Philosophy and political economy
Collection of works including Scottish Enlightenment treatises
£819
Auction: 05 February 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
Alison, Archibald. Essays on the Nature and Principles of Taste. Edinburgh: for J. J. G. and G. Robinson, London, 1790. First edition, 4to, xiii [3] 415 pp., uncut in original boards, engraved bookplate of the Murray baronets of Auchtertyre, related ownership inscription dated 1809 to title-page, a couple of annotations to text, front cover detached, rear cover near-detached;
Stewart, Dugald. Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind. London: A. Strahan, and T. Cadell, 1792. First edition, 4to, xviii 566 pp., top spine compartment perished, joints cracked, marginal browning to outer leaves, half-title with loss to foot;
Forbes, William. A Methodical Treatise concerning Bills of Exchange. Edinburgh: heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, 1703. First edition, 8vo, [12] 178 [2] pp., contemporary calf, decorative blind roll along inner edges of covers, initial blank heavily annotated by a contemporary hand, ownership inscription ‘Ex libris Jacobi Murravii AD 1709’ to head of dedication, engraved bookplate of Murray Esqr of Crieff, spill-burn to E6;
[Davenant, Charles]. An Essay upon the Probable Methods of making a People Gainers in the Balance of Trade. London: for James Knapton, 1700. Second edition, 8vo, contemporary panelled calf, 6 folding letterpress tables, joints cracked, wear to spine, third table separated;
and 7 others (not collated, including: Thomas Reid, Essays on the Powers of the Human Mind, 1803, 3 volumes, contemporary calf gilt, worn, volume 1 front board detached; Dugald Stewart, Outlines of Moral Philosophy, 1801, second edition, uncut in original boards; idem, Esquisses de philosophie morale, Paris, 1826, contemporary tan half calf; William Forbes, A Treatise of Church-lands and Tithes, 1705, first edition, contemporary calf; Thomas Reid, An Inquiry into the Human Mind, 1804, sixth edition, contemporary tree calf; Thomas Malthus, An Essay on the Principle of Population, 1806, third edition, 2 volumes, contemporary calf, volume 1 front board detached; and 1 similar) (14)
Provenance
From the library of the Murrays of Dollerie, Crieff, Perthshire.