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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
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
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
