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The Method, Meditations, and selections from the Principles of Descartes
by DESCARTES translated John Veitch
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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About This Item
Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1881 brown cloth blind ruled boards, gilt to spine, rubbed to edges worn frayed spine ends, corners bumped, light watermark to bottom half upper board shows as darkened cloth. Ink inscription to paste down and fep [R J Blair] [ R J Blair | Glasgow University | Session 1883-84] 4pp adverts before the text, clxxxi, 292pp some pencil marking throughour, rear hinge cracked, rear board waterstained as upper, top edge soiled. A lenghthy (181pp) introduction by the translator John Veitch contains a full discussion on the Philosophy of Descartes with special reference to its main historical developments.. reprint. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall.
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- Bookseller
- Fortuna Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012491
- Title
- The Method, Meditations, and selections from the Principles of Descartes
- Author
- DESCARTES translated John Veitch
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- reprint
- Publisher
- William Blackwood
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1881
- Keywords
- philosophy theology religion descartes english
- Bookseller catalogs
- PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION Modern, Mysticism;
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