Influence of Physical Research on Mental Philosophy, being the Essay Which Gained the Edinburgh University Prize

Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1839. Book. 12mo, contemp. full polished green calf by Orrock & Romanes, with their Edinburgh ticket; ruled in blind and gilt, gilt tooled edges, spine with raised bands, gilt compartments, contrasting label, marbled endpapers. xii, [5]-124. Slightly rubbed, near fine. First edition; inscribed "To William Bell, from his very affectionate brother, the author." An examination of the relationship between science and philosophy, and whether the current emphasis on the former has abetted or degraded the study of the latter. James Bell became a Presbyterian clergyman, like his brother William, who emigrated to Canada, where he wrote "Hints to Emigrants", an influential guide. OCLC locates copies at NYPL, Harvard, UOklahoma, and Keio U, Japan..