‎BRUCKER, JACOB.‎
‎Historia Critica Philosophiae. A mundi incunabulis ad nostram usque aetatem deducta. 5 tomi (recte 4 vols., in 5 parts (vol. 4 in two parts, the latter also called Tomus 5). - [ESTABLISHING HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY WITHIN PHILOSOPHY]‎

‎Lipsiae (Leipzig), 1742-1743 . 4to. Bound in three very nice contemporary uniform full calf bindings with raised bands and richly gilt spines. A bit of wear to extremities, especially upper capitals, which lack a bit of leather. Two leaves of the final index with a restoration, otherwise internally very nice and clean. A very nice set. Old owner's names and handwritten quote to front free end-paper of vol. 1. Complete with the engraved portrait in vol. one and all four engraved plates. Engraved illustrataed vignette to all title-pages, some engraved illustrations in text. Portrait, (14), 1357, (35) (8), 1092, (32) (6), 916, (28) (4), 789, (27)" (8), 939, (29) pp.‎

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‎The scarce first edition of Brucker's seminal main work, which introduced the historiographical concept ""System of philosophy"" and established history of philosophy as a philosophical discipline. ‎