The Life of John Locke, with extracts from his Correspondence, Journals, and Common-place Books. London: Henry Colburn. 1829.

KING, Peter

Publication Date: 1829

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Quarto: engraved portrait frontispiece, xii, engraved facscimile of the handwriting of Locke, the Earl of Shaftesbury, and Sir Isaac Newton, 407 pp., errata; some foxing to preliminary leaves, portrait offset to title-page; bookplate to front pastedown. Contemporary black full calf, contrasting morocco label; rubbed on joints and at extremities. First edition. 'The first revelation of the richness of Locke's papers was made by his biographers. The seventh Lord King published his life of Locke in 1829, making use of his family's collections. The life was scarcely a biography, more a collection of documents pasted together with a little narrative. The documents were somewhat indifferently edited, with unmarked omissions and frequent inaccuracies.' (Attig, p.146). Attig 895.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Life of John Locke, with extracts from his Correspondence, Journals, and Common-place Books. London: Henry Colburn. 1829.
• Publication Date: 1829
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good