An Essay Towards the Improvement of Reason; in the Pursuit of Learning, and Conduct of Life
Published by T. Parkhurst; J. Robinson; and J. Lawrence, London, 1707
- First Edition
- Used
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
AbeBooks seller since February 22, 1998
Condition: Used
US$ 825.00
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First printing. Octavo (20cm). Contemporary brown paneled calf, stamped in blind, all edges sprinkled red; plain endpapers; [50],viii,424,[12]pp. Contemporary ownership marks of Thomas Jones on endpaper, flyleaf, and title page. A sound volume with professional repairs (rebacked with portions of original spine laid down, corners reinforced); front board somewhat splayed; old staining to upper internal corner of first few leaves: generally Very Good. Oldfield (1656-1729) was an English Presbyterian divine. In 1694, with William Tong, he formed "an academy for training students for the ministry," which was eventually "recognized as the best [teaching] available to dissenters at the time" (ODNB). He was in contact with both John Locke and Issac Newton, and he also published a handful of sermons and a book on the Trinity. He was generally "considered as a minister who avoided extremes in religious controversy, but who was at the same time a strong supporter of civil and religious liberty" (ODNB). Uncommon. …
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- An Essay Towards the Improvement of Reason; in the Pursuit of Learning, and Conduct of Life
- Author
- OLDFIELD, Josh[ua]
- Publisher
- T. Parkhurst; J. Robinson; and J. Lawrence, London
- Publication year
- 1707
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Philosophy & History of Ideas
Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
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