![[HUME, David (1711-1776)]. Essays Moral and Political. Edinburgh: R. Fleming and A. Alison for A. Kincaid, 1741-1742. 2 volumes, 8° (155 x 90mm). (First title a little soiled and with slight paper fault, further soiling and spotting, mainly in vol. I.) Contemporary calf gilt (rebacked preserving old labels, covers rubbed with some loss to gilt borders). Provenance: George Montagu, Knight of Chawton (bookplate).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2013/CSK/2013_CSK_09702_0053_000(hume_david_essays_moral_and_political_edinburgh_r_fleming_and_a_alison063657).jpg?w=1)
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[HUME, David (1711-1776)]. Essays Moral and Political. Edinburgh: R. Fleming and A. Alison for A. Kincaid, 1741-1742. 2 volumes, 8° (155 x 90mm). (First title a little soiled and with slight paper fault, further soiling and spotting, mainly in vol. I.) Contemporary calf gilt (rebacked preserving old labels, covers rubbed with some loss to gilt borders). Provenance: George Montagu, Knight of Chawton (bookplate).
FIRST EDITION. The majority of essays in both volumes are on political topics, though the first contains a number on polite behaviour (most of which Hume dropped from later editions); and one essay presents the study of history as particularly suitable for women. The second volume also includes four essays on philosophical types, a substantial essay on the rise and progress of the arts and sciences, and a short but timely character of Sir Robert Walpole. Rothschild 1172.
FIRST EDITION. The majority of essays in both volumes are on political topics, though the first contains a number on polite behaviour (most of which Hume dropped from later editions); and one essay presents the study of history as particularly suitable for women. The second volume also includes four essays on philosophical types, a substantial essay on the rise and progress of the arts and sciences, and a short but timely character of Sir Robert Walpole. Rothschild 1172.