Fourth edition, corrected. 12mo, viii, [9]-379, [5] pp. Contemporary sprinkled calf, spine with five single raised bands outlined in gilt, second panel lettered in on red morocco label, covers with double gilt fillet borders, red speckled edges (engraved bookplate to front pastedown as per below, contents otherwise clean and fresh; a tiny scrape on front board, a very fine copy). London, J. and J. Knapton [et al], 1731.
John Wynne’s abridgement was authorised by Locke himself and designed to lighten the ‘burden’ on readers who struggled with the original of Locke’s Essay Concerning Human Understanding. It was first published in 1696 and enjoyed enormous popularity during the eighteenth century.
Provenance: bookplate of Lord Sandys (1726-1797), from his library at Ombersley Court in Worcestershire.
Yolton, 119.
