davis 1744. 1744. 8vo. pp. 174 2. contemporary mottled calf rebacked corners worn several small library rubberstamps. Second London Edition of Berkeleys most popular work an exposition of the medicinal virtues of tar-water and instructions for its use. Berkeley regarded it as a cure for virtually every ailment including fevers cancers apoplexies small-pox and scurvy and he even set up an apparatus for manufacturing it himself. It was equally beneficial he maintained for cattle and was strongly recommended to improve and sharpen the general health and intellect of infants and young children. Blake 43. Jessop 21e. Keynes 67. Kress 4685. Bib. Osleriana 1071. Wellcome II 149. Dublin Printed, London Reprinted: For W.Innys, and C.Hitch, and C.Davis, 1744. unknown
1767158145London: Printed by assignment from the executors of the late Mr. Tonson for J. Beecroft 1767. Stated fourth edition though in fact a re-issue of the third edition sheets of 1752 with a cancel title page. In Alciphron first published in 1732 Berkeley rebuts the insurgent secular intellectual trends of the early Enlightenment. Countering the views of Locke Mandeville and the third Earl of Shaftesbury who collectively manifest as the conceited free thinkers Lysicles and Alciphron Berkeley defends traditional Christianity and his own idealist epistemology. Octavo 206 x 129 mm. Nineteenth-century half calf green calf label marbled sides sprinkled edges. 19th-century bookplate of one Daniel Frazer to front pastedown. A little rubbed small chip at foot of rear joint binding firm scattered light foxing else clean slight paper fault to A8 not affecting text; a very good copy. ESTC N15774; Keynes 25; Jessop 169. unknown
173226337London: J. Tonson 1732. 2 vols. 8vo pp. 14 356; 8 218; engraved vignette title-pp.; bound with as issued An Essay towards a New Theory of Vision pp. 12 215-351; several woodcuts in the text; full contemporary calf double gilt rules on covers unlettered spines in 6 compartments volume designations in 1; some moderate chipping and cracking of the spines but all in all a good and reasonably sound set. Rothschild 372 citing the first edition of the same year: "Alciphron was written in America where Berkeley had gone to await funds which never came for his projected College in the Bermudas. J. Tonson unknown
174752088à Amsterdam: Chez Pierre Mortier 1747. Fine. Chez Pierre Mortier à Amsterdam 1747 10 x 17 cm relié First edition. The French edition was expanded with additions and corrections communicated by Berkeley to Bouillier before he began his translation. Title page in red and black. Contemporary brown speckled sheep binding. Raised-band spine richly decorated roulette at foot. Red morocco title-label. Headcap torn away. Tailcap worn. Joints cracked at head and foot. 2 wormholes on spine. Small nibbling to last leaf in upper margin on less than one cm. Fairly good copy. Tar water was a medicine used since the Middle Ages composed of pine or birch tar. Its use spread in 18th-century England. Berkeley describes for the first time its use in a wide variety of cases and wonders whether it might not be the universal panacea. He extrapolates as to its efficacy from a study of mind and soul of which ether would be the divine instrument and the thing that binds beings together. Tar water would be used in various forms until the end of the 19th century. Bergson particularly appreciated the philosophical qualities of the treatise. Chez Pierre Mortier unknown
173255973London: J. Tonson. Very Good. 1732. First Edition. Hardcover. Two volume set. Contemporary paneled calf rebacked with new labels repaired corners reinforced hinges new endsheets. Bookplates of Richard Clark Esq. Chamberlain of London. The Chamberlain of the City of London is an ancient office dating back to at least 1237 Wikipedia. . Volume 1 retains original front blank with Richard Clark's signature. Pp. 12 350; 8 358. Volume II also contains "An essay towards a new theory of vision first published in the year MDCCIX" with separate title page pp. 211-358. Engraved title-page vignettes. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . J. Tonson hardcover
1744158069London: For W. Innys and C. Hitch and C. Davis 1744. Second London edition first published in Dublin and London earlier the same year. The work was in his lifetime by far Berkeley's most popular book. Berkeley was interested in the therapeutic properties of an infusion of tar in water and the first part of the book is indeed on the subject but he then "passes by imperceptible stages from physical to metaphysical arguments until he is fairly launched upon a general discussion of Aristotelian and Platonic philosophy. The book is written with compelling lucidity and charm and is one of Berkeley's major works though his last substantial treatise. Siris was by far his most popular work by reason of its containing a supposed remedy for most human ills the efficacy and cheapness of which was so convincingly urged by the author confidence in it being strengthened by the fact that he had experimented first upon himself. Berkeley confessed that this work caused him more thought and research than any other he had ever been engaged in" Keynes p. 116 & vi. The popularity of the work led to a series of Dublin and London editions in quick succession. This edition includes the corrections made by the author to the second Dublin edition. Octavo 196 x 116 mm. Twentieth-century quarter calf spine lettered in gilt marbled sides. Light toning to contents with a couple of ink splashes; a very good copy. ESTC T9521; Keynes Bibliography of George Berkeley 67. unknown
