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Système social ou Principes naturels de la morale et de la politique. Avec un examen de l'influence du gouvernement sur les moeurs. Par l'auteur du Système de la Nature.

1773393281773 3 volumes grand in-8 (205 x 125 mm), maroquin rouge de lépoque, dos lisses richement ornés de compartiments fleuronnés et cloisonnés, palettes et filets dorés, pièces de titre et de tomaison de maroquin havane, triples filets en encadrement des plats fermés de fleurons dangle, filet doré sur les coupes, dentelle intérieure, contre-plats et gardes de papier dAugsbourg doré et étoilé, viii (faux-titre et titre inclus), viii, 218, (2) pages, (4), 174, (2) pages, (1) f. blanc et (4), 166, (2) pages, (1) feuillet blanc. Londres [i.e. Amsterdam, Marc-Michel Rey], 1773.

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Système social ou principes naturels de la morale et de la politique avec un examen de l'influence du gouvernement sur les moeurs. Par l'Auteur du Systême de la Nature Mirabaud. 3 Tomes. - THE SYSTEM OF NATURE CONTINUED. THE SOCIAL SYSTEM

177340375London recte: Amsterdam M.M. Rey 1773. 8vo. Bound in one beautiful contemporary full mottled calf binding with five raised bands to richly gilt spine; triple gilt line-borders to boards and inner gilt dentelles. Edges of boards with single gilt line. All edges gilt. Corners abit bumped and a bit of overall wear. Inner hinges a bit weak. Internally very fine and clean. All in all a very fine copy indeed. 4 210; 176; 167 pp. With all three half-titles all three title-pages and all three indexes as well as the introduction. The rare first edition first issue though Tchermerzine mentions an unknown 2-volume-edition form the same year - this edition has never been verified of one of d'Holbach's most important works his influential "social" and political continuation of his seminal main work "Systeme de la nature" - the bible of materialism. D'Holbach 1723-1789 who was raised by a wealthy uncle whom he inherited together with his title of Baron in 1753 maintained one of the most famous salons in Paris. This salon became the social and intellectual centre for the Encyclopédie which was edited by Diderot and d'Alembert whom he became closely connected with. D'Holbach himself also contributed decisively to the Encyclopédie with at least 400 signed contributions and probably as many unsigned between 1752 and 1765. The "Côterie holbachique" or "the café of Europe" as the salon was known attracted the most brilliant scientists philosophers writers and artists of the time e.g. Diderot d'Alembert Helvetius Voltaire Hume Sterne etc etc. and it became one of the most important gathering-places for the exchange of philosophical scientific and political views under the "ancient régime". Apart from developing several foundational theories of seminal scientific and philosophical value D'Holbach became known as one of the most skilled propagators and popularizers of scientific and philosophical ideas promoting scientific progress and spreading philosophical ideas in a new and highly effective manner. D'Holbach was himself the most audacious philosophe of this circle. During the 1760's he caused numerous anticlerical tracts written in large but not entirely by himself to be clandestinely printed abroad and illegally circulated in France. His philosophical masterpiece the "Système de la nature ou des lois du monde physique et du monde moral" a methodological and intransigent affirmation of materialism and atheism appeared anonymously in 1770" D.S.B. VI:468 as did the social and political follow-up of it the famous "Systême social" in 1773. That is to say Mirabeau whom he had used as the author on the "System of Nature" in 1770 is not mentioned in the "Social System" on the title-page of which is merely stated "By the Author of "Systême de la Nature". As the theories of d'Holbach's two systematic works were at least as anticlerical and unaccepted as those of his smaller tracts and on top of that so well presented and so convincing it would have been dangerous for him to print any of them under his own name and even under the name of the city or printer. Thus "Systême de la Nature" appeared pseudonomously under the name of the secretary of the Académie Francaise J.B. Mirabaud who had died 10 years earlier and under a fictive place of printing namely London instead of Amsterdam. "He could not publish safely under his own name but had the ingenious idea of using the names of recently dead French authors. Thus in 1770 his most famous book "The System of Nature" appeared under the name Jean-Baptiste Mirabaud." PMM 215 and so the next "System" also appeared in the same manner three years later.In his "Systême de la Nature" d'Holbach had presented philosophical materialism in an actual system for the first time and had created a work that dared unite the essence of all the essential material of the English and French Enlightenment and incorporate it into a closed materialistic system; on the basis of a completely materialistic and atheistic foundation he provided the modern world with a moral and ethic philosophy the effects of which were tremendous. It is this materialism and atheism that he continues three years later in his next systematic work "Systême social" through which politics morality and sociology are also incorporated into his system and take the place of the Christianity that he had so fiercely attacked earlier on. In this great work he extends his ethical views to the state and continues the description of human interest from "Systême de la Nature" by developing a notion of the just state by d'Holbach calle "ethocracy" that is to secure general welfare. "Système social 1773; "Social System" placed morality and politics in a utilitarian framework wherein duty became prudent self-interest." Encyclopaedia Brittanica. "Holbach's foundational view is that the most valuable thing a person seeking self-preservation can do is to unite with another person: "Man is of all beings the most necessary to man" Sysème social 76; cf. Spinoza's Ethics IVP35C1 C2 and S. Society when it is just unites for the common purpose of preservation and the securing of welfare and society contracts with government for this purpose." SEP.As the "Systême de la Nature" had been condemned to burning in the year of its publication so the "Systême social" was on the list of books to be confiscated already in 1773 and it was placed on the Index of the Church in August 1775. As the "Systême de la Nature" the "Systême social" is thus also of great scarcity. Another edition of the work appeared later the same year in 12mo. Tchermerzine says that "Il ya une édition que nous ne connaissons pas en 2 vol. in-8. C'est sans doute l'originale." The present edition was reprinted the following year in 1774.Tschermerzine VI:246; Graesse III:317; Barbier IV:622 only listing later editions. hardcover

