Essays Upon Several Moral Subjects

London: Daniel Brown; Richard Sare; J. Nicholson; B. Took; G. Strahan; et al, 1707-09. First edition. Leather. Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A mixed edition set of the brilliant wide-ranging essays of Jeremy Collier, this set including a first, second, and sixth edition. Complete in three volumes.Jeremy Collier's 'Essays Upon Several Moral Subjects'.Volume I, containing Parts I and II, the sixth edition, published in 1709, by Daniel Brown. Part II has a separate title page, pagination, and register. ESTC citation number T106460. Bound without the publisher's adverts.Volume II, containing Part III, the second edition, published in 1707, by W. B. for H. Rhodes. ESTC citation number N9312.Volume III, containing Part IV, the first edition of this work published in 1709 by W. B. for S. Keeble. ESTC citation number T109903.Containing Collier's essays upon pride, duelling, fame, music, old age, pleasure, liberty, despair, poverty, whoredom, solitude, revenge, authors, honesty, theft, and more.Collier was a theatre critic and theologian. His essays were immensely popular when first published, but are now little read. In a full calf binding. Externally, generally smart. Minor bumping to the extremities. A small amount of loss to the head of the spine of Volume III. Torn labels to the spines. Faint surface cracks to the spines. Minor rubbing to the joints. A small amount of loss to the front board of Volume III. Light marks to the boards, including a faint tide mark to the head of the front board of Volume II and to the rear board of Volume III. Small crack to the tail of the front joint of Volume I and III, and to the the tail of tail of the joints of Volume II. Hinges of Volume I are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean with the occasional spot. Tide mark to the head of the first few pages of Volume II. Good