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Printed for Messrs. Dodsley. 1766-7. First Edition, xxiv,280,[2]; [vi],246pp., with half-titles and errata leaf, bookplate of William Shortridge, Glasgow, ink signature of John William Burns on front pastedown, cont. calf, red morocco label to spines, label to vol. I chipped with loss, otherwise a very nice set. This, Burgh’s first work that included a strong emphasis on politics, is a collection of essays on religious toleration, contemporary politics, and educational theories. In the 1760s Burgh became a member of a group called the Honest Whigs, a club that met on alternate Thursday evenings in St. Paul’s Coffeehouse. Other members of the group included Richard Price, Joseph Priestley, Benjamin Franklin, James Boswell and others. |
