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Tracts in Controversy with Dr. Priestley Upon the Historical Question of the Belief of the First ages in Our Lord's Divinity; Originally Published in the Years 1783, 1784 and 1786 Afterwards Revised and Augmented with a Large Addition of Notes..
by Horsley, Samuel; Joseph Priestley; Heneage Horsley
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About This Item
Dundee: A. Smith & Company for J. Chalmers, 1812. Octavo. Third edition. xxviii, 613p. with errata slip at end. Sub-title continues "...and supplemental disquisitions." These disquisitions were done by Samuel, Lord Bishop of St. Asaph. Rev. Horsley was a fellow of the Royal Society and many years served as its Secretary. He completed an edition of Sir Isaac Newton's works in 1785 but is particularly remembered for his controversy with Dr. Priestly and Sir Jospeh Banks which led to his resignation from the society in 1784. Bound in full calf, early rebacking with old gilt decorated spine laid down retaining original endpapers, some scholarly pencil notes cross-referencing to earlier publication and some occasional minor toning or spotting. A very good copy with a small chip on spine.
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- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Title
- Tracts in Controversy with Dr. Priestley Upon the Historical Question of the Belief of the First ages in Our Lord's Divinity; Originally Published in the Years 1783, 1784 and 1786 Afterwards Revised and Augmented with a Large Addition of Notes..
- Author
- Horsley, Samuel; Joseph Priestley; Heneage Horsley
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- A. Smith & Company for J. Chalmers
- Place of Publication
- Dundee
- Date Published
- 1812
- Keywords
- Horsley, Samuel, 1733-1806; Priestley, Jospeh, 1733-1804; Sir Jospeh Banks
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- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
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