Lot 9
Descartes (René) Meditationes de prima philosophia, second edition, Amsterdam, Louis Elzevier, 1642; and Schook against Descartes, 1643 in 1 vol.
Hammer Price: £2,000
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Descartes (René) Meditationes de prima philosophia, 2 parts in 1, second edition, woodcut printer's device to titles, errata to verso of general title, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, title strengthened at inner margin verso, water-stained, browner at start, occasional spotting, [Willems 985; Guibert 43.2], Amsterdam, Louis Elzevier, 1642 bound with [Schook (Marten)] Admiranda methodus novae philosophiae Renati des Cartes, title with woodcut printer's device, ***11&12 blank, some staining, occasional spotting, Utrecht, Johannes van Waesberge, 1643, together 2 works in 1 vol., recased in old limp vellum, soiled, 12mo
⁂ Second edition of Descartes's principal work on metaphysics; the first to contain a complete set of objections and replies. Here bound with Schook's attack on Descartes, prompted by the latter's controversy with Voetius. Schook later claimed that Voetius was in fact the main author of the work.
Provenance: Mark Pattison, Lincoln College, Oxford (blind-stamp to general title).
Description
Descartes (René) Meditationes de prima philosophia, 2 parts in 1, second edition, woodcut printer's device to titles, errata to verso of general title, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, title strengthened at inner margin verso, water-stained, browner at start, occasional spotting, [Willems 985; Guibert 43.2], Amsterdam, Louis Elzevier, 1642 bound with [Schook (Marten)] Admiranda methodus novae philosophiae Renati des Cartes, title with woodcut printer's device, ***11&12 blank, some staining, occasional spotting, Utrecht, Johannes van Waesberge, 1643, together 2 works in 1 vol., recased in old limp vellum, soiled, 12mo
⁂ Second edition of Descartes's principal work on metaphysics; the first to contain a complete set of objections and replies. Here bound with Schook's attack on Descartes, prompted by the latter's controversy with Voetius. Schook later claimed that Voetius was in fact the main author of the work.
Provenance: Mark Pattison, Lincoln College, Oxford (blind-stamp to general title).
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