The Metaphysics of Sir William Hamilton, Collected, Arranged and Abridged, for the Use of Colleges and Private Students

Francis Bowen

Published by Sever and Francis, Cambridge, MA, 1867

About this Item

See photos for condition details: hardcover, brown cloth boards with gilt on front and spine. Exterior shows spotting and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The rear board and spine are wrinkled and dampstained, which appears to be damage that occurred many, many decades ago. The interior binding is good, no hinge issues other than some pulling near the end of the book. Pages are toned due to age and there is spotting present throughout, which are too dark to be foxing? more like small oil drops. Information on the original owner is present throughout, his name is stamped on the front end page, the second end page also shows his name stamp and a lightly penciled name "Thomas H. Williams, Yale '68". The rear end page and pastedown also shows a lot of penciling of him practicing his signature and monogram. Thomas Hanse Williams (April 4, 1845-Aug 29, 1912 Salisbury MD) graduated from Yale in 1868 and moved back to Maryland. A photocopy of his (somewhat strange) obituary will be included with the book. As far as the book condition: the moisture damage on the rear board can also be seen on the last two rear end pages which are darkened and wrinkled. All the pages are toned and spotted and there are scattered pages with Mr. Williams brief handwriting lightly penciled notes. The first rear end page also contains lightly penciled notes regarding his course. The dampstains likely happened in the 1800s, and there are no musty smells. or anything stuck together. The issue seems limited to the rear of the book and the last few end pages. About half of the book has a very slight wrinkle to the pages, although this does not appear to be related to the moisture issue. The book just has that classic smell of an old book, no mustiness or anything along that line.

Seller Inventory # 2250026

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Metaphysics of Sir William Hamilton, Collected, Arranged and Abridged, for the Use of Colleges and Private Students
• Publisher: Sever and Francis, Cambridge, MA
• Publication Date: 1867
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fair+
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography and Genealogy
  • 19th Century
  • Philosophy and Religion