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Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects.: A New Edition.
by HUME, David
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About This Item
London: for T. Cadell and A. Kincaid and A. Donaldson, at Edinburgh,, 1770. An attractive set of the collection that had its origin in the cheap, four-volume duodecimo edition of Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects assembled by Hume's publisher, Andrew Millar, first published in 1753, in which the Philosophical Essays and the Enquiry Concerning Morals were placed between the Essays, Moral and Political and the Political Discourses. Though Hume had not originally authorized the edition, he took charge of later changes to its contents, and the impact of printing his political and philosophical essays together finally brought him popular acclaim and commercial success. The contents of the present edition, the seventh, is based on the 1764 fourth edition, "except that in Essays Pt. I, no. 13, 'Of avarice', and the note on Walpole (originally 12 in 1742 ed.) are omitted, and 14 is re-entitled 'of the dignity or meanness of human nature'; and the longer notes are for the first time collected at the end of each volume and lettered" (Jessop). Four volumes, octavo (153 x 95 mm). Contemporary sprinkled calf, flat spines elaborately decorated in gilt, red morocco labels, green numbering roundels, marbled endpapers. Spines lightly rubbed, numbering labels missing, small chip to spine of volume II, headcaps and corners a little worn; still an attractive set. Chuo 9; ESTC T33491; Jessop, p. 6.
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- Peter Harrington
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 162275
- Title
- Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects.
- Author
- HUME, David
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- London: for T. Cadell and A. Kincaid and A. Donaldson, at Edinburgh,
- Date Published
- 1770
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Peter Harrington
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About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....