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BERKELEY, GEORGE - A New Theory of Vision and Other Select Philosophical Writings (Everyman's Library #483)

Title: A New Theory of Vision and Other Select Philosophical Writings (Everyman's Library #483)
Description: London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co, Inc, 1954. Hardcover. ISBN: 006079156X. A 1954 reprint of the 1910 issuance. A collection of three theological essays from the late 1600s and early 1700s by the Irish-English cleric, George Berkeley, Biship of Cloyne. Includes his "An Essay towards a New Theory of Vision," "A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge," and "Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous in Opposition to Sceptics and Atheists." With an introduction by A. D. Lindsay. Entry 483 in Everyman's Library Theology and Philosophy series. --- In Everyman's Library larger format binding style 4. Full red cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling and interlocked 'EL' at tail of spine; orange topstain. In red dust jacket with 'Everyman's Library' surrounded by scrollwork to front panel. --- An excellent copy: bright, tightly-bound and clean, though with prior owner's inked info. to title page and indentations to lower front cover edge. Price-clipped jacket with minor chafing to extremities, else in excellent condition and wrapped in removable archival mylar protector. --- In flatback binding style 1, full navy cloth-covered boards with Reginald Knowles-designed gilt spine titling & decorations, blindstamped J. M. Dent vignette to front cover, dark topstain and fancy Knowles woodcut art at title page & frontis. Lacks the dust jacket. --- With penciled previous owner's signature to front free endpaper, discoloration to cloth and slightly faded spine, otherwise a sound copy.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; xxiv, [4], 303, [4, ads] pages. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

Keywords: >>Religion and Spirituality >>Everyman's Library Editions

Price: US$ 25.00 Seller: Bluebird Books
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