Essays on Philosophical Subjects. To Which is Prefixed, an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author;

by Dugald Stewart by Adam Smith

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First edition

London: Printed for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, etc. 1795. First edition. Quarto. xcv, 244 pp.Contemporary boards, rebacked. Small library stamp on title and verso, and on last page, a small ink smudge on title, previous owner's bookplate. Overall, a very good, large paper copy, totally uncut.A posthumously published collection of essays, mainly of scientific and philosophical nature. Smith had instructed

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