Beasley Rev Frederick D D (1 results)
More imagesPublished by S. Potter and Co, Philadelphia, 1822
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition. Octavo. 3/4 Black leather with marbled boards. gilt lettering to spine. Ownership signatures to front flyleaf and title page. Frederick Beasley, the fifth Provost of the University of Pennsylvania, was in 1777. While serving as Penn's Provost, Beasley wrote his most well-known book A Search of Truth in Science and the Human Mind, this strongly supported the philosophies of John Locke at the same time it presented Beasley's well-known conservative views. Very Good with rubbing to front edges and corners. Expected wear to spine. Text block tight. Foxing to end papers with light foxing to text.…