Harris Iames James (2 results)

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition (ESTC T143442), without extra leaf between pp. 278 & 279. 1775 Full-Leather. xiv, 485, [33] pp. Full leather, red morocco spine label, gilt titles and decorations, marbled endpapers. Engraved frontispiece by Isaac Taylor. A work examining traditional philosophical teachings on formal logic, first principles, physics, metaphysics, etc. The author was a politician and grammarian greatly influenced by the works of Aristotle, and best known for his 1751 work Hermes, a philosophical examination of universal grammar.…

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Third and first editions of four works that were not collected as a set until 1801. Attractively rebound in uniform contemporary calf. Edges discolored, boards a bit soiled, joints weakening, spine leather drying a bit, bookplate of J. Talbot Clifton of Kildalton on front endpapers, ink name and date on front flyleaves. 1771 Full-Leather. Full leather, red and green morocco spine label, gilt titles and decorations, marbled endpapers. Engraved frontispieces by Basire and Isaac Taylor. The author was a politician and grammarian greatly influenced by the works of Aristotle, and best known for his 1751 work Hermes, a philosophical examination of universal grammar. These works comprise traditional philosophical teachings on formal logic, first principles, physics, metaphysics, the arts, emotion, etc. …