first edition
1728 · London
by Newton, Sir Isaac
London: Printed for J. Tonson in the Strand, and J. Osborn and T. Longman in Pater-noster Square, 1728. First Edition. Quarto. xiv, [2], 376 pages. Engraved vignette headpiece on dedication leaf. With 3 folding engraved plates of views of Solomon's Temple, the Inner Court and the Gates of the People's Court. Newton's work transforms classical allegorical theory and the emergence of eighteenth-century discussions on the meaning of history and the definition of the discipline we think of as anthropology. He covers the chronology of the Greeks, the Empire of Egypt. The Empire of the Assyrian, the Empires of the Babylonians and Medes, a description of Solomons Temple and the Empires of the Persians. A very good copy bound in full contemporary calf, earliy rebacking retaining the original spine label, some toning or light scattered foxing, corners worn or rounded, previous owner's bookplate and name, short gift inscription. [ESTC N2784].
(Inventory #: 032021)