Characteristicks of men, manners, opinions, times
Subtitle: in three volumes ...
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Printed by John Darby]
Published: 1711
Place of publication: [London
Language: eng
Subjects: Ethics -- Early works to 1800.; Characters and characteristics.
Work titles: Characteristics of men, manners, opinions, times.
Notes: Anonymous.  By Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury.  Cf. Halkett & Laing.

Preface signed: A.A.C.A.N.A.Æ.C.M.D.C.L.X.X.J = Anthony Ashley Cooper.

Place of publication and printer's name from ESTC(RLIN).

With a general t.p.  Each vol. has a special t.p., and each treatise has a special half t.p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fisher B-10 copy: v. 1 in a corrected state; v. 3 in its uncorrected stated.  Uncorrected state: v. 1, p. 7, line 19: "possible; when by one strong act of it"; v. 3, p. 211, line 8: "kind of travelling thro invisible ideal" and p. 243, line 14: "Men willingly joining with me, to con-"; the three pages are signed B4, O2 and Q2 respectively. Corrected state: v. 1, p. 7, lines 19-20: "possible; when by a single act of it, well inforc'd"; v. 3, p. 211, line 8: "kind of travelling thro those other invisi-" and p. 243, line 14: "men willingly joining with me in this re-"; the first page is signed B[1], and the other two are unsigned respectively.  The corrections were apparently made during the printing process.  Cf. ESTC(RLIN).

Fisher Walsh copy: v. 1 and v. 3 are in their original uncorrected states.
Table of contents: value: vol. 1. A letter concerning enthusiasm.  Sensus communis, or an Essay on wit, &c.  Soliloquy, or Advice to an author.; value: vol. 2. An inquiry concerning virtue and merit.  The moralists: a philosophical rhapsody.; value: vol. 3. Miscellaneous reflections on the said treatises, and other critical subjects.