Danielis Georgi Morhofi Polyhistor Literarius Philosophicus et Practicus. Maximam Partem Opus Posthumum
Lubeck: Petri Buckmanni, 1714.
Third Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Very Good Condition. Item #045196
ISBN: NoISBN
Full contemporary vellum a bit soiled but quite sound; all parts bound in one volume. Scattered foxing and browning, heavier to endpapers, but generally quite clean internally. With a frontis of Morhof. (vi),1072, 604pp, and a separate index for each book.
An astounding work of scholarship - Morhof attempted to classify and describe the world's philosophy in one volume and assembled in one place the ideal scholar's library of the the late 17th century. A foundational work in both enlightenment studies and the history of ideas - . It was first published in 1688-92 and revised in 1695. This further revises the 1695 second edition. Size: Quarto (4to). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Philosophy; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 045196.
Price: $850.00