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John Locke. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.. C. and J. Rivington, etc., London, 1824.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. By John Locke and printedin London for C. and J. Rivington, etc. 1824, 24th edition, 2 volumes, 510 and 459 pp, 9 x 6 , 8vo, hardcover original boards. In fair conditon, with rubbing and wear to boards. Cracking and loss to binding on spines, along with title labels. Hinges remain in good condition and text blocks remain bound well with minor wear. Some pages uncut. Small tears to foldout at front of Volume I. Light markings and marginalia. Small bookseller catalogue at front of Volume I. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A complete set of one of Locke s more influential works, originally printed in 1689, which served as one of the main sources of modern philosophical empiricism. COLH1824AFHQ-0124-aj0845
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: 24th edition. Large folding table. 510; 459 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Fine octavo set of this cornerstone, first published in 1696. This edition includes some new additions and extracts from Locke's works, including a large folding sheet with an analysis of Locke's philosophy of 'ideas'; a Defense of Mr. Locke's Conception of Personal identity; a Treatise on the Conduct on the Understanding; Some Thoughts Concerning Reading and Study for a Gentleman; Elements of Natural Philosophy; and A New Method of a Common-Place Book. Bound in three quarter Contemporary. calf and marbled boards. Spine labels chipped, one label missing; extremities rubbed. Very good Large folding table. 510; 459 pp. 2 vols. 8vo
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Locke, John. An Essay concerning Human Understanding. Printed for John Bumpus, London, 1824.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: Twenty-Fifth Edition with the author's last additions and Corrections. Frontis. porrait. 668pp. 8vo. Modern half calf and marbled boards, uncut, with Needham Bookseller, Gloucester label. Very Good Twenty-Fifth Edition with the author's last additions and Corrections.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.