About this title: This book contains twelve essays on a variety of philosophical subjects. Among the various philosophical inquiries which Mr. Watts' younger studies had committed to writing, these few escaped the injuries of time and other accidents, and by the persuasion of a learned friend, they are offered to the public. Some of the subjects treated in these essays include space, substance, body and spirit. Also, a Brief Scheme of Ontology or the Science of Being. Due to the age and scarcity of the original we reproduced, some pages may be spotty, faded or difficult to read. Written in Old English.
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Edition: First Printing
Binding: Quarter Bound Leather
Publisher: London: C Cooke / Cooke's Edition / W Wilson for J Bumpus, Holborn Bars;...
Description: Leather Bound. Good. ------------hardcover, about 5 1/2" x 3 1/2", leather bound with boards, Essays has 284 pages plus ads, Improvement has 334 pages, a solid copy, one partially loose leaf at contents page of Improvement; a bit of foxing, overall a Good copy, engraving by Freeman of Watts as the frontispiece to Improvement, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. read more
Edition: Fifth edition, corrected
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Printed for J. Murgatroyd, London
Date Published: 1793
Description: Very good-condition. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 410 pages of text. Hardcover full leather binding with moderate wear, including scuffing to spine, and weakened (but fully functional) hinges. Text with minor foxing scattered throughout. Previous owner's name on front endpaper Francis Marion Mitchell No. 273. Title continues "...the Production and Operations of Plants and Animals. With Some Remarks on Mr. Locke's Essay on the Human Understanding. To Which is Subjoined a Brief Scheme of Ontology, or the ... read more
Edition: 2nd edition
Binding: HB
Date Published: 1734
Description: Acceptable. London: Ford & Hett, 1734. 2nd Edition. [First published 1733]. [xvi]+407+[1]pp. Contemporary calf. Front board detached, contemporary ink inscription to title, a clean copy. Uncommon. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: KESSINGER PUB LLC
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780766168268ISBN:0766168263
Description: New. This book contains twelve essays on a variety of philosophical subjects. Among the various philosophical inquiries which Mr. Watts' younger studies had committed to writing, these few escaped the injuries of time and other accidents, and by the persu... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: LondonLondon: Richard Ford, 1734
Description: Very Good. Second Edition, Corrected. Octavo, original old full blind-panelled calf, pp. (16) 407, (1), very good, general light rubbing to leather, slightest loss at spine ends, both outer joints dry but sturdy, front joint looks like it has been expertly glued some time in the past, contents very good and bright. read more
Description: xii, [[iv], 403[1] pp; some light browning mainly affecting first and last few leaves. Contemporary calf, worn, joints tender. First edition. From the library of Rachael M. Kydd. Comprises twelve essays. 'Watts states in his Introduction that some of the 'Essays' are thirty or more years old and to this earlier period may be ascribed the long chapter on Locke which seems to represent the result of a detailed study of the 'Essay' carried out with the aid of Henry Lee's 'Anti-Scepticism' (1702). ... read more
Description: London: Richard Ford at the Angel, and Richard Hett at the bible and Crown in the Poultry, 1733. xii, [iv], 403, [i] pp. Hardcover. 12mo. Full brown modern, paneled, speckled calf done in period style. Rebound in full speckled calf, in period style; title-page browned, else quite clean and, generally, very good. Very good/No dust jacket. read more
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