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[HOLBACH, PAUL HENRY THIRY, BARON D'].Livre Rare Book

Système social, ou principes naturels de la morale et de la politique, avec un examen de l'influence du gouvernement sur les moeurs. Par l'Auteur du Systême de la Nature [Mirabaud]. 3 Tomes. - [THE SYSTEM OF NATURE CONTINUED... THE SOCIAL SYSTEM]

177340375London [recte: Amsterdam, M.M. Rey], 1773. 8vo. Bound in one beautiful contemporary full mottled calf binding with five raised bands to richly gilt spine triple gilt line-borders to boards and inner gilt dentelles. Edges of boards with single gilt line. All edges gilt. Corners abit bumped and a bit of overall wear. Inner hinges a bit weak. Internally very fine and clean. All in all a very fine copy indeed. (4), 210176" 167 pp. With all three half-titles, all three title-pages and all three indexes, as well as the introduction.

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HOLBACH (Paul Henri Dietrich, baron d') & BOULANGER (Nicolas-Antoine).Livre Rare Book

Dissertation sur Elie et Enoch. Par l'Auteur (Mr Boulanger). Des Recherches sur l'Origine du Despotisme Oriental Et servant de suite à cette Ouvrage. Au Dix-Huitième siècle.

17642207, , 1764. In-12 de XIV-216 pp.AUTREY (Henri-Jean-Baptiste Fabry de Moncault, comte d'). L'Antiquité justifiée, ou Réfutation d'un livre qui a pour titre : l'Antiquité dévoilée par ses usages. A Amsterdam, et se trouve à Paris chez Vallat-La-Chapelle, 1766. In-12 de XII-(2)-200 pp. Ensemble 1 vol. in-12, maroquin rouge, dos lisse orné, pièce de titre en maroquin olive, tranches dorées (reliure de l'époque).

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La Contagion sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la Superstition. Ouvrage traduit de l'Anglois.

176843523Londres, , 1768. 2 tomes en 1 vol. in-12 de X-169 (1) pp. ; (4)-184 pp., maroquin rouge, dos lisse orné, roulette sur les coupes et dentelle intérieure dorée, tranches dorées (reliure de l'époque).

