David Hume; Thomas Ewell. PHILOSOPHICAL ESSAYS ON MORALS, LITERATURE, AND POLITICS...ALSO, AN ACCOUNT OF MR. HUME'S LIFE, AN ORIGINAL ESSAY, AND A FEW NOTES. 2 vols. (complete). Georgetown, D.C.: Printed by W. Duffy, 1817. Stated first American edition. Period tree calf, re-backed with gilt-ruled spine with gilt-stamped red and green morocco labels, edges speckled. 8vo; 561, [3]; 616, [6]pp. With dedication to President James Monroe.

8 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.

David Hume (Scotland, 1711-1776) was a philosopher, writer, and historian. This (2)-volume set includes his essays on politics, religion, marriage, money, and numerous other subjects.

Boards with expected age wear including scuffing, chipping, and creasing, with bright re-backed spines; hinges with small repairs and mild cracking; interiors with light to moderate toning and foxing and occasional light grime; first volume with ownership signature on first free endpaper and one leaf with 1 1/2 in.-tear; second volume with small damp stain impacting first few leaves, one leaf with small burn mark, and occasional pencil writing and lightly frayed edge; a very good and sturdy set.