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An essay concerning human understanding : in four books ... / John Locke.

An essay concerning human understanding : in four books ... / John Locke.

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK72zEL2gl

An essay concerning human understanding : in four books ... / John Locke.

About this item

Full title

An essay concerning human understanding : in four books ... / John Locke.

Publisher

London : Printed for The Basset, and sold by Edw. Mory at the Sign of the Three Bibles in St. Paul's Church Yard, M CDXC [1690].

Call Numbers

RB/Q729

Record Identifier

74VK72zEL2gl

MMS ID

991022679479702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

4 volumes in 1 ([ix], 362, 20 unnumbered pages) ; 32 cm (4to), in slipcase (34 x 22 x 4.5 cm)

Content type

text

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Contents

Book I.
Of innate notions --
book II.
Of ideas --
book III.
Of words --
book IV.
Of knowledge and opinion.

Publication information

Publisher

London : Printed for The Basset, and sold by Edw. Mory at the Sign of the Three Bibles in St. Paul's Church Yard, M CDXC [1690].

Edition

[First edition]

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

M CDXC [1690].

Access and use

Access Conditions

Rare Books copy: issue in Special Collections.

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Alternative Titles

Full title

An essay concerning human understanding : in four books ... / John Locke.

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Bound in mottled calf with with red sprinkled edges with red morocco spine label. The book is housed in a dark brown cloth slipcase and features an armorial bookplate of Viscount Hood.

Dedication "To The Right Honourable Thomas Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, Baron Herbert of Cardiff ... and The epistle to the reader" --Pages [i-ix].

Rare Books copy: purchased from Peter Harrington, London, May 2015....

Citation / References Note

ESTC, R22993.

Exhibitions

Exhibited in: "Kill or Cure? A Taste of Medicine", State Library of New South Wales, 30 July 2022 - 22 January 2023. NSL

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

RB/Q729

Record Identifier

74VK72zEL2gl

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK72zEL2gl

Other Identifiers

DDC

192

MMS ID

991022679479702626

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