The English Philosophers from Bacon to Mill.
New York: The Modern Library, n.y. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering and decoration, decorative dust jacket. xxiv, 1041pp, (2pp ads). Near fine/very good. Jacket mildly worn, with spine sunned; small ownership name inkstamped on front pastedown. Item #51974
Tight and lovely later Modern Library Giant (#G47) of this title first published by them in 1939 -- undated but jacket/binding evidence places it at mid-1950s. Subtitled on front jacket panel "The Golden Age of English Philosophy... Includes John Stuart Mill's 'On Liberty,' Hume's 'Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding,' Berkeley's 'Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge,' Bacon's 'Novum Organum,' Gay's 'Concerning the Fundamental Principle of Virtue or Morality,' Hobbes' ''Leviathon,' etc." Quite attractive and rather uncommon.
Price: $35.00