Lot 76
- 76
Hume, David
Estimate
2,000 - 2,500 GBP
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Description
- Hume, David
- Two works:
- Paper
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals. A. Millar, 1751, 12mo (163 x 99mm.), first edition, first issue, L3 cancel, with errata leaf and final leaf of advertisements, contemporary calf, rebacked, lacking half-title, repairs to first 4 printed leaves, nineteenth-century ownership inscription on front pastedown, browning and spotting, repairs to corners [Rothschild 1174];
Four Dissertations. A. Millar, 1757, 12mo (160 x 97mm.), half-title with advertisments on verso, C12 cancel, with dedication (a1-4) but without K5-K8 (as Rothschild) and final advertisement leaf M9, contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt fillets on covers, upper cover slightly scuffed, spine slightly worn, extremities rubbed [Rothschild 1176]
Four Dissertations. A. Millar, 1757, 12mo (160 x 97mm.), half-title with advertisments on verso, C12 cancel, with dedication (a1-4) but without K5-K8 (as Rothschild) and final advertisement leaf M9, contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt fillets on covers, upper cover slightly scuffed, spine slightly worn, extremities rubbed [Rothschild 1176]
Provenance
Second volume: William Nasmith, London 1917, inscription on front flyleaf; ownership inscription dated 6th June, 1867 on front pastedown; "Tet Htoot from R.C. Trevelyan Christmas 1941," inscription on front flyleaf.
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Hume wrote of the first work, a revision of Book III of the Treatise (see lot 75), that although "it came unnoticed and unobserved into the world" it was "of all my writings ... incomparably the best" (William Zachs, David Hume: Man of Letters. Scientist of Man, 1.4).