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[BURKE, EDMUND], A Philosphical Enquiry into the Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful.
London: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley, 1757. First edition, with half-title. 8vo. [16], 184 pp. Contemporary tan calf, leather spine label. Joints a bit tender, but the binding is sound and the interior is immaculate, beautifully clean and crisp, and complete with half-title. Todd 5a. ΒΆ Burke's very scarce fifth publication (if one includes the disputed AN ACCOUNT OF THE EUROPEAN SETTLEMENTS), and, according to Todd (citing internal evidence) "This would appear to be a rather small edition, possibly like the VINDICATION limited to 500 copies..."
Offered for US$ 4000.00 by: James Cummins Bookseller - Book number: 37519