Locke, John
Rare books by John Locke, including first editions and copies in fine bindings.
LOCKE, John.
An Essay concerning Humane Understanding. 1690
£45,000
First edition, the Holt issue (traditionally considered the first), with two emendations in the author's hand. Locke worked for nearly two decades on his investigation of "the...
Folio (317 × 193 mm). Contemporary mottled calf, red morocco label, spine gilt in compartments with intersecting semicircles infilled with flower tools, etc.... Read more
LOCKE, John.
An Essay concerning Humane Understanding. 1690
£37,500
First edition, the Holt issue (traditionally considered the first), with two emendations in the author's hand. Locke worked for nearly two decades on his investigation of "the...
Folio (320 × 188 mm). Contemporary mottled calf, neatly rebacked and relined. Collector's maroon morocco-backed slipcase (spine slightly rubbed and faded) and... Read more
LOCKE, John.
An Essay concerning Humane Understanding. In Four Books. 1690
£25,000
First edition, Basset issue (traditionally considered the second) with the "ss" of Essay reversed, and with the typographical ornament unaligned. John Stuart Mill described Locke as...
Folio (320 × 194 mm). Contemporary mottled calf, red sprinkled edges, red morocco label added to style. Housed in a dark brown cloth slipcase. Armorial bookplate... Read more
LOCKE, John.
The Works. In Three Volumes. 1714
£2,500
First collected edition. This collection was reprinted five times in this format in the following few years.
3 volumes, folio (300 × 190 mm). Twentieth-century speckled half calf, brown cloth sides, spines gilt in compartments, black calf labels, red speckled edges, top... Read more
LOCKE, John.
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. [c.1890]
£45
Part of Sir John Lubbock's hundred books.
Octavo (184 × 121 mm). Mid-twentieth century burgundy half calf, titles and decoration to spine, raised bands, marbled boards and endpapers, top edge gilt.... Read more
