A treatise on the philosophy of the human mind, being the lectures of the late Thomas Brown, M. D. . Abridged and distributed according to the natural divisions of the subject, by Levi Hedge, LL. D. . In two volumes

Brown, Thomas

Published by Hilliard and Brown, Cambridge, 1827

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First American edition, 2 volumes, 8vo, pp. xi, [1], 454; vi, [2] errata, 379, [1]; original brown paper-covered boards, purple (faded to brown) muslin shelfbacks, printed paper labels on spines; label darkened on volume I, extremities rubbed and worn, some light staining to the boards, texts clean; good and sound, or better. Early ownership signature of Dr S White on the pastedown of each volume. First American edition of the final statement of the philosophical thinking of the Scottish philosopher, poet, and physician, Thomas Brown (1778-1820). For his part Hedge (1766-1844) was a Harvard professor whose Elements of Logick, published in 1816, "was a remarkably clear, practical textbook which was far in advance of its time" (DAB).

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• Title: A treatise on the philosophy of the human mind, being the lectures of the late Thomas Brown, M. D. . Abridged and distributed according to the natural divisions of the subject, by Levi Hedge, LL. D. . In two volumes
• Publisher: Hilliard and Brown, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1827
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