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HOLBACH Paul Henri Thiry Baron d'ABAA

SystÃme de la nature

177066930Ã¬The Bible of MaterialismÃ® HOLBACH Paul Henri Thiry baron dÃ. SystÃme de la nature. Ou Des loix du monde physique & du monde moral. Par M. Mirabaud. Londres i.e. Amsterdam: Marc-Michel Rey 1770. First edition. Two volumes octavo. 12 370; 4 412 pp. Contemporary speckled calf with covers ruled in blind. Elaborately gilt spine with burgundy morocco label gilt board edges marbled endpapers edges stained red. Joints and extremities rubbed. Occasional light foxing and browning primarily to first and last few leaves of each volume. Generally a very good crisp copy. In a quarter morocco clamshell case. Paul Heinrich Dietrich Baron dÃHolbach 1723-1789 first became known as a scientist contributing some four hundred articles to the EncyclopÃˆdie of his friend and colleague Denis Diderot. Holbach later turned from science to more dangerous topics writing and having published abroad a number of books attacking religion in all aspects which flooded illegally into France. Unable to publish safely under his own name he had the ingenious idea of using the names of recently dead French authors. Thus in 1770 his most famous book Ã¬The System of NatureÃ® appeared under the name of Jean-Baptiste Mirabaud. Ã¬In the SystÃ‹me Holbach rejected the Cartesian mind-body dualism and attemped to explain all phenomena physical and mental in terms of matter in motion. He derived the moral and intellectual faculties from manÃs sensibility to impressions made by the external world and saw human actions as entirely determined by pleasure and pain. He continued his direct attack on religion by attempting to show that it derived entirely from habit and custom. But the SystÃ‹me was not a negative or desctructive book: Holbach rejected religion because he saw it as a wholly harmful influence and he tried to supply a more desirable alternative. In fact he outlined a whole ethical and political philosophy which he expanded in his later worksÃ® Printing and the Mind of Man. GoldsmithsÃ Library 10607. Kress 6737. Printing and the Mind of Man 215. HBS 66930. $3250 Marc-Michel Rey unknown books

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Systême de la nature

177066930Amsterdam: Marc-Michel Rey 1770. The Bible of Materialism" HOLBACH Paul Henri Thiry baron d'. Systême de la nature. Ou Des loix du monde physique & du monde moral. Par M. Mirabaud. Londres i.e. Amsterdam: Marc-Michel Rey 1770. First edition. Two volumes octavo. 12 370; 4 412 pp. Contemporary speckled calf with covers ruled in blind. Elaborately gilt spine with burgundy morocco label gilt board edges marbled endpapers edges stained red. Joints and extremities rubbed. Occasional light foxing and browning primarily to first and last few leaves of each volume. Generally a very good crisp copy. In a quarter morocco clamshell case. Paul Heinrich Dietrich Baron d'Holbach 1723-1789 first became known as a scientist contributing some four hundred articles to the Encyclopédie of his friend and colleague Denis Diderot. Holbach later turned from science to more dangerous topics writing and having published abroad a number of books attacking religion in all aspects which flooded illegally into France. Unable to publish safely under his own name he had the ingenious idea of using the names of recently dead French authors. Thus in 1770 his most famous book "The System of Nature" appeared under the name of Jean-Baptiste Mirabaud. "In the Système Holbach rejected the Cartesian mind-body dualism and attemped to explain all phenomena physical and mental in terms of matter in motion. He derived the moral and intellectual faculties from man's sensibility to impressions made by the external world and saw human actions as entirely determined by pleasure and pain. He continued his direct attack on religion by attempting to show that it derived entirely from habit and custom. But the Système was not a negative or desctructive book: Holbach rejected religion because he saw it as a wholly harmful influence and he tried to supply a more desirable alternative. In fact he outlined a whole ethical and political philosophy which he expanded in his later works" Printing and the Mind of Man. Goldsmiths' Library 10607. Kress 6737. Printing and the Mind of Man 215. HBS 66930. $3250. Marc-Michel Rey unknown

