Gb.3.21
[Works. Selections. 1664]
Renati Des-Cartes Opera philosophica.
Portion of title: Opera philosophica
Editio quarta, / nunc demum hac editione diligenter recognita, & mendis expurgata..
Amstelodami, : Apud Danielem Elzevirium., Anno M DC LXIV. [1664]
6 pt. in 1 : ill., diagrs., port. ; 20 cm. (4to.)
A collection of separate works, each with special title page and separate pagination, with the addition of 2 preliminary leaves (general half-title, with list of contents on verso, and "Typographum ad lectorem", with portrait on verso).
Title and edition statement from half-title.
Imprint from special title pages.
Printer's device on title pages.
Contents: From printed list of contents: Meditationes de prima philosophia. -- Epistola ad D. Gisbertum Voetium. -- Principia philosophiæ. Ultima editio. -- Specimina philosophiæ, seu, Dissertatio de methodo. Ultima editio. -- Passiones animæ.
Contents: Contents as they appear in volume: Principia philosophiae. -- Specimina philosophiae. -- Passiones animae. -- Meditationes de prima philosophia. -- Appendix, continens objectiones quintas & septimas in Reanti Des-cartes meditationes de prima philosophia. -- Epistola Renati Des Cartes ad celeberrimum virum D. Gisbertum Voetium.
Willems, A. Les Elzevir, no. 1339.
Engraved armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731, and contemporary engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College, both on front pastedown.
Inscription on front flyleaf: Richardus Mills me suum esse vult 1674.
Contemporary mid brown sprinkled calf; blind tooled double fillet and triple fillet frames, the inner frame with flower fleurons at each corner; gold tooled swag-and-dot roll on board edges; blind tooled triple fillet on spine; traces of spine label, now lost; rebacked in ?20th century with earlier leather of spine reattached; red sprinkled edges.
The copy of 'Meditationes' and its appendix bound into the volume have an imprint date of 1670 rather than 1664. This was published by Elzevier, and is Willems 1430.
Previous shelfmarks: Dl.3.5, Dk.8.1.
Science Early works to 1800.
Philosophy Early works to 1800.
Metaphysics Early works to 1800.
First philosophy Early works to 1800.
Descartes, René, 1596 - 1650 Meditationes de prima philosophia.
Descartes, René, 1596 - 1650 Principia philosophiae.
Descartes, René, 1596 - 1650 Discours de la méthode. Latin.
Descartes, René, 1596 - 1650 Passions de l'âme. Latin.
Elzevir, Daniel, 1626 - 1680 printer.
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Netherlands Amsterdam.
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