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James Harris - Three Treatises. The First Concerning Art. The Second Concerning Music, Painting, and Poetry. The Third Concerning Happiness.

Title: Three Treatises. The First Concerning Art. The Second Concerning Music, Painting, and Poetry. The Third Concerning Happiness.
Description: London, H. Woodfall, 1744. First edition. Leather. Three intellectual treatises written by James Harris, illuminating important artistic subjects during the Enlightenment, the first edition of this work. The first edition of this work.ESTC citation number T70375.Rebound in a modern quarter calf binding with marbled paper to the boards.Three treatises by James Harris, probing into the subjects of art, music, poetry, and happiness.Written during a period of enlightenment in England in the early Georgian era, pondering subjects that became increasingly important during this era.James Harris was an English politician and grammarian, best known for his philosophical work 'Hermes&apos. These treatises were his first major publication. Rebound in a quarter calf binding with marbled paper to the boards with new endpapers. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with a few odd spots. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

Keywords: Three Treatises art poetry happiness art essays treatise None

Price: GBP 425.00 = appr. US$ 606.89 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 750P6

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