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The Religion of Nature Delineated
Published by Re-printed. by Sam. Palmer, London, 1724
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second edition. Contemporary morocco; 4to (239x187mm); pp. 218, plus frontispiece portrait of Wollaston. Front board detached. Frontispiece waterstained; early ownership signature on title-page. An excellent candidate for repair or rebinding. Benjamin Franklin worked as a compositor on this volume, the text of which became the inspiration for his own "Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity" (London, 1725). The last 3 lines in the book, beneath the errata, are tempting to ascribe to Franklin himself: "These [errata" are such as were collected in haste, but there are more; primarily in respect of Greek and Hebrew letters, accents, points, &c. it is hoped only such a reader may easily correct or will readily forgive." (Ford, Frankling Bibliography, xv, 3-5).
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THE RELIGION OF NATURE DELINEATED
Published by London, Re-Printed In The Year 1724 By Sam. Palmer And Sold By Bernard Lintott ., 1724
Hardcover. Contemporary panelled calf. 4to. 218 pages; 26 cm. In English with bibliographical footnotes in English, Greek, Hebrew, and Latin. Mottoes on title page in Greek by Plutarch and Plato. William Wollaston "was a school teacher, a Church of England priest, a scholar of Latin, Greek and Hebrew, a theologian, and a major Enlightenment era English philosopher. He is remembered today for one book, which he completed only two years before his death: The Religion of Nature Delineated. Yet despite his cloistered life and his single book, due to his influence on eighteenth-century philosophy and his promotion of a Natural Religion, he may be considered one of the great British Enlightenment philosophers, along with Locke, Berkeley, and Hume. His work contributed to the development of two important intellectual schools: British Deism, and â the pursuit of happiness' moral philosophy of American Practical Idealism, which appears notably in the United States Declaration of Independence" (Wikipedia 2017) . Benjamin Franklin wrote that he worked as a compositor on this book, which prompted him to publish his pamphlet, 'A Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain. ' The Library of Congress keeps their copy in their Benjamin Franklin collection. SUBJECT(S) : Natural theology, Early works to 1800, Philosophy. Moderate pencil markings that affect parts of text. Decaying of leather. Some dampstaining and slight toning. Minimal edgewear. Good condition. (BR-12-5).