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HOLBACH (Paul-Henri Thiry, baron d')Livre Rare Book

Système de la Nature ou Des Loix du Monde Physique & du Monde Moral. Par M. Mirabaud. Secrétaire Perpétuel, & l'un des Quarante de l'Académie Françoise

1770142471770 Londres (Amsterdam), sans nom d'éditeur (Marc-Michel Rey), 1770, 2 tomes en 2 vol. in 8 de (12)-370 pp., (4)-412 pp., rel. d'ép. plein veau brun moucheté, dos lisses ornés de fers dorés, pièces de titres de maroquin rouge et de tomaisons de maroquin vert, encadrements de triple-filets dorés sur les plats, tranches jaspées bleues, très bel exemplaire rare en cette condition.

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SYSTEME SOCIAL. Ou principes naturels de la morale et de la politique. Avec un examen de l'influence du gouvernement sur les moeurs.

177336041773 Londres, s.e., 1773, 13x20, trois volumes. Elégantes reliures en pleine basane. Dos lisses ornés de motifs fleuraux dorés. Pièce de titre et tomaison. Triple filets dorés sur les plats. Filet doré sur les coupes. Tranches rouges. Deuxième édition parue durant la même année que la première. Ouvrage mis à l'index en 1775. Petits manques aux coiffes du tome premier, sinon très bel exemplaire.

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La Morale Universelle Ou Les Devoirs De lHomme Fondés Sur Sa Nature. Tome Premier. Théorie De La Morale; Tome Second. Pratique De La Morale; Tome Troisième. Des Devoirs De La Vie Privée

1776elala1354Amsterdam: March-Michel Rey 1776. 1776. 3 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xii xxiv 152 143-286; 2 p.l. 256; 2 p.l. 283. with half-titles engraved title vignettes. 19th century vellum covers bowed some staining to lower covers & lower margins in Vol. I. First Edition. Holbach was the foremost exponent of atheistic materialism in the Enlightenment. In the Politique Naturelle La Morale Universelle and the Système Sociale Holbach attempted to construct a system of ethical and political values based on mans physical nature and primary needs as the only desirable alternative to the illusory and harmful system predicated on supernatural theology. Happiness is the supreme natural goal of human existence but man is a social animal and Holbachs ethics was based on social utility. "Ethicsis the science of human cooperation to promote the well-being of the individual through that of society and it is based on the positive knowledge of mens reciprocal social needsAtheism isthe prerequisite of all valid ethical teaching. In place of the condemnation of sin Holbachs exposition of secular and utilitarian ethics is typically accompanied by vibrant appeals to humanitarianism and moving exhortations to civic virtue all in the name of nature and happiness. A.Vartanian Encyc. of Philosophy Vercrysse 1776-A4 our copy without the errata in Vol. III as usual. Barbier III 355. Cioranescu 34064. Quérard IV 119. Rand I 269. cfTchemerzine VI 248. 1st Edition. Amsterdam: March-Michel Rey, 1776. hardcover

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HOLBACH Paul Heinrich Dietrich, baron d'] NERI (Antonio), MERRET (Christopher), KUNCKEL (Johannes)Livre Rare Book

