A VIEW OF THE PRINCIPAL DEISTICAL WRITERS that have Appeared in England in the last and present Century; with OBSERVATIONS upon them and some Account of the Answers that have been published against them. In several LETTERS to a Friend (3 vols: 1754. 1755, 1756)
by LELAND, John
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London: B. Dodd. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Slightly different title texts in the three volumes. Vol.1 and Vol.3 ('A Supplement to the First and Second Volumes of the View of Deistical Writers') rebound in marbled boards with black leather spines, each having two gilt-on red spine labels and gilt date; Volume 2 (which is in slightly larger format) has original , full leather binding with a gilt on black label, all extremities rubbed, sp. a little darkened, a little surface wear in a few places but clean. Vol.!: new end-papers and fly leaves, t.p.+ xii + (10, unpaginated Contents) + 483, some head and tail pieces; clean. tight and unmarked but lightly tanned margins throughout; Vol.2: pub. list + vii + (12, unpag.Contents) + 668 + 16 ('Addition and Alterations for Volume 1, errata on p.16), some engrave head- and tail- pieces; 3 small early sigs to fr. end-papers, edge-tanning (off-set from binding as typical), a few small paper breaks to gutter, rear end-papers more heavily edge-tanned, gutter opening but secure, otherwise clean, tight and unmarked with only very intermittent marginal tanning this vol. has extensive 'Observations on Mr. Hume's Philosophical Essays'. Vol.3. as Vol.1, t.p. + vii + 368 + 'extensive' Index to all vols, unpaginated, Bb -Dd2., some head- and tail- pieces,; light marginal tanning throughout, one lead has thin strip of outer margin missing but looks like a paper fault. All top edges appear dust darkened but erhaps also dark tinted.Scarce as a set in good condition. Weighs over 2 kg unpacked so allow for additional postage outside UK. Vols. 1 & 3: 13 cm x 20.5 cm, Vol.2 : 13.5 cm x21 cm
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- A VIEW OF THE PRINCIPAL DEISTICAL WRITERS that have Appeared in England in the last and present Century; with OBSERVATIONS upon them and some Account of the Answers that have been published against them. In several LETTERS to a Friend (3 vols: 1754. 1755, 1756)
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- LELAND, John
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- Hardcover
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- B. Dodd
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- London
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- religion Christianity deism theology Eng[ightenment theology Protestant theology pre-1850 antiquarian David Hume
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