SMITH, ADAM. Essays on Philosophical Subjects . . . To which is pre- fixed, An Account of the Life and Writings of the Author; by Dugald Stewart, F.R.S.E. xcv, [1], 244 pages. 4to, early 19th-century .5 sheep, paste-paper boards, periphery of covers

SMITH, ADAM. Essays on Philosophical Subjects . . . To which is pre- fixed, An Account of the Life and Writings of the Author; by Dugald Stewart, F.R.S.E. xcv, [1], 244 pages. 4to, early 19th-century .5 sheep, paste-paper boards, periphery of covers rubbed. London: T. Cadell Jun. et al., 1795 E3000-4000 FIRST EDITION of posthumous collection of writings on the history of astronomy, physics, logic, and metaphysics, English and Italian poetry, the 5 senses, and other subjects. Rothschild 1902. Bound with contemporary manuscript material at end comprising an 8-page transcription of Smith's first publication, an anonymous 1755 review of Johnson's Dictionary published in The Edinburgh Review, preceded by a note from Stewart ( in another hand) identifying Smith as the author, and followed by a list of errata in Stewart's life of Smith.