Thoughts Instinctive Impulses Second, First Edition (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good-. First Edition. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound together. A DEFECTIVE copy, lacking the title page and possibly other blank prelims in volume I, with the first text page being the first leaf of the Preface. Collation: [iii]-v, [7]-90 [blank] [1]-142 [blank]. Bound in contemporary full sheep, with a black morocco spine label bearing the lone word "Thought." Though defective, an otherwise good copy, moderately foxed at extremities, with mild wear to corners and spine ends; sound. Inked ownership signature of P. Keyes, Esq to the first leaf of the Preface. Law was a British-born lawyer who settled in the young United States, where he married into George Washington's family, and became a significant real estate developer in the early years of the capital city. The two texts are sometimes attributed to Law's partner George Watterston, but they are attributed by American Imprints and the LOC to Law. The printer of volume I (and possibly volume II?) was Jane Aitken, one of the few women in the printing trade in early 19th century America. She is best known for publishing Charles Thomson's massive English translation of the Septuagint (the first published in the western hemisphere). Scarce in commerce. American Imprints 20531; 28918.