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London: Printed for J. Buckland, and T. Longman, in Pater-Noster-Row; J. Waugh in Lombard-Street; E. Dilly in the Poultry; and T. Field in Cheap-side, 1763. Sixth Edition. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. Sixth edition. Joints splitting, edges rubbed with some loss from corners. 1763 Full-Leather. xvi, 407, [1] pp. 12mo. An exploration of ontology, discussing John Locke's writings and other related topics. "In philosophy Watts described as 'a favourite employment of my thoughts' the relation between soul and body and the function of the sensations, appetites, and passions (preface to Philosophical Essays on Various Subjects, 1733; Works, 6.481). His most important works on these topics, in addition to the Philosophical Essays, are The Doctrine of the Passions and Discourses of the Love of God, and the Use and Abuse of the Passions in Religion (1729), and Self-Love and Virtue Reconciled Only by Religion (1739). Watts objected to Locke's attack on innate ideas and supported the… Ler mais

London: Printed for James Brackstone. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1742. Hardcover. xiii/407 + [1] pages; Perpetual Consciousness, Place and Motion of Spirits, the Departing Soul, the Resurrection of the Body, 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 Science of Being in General, with Its Affections. Isaac Watts was an English hymnwriter, theologian and logician. A prolific and popular hymnwriter, he was recognised as the "Father of English Hymnody", credited with some 650 hymns. Many of his hymns remain in use today, and have been translated into many languages. He was marked by many as an uncommonly wise and realistic philosopher. Provenance- John Provost armorial bookplate. Full contemporary leather heavily rubbed. Hinges cracked. Lacking first free end paper. Contents generally clean with a little scattered light foxing. Contents… Ler mais

London: Richard Ford, 1733. First Edition. Armorial bookplate; ownership signature to title page; general toning and dustiness; a few marginal ink notes and underscorings; covers rubbed and worn edges with early reinforcement of hinges.. 8vo, xii, [4, Table of Contents], 403, [1, Contents of the Scheme of Ontology]; contemporary panelled calf. Philosophical work by the clergyman better-known for his books of hymns. With an elegant bookplate with the Griffith family crest; "Thos. Griffith" signed to the title page.

London: Richard Ford at the Angel, and Richard Hett at the bible and Crown in the Poultry, 1733. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. 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. Beautifully rebound in full brown speckled calf, done in period style. Title-page browned, else quite clean and, generally, very good. Very good/No dust jacket. (Insurance required to ship this item).