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HUME, David (1711-1776). Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects. London: A. Millar, [vols. I, IV: and A. Kincaid and A. Donaldson in Edinburgh], 1753-1756-1753-1754. (Titles to vols. 1-3 browned at margins, D3-4 of vol. 1 torn with slight loss, minor stains and soil marks.) [ Bound with :] Four Dissertations. 1. The Natural History of Religion. II. Of the Passions. III. Of Tragedy. IV. Of the Standard of Taste. London: A. Millar, 1757. (Marginal browning to half title, part title to' Dissertation I' misbound after title.)
HUME, David (1711-1776). Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects. London: A. Millar, [vols. I, IV: and A. Kincaid and A. Donaldson in Edinburgh], 1753-1756-1753-1754. (Titles to vols. 1-3 browned at margins, D3-4 of vol. 1 torn with slight loss, minor stains and soil marks.) [ Bound with :] Four Dissertations. 1. The Natural History of Religion. II. Of the Passions. III. Of Tragedy. IV. Of the Standard of Taste. London: A. Millar, 1757. (Marginal browning to half title, part title to' Dissertation I' misbound after title.) 2 works in 5 volumes, 12º (161 x 98mm). Contemporary sprinkled calf, single gilt fillet on sides, spines with raised bands, red morocco title labels and directly lettered volume numbers, red speckled edges (corners a little bumped). Provenance : Jasper More (bookplates). Mixed edition of the Essays and Treatises (vol. 1 'fourth' edition, vols. 2 and 4 'third' edition, vol. 3 'second' edition), first collected edition of the Four Dissertations . The compilation of Essays in a cheap duodecimo format, put together by Andrew Millar, included Hume's most important works to date, the Philosophical Essays , the Enquiry concerning Morals , the Essays Moral and Political and Political Discourses ; the effect was to 'draw attention for the first time to his philosophy in a format that which was both accessible and calculated to encourage sales' (ODNB).