1751 The Works of John Locke (Philosopher & Physician) Folio

The Works of John Locke

London; Printed for S. Birt, D. Browne, T. Longman et al, 1751. Fifth Edition. Volume I only. Folio, half-leather binding, pp xxxii, 587, [15 pages of index]. Illustrated with a frontispiece.

CONDITION
A very good copy. The leather binding is good with no cracking at the hinges, Binding firm and square and all contents present. Pages very good throughout.  No writing to the book. Overall a very good copy of volume I.

John Locke's influence on world leaders and thinkers undeniable, his works are hailed as groundbreaking in their elucidation of empiricism, revolutionary in their influence on 18th-century world affairs. With frontispiece portrait and memorial plate. A very handsome set. In his oft-quoted tribute to Locke, "The Father of British Empiricism," Voltaire writes, "Many a philosopher has written the tale of the soul's adventures, but now a sage has appeared who has, more modestly, written its history. Locke has developed human reason before men, as an excellent anatomist unfolds the mechanism of the human body. Aided everywhere by the torch of physics, he dares at times to affirm, but he also dares to doubt. Instead of collecting in one sweeping definition what we do not know, he explores by degrees what we desire to know.

(Location : Glass cabinet 3)