The Christian Philosopher; Or, The Connection Of Science And Philosophy With Religion. por Dick, Thomas - 1828

Glasgow: William Collins. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1865. Hardcover. Philosophy; xii,13-332, [2] pages; Blue cloth with gilded spine, circa 1852-5 No Date. MOderate weasr to head and foot of spine- see graphic .

Hartford: D. F. Robinson & Co., 1833. later printing. hardcover. Good. Full calf covers (approx. 4 1/4" wide by 7 1/2" tall) with gilt titles on a black spine label. 350 pages. Illustrated with engravings. Light scattered foxing throughout. Covers scuffed. Thomas Dick's first popular work. Dick believed in the plurality of worlds and cosmic pluralism, that every planet in the solar system was inhabited. 112304A

Brookfield, MA: E. & G. Merriam, 1830. Hardcover. Good +. Hardcover. Fifth American Edition. Bound in contemporary brown leather with spine label. Leather is rubbed, scuffed, and bumped. Interior pages have scattered foxing throughout. Ownership signature dated 1831 on free front endpaper. Good plus condition. Small octavo. 400 pages plus two pages of publisher ads. RELIGION/ 071921.

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London: William Collins, Sons, & Company. Collins's Select Library. A new edition, revised and greatly enlarged. In the original bindings, blue cloth stamped in gilt and blind.A little wear to the spine ends otherwise tight and clean. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Thus. 1871.

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Robinson, Pratt & co. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Reading copy only. Front hinge split. Writing on flyleaf and rear endpage. (Science, Philosophy, Christianity)

Milton, PA: S. Wilson and T.C. Slack, 1837. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good. Reprint (1st was 1823), 1837, hardcover with full-leather boards, octavo, 476pp., astronomical frontispiece engraving in b&w, otherwise not illustrated. Book VG with abrasions of leather on spine around title band and further down on spine, rubbing and mild wear to edges, binding tight, endpapers moderately foxed, with significantly less foxing throughout text, otherwise clean and unmarked. No DJ.

E. & G. Merriam, 1828. First Edition. Leather Binding. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall (thin). Wear to extremities (chiefly edges and corners); slight stains, rubbing and scratches to covers; ex-library markings (chiefly to front endpapers, with printed paper label on front attached endpaper); slight internal browning and/or foxing (chiefly to edges and preliminaries). 398 pages. Spine title: Dick's Christian Philosopher. Interesting attempt at reconciliation of the natural sciences (with emphasis on astronomy, or rather cosmology) with religion by the noted scientific popular writer; perhaps his best known work (originally published in Great Britain in 1823; in 8 editions through 1842). Includes the preface to the second UK edition (dated 1824), plus an appendix (containing bibliographical references and notes). See BMC, volume 7, page 259, columns 228-29. Dick (1774-1857), Scottish scientific author; entered Edinburgh University in 1794, and taught in secession schools at Methven and… Ler mais