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BERKELEY, George (1685-1753). A Treatise concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge. Part I [all published]. Dublin: Aaron Rhames for Jeremy Pepyat, 1710.
8º (207 x 130mm). (Persistent worming affecting up to two lines of text, paper repairs with word losses to quires L-M and some other leaves, spotting to margins of early quires, H1v-H2r rather soiled.) Contemporary blind-panelled calf (recased, covers stained, lower cover with two repaired holes and corner repair, spine rubbed). Provenance: G. William, his gift to Henry Rowland (two early inscriptions at front; corrections and annotations in various hands) – Lord Kennet of the Dene (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION of Berkeley’s Treatise, the classic exposition of his philosophy of immaterialism as an antidote to lack of faith, prefaced with an influential essay on the philosophy of language. His most important work, it appeared only three years after his appointment as a junior fellow of Trinity College, Dublin; part two was never published, the manuscript having been lost in Italy along with other papers. Keynes 5; PMM 176.
8º (207 x 130mm). (Persistent worming affecting up to two lines of text, paper repairs with word losses to quires L-M and some other leaves, spotting to margins of early quires, H1v-H2r rather soiled.) Contemporary blind-panelled calf (recased, covers stained, lower cover with two repaired holes and corner repair, spine rubbed). Provenance: G. William, his gift to Henry Rowland (two early inscriptions at front; corrections and annotations in various hands) – Lord Kennet of the Dene (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION of Berkeley’s Treatise, the classic exposition of his philosophy of immaterialism as an antidote to lack of faith, prefaced with an influential essay on the philosophy of language. His most important work, it appeared only three years after his appointment as a junior fellow of Trinity College, Dublin; part two was never published, the manuscript having been lost in Italy along with other papers. Keynes 5; PMM 176.
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