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The Works of John Locke,
the third edition of 1727, in contemporary speckled calf

 

"He is little acquainted with the subject of this treatise, the Understanding, who does not know, that as it is the most elevated faculty of the soul, so it is employed with a greater and more constant delight than any of the other."

                      --John Locke

LOCKE, John. Works of John Locke. London: for Arthur Bettesworth, 1727. Folio, contemporary full speckled calf rebacked with original spines laid down, volume three with new leather label. Three volumes.

Third edition of Locke's collected works. Some corners bumped, some dampstaining to text of volume I. A handsome set. $2800.

 

 

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