An Essay on Taste. To Which is Now Added Part Fourth of the Standard of Taste with Observations Concerning the Imitative Nature of Poetry.

Gerard, Alexander.

Published by Edinburgh: Printed for J. Bell and W. Creech and T. Cadell, London., 1780

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Later full calf. 8vo. xi, (i), 284pp. Third edition. In this work the Scottish minister, academic and philosophical writer and member of the Aberdeen Phiosophical Society writes about the qualities that produce a perception of beauty. A good copy in an attractive early binding with some scuffing and wear to the leather. The front cover is cracked at the left hinge but still holding. The text is very good with some occasional spotting to the margins. There is an early ink name at the top of the half-title page. Scarce. Seller Inventory # 10288

Bibliographic Details

Title: An Essay on Taste. To Which is Now Added ...

Publisher: Edinburgh: Printed for J. Bell and W. Creech and T. Cadell, London.

Publication Date: 1780

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good