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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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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Berkeley, George, 1685-1753.
- 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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