1766 A Dissertation on Miracles - Aaron Bancroft Bunker Hill Soldier Provenance

Description: A Dissertation on Miracles: Containing An Examination of the Principles advanced by David Hume, Esq; In an Essay on Miracles. By George Campbell, D.D. The Second Edition, with Additions and Corrections. Printed for A. Kincaid & J. Bell, Sold by R. Baldwin, W. Johnston, and J. Caddel, Edinburgh, 1766, 226 pp [2] publisher’s list, full original speckled calf, 7 x 4.5”, 12mo. In good condition. Handsomely bound, presents well. Light wear to extremities with minor scuffing along edges and corners. Joints abraded with slight cracking. Raised bands rubbed with desiccation present at ends. Light chipping to head and tail. Gilt ruling at compartments and morocco label are bright and clean. A few minor scuffs to surface of boards. Leather soft and rich in color. Previous bookseller’s notations on front pastedown on provenance in pencil. A. Bancroft old hand signature of fly. Fly leaf is irregularly folded at gutter with tears. Moderate toning to edges of title. Colonial stamp of Tho. Payson gifted to A. Bancroft dated 1795 on rear of prelim. Thomas Payson has signed the first leaf “Thomas Payson’s a present from his very good friend Jesse Putnam of Boston. April 18th, 1787 Given him to A. Bancroft. Payson’s stamp is stamped on first leaf as well at center. An important colonial Boston provenance! Light toning throughout with scattered instances of foxing. A few instances of age stain particularly in the rear gutter. Free of known additional marginalia. Binding intact. Please see photos. A scarce and elaborate dissertation on the philosophy of David Hume by Campbell. Campbell argues for a check on superstitious delusions according to Hume’s argument for rational philosophy. 'Campbell’s first published book and a response to what he regarded as 'one of the most dangerous attacks' on religion, David Hume's 'Essay on Miracles' (1748). Hume had been shown the manuscript and raised some objections. Campbell softened the offending passages and earned the respect of his adversary. Letters from Hume to Campbell and from Reid to Hume record their mutual regard, even though they were in profound disagreement upon almost every point of philosophy' (Dictionary of Eighteenth-Century British Philosophers, Thoemmes Press, 1999). Three colonial Boston provenances! Colonial Boston provenance of Aaron Bancroft (1755-1839) an American clergyman and minuteman of the American Revolution. His father, George Bancroft, was an American historian and United States Secretary of the Navy & United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. This book was gifted to him Jesse Putnam (1754-1837), a prominent Boston merchant and Harvard College graduate (1775). Putnam received this book by Thomas Payson (1729-1769). RAREB1766EMOS

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