Art de la verrerie

175275603Paris, Durand & Pissot, 1752, in-4, [4]-LV-629-[3] pp, 16 pl, veau havane de l'époque, dos à nerfs et fleuronné, pièce de titre rouge, 16 planches dépliantes gravées sur cuivre, dont le frontispice, et quelques figures sur bois dans le texte. Première édition française de cet compilation sur la verrerie mise en oeuvre par le baron Thiry d'Holbach (1723-1789), grand classique sur le sujet. Elle se compose des traductions, qu'il a lui-même données, ainsi que de mémoires divers, soit : L'important traité d'Antoine Neri (1576 - c. 1614) ; Les notes de Merret sur Neri, les observations du verrier Kunckel, le recueil d'opérations de ce dernier ; Le Sol sine Veste d'Orschall, l'Helioscopium videndi sine veste solem Chymicum ; Le Sol Non Sine Veste [de Grummet] ; Le chapitre XI du Flora Saturnizans de Henckel, sur la vitrification des Végétaux ; Un mémoire sur la manière de faire le saffre (le smalt) et le Secret des vraies porcelaines de la Chine et de la Saxe. La traduction de Neri, reconnu pour son habilité dans la coloration des verres, a été faite sur la version allemande de Kunckel (1679) : il s'agit du premier ouvrage imprimé sur la verrerie, publié pour la première fois en italien en 1612. Sol sine veste d'Orschall et le Sol non sine veste de Grummet contiennent des questions relatives à l'alchimie et à la destruction de l'or. Reliure restaurée avec soin. Petite réparation au frontispice et au titre, une auréole intérieure pâle aux premiers feuillets, tache d'encre claire sur la dédicace. Bon exemplaire néanmoins. Duveen, 427. Cole, 971. Dorbon (3235). Ferguson II, 135. Couverture rigide

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Système Sociale. Ou Principes Naturels De La Morale Et De La Politique. Avec Un Examen De L'Influence Du Gouvernement Sur Les Moeurs

1773POLst[HO77Londres Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey 1773. 1773. 3 Volumes in 1. 8vo. pp. viii viii 9-218 2; 2 p.l. 174 2; 2 p.l. 166 2. with half-titles. contemporary quarter calf gilt back extremities worn head of spine chipped. First Edition First Issue. Holbach advanced a system of natural politics based upon the needs common to all men. As the legitimacy of government depends upon the happiness of one or all living under it Holbach affirmed the people's natural right to overthrow an unjust ruler. Barbier IV 621-22. Cioranescu II 34061. Querard IV 119. Tchemerzine VI 246. Vercruysse 1773-A4. Rand I 269. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. Londres [Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey], 1773. Hardcover

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MIRABAUD. [HOLBACH, Paul Thiry de (Paul Heinrich Dietrich von HOLBACH)].Livre Rare Book

Système de la Nature ou Des Loix du Monde Physique & du Monde moral. Première (- Seconde) Partie. [Édition originale]

17708628Londres, 1770. 2 volumes in-8 (197 x 120 mm), (6) ff. : faux-titre, titre, Avis de l'éditeur, Préface de l'Auteur, Table des chapitres, 370 pp. + (2) ff., 412 pp. Reliure veau marbrées, dos lisse orné de caissons dorés et palettes dorées, étiquettes de titre et de tomaison, un manque de cuir à la coiffe sup. du volume 1, au vol. 2 le premier plat est partiellement insolé et présence d'une discrète restauration en tête du mors inf., quelques feuillets présentent des annotations marginales au crayon gris, les 6 premiers et les 2 derniers ff. du vol. 1 et les 7 derniers ff. du vol. 2 présentent des décharges ou des rousseurs, traces de plis marginales et/ou perforation sur 10 ff. du tome 2. Cachet ex-libris à froid et ex-libris manuscrit ancien sur page de titre, ex-libris collé au contre plat. Bel exemplaire.

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[HOLBACH Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron]; MIRABAUD Jean-Baptiste:Livre Rare Book

Système de la nature ou des lois du monde physique et du monde moral.

17709345Londres, sans nom, 1770. 2 volumes in-8 de [10]-370-[6] et [4]-412 pages, demi-basane brune, dos lisses ornés, pièces de titre et tomaison noires, épidermures, coupes frottées, intérieur taché.2 in-8 volumes of [10]-370-[6] and [4]-412 pages, half brown sheepskin, smooth decorated back, black title and volume number labels, scratches, rubbed cuts, stained interior.

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La Politique Naturelle. Ou Discours Sur Les Vrais Principes Du Gouvernement. Par Un Ancien Magistrat Pseud.

