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GASSENDI, PIERRE. INSTITUTIO LOGICA, ET PHILOSOPHIAE EPICURI SYNTAGMA, 1668. London: John Redmayne, 1668. Second edition. 16mo. 288pp. Bound in brown calf with blind embossing and red morocco label. Some marks to covers and crack to spine. Printer's waste used as pastedowns, since sprung. Ex-library stamps to pre-title and title pages (plus some additional pages), Croydon Public Libraries, dated 1943. Previous owner inscription to front flyleaf "Thomas Myddelton, his booke". A handsome and well-preserved copy.
This significant work by 17th century French philosopher Pierre Gassendi details his system of logic and reconstruction of Epicurean philosophy, blending empiricism with ancient atomism to offer a more comprehensive worldview. This second British edition was a result of the high demand of the first edition, printed in 1660 by Redmayne's father-in-law, Roger Daniel.
Provenance: From a private collection by descent to the vendor.
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