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===by John Locke===
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}}[[wikipedia:John Locke|John Locke]] (1632 &ndash; 1704) was an English philosopher born into low English gentry. He attended the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_School Westminster School] with other luminaries of his time, including [[wikipedia:Christopher Wren|Christopher Wren]], [[wikipedia:John Dryden|John Dryden]], and [[wikipedia:Robert Hooke|Robert Hooke]].<ref>J. R. Milton, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/16885 "Locke, John (1632–1704)"] in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed 4 Oct 2013.</ref> Locke followed this with a studentship (a fellowship of sorts) at Christ Church, Oxford, obtaining a BA in 1656 and an MA in 1568. His studies continued until 1675 when he obtained a medical degree. Locke seems to have investigated law (he was admitted to [[wikipedia:Gray's Inn|Gray's Inn]] in 1656) and the church as potential careers, but turned instead to the study and practice of medicine and natural philosophy.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
  
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First edition, 3 volumes, folio.
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[[File:LockeWorksOfJohnLocke1714v1Frontispiece.jpg|left|thumb|250px|<center>Frontispiece portrait of John Locke.</center>]]
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Locke is best known, however, as "an epistemologist and political philosopher. One of the most crucial aspects of Locke's thought was his challenge to traditional political and religious authority." Locke's political ideas, with their "emphasis upon consent and toleration ... provide[] the model for modern democracy and, it has been argued, even suppl[y] the blueprint for the American Constitution."<ref>''Great Thinkers A-Z'', s.v. "John Locke", accessed Oct. 9, 2013, http://www.credoreference.com/entry/contgt/john_locke.</ref> His philosophy was “immensely influential in the eighteenth century, not least in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, where it soon replaced the scholastic doctrines in which Locke had been educated.”<ref>Milton, "Locke, John."</ref> Locke's ideas about the purpose and limits of government continue to exert enormous influence on political thought, and "his conclusions were so powerful as to become entwined in the warp and weft of western thinking."<ref>''Great Thinkers A-Z'', s.v. "John Locke"</ref>
  
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"In 1714, ten years after Locke's death, his executor Peter King and his publisher John Churchill brought out an edition of his works. The three handsome folio volumes contained the works which Locke had acknowledged during his lifetime--An essay concerning human understanding and its defenses against Stillingfleet, the papers on money, and Several thoughts concerning education. In addition, they also included several works which Locke had only acknowledged in his will and which therefore appeared for teh first time under his name--Two treatises of government, the letters on toleration, The reasonableness of Christianity and its vindications. Finally there were the posthumous pieces--Paraphrase and notes on the Epistles of St. Paul, Posthomous works and Some familiar letters. The collected edition was apparently a successful venture. For over a century successive editions appeared."<ref>Attig, 848. </ref>
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Locke’s works were first published as a collection in 1714, and were regularly reprinted until 1824. The set includes [[Essay Concerning Humane Understanding|''An Essay Concerning Human Understanding'']] and its defenses against Stillingfleet, the papers on money, and ''Several Thoughts Concerning Education.'' "In addition, [it] also included several works which Locke had only acknowledged in his will and which therefore appeared for the first time under his name&mdash;''Two Treatises of Government'', the letters on toleration, ''The Reasonableness of Christianity'' and its vindications. Finally there were the posthumous pieces&mdash;''Paraphrase and Notes on the Epistles of St. Paul'', ''Posthumous works'' and ''Some familiar letters''."<ref>John C. Attig, ''The Works of John Locke: a Comprehensive Bibliography from the Seventeenth Century to the Present'' (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1985), 137.</ref>
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
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Listed on the [[Jefferson Inventory]] as "Locke’s works. 3.v. fol." and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his son-in-law [[Thomas Mann Randolph]]. Later appears on Randolph's 1832 estate inventory as "'Locke's Works' (2 vols., $10.00 value)." We cannot determine the precise edition Wythe owned from the information available. Three-volume folio editions were published in 1714, 1722, 1727, 1740, 1751, and 1759. Brown's Bibliography<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> lists the fifth (1751) edition based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 5:168-169 [[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648133;view=1up;seq=184 no.4918]].</ref> [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. "[http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWytheMember: George Wythe]," accessed on June 28, 2013.</ref> on LibraryThing includes no specific edition. Preferring the first edition when the precise edition of Wythe's copy is unknown, the Wolf Law Library purchase a copy of the 1714 edition.
  
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Listed on the [[Jefferson Inventory]] as ''Locke’s works. 3.v. fol.'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his son-in-law [[Thomas Mann Randolph]]. Later appears on Randolph's 1832 estate inventory as 'Locke's Works' (2 vols., $10.00 value). We cannot determine the precise edition Wythe owned from the information available. Three-volume folio editions were published in 1714, 1722, 1727, 1740, 1751, and 1759.  
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[[File:LockeWorksOfJohnLocke1714v3Inscription.jpg|right|thumb|350px|<center>Inscription, front free endpaper.</center>]]
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Bound in the original panelled calf with rules and ornaments; rebacked in period style with raised panels and gilt lettering. Volumes one and two have the signature of an early owner, ''Thos. Parker Tubs Nile.'' and the bookplate of an eighteenth century literary society on the front pastedown. Volume three has owner's name, ''Genl. Whitmore'', on the front free endpaper. Purchased from the George S. MacManus Company.
  
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Wythe quoted Locke's works multiple times in his case reports.
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Images of the library's copy of this book are [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolflawlibrary/sets/72157637697149465 available on Flickr.] View the record for this book in [https://wm.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01COWM_INST/g9pr7p/alma991012280719703196 William & Mary's online catalog.]
  
