Edinburgh, Sutherland and Knox, 1850; 1853.
I think, therefore I am'. The rare second appearance in English of two major works by René Descartes, comprising his Discourse on the Method and The Meditations, with further extracts from his Principles of Philosophy. Translated from the original French by the philosopher John Veitch (1829-1894), and preceded only by Thomas Newcomb's English editions of 1644 and 1649 respectively.
Rare. We can trace just 12 copies of Veitch's Discourse in institutional collections worldwide, and only 7 copies of The Meditations.
Two works in 1 vol.; first Veitch editions; 12mo (18.5 x 11.5 cm); ownership inscription in pen to front free endpaper, ownership inscription in pencil to title of Discourse; contemporary half-calf, sometime rebacked, marbled boards and edges, slightly rubbed, gutter margins reinforced at endpapers, otherwise internally clean; [2], xli, [4], 46-118 (complete); xiv, 212pp.
Rare. We can trace just 12 copies of Veitch's Discourse in institutional collections worldwide, and only 7 copies of The Meditations.
Two works in 1 vol.; first Veitch editions; 12mo (18.5 x 11.5 cm); ownership inscription in pen to front free endpaper, ownership inscription in pencil to title of Discourse; contemporary half-calf, sometime rebacked, marbled boards and edges, slightly rubbed, gutter margins reinforced at endpapers, otherwise internally clean; [2], xli, [4], 46-118 (complete); xiv, 212pp.
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