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Alciphron, or, The minute philosopher : in seven dialogues : containing an apology for the Christian religion against those who are called free-thinkers.

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection B1315 1732 copy 2 v.1-2
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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection B1315 1732 2 v. (v.1-2)
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Berkeley, George, 1685-1753.
Contributor:
Tonson, Jacob, 1682-1735, bookseller.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Free thought--Controversial literature.
Free thought.
Apologetics--History--18th century.
Apologetics.
Apologetics--Early works to 1800.
History.
Optics--Early works to 1800.
Optics.
Vision--Early works to 1800.
Vision.
Genre:
Controversial literature.
Penn Provenance:
Flower, Elizabeth (donor) (RBC copy 1)
Elias, Archibald C. (bookplate) (donor) (RBC copy 2)
Ford, Edward (autograph) (bookplate) (RBC copy 2)
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illustrations ; 21 cm (8vo)
Other Title:
Alciphron
Minute philosopher
Fingerprint:
inst l.d. f;n, thag (3) 1732 (A) v.1
d.t. s,my heu- sabe (3) 1732 (A) v.2
Place of Publication:
London : Printed for J. Tonson ..., 1732.
Notes:
"Anonymous. By Bishop George Berkeley."--ESTC.
Signatures: v. 1: [A]² a⁴ B-Z⁸ ; v. 2: A⁴ B-Z⁸ 2A⁴.
The last leaf of each vol. is blank.
Pagination: v. 1: [12], 350, [2] p. ; v. 2: [8], 358, [2] p.
Engraved title vignettes.
Woodcut title vignette, illustrations, initials, head- and tail-pieces.
Title of each vol. printed within border of double rules.
Printed shoulder-notes.
Vol. 1 has errata on leaf [A]2v; v. 2 has errata on leaf A4v.
"An essay towards a new theory of vision" has special title leaf (with woodcut vignette), which reads: An Essay towards a New Theory of Vision. First Published in the Year M DCC IX. London: Printed in the Year M DCC XXXII.
Local Notes:
Penn Libraries copy: each vol. has armorial bookplate of Edward Ford on front pastedown and bookplate of Archibald Elias on back pastedown; v. 1 has autograph ("Edward Ford, Enfield-Old-Park.") on leaf preceding title leaf.
Cited in:
ESTC T86056
Contains:
Berkeley, George, 1685-1753, 1685-1753. Essay towards a new theory of vision.
OCLC:
19583253

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