Lectures on the philosophy of the human mind. by Brown, Thomas - 1828

Edinburgh: William Tait, 1828. 8vo (22.5 cm, 8.75"). XXXI, [1], 692 pp.; port.

Brown (1778–1820) was of the Scottish School of Common Sense but was not as central to it nor as totally committed to its principles as Thomas Reid and Dugald Steward. His career was centered in Edinburgh, and in 1810 he was appointed conjoint professor of moral philosophy with Stewart and took over the teaching duties of the chair. He was a dazzling lecturer and his lectures were published after his death, with several editions in the 1820s and early 30s.
    The frontispiece portrait of Brown was engraved by W. Watson after George Watson's 1806 portrait. The volume contains "a memoir of the author, by the Rev. David Welsh, minister of St. David's Glasgow."
    Provenance: Bookplate of William S. O'Brien and with his note "This book is to belong to [my son] Edward William after my death [.] William S. O'Brien [,] Christmas, 1859."
    Binding: Mid-19th-century polished tan calf, spine gilt extra, single gilt rule on boards; gilt roll on board edges. Binding as above, small scuffs and joints (outside) very lightly abraded; paper of the front hinge partially open and with "invisible" cello tape repair (cover firmly attached). Back pastedown and lower outer margins of a few index leaves with spots of worming, not touching text. => A nice copy.