Locke

1417 · 956F16 — London: John Churchill and Sam. Manship; Awnsham Chirchill 1714-1722 . First edition. Leather. Good. 13.5" by 9". Not Stated. The complete collected works of Enlightenment philosopher John Locke with the first and third volume present in the first edition and with volume II present in the second edition. The 1714 first edition of volumes I and III and the 1722 second edition of volume II.Complete in three volumes.Volume I illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and engraved funerary epitaph. Collated complete.The collected works of English philosopher physician and Enlightenment thinker John Locke frequently referred to as the 'Father of Liberalism' and recognised as one of the first of the British empiricists.Essays and writings on numerous subjects - including a discussion of interest letters concerning toleration and the reasonableness of Christianity - are included in these volumes alongside his posthumous works and a number of personal letters. With a lengthy index to the rear of each volume. Volumes I and III present in the 1714 first edition ESTC T128627.Volume I with the collation: A2 a2 A-H2 I2 A-F2 a-g2 B-4G4 4H2. Collated complete.Volume III with the collation: A2 1 B-R2 S-5A4 5B-5E2. Collated complete.Volume I includes 'An account of the life and writings of John Locke Esq; The third edition enlarged' London: printed for J. Clarke and E. Curll 1714 and 'The remains of John Locke Esq; . Publish'd from his original manuscripts' London: printed for E. Curll 1714 as called for.Volume II present in the 1722 second edition. ESTC T128551With the collation: A4 B-4P4 4Q-4S2. Collated complete.Former owner's inscriptions to volume II and III title pages.Present here are first edition volumes of the works of one of the most important and enduring figures of Western philosophy.Locke's philosophy of mind is viewed as the origin of modern conceptions of personal identity and the psychology of the self influencing the work of later philosophers such as Rousseau Hume and Kant. In full panelled calf bindings with gilt detailing to back strips. Volumes I and III lacking spine labels. Small losses of calf to back strip heads and tails with rubbing to back strips joints and board perimeters. Volume I joints starting with front board a touch tender and rear board firmly held. Front board of volume III starting with board firmly held. Joint heads of volume II starting with boards firmly held. Volume II lacking endpapers. Internally firmly bound but with title page and following leaf of volume II detached and loosely inserted. Former owner's inscriptions to volume II and III title pages. Pages bright with instances of light handling marks to each volume. Faint tide marks to heads of leaves of 'An account of the life and writings of John Locke' and 'The remains of John Locke' in volume I and light tide marks to heads of ten leaves to the rear. Very light tide marks to tail of each leaf of volume III and to fore edges and heads of pages 173 onwards. Marginal ink annotations and instances of underlining to pages 13-21 of volume III. Good John Churchill, and Sam. Manship; Awnsham Chirchill hardcover