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759 - Berkeley, George
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Estimate €450 - €650
Description
Berkeley, George Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous, the purpose of which is to demonstrate clearly. Amsterdam, undated, 1750. 3 leaves, XX, 288 pp. 8°. Leather with rich gilt decoration and gilt-stamped title on the spine, as well as red edges (worn and bumped, with slight worm-eaten areas). Bearing the stamp and label of a Hungarian library, as well as a handwritten library ownership note on the title page. – With ownership notes 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 the criticism of his publication ‘A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge’. - Bound together with: A. Collins. Discours sur la Liberté de Penser. 2 parts. London, undated, 1766. - Slightly foxed. Well preserved overall. Leather binding with rich gilt spine decoration, gilt-stamped spine title, and red edges (rubbed and bumped, slight worming). - Bearing 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. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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