The Works of George Berkeley, D.D. Late Bishop of Cloyne in Ireland
London: G. Robinson and John Exshaw, 1784. Later edition. Hardcover. 2 vol. 4to. [7], iv-ci, [3], 3-646, [2]; [4], 3-666 pp. Contemporary marbled calf with the spines in seven compartments, a red and a green morocco label on each spine lettered in gold, gold rules on the spines. Volume one illustrated with an engraved frontispiece portrait of Berkeley; volume two with two plates (one of which is a folding plate). Both volumes with a few in-text woodcuts throughout. Completing the title page: "To which is added, an account of his life, and several of his letters to Thomas Prior, Esq., Dean Gervais, and Mr. Pope, &c. &c." Keynes 143. This set contains Berkeley's most widely read works except The Theory of Vision Vindicated, Advice to the Tories, and Essays in the Guardian. Keynes lists the Dublin edition (also published in 1784) first in his bibliography. Berkeley was the most famous proponent of immaterialism. He wrote philosophical treatises on metaphysics, philosophy of mathematics, perception, sensation, and on the philosphy of science. A large and attractive set of the philosopher's works. Very Good. Item #000014056
Corners gently rubbed through, the joints renewed. An armorial bookplate and a twentieth-century bookplate on each front pastedown.
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