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Alciphron: or, the Minute Philosopher.
by BERKELEY, George
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed (by assignment from the executors of the late Mr. Tonson) for J. Beecroft,, 1767. Stated fourth edition, though in fact a re-issue of the third edition sheets of 1752 with a cancel title page. In Alciphron, first published in 1732, Berkeley rebuts the insurgent secular intellectual trends of the early Enlightenment. Countering the views of Locke, Mandeville, and the third Earl of Shaftesbury, who collectively manifest as the conceited free thinkers Lysicles and Alciphron, Berkeley defends traditional Christianity and his own idealist epistemology. Octavo (206 x 129 mm). Nineteenth-century half calf, green calf label, marbled sides, sprinkled edges. 19th-century bookplate of one Daniel Frazer to front pastedown. A little rubbed, small chip at foot of rear joint, binding firm, scattered light foxing else clean, slight paper fault to A8 not affecting text; a very good copy. ESTC N15774; Keynes 25; Jessop 169.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 158145
- Title
- Alciphron: or, the Minute Philosopher.
- Author
- BERKELEY, George
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- London: Printed (by assignment from the executors of the late Mr. Tonson) for J. Beecroft,
- Date Published
- 1767
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Peter Harrington
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London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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