An Essay on the Immateriality and Immortality of the Human Soul, Founded Solely on Physical and Rational Principles.
St. Austell: Printed and Sold by Edmund Hennah; Sold also by T. Hurst, Paternoster Row, London; S. Hazard, Bath; R. Edwards, Bristol; Nettleton and Gray, Plymouth; Haydon and Philp, Plymouth-Dock; and most Booksellers in Cornwall. 1802. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Item #2329635
First edition. Boards rubbed, spine splitting along front joint and cords but holding firmly, minor loss from bottom edge of front endpapers with associated discoloration of next two pages, binding slightly shaken with minor gap at binding edge between preface and essay, but altogether very solid. Pencil name (John Mead) on title page.
xx, 268, [2] pp. Original binding, paper over boards. Author's second work, after a commentary on Thomas Paine, and the one that gained him renown in the philosophical community.
Price: $500.00