1744AQ18715London: Re-printed For W. Innys and C. Hitch.and C. Davis 1744. 174pp 2. Recent sheep-backed marbled paper boards contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed spine sunned. Recent book-label of John Stephens to FEP inked ownership inscription of 'Danvers Osborm 1744' to head of title-page with very occasional annotations in his hand slight loss to upper corner of leaf O1. The revised edition of George Berkeley's 1685-1753 penultimate publication an exploration of the medicinal virtues of tar-water with instructions for its use. Berkeley considered tar-water to be a cure for a plethora of ailments ranging from fevers and apoplexies to cancers and scurvy. He cites Isaac Newton in regards to his study of the solubility of salts and acids. Sir Danvers Osborn 3rd Baronet 1715-1753 politician notable for serving the cause of the House of Stuart in the Jacobite rising of 1745 and for serving as colonial governor of New York Province in 1753. ESTC T9521. Second edition improved and correct by the author. 8vo. Re-printed For W. Innys, and C. Hitch...and C. Davis hardcover
17322329641London: Printed for J. Tonson in the Strand 1732. Second Edition. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. Second edition. Neatly rebacked with new gilt titles original boards and endsheets retained. Discolored 2 inch declivity on front board boards rubbed with corners exposed first volume lacks leaf A4 ink owner stamps on front endpapers William Harris Mar 1944 light stain to marginal edges of first gathering in volume two front and end matter lightly foxed rear free endpaper of first volume loosening. 1732 Full-Leather. 356; 351 pp. Alciphron is a Christian apologetic in answer to the 'minute philosophers' of Berkeley's day who sought to minimize the the dignity of man. Berkeley is known as an advocate of subjective idealism which he called immaterialism which states that objects do not exist unless they are perceived. "A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge 1710 is the classic exposition of his philosophy of immaterialism as an antidote to infidelity prefaced with an influential essay in the philosophy of language; part two was later lost in manuscript with other papers in Italy." - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Perhaps his most well-known work is Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous in which two characters representing himself and John Locke discuss various philosophical questions. Berkeley was a fellow at Trinity College and in the 1720s turned his attention to the project of opening St. Paul's College in Bermuda though skepticism about the chances of success in this endeavor caused the funding to come into question. "To prevent a threatening decline in private support Berkeley sailed for Newport Rhode Island with a small advance party on 6 September 1728; this included Smibert who painted several well-known portraits of Berkeley and of his party before settling for life in Boston. The journey was hazardous and protracted. They made an unscheduled landfall on the Virginia coast about the turn of the year and were officially received at Williamsburg before reaching Rhode Island on 23 January 1729. By the spring Berkeley had bought a farm of 96 acres at Middletown 'with two fine groves and winding rivulet upon it' Works 8.194 whose produce would support the college. He employed slaves and was apparently indifferent to the institution of slavery provided that it was humane seeing the moral need rather as one of conversion and baptism. He built a new house Whitehall which is now maintained as a historic site although the adjoining farmland has given way to urban development. Berkeley often preached at Newport Rhode Island in the winter and in remoter outposts in the summer. The strongest and longest friendship he established among New England churchmen was with Samuel Johnson 1696 - 1772 of Stratford Connecticut a refugee from Calvinism who later became first president of King's College New York later Columbia University and lent support to Berkeley's philosophy through his Elementa philosophica 1752 and other writings. Throughout his career Berkeley had little time for dissenters although he abhorred the use of violence against them. The religious tolerance characteristic of Rhode Island induced a degree of ecumenicism in his social practice that was not always maintained in the pulpit. Reports of growing infidelity in English society to which he was always liable to give credence were fuelled by the continuing bad faith of the government in failing to lodge the funds he considered legally his. This was a factor in his writing Alciphron a set of dialogues located notionally in England but drawing much of the landscape description from Rhode Island which was to sell well and stimulate controversy after his return. In this theist and immaterialist combine their defences against a medley of intellectual trends derived primarily but not exclusively from Locke Bernard Mandeville and the third earl of Shaftesbury that Berkeley regarded as obstructive to religion. The work includes Berkeley's second foray into moral philosophy." - Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Printed for J. Tonson in the Strand hardcover
