[LOCKE, JOHN (1632-1704)]. An Essay Concerning the True Original Extent and End of Civil Government. Dublin: George Bonham, 1798.
SECOND DUBLIN EDITION. Leather-bound; hardcover; duodecimo (18 x 10.5 x 2 cm); pp. vi, 210. Signatures: A-I¹² [final leaf blank]. English text with notes by the Rev. Thomas Elrington. Stunningly bound in contemporary mottled calf gilt; smooth spine with black morocco lettering-piece; marbled endpapers; printed footnotes. Condition: VERY GOOD. Binding tight and secure, the hinges and joints intact. Covers and contents very well-preserved. Small inscription front endpaper verso. A most handsome copy.
Notes: A very rare and beautifully bound reprint taken from John Locke's Two Treatises of Government, originally published in 1689. A foundational work of political philosophy and the theory of liberalism. This treatise outlines Locke's ideas for a more civilized society based on natural rights and contract theory. ESTC, 182847.
