An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

by Locke, John

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is one of John Locke's two most famous works, the other being his Second Treatise on Civil Government. First appearing in 1690, the essay concerns the foundation of human knowledge and understanding. He describes the mind at birth as a blank slate (tabula rasa, although he did not use those actual words) filled later through experience.

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An essay concerning human understanding : In four books
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by John Locke

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London : Printed for J. Churchill ; And Samuel Manship, 1715. 7th . Hardcover. Acceptable. [Locke's Foundational Work on Human Knowledge] 2 volumes bound as one. Printed 1715-1716. Rebound in modern 1/2 leather over cloth boards. Good binding and cover. First volume title page provided in facsimile, lacks portrait. Second volume has its own title page.… Read more about this item
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Volumes I & II )

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Volumes I & II )

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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding [3 Volumes]
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London: Thomas Tegg [etc.] 1823. 8vo. 3 volumes. lxvii, 302; xvi, 398; xii, 380 pp. Contemporary diced brown calf, with elaborate gilt borders, and raised bands, gilt panels and lettering to spines; marbled endpapers, all edges marbled. A few minor marks to boards and minimal wear to corners but otherwise immaculate, gilt bright and binding firm. Occasional minor spots and… Read more about this item
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Volumes I & II )
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London : Printed for H. Woodfall, A. Millar, J. Beecroft, J. and F. Rivington, J. Whiston [and 18 others in London],, 1768-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. 2 volume set. 16th edition. Modern brown cloth, black leather spine label, new endpapers, portrait of Locke in Vol. I. Foxing, a few contemporary pen marks to Volume I. Early copy of… Read more about this item
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Volumes I & II )
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London: Printed for H. Woodfall, A. Millar, J. Beecroft, J. and F. Rivington, J. Whiston [and 21 others), 1786. 17th Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcovers, two-volume match set bound in original full leather with labels to spine. The two volumes contain four books in total with… Read more about this item
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

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Dover Publications, Incorporated, 1959. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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An Essay concerning Human Understanding: volume II

An Essay concerning Human Understanding: volume II

by Locke, John

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London: printed for S. Birt [ect.], 1748. The Thirteenth Edition. Softcover. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; vol. II (only); 340 pages. Subjects; Human Understanding. John Locke. 18th century philosophy.
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AN ESSAY CONCERNING HUMAN UNDERSTANDING

by LOCKE, John

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1753. LOCKE, John. AN ESSAY CONCERNING HUMAN UNDERSTANDING. In Four Books. London, S. Birt et al., 1753. Octavo. Two volumes. xxx,372; xiv,340[28]pp. Fourteenth edition, complete in two volumes. Engraved frontispiece portrait by Vertue after Kneller, detached and torn at edges. Portions of flyleaves torn off; a few pages toned but on the whole clean within. Early speckled calf, raised… Read more about this item
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London: Thomas Tegg, 1825. Twenty-Fifth edition. Hardcover. g. Quarto. XVI, 568pp. Uncut. Original paper covered boards. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author. An "Essay Concerning Human Understanding" is one of John Locke's two most famous works, the other being his "Second Treatise on Civil Government". First appearing in 1690, the essay concerns the foundation of human knowledge and… Read more about this item
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London, 1793. 19th edition. full calf. Excellent - bindings lightly rubbed, contents clean and bright. 8vo., 2 vol., Full marbled calf, black labels with gold lettering and trim, with the folded analysis table in volume I..
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An essay concerning human understanding: With the notes and illustrations of the author and an analysis of his doctrine of ideas. Also, Questions on Locke's ... Essay

An essay concerning human understanding: With the notes and illustrations of the author and an analysis of his doctrine of ideas. Also, Questions on Locke's ... Essay

by John Locke

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Ward Lock and Co, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. new edition . 664 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Folding pages of analysis at front of book torn. Binding remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends causing cloth… Read more about this item
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding; with Thoughts on the Conduct of the Understanding Collated with Desmaizeaux's Edition, to which is Prefixed The Life of the Author (Three Volumes, Complete)

by Locke, John

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Edinburgh: Mundell & Son; and J. Mundell. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1798. Reprint. First Printing. Leather. Contemporary calf, rebacked, gilt lettering on burgundy and gilt labels on spines. First appearing in 1689 (although dated 1690), "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding" by John Locke concerns the foundation of human knowledge and understanding. He describes… Read more about this item
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Books II and IV).

by John Locke.

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La Salle, IL Open Court, 1962. Paperback Reprint Edition [1962]; originally published by Open Court in 1905. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: very light wear to the extremities; moderate rubbing to the wrapper covers; the publisher' price has been neatly blocked out at the upper corner of the front panel; the outside edges… Read more about this item
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Everyman's Library, No. 984)
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Everyman's Library, No. 984)

by Locke, John

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London, UK: J M Dent & Sons, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. xxvi, 356pp. Green cloth-covered boards, blind-embossed publisher's logo on front, gilt titles on spine. Top text block edge sprayed brown; illustrated endpapers. 16mo. Slightly sun-faded spine. Fore-edge just starting to fox. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust… Read more about this item
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Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Everyman's Library)

by Locke, John

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UK: Orion Publishing Group, Ltd., 1993. Soft cover. Very Good.
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Essay Concerning Human Understanding

Essay Concerning Human Understanding

by John Locke

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1965
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Collier Macmillan Ltd, 1965. Paperback. Acceptable. 1965. First Edition Thus. 410 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light… Read more about this item
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

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AN ESSAY CONCERNING HUMAN UNDERSTANDING.

by Locke, John.

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Hayes & Zell, Philadelphia: 1860., 1860 524 p. Marginal stains and worm hole. Contemporary full roan binding. Nice Civil War era ownership: "David S. Peffer / Bought for his Son, Theodore Jerome Peffer, in Hanover / York County, Pennsylvani a / Wednesday, May the 27th, 1863." Interesting to note that this book, which greatly influenced the founders of the American… Read more about this item
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