1691 ENGLISH 1ed Essays Thomas Pope Blount Philosophy Education Humanism Deism

1691 ENGLISH 1^ed Essays Thomas Pope Blount Philosophy Education Humanism Deism

 

Sir Thomas Pope Blount was a 17^th-century was an English author known for his essays and collection biographical sketches and bibliographical repertoire lists. One of Blount’s many works was his collection of essays, published under the title “Essays on Several Subjects”. In these essays, Blount writes on good and effective education, on the interests of priests, being ‘slaved’ to the opinions of the ancients, on humane knowledge, and much more.

 

Item number: #22666

Price: $2500

 

BLOUNT, Thomas Pope

 

Essays on several subjects

 

London: printed for Richard Bently, 1691. First edition.

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [6], 179, [1]
• References: Wing B 3348
• Provenance: Armorial bookplate – S^r. Richard Grosvenor
  • Richard Grosvenor, 1st Earl Grosvenor (1731–1802), known as Sir Richard Grosvenor, 7th Baronet was a British peer, racehorse owner and art collector. He is remembered for his shifting allegiances in Parliament between the Whigs and Tories; his famous racehorse Potoooooooo, and his unhappy marriage to Henrietta Vernon, who had an affair with Henry, Duke of Cumberland, the younger brother of George III.
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm)
• exceedingly rare with auction records and price comparisons at upwards of $4,000

 

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