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London: by Eliz. Holt for Thomas Basset, 1690. First edition, first issue, with the Undated Dedication, with the title-page listing Eliz. Holt, the Properly Positioned “SS”, the first imprint and all points called for, typographical ornaments line 3 has them upside down in columns 2 through 6, while in line 4, all ornaments are upside down, with five of the six possible misnumbered pages for this issue: "85" as "83", "287" as "269", "296" as "294", "303" as "230" and "319" as "327", page 55 with "Underwandings" as called for, with the incorrect Roman numerals to pp. 57 and 263 and the deleted 24 paragraph indicator at page 90. With contemporaneous signature “J Locke” on the title page and three handwritten corrections, "in", “extremely” and the insert “some” (which may be in Locke's hand), in the preliminaries. Folio, 320 x 195 mm., full polished calf to style, handsomely and discreetly double lined in gilt on the covers and the spine with…

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is a work by John Locke concerning the foundation of human knowledge and understanding. It first appeared in 1690.