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Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. POD reprint of 1885 original. No inscriptions or other markings.

Zustand: New. Contains eleven essays by eminent scholars which focus on Newton's theology, his study of alchemy, the early reception of Newtonianism, and the history of Newton scholarship. This book includes accounts of the attempts over the last quarter of the twentieth century, to publish Sir Isaac Newton's theological manuscripts. Editor(s): Force, James E.; Hutton, Sarah. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 578. . 2004. 2004th Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Leatherbound. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Expertly rebound in glove calf leather with stamped borders, spine label with gilt text. Restored binding is secure. Original end papers have some repairs to edgewear, an owner signature. See photos. Interior has been professionally de-acidified. Pages have a few marks, penciled marginal brackets at pg. lxxxiv-lxxxv. See photos. Text block edges are untrimmed, have a few marks.** PS2023.1025** 455 total pages. 4.75 x 8.25 inches** Adam Smith (1723-1790) chose his friends Joseph Black and William Hutton as his literary executors, after first forcing them to burn sixteen volumes of his manuscripts before his death. The essays collected in this volume discuss "The Principles which lead and direct Philosophical Enquiries," illustrated by the history of astronomy, ancient physics and ancient logic and metaphysics; the nature of imitation in the imitative arts; the affinity between music, dancing and poetry, and between certain English and Italian verses; the five "external senses" (Touching, Tasting, Smelling, Hearing, Seeing).** In their prefatory Advertisement, the editors explain that these essays appeared to be parts of a plan Smith had once formed for a connected history of the liberal sciences and elegant arts. That plan was abandoned as far too extensive, and so these parts of it were neglected until his death.** The account of the life and writings of Adam Smith by Dugald Stewart (1753-1828) was originally delivered as lectures at the Royal Society of Edinburgh on 28 January and 18 March 1793 and published in their Transactions in 1794. This account (the first 123 pages of the book) is one of the earliest biographical notices of the life of Adam Smith.** A beautiful restoration, with de-acidified pages, repairs to feps, and full calf binding that remains faithful to the book's original date of publication.** First Dublin edition, same year as the first London edition, 1795.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #009823"**.…

3 volumes. John Lane The Bodley Head, London 1909. 8vo. XLV+483 + XXV+483 + XXII+565 pages. Illustrations in b/w. Publisher's blue cloth bindinngs with gilt lettering on spine and gilt coat-of-arms on front board. Top-edge gilt.