About this title: Volume 1 of 3. In this sacred history of the world, it was a constant endeavor to collect authenticated facts, to state them fairly, to reason correctly about them, to express the natural feelings which have arisen as they were contemplated, and to make the general composition perspicuous, readable & if possible, not uninteresting. The volumes are philosophically considered in a series of letters to a son.
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Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: J. & J. Harper, Printer, New York
Date Published: 1832
Description: 16mo in full leather, red spine label with gilt lettering, tight and square spine/binding, pages clean and unfoxed, the cover has miniscule chips at spine, stain to endpaper, lighter stain to half title and title, no other staining, library embossment--no other marks, gutters weak, else Good. 428pp plus ads. Nice little book looks good on the shelf. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: KESSINGER PUB LLC
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780766180963ISBN:0766180964
Description: New. Volume 1 of 3. In this sacred history of the world, it was a constant endeavor to collect authenticated facts, to state them fairly, to reason correctly about them, to express the natural feelings which have arisen as they were contemplated, and to m... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: KESSINGER PUB LLC
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780766180987ISBN:0766180980
Description: New. Volume 3 of 3. In this sacred history of the world, it was a constant endeavor to collect authenticated facts, to state them fairly, to reason correctly about them, to express the natural feelings which have arisen as they were contemplated, and to m... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: KESSINGER PUB LLC
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780766180970ISBN:0766180972
Description: New. Volume 2 of 3. In this sacred history of the world, it was a constant endeavor to collect authenticated facts, to state them fairly, to reason correctly about them, to express the natural feelings which have arisen as they were contemplated, and to m... read more
Edition: Fourth edition & new edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Clarendon Press, Oxford
Date Published: 1833 & 1841
Description: Good. attempted to be philosophically considered, in a series of letters to a son. 2 volumes. 8vo. 2 volumes, possibly of 3. Vol I is fourth edition and Vol II new edition. Ex-Llandaff Cathedral library with usual neat labels on front eps. Minor foxing to eps and on a few pages, otherwise internally very good. Faded/browned mauve cloth covers with gilt lettering on browned spines. Some bumping to cover corners. HEAVY BOOKS, WILL INCUR ADDITIONAL POSTAGE CHARGE. Immediate despatch from the UK. read more
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