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Sketches of the History of Man in Four Volumes (Complete Set): Considerably Enlarged by the Last Additions and Corrections of the Author
by Kames, Henry Home, Lord
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- poor
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Poor/No jacket
- Seller
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: A. Strahan and T. Cadell, London; and for William Creech, Edinburgh, 1788. Second edition. Hardcover. Poor/No jacket. A four volume set early reprint of Sketches of the History of Man, Considerably Enlarged by the Last Additions and Corrections of the Author, in four volumes. Volume 1 -4. Edinburgh: Printed for A. Strahan and T. Cadell, London; and for William Creech, Edinburgh. M,DCC,LXXVII (1788). The author, Henry Home, Lord Kames, was a Scottish judge and writer at the center of the Scottish Enlightenment. This title, along with Historical Law Tracts, laid out his sociological theories, which influenced the study of modern history for two hundred years. Volujme 3 is of interest because of a considerable chapter on the American Indian. Leather bound volumes with gilt decoration on spine and probably had gilt lettering. Covers are in poor condition with chips in leather and edge bumps, some drastic, all but one front and back cover detached, one cover missing, some end papers missing or detached, interior pages tanned, text block tight in most cases, some damage to bottom edges of first few pages of volume 3.
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- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01054
- Title
- Sketches of the History of Man in Four Volumes (Complete Set)
- Author
- Kames, Henry Home, Lord
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Jacket Condition
- No jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- A. Strahan and T. Cadell, London; and for William Creech, Edinburgh
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1788
- Keywords
- history, socialogy, antiquarian
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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