Dr George Berkeley (8 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. FRONT BOARD IS LOOSE WITH SCUFFS AND SMALL HOLE ON PAGE 1 AND 2 AND FOXING.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Good softcover. Taped spine. Heavily used but in good reading condition and intact. Text is in French. Translates to "Research on the Virtues of Tar Water." ; 4 1/2" x 6 3/4"; 331 pages.

New edition. Ownership signature "Frances Marshall" to verso of first blank, pencil shelf-mark from library at Ham Spray House. In a contemporary hand on both sides of second blank are written short passages about tar water. Original paper-covered boards - fragile, spine chipped, an unsophisticated copy in good condition.…

Leather. Condition: Good. One of the last publications from "the father of idealism", George Berkeley, in which he argues for the medicinal properties of tar-water. A new London edition, published the same year as the first and second London editions. ESTC No.T45794Register: A-Y4. Collated, complete. With the final contents leaf. In a contemporary quarter calf biniding with marbled paper covered boards. Original endpapers. One of the last two publications of Anglo-Irish philosopher, writer and clergyman, George Berkeley, noted for developing the theory which later came to be known as subjective idealism. In this work, Berkeley advocates for the medicinal uses of tar water, claiming it acted as a panacea and health tonic for ailments ranging from smallpox and fevers to everyday illnesses. Though the method was regarded by medical experts to be a quackery, Siris became immensely popular and tar-water spread all around Europe and even reached America. The craze remained a famous cultural and literary reference well into the 19th century. In a contemporary quarter calf biniding with marbled paper covered boards.Externally, sond, with rubbing to the extremities and fading to the marbled boards. Minor loss to the head and tail of the spine. Hinges are starting, but firm. Internally, front free endpaper working loose slightly to the head, otherwise firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the odd spot. Small closed tear to the title page. Good. None (illustrator). book. …

Full Leather. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. First Edition. FIRST EDITION/LONDON PRINTING of this philosophical work by Berkeley (here spelled Berkley) DOES NOT FEATURE SIRIS IN TITLE, PREDATES IT. Extremely rare, scarce. Title page: "By the Right Rev. Dr. George Berkley, lord Bishop of Cloyne, and Author of The Minute Philosopher. "As we have opportunity, let us do good unto all men. Gal. vi. 10. Hoc opus, hoc studium parvi properemus et ampli. Hor." LONDON, printed for C. Hitch in Pater-noster-row; and C. Davis, against Gray's Inn, Holboutn MDCCXLIV [price two shillings]. CONDITION: Front board is COMPLETELY MISSING. obvious shelf-wear for a book almost 300 years old, all pages present, a few pencil markings on title page, back board/spine still bound in leather, marbled back board. Formerly from Harvard library, though with no library markings (info paper included with book) Please email for any information.…

relié. Condition: Bon état. Amsterdam, P. Mortier, 1745. In-12 relié à la Bradel en toile grise (rel. postérieure), XXIV-343 pp. Première édition française.Coiffe supérieure raccourcie, très bon état intérieur. Berkeley, souffrant de coliques nerveuses bénéficia lui-même des vertus de l'eau de goudron. Outre diverses utilisations de l'eau de goudron, on trouve dans cet ouvrage des observations sur les plantes, .et aussi des réflexions métaphyqiques. Livres.…

8vo, 174, [2]pp; later morocco and marbled boards. De-accessioned from the American Antiquarian Society, with the AAS stamp on the title page and initials on the spine. Among Bishop Berkeley's last works, this series of "reflexions" touts the medieval remedy of tar-water, made from pine tar steeped in cold water, for prevention of all manner of ailments from digestive disorders and kidney stones to scurvy, distemper, smallpox and other illnesses. Wear to a small portion of the upper corners of the first fifty-four pages, as if nibbled by a small rodent, (less offensive than it sounds); a short marginal tear and library stamp to title page; small, neat, marginal notations; small abrasion to the front endpaper; joints and edges rubbed.…

Condition: V.G. Lord Bishop of Cloyne and author of The Minute Philosopher. 1744. p.p. 174-2. Siris Bound with Armstrong, John. The Art of preserving Health: A Poem. London. Miller 1745. p.p. 128. Contemporary calf.