George Berkeley; Alexander Campbell Fraser - The Works of George Berkeley

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1871. Leather. A smart Morrell bound set of the collected works of Bishop George Berkeley, alongside a life of the Bishop, and a selection of his letters. Complete in four volumes.Bound by Morrell.The collected works of George Berkeley, alongside a short biographical account of his life, and a selection of his letters.George Berkeley was an Anglo-Irish philosopher and Bishop, who advanced the theory of immaterialism through his writings, and also critiqued abstraction. These volumes include the most important writings of Berkeley, such as 'A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge', 'Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous', 'An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision', and 'De Motu', in which he argues against Isaac Newton's theories on absolute space, time, and motion. The views expressed in 'De Motu' were a precursor to the views of Albert Einstein.This edition was collected and edited, with prefaces and annotations, by Alexander Campbell Fraser.Bookplate of Benjamin Martin Chandler to the front paste downs. In a half calf binding with cloth to the boards, bound by Morrell. Externally, smart. Light rubbing to the leather, resulting in a very small amount of loss, mostly to the extremities. A few very light marks to the boards and spines. Spines are faded. Bookplate to the front paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with scattered spots, mostly to the first and last few pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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