1789919P1London: C. Elliot; T. Kay; C. Elliot 1789. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A very scarce volume of biographical pieces and edited correspondence by eminent historical figures the first edition of this work by George Monck Berkeley. The first edition of this very scarce work.The 'Literary Relics' of George Monck Berkeley an interesting selection of research and correspondence of royal figures edited and collected here into one volume.Berkeley's work contains his 'Inquiry into the Life of Dean Swift' a biographical work for which he is best known as well as an edited selection of letters from Kings Charles II and James II Elizabeth of Bohemia Jonathan Swift and more.George Monck Berkeley was a playwright an author who only published a few works before his death at the age of 29. Half-title is present.Bookplate of Edward Winnington to the front paste down. Winnington was a baronet and politician an MP Droitwich Worcestershire for almost thirty years. In a full marbled calf binding. Externally generally smart a little rubbed to the leather. Minor bumping to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Very small crack to the head of the front joint. Bookplate to the front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few scattered spots. Very Good C. Elliot; T. Kay; C. Elliot hardcover
180025312Philadelphia: Way & Groff 1800. First edition. 34pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Disbound and resewn. Apart from some staining a very good copy. First edition. 34pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The author argues that the class of medicines commonly known as 'sedatives' are actually stimulants.<br /> He considers the likes of digitalis opium nitre and saccharum.<br /> <br /> Scarce: OCLC locates 5 copies. Evans 36942 Way & Groff unknown
1750JC14358London: Printed for J. Whiston. R. Dodsley. and W. Russel. / W. Innys and C. Hitch. and C. Davis. / W. Innys C. Davis C. Hitch W. Bowyer. / M. Cooper 1750 et al see below. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Contemporary calf handsomely rebacked with gilt-stamped lettering in red leather spine label in second compartment 5 raised bands; four works bound together in one volume 8vo; TIME 1750 First Edition pp. xxvii 1 130 2 ads; SIRIS 1747 London reprint of the Dublin edition pp. 174 1 contents; QUERIST 1750 First Edition pp. 4 83 1; MORALS 1751 First Edition pp. 30. Boards scratched and scuffed. Contemporary handwritten notes on FFEP listing the volume's contents; contermporary ownership signature on title-page of TIME and QUERIST; contemporary marginalia in QUERIST. Otherwise an excellent clean copy nice and tight text block just a bit tanned and brittle along the edges more pronounced on first and last few leaves. <br/><br/> Printed for J. Whiston... R. Dodsley... and W. Russel... / W. Innys, and C. Hitch... and C. Davis... / W. Innys, C. Davis, C. Hi hardcover
173200008013London: J. Tonson 1732. Second edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 2 vol. 8vo. 15 2-356 4; 9 2-351 3 pp. Recent half brown calf over marbled paper boards spine in six compartments with gold lettering and gold rules; brown topstain and red speckled fore-edge and bottom edge. Recent endpapers and pastedowns. Volume 1 missing the A4 blank the blank leaf called for between the errata and the contents has been excised otherwise both volumes collate complete. Keynes A17. A handsome set of two of Berkeley's principal works. Bindings are about Fine contents Very Good or better leaves very clean with occasional light wear Volume 1: bottom corner of L1 missing; Volume 2: the first three or so gatherings show minor loss at the front gutter. J. Tonson hardcover
178463146London:: Printed for G. Robinson 1784. old full calf one cover detached; others weak. One cover detached and other covers nearly so; some very very slight foxing; edges of boards rubbed and worn. Folio. Engraved frontispiece portrait. Printed for G. Robinson, hardcover
17841352898Dublin: John Exshaw 1784. Hardcover. Quartos two volumes; VG; Rebound in half-red leather with green cloth boards and gilt lettering and ruling to spines; Boards show minimal wear to corners and bottom edges; Text-blocks have moderate age-toning and light foxing to speckled edges light shelf-wear to bottom edges and occasional light foxing to the first several pages of Volume I; Both volumes bear the library stamp of the "Training College Library Avenue Southampton"; Volume I includes a frontispiece portrait of Berkeley and Volume II includes a fold-out map prefacing the title-page; Contents: Vol. I. 4 ci 646 pages; Vol. II. iv 663 pages.<br /> <br /> Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates.; RW consignment. Shelved in Room X. 1352898. Special Collections - Downstairs. John Exshaw hardcover