1773POLP[HOL54London ie. Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey: 1773. 1773. 2 Volumes bound in 1. 8vo. pp. vii 1 232; 2 p.l. 280. with half-titles. 19th century half calf back joint cracked. First Edition of one of the principal works of the 'foremost exponent of atheistic materialism in the Enlightenment'. Holbach advanced a system of natural politics based upon the needs common to all men and a system of ethics based on social utility. As the legitimacy of government depends upon the happiness of one or all living under it Holbach affirmed the people's natural right to overthrow an unjust ruler. In keeping with his ethocratic ideal Holbach proposed radical political and economic reforms for France. He favoured the adoption of a limited constitutional monarchy the abolition of hereditary class privileges the implementation of the principle of progressive taxation according to wealth the separation of church and state and the toleration of all religious sects the establishment of a system of secular public education and absolute freedom of thought and the press. Cioranescu 34059. Rand I 269. Tchemerzine VI 245. Vercruysse 1773.A2. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London [ie. Amsterdam: Marc Michel Rey]: 1773. Hardcover

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HOLBACH (Paul Henri Dietrich, baron d').Livre Rare Book

Les Prêtres démasqués, ou des iniquités du Clergé Chrétien. Ouvrage traduit de l'Anglois.

176843529Londres, [Amsterdam, Marc Michel Rey], 1768. In-8 de (4)-180 pp., veau blond glacé, dos lisse orné, triple filet doré sur les plats, dos lisse orné, pièce de titre en maroquin vert, tranches jaspées (reliure de l'époque).

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[HOLBACH (Paul Thyry d’)].Livre Rare Book

Système de la Nature ou Des loix du Monde Physique et du Monde Moral. Par M. Mirabaud.

177046402283Londres, , 1770 ; 2 volumes in-8, veau brun marbré, dos ornés, tranches rouges. (Reliures de l’époque) 6 ff. n. ch. (fx. titre, titre, avis de l’éditeur, préface de l’auteur, table), 370 pp. - 2 ff. (titre, table), 412 pp.ÉDITION À LA DATE DE L’ORIGINALE. Elle ne correspond à aucune des trois décrites par Vercruysse, ni à celle décrite par Tchemerzine. Le fleuron qui orne le 1er titre est différent de ceux connus, tout comme la disposition typographique des 2 titres. Cette édition ne comporte pas d’errata, ce qui laisse penser que les fautes y ont été corrigées. Mouillure marginale sur les 2 premiers ff. de chaque tome, sinon bel exemplaire.

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HOLBACH (Paul Henri Dietrich, baron d') & BOULANGER (Nicolas-Antoine).Livre Rare Book

Dissertation sur Elie et Enoch. Par l'Auteur (Mr Boulanger). Des Recherches sur l'Origine du Despotisme Oriental Et servant de suite à cette Ouvrage. Au Dix-Huitième siècle.

176411984, , 1764. In-12 de XVI-284 pp., veau blond, dos lisse orné, triple filet doré sur les plats, pièce de titre en maroquin rouge, tranches rouges (reliure de l'époque).

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Système social, ou principes naturels de la morale et de la politique. Avec un examen de l'influence du gouvernement sur les moeurs.

177317855Londres, sans nom, 1773. 3 volumes in-12 de 318; 252; [4]-239 pages, plein veau moucheté, dos lisses ornés de filets et fleurons dorés, pièces de titre et tomaison bordeaux, tranches marbrées bleues.

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La Fausseté des miracles des deux testamens

177520090â€œLondresâ€ but Amsterdam 1775. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf flat spine and label gilt board edges and turn-ins gilt gold edges blue silk marker. In excellent condition. A scathing dismissal of the miracles cited in the Bible. Purporting to be a partial translation of the Latin manuscript Theophrastus Redivivus the first systematic atheistic philosophy the text argues that pagans have performed miracles as often as Jews and Christians. The anonymous author cites paranormal events in Greek and Roman mythology as analogous to the miracles of Christian tradition and claims that the existence of oracles and pagan religion after the birth of Christ prove the existence of extra-Christian miraculous power. Although the author remains a mystery the text was likely translated and disseminated by Paul Holbach a Franco-German philosopher and atheist. For obvious reasons this title bears a false imprint but Holbachâ€™s works were usually printed in Amsterdam. ESTC T111947; see Yve-Plessis 267 