Essays on suicide and the immortality of the soul. /
Hume, David,1711-1776.
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques,1712-1778.Nouvelle Héloïse.English
Sieveking, Karl,former owner.StEdNL
Basel: : Sold by J. J. Tourneisen.,
M D C C C. [1800]
The 'Preface' is located at the end of the textblock.
This appears to be a reissue of ESTC N2050 with a cancel title page and a leaf listing "Books, printed and sold by J. J. Thurneisen [i.e. Tourneisen].", both printed on wove paper.
Intended to be printed in 'Four dissertations', 1757, but suppressed from publication (DNB); published at London first in 1777 as 'Two essays' and later in 1783 as 'Essays on suicide and the immortality of the soul'.
Includes bibliographical references.
ESTC
The front pastedown has the armorial bookplate of "Karl Sieveking".
Suicide
Switzerland Basel.