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1727189612London: printed for Arthur Bettesworth; Edmund Parker; John Pemberton; and Edward Symon 1727. The most influential philosopher of modern times Third edition of Locke's collected works following those of 1714 and 1722. "John Locke is the most influential philosopher of modern times. His influence in the history of thought on the way we think about ourselves and our relations to the world we live in to God nature and society has been immense. His great message was to set us free from the burden of tradition and authority both in theology and knowledge by showing that the entire grounds of our right conduct in the world can be secured by the experience we may gain by the innate faculties and powers we are born with" Chappell p. 252. 3 vols folio 318 x 202 mm. Engraved portrait frontispiece by Vertue after Kneller and engraved memorial plate. Contemporary panelled calf rebacked and recornered to style orange morocco labels. Ownership inscription to front pastedown dated 1832 of James Ford curate of St Lawrence in Exeter 1779-1850. Slight rubbing minor marking to covers tear to front free endpaper contents clean crisp and fresh. A very good copy. ESTC T115711; Yolton 365A another issue only says Parker's name in the imprint. Vere Chappell The Cambridge companion to Locke 1994. unknown
17287141London: A. Bettesworth; J. Pemberton; E. Symon 1728. Fifth Edition. Fifth Edition - as stated on the title page. Rare 1700s imprint of Locke's landmark work on government. Originally published in 1689. Measuring approximately 8" x 5" with 308 numbered pages.<br /> <br /> The book is in good condition. Moderate to heavy wear and staining to the original full leather boards. Spine leather has partially perished. Hinges are cracked but the binding is holding strong. Small half-inch chip missing from the bottom of the front endpaper. Top corner of title page has been clipped. Minor scattered soiling and some dog-eared corners found within the textblock<br /> <br /> Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books.<br /> <br /> Inventory # P7-2. A. Bettesworth; J. Pemberton; E. Symon unknown
1791019936Mannheim: Schwan und Götz 1791. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First thus edition. Octavo 8vo. xxxii 557 pages of text. Contemporary half leather binding with paper-covered boards has moderate wear soiling and discoloration. The front board is hand-lettered. The exterior front hinge was expertly repaired. First edition of this annotated new translation by Tittel 1739-1816 who was an eclectic philosopher and critic of Kantian philosophy. Previous owner's oval bookplate affixed to the inside front cover: Le Chevalier Charles de Bohr. There are a few tiny spots of staining to the page edges and the text is minimally browned and foxed. The text is otherwise clean and unmarked. An abridgment of Locke's "Essay Concerning Human Understanding". . Schwan und Götz Hardcover
1714Bv1205<p>FIRST EDITION of Locke's collected works including his canonical Essay Concerning Human Understanding. This First printing further includes works by Locke acknowledged only in his will and the earliest to put his name to: Two Treatises on Government as well as the letters on Toleration and The Reasonableness of Christianity.</p><p>"Locke was the first to take up the challenge of Bacon and to attempt to estimate critically the certainty and the adequacy of human knowledge when confronted with God and the universe" PMM 164. A landmark in Enlightenment thought encapsulated in "the first modern attempt" to analyze human knowledge PMM 193 194 Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding: "To love truth for truth's sake is the principal part of human perfection in this world and the seed-plot of all other virtues."</p><p>The influence Locke exerted upon Jefferson and other Founding Fathers cannot be overestimated. Indeed some of Jefferson's contemporaries claimed that he borrowed central ideas in the Declaration of Independence directly from the writings of John Locke. Doubtless the political philosophy Locke bequeathed to America's Founding Fathers gave rise to the spread of freedom across the civilized world and the birth of the freest country in history the United States of America.</p><p>London: for John Churchill and Sam. Manshhip 1714. Folio contemporary full calf rebacked in period style by Bernard Middleton. Complete with and exquisite copper-engraved frontispiece portrait by George Vertue in Volume I and full-page memorial plate engraved plate of Locke's funeral monument. General light wear to bindings; text extremely clean with large margins. A very handsome set. Book #Bv1205. $10000.</p><p>We specialize in rare Ayn Rand and other legends and landmarks.</p> John Churchill and Sam Manship hardcover
17271508179Arthur Bettesworth London 1727. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Three volumes Folio. Very good condition clean inside. Third edition of Locke's collected works including the Essay Concerning Human Understanding Two Treatises of Government Some Thoughts Concerning Education and his Letters Concerning Toleration. Contemporary leather binding six raised bands. Arthur Bettesworth, London hardcover