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The Wolf Law Library's copy is bound in the original panelled calf with rules and ornaments, rebacked in period style with raised panels and gilt lettering. Volumes 1 and 2 have the signature of an early owner, ''Thos. Parker Tubs Nile.'' and the bookplate of an 18th cnetury literary society on the front pastedown. Volume 3 has owner's name, ''Genl. Whitmore'', on front free endpaper. Some wear to corners and edges. Purchased from the George S. MacManus Company.
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*[http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/library/WorksOfJohnLocke1714Vol1.pdf Volume I] (56MB PDF)
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*[http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/library/WorksOfJohnLocke1714Vol2.pdf Volume II] (62MB PDF)
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*[http://lawlibrary.wm.edu/wythepedia/library/WorksOfJohnLocke1714Vol3.pdf Volume III] (48MB PDF)
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*''[[Essay Concerning Humane Understanding|An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding]]''
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*Read volume one of this book in [http://books.google.com/books?id=fGRZAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover Google Books.]
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*Read volume three of this book in [https://books.google.com/books?id=yQtTAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover Google Books.]
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Latest revision as of 10:22, 22 November 2024

by John Locke

The Works of John Locke Esq.
LockeWorks1714.jpg

Title page from The Works of John Locke Esq., volume one, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary.

Author John Locke
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Published London: Printed for John Churchill at the Black Swan in Pater-noster-Row, and Sam. Manship at the Ship in Cornhil.
Date 1714
Edition First edition
Language English
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John Locke (1632 – 1704) was an English philosopher born into low English gentry. He attended the Westminster School with other luminaries of his time, including Christopher Wren, John Dryden, and Robert Hooke.[1] Locke followed this with a studentship (a fellowship of sorts) at Christ Church, Oxford, obtaining a BA in 1656 and an MA in 1568. His studies continued until 1675 when he obtained a medical degree. Locke seems to have investigated law (he was admitted to Gray's Inn in 1656) and the church as potential careers, but turned instead to the study and practice of medicine and natural philosophy.[2]

Frontispiece portrait of John Locke.

Locke is best known, however, as "an epistemologist and political philosopher. One of the most crucial aspects of Locke's thought was his challenge to traditional political and religious authority." Locke's political ideas, with their "emphasis upon consent and toleration ... provide[] the model for modern democracy and, it has been argued, even suppl[y] the blueprint for the American Constitution."[3] His philosophy was “immensely influential in the eighteenth century, not least in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, where it soon replaced the scholastic doctrines in which Locke had been educated.”[4] Locke's ideas about the purpose and limits of government continue to exert enormous influence on political thought, and "his conclusions were so powerful as to become entwined in the warp and weft of western thinking."[5]

Locke’s works were first published as a collection in 1714, and were regularly reprinted until 1824. The set includes An Essay Concerning Human Understanding and its defenses against Stillingfleet, the papers on money, and Several Thoughts Concerning Education. "In addition, [it] also included several works which Locke had only acknowledged in his will and which therefore appeared for the first time under his name—Two Treatises of Government, the letters on toleration, The Reasonableness of Christianity and its vindications. Finally there were the posthumous pieces—Paraphrase and Notes on the Epistles of St. Paul, Posthumous works and Some familiar letters."[6]

Bookplate of Seven Oaks Literary and Scientific Institution, front pastedown, volume two.


Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library

Listed on the Jefferson Inventory as "Locke’s works. 3.v. fol." and given by Thomas Jefferson to his son-in-law Thomas Mann Randolph. Later appears on Randolph's 1832 estate inventory as "'Locke's Works' (2 vols., $10.00 value)." We cannot determine the precise edition Wythe owned from the information available. Three-volume folio editions were published in 1714, 1722, 1727, 1740, 1751, and 1759. Brown's Bibliography[7] lists the fifth (1751) edition based on the copy Jefferson sold to the Library of Congress[8] George Wythe's Library[9] on LibraryThing includes no specific edition. Preferring the first edition when the precise edition of Wythe's copy is unknown, the Wolf Law Library purchase a copy of the 1714 edition.

Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy

Inscription, front free endpaper.

Bound in the original panelled calf with rules and ornaments; rebacked in period style with raised panels and gilt lettering. Volumes one and two have the signature of an early owner, Thos. Parker Tubs Nile. and the bookplate of an eighteenth century literary society on the front pastedown. Volume three has owner's name, Genl. Whitmore, on the front free endpaper. Purchased from the George S. MacManus Company.

Images of the library's copy of this book are available on Flickr. View the record for this book in William & Mary's online catalog.

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References

  1. ↑ J. R. Milton, "Locke, John (1632–1704)" in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed 4 Oct 2013.
  2. ↑ Ibid.
  3. ↑ Great Thinkers A-Z, s.v. "John Locke", accessed Oct. 9, 2013, http://www.credoreference.com/entry/contgt/john_locke.
  4. ↑ Milton, "Locke, John."
  5. ↑ Great Thinkers A-Z, s.v. "John Locke"
  6. ↑ John C. Attig, The Works of John Locke: a Comprehensive Bibliography from the Seventeenth Century to the Present (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1985), 137.
  7. ↑ Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433
  8. ↑ E. Millicent Sowerby, Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson, (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 5:168-169 [no.4918].
  9. ↑ LibraryThing, s. v. "George Wythe," accessed on June 28, 2013.

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