A View of Nature - Reflections On Atheistical Philosophy / Rare! / 1794

Description: A View of Nature, in Letters To A Traveller Among the Alps. With Reflections On Atheistical Philosophy, Now Exemplified in France. By Richard Joseph Sulivan, Esq, F.R.S. and F.A.S. In Six Volumes. London: Printed for T. Becket, Pall Mall, Bookseller to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, and Their Royal Highnesses, The Dukes of York and Clarence, and the Junior Princes. 1794. About: From the Preface: 'The following Letters were begun in France, in the year 1789, and were continued from that country, from Italy, from Germany, and from England, through the years 1790 and 1791. Their principal object was, to expose the fallacy of the atheistical philosophy, and to shew how little support its advocates could derive, either from physics, when well understood, of from metaphysics, when cleared of extravagancy. In the prosecution of this design, the Author has been led into a wide field of observation in various branches of science: and he has often availed himself of the privilege of epistolary correspondence, to make excursions beyond what would have been admissible in a systematic work.' Author:Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan, 1st Baronet (10 December 1752 – 17 July 1806) was a British MP and writer. He was the third son of Benjamin Sullivan of Dromeragh, Co. Cork, by his wife Bridget, daughter of Paul Limrick, D.D. With the help of Laurence Sullivan, chairman of the East India Company, he was sent early in life to India with his brother John. On his return to Europe, he made a tour through various parts of England, Scotland and Wales. He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries on 9 June 1785 and a Fellow of the Royal Society on 22 December 1785.On 29 January 1787, Sullivan was elected MP for New Romney and returned for the same constituency at the general election on 19 June 1790. He lost his seat in 1796, but on 5 July 1802 was elected for Seaford, another of the Cinque Ports Although often voting in the House of Commons, there is no record of him having made a speech there. On 22 May 1804, on Pitt's return to office, he was created a baronet of the United Kingdom. He wrote a number of books on political issues. Sullivan died at his home in Thames Ditton, Surrey, on 17 July 1806, and is commemorated by a memorial plaque in the Church of St. Nicholas, Thames Ditton.Details:A complete set - extremely rare!!! (Six volumes)First EditionSmart rebind by library - numbers on spines and library sticker on front-pastedownGold-lettering to spinesNew endpapers2930 pages in total Individual volume size: 234mm x 149mm x 50mmCombined weight: 5065gPrinted: 1794 Condition:Externally very good; bindings sound, leaves secure; internally very good condition considering age with only light stains and the occasional signature in old ink or library number in pencil. Condition: Very good +++ Please consult photographs fully as these are part of the description.

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