Auction 161

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Wertvolle Bücher, Graphik, Historische Photographie

Saturday, 24 October 2026

Lose 1 - 1706

Lot 759 George Berkeley. Dialogues entre Hylas et …

Dialogues entre Hylas et Philonous, dont le but est de de'Montrer Clairment. Amsterdam, o.V., 1750. 3 Bll., XX, 288 S. 8°. Ldr. mit reicher RVergoldung und goldgepr. RTitel sowie Rotschnitt (berieben und bestoßen, leicht wurmstichig).

Literatur des 17. bis 19. Jahrhunderts – Mit Stempel und Etikette einer ungarischen Bibliothek sowie hs. Besitzvermerk einer Bibliothek auf dem Titelblatt. - Mit Besitzvermerken von Erika Schug, Ernst Thaller, sowie der Thaller Familie. - Französische Ausgabe des Werks des irischen Philosophen George Berkeley. Er veröffentlichte das in Form einer Unterhaltung geschriebene Werk als Antwort auf die Kritik zu seiner Publikation "A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge". - Angebunden: A. Collins. Discours sur la Liberté de Penser. 2 Teile. London, o.V., 1766. - Leicht stockfleckig. Insgesamt gut erhalten.

Literature of 17th to 19th Century – Leather binding with rich gilt spine decoration, gilt-stamped spine title, and red edges (rubbed and bumped, slight worming). - With the stamp and label of a Hungarian library, as well as a handwritten library ownership note on the title page. - With ownership inscriptions by Erika Schug, Ernst Thaller, and the Thaller family. - French edition of the work by the Irish philosopher George Berkeley. He published this work-written in the form of a dialogue-in response to criticism of his publication "A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge". - Bound with: A. Collins. Discours sur la Liberté de Penser. 2 parts. - Slight foxing. Overall in good condition.

Startprice: 450 €
Estimate: 650 €

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