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Edité par Edinburgh: Printed by Murray & Cochrane. For T. Cadell., 1786., 1786
Vendeur : Michael R. Thompson Books, A.B.A.A., Los Angeles, CA, Etats-Unis
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David Dalrymple, third baronet, Lord Hailes (1726-1792) was a Scottish advocate, judge, and historian. His best known work was his Annals of Scotland (1776-9). In the present work, he attacked Gibbon over his account of the effect of Christianity on the decline of the Roman empire. Controversial when it was published, it was a minor blow in the ongoing controversy between theological traditionalists such as Hailes and more liberal thinkers, led by David Hume. Quarto. [4], 214 pp. With the printed presentation leaf to Richard Bishop of Worcester, before the title-page. Contemporary marbled boards, rebacked and recornered in recent calf, gilt flat spine with burgundy morocco label. Verso of title-page with two old rubberstamps of St. Andrews University, one for deaccession. A very good copy. First edition.