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Essai philosophique (A Philosophical Essay on Human Understanding)
by LOCKE, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Glendale, California, United States
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About This Item
FIRST EDITION IN FRENCH. Large quarto. Portrait of Locke. 937pp. Contemporary full calf. Spine is decoratively tooled in gilt compartments with red morocco gilt lettering label . An excellent copy with clean pages. First edition in French of John Locke's Essay Concerning Humane Understanding (first published in English in 1690). A stellar copy.
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- Bookseller
- Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 185
- Title
- Essai philosophique (A Philosophical Essay on Human Understanding)
- Author
- LOCKE, John
- Format/Binding
- Contemporary calf
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chez Henri Schelte
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam
- Date Published
- 1700
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Philosophy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Some late additions;
- Size
- Large 8vo.
Terms of Sale
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
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About the Seller
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
Biblio member since 2021
Glendale, California
About Reginald C. Williams Rare Books
Reginald C. Williams Rare Books LLC, specializes in books from the 16th through 20th century. We stock many books in the field of literature, Western philosophy, Greek classics, the history of ideas, Medicine & Science & fine sets. We are always looking to purchase individual books in our areas of interest.
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- 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....
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- First Edition
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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