An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding: In Four Books.

Rare second edition of this fundamental work in the history of Western thought, the first to name Locke as the author and to include the frontispiece portrait of him. Folio, bound full paneled calf, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, elaborated diced stamping to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, engraved frontispiece portrait of Locke by P. Vanderbanck after Sylvester Brounower. In very good condition. From the library of the Isle of Wight Institution, with stamps to the title page, page 175, and verso of final leaf; ownership signature of British missionary Daniel Tyerman (1773-1828) of Newport, Isle of Wight, dated 1804 to the title page.