Book - Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind
Brown, Thomas. Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind ... In Two Volumes ... Corrected from the last London Edition. Stereotyped by T.H. Carter & Co. Boston. Hallowell: Printed and Published by Glazier & Co. 1828.
1828 (Date published)
Brown, Thomas. Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind ... In Two Volumes ... Corrected from the last London Edition. Stereotyped by T.H. Carter & Co. Boston. Hallowell: Printed and Published by Glazier & Co. 1828.
8vo (218 x 141 mm) in half sheets, Vol. I only, pp. 538. Bound in contemporary tree sheep. Early prices in pencil ($1.00 and $2.50), as well as two early ink inscriptions and shelf mark to front pastedown and front free endpaper recto.
Thomas Brown (1778-1820) was a Scottish philosopher and poet known chiefly today for his critique of Erasmus Darwin's work, and his strong commitment to scholarly thinking. It is unsurprising that this copy changed hands within the Hand family, whose members were highly educated and enthusiastic about their scholarly endeavors.
Presumably, this book was first owned by Daniel Hand, who bought it during his time in the South as a young man, as evidenced by the inscription on the front free endpaper: "Daniel Hand Augusta Geo. 1829." Then, we assume the volume was given to his brother, Judge George E. Hand, who inscribed his name on the name page along with the date 1835. We can only assume the book made its way back to Daniel after his brother's death, because it was then gifted to the Hand Academy in the late nineteenth century: "This book belonged to Judge Geo. E Hand Detroit Mich and is presented to the Hand Academy of Madison Conn by his brother Daniel Hand April 1890" (front pastedown).
We are grateful that they took the time to inscribe the book, so today we can envision its journey through many Madison hands (or "Hands", as it were!).
8vo (218 x 141 mm) in half sheets, Vol. I only, pp. 538. Bound in contemporary tree sheep. Early prices in pencil ($1.00 and $2.50), as well as two early ink inscriptions and shelf mark to front pastedown and front free endpaper recto.
Thomas Brown (1778-1820) was a Scottish philosopher and poet known chiefly today for his critique of Erasmus Darwin's work, and his strong commitment to scholarly thinking. It is unsurprising that this copy changed hands within the Hand family, whose members were highly educated and enthusiastic about their scholarly endeavors.
Presumably, this book was first owned by Daniel Hand, who bought it during his time in the South as a young man, as evidenced by the inscription on the front free endpaper: "Daniel Hand Augusta Geo. 1829." Then, we assume the volume was given to his brother, Judge George E. Hand, who inscribed his name on the name page along with the date 1835. We can only assume the book made its way back to Daniel after his brother's death, because it was then gifted to the Hand Academy in the late nineteenth century: "This book belonged to Judge Geo. E Hand Detroit Mich and is presented to the Hand Academy of Madison Conn by his brother Daniel Hand April 1890" (front pastedown).
We are grateful that they took the time to inscribe the book, so today we can envision its journey through many Madison hands (or "Hands", as it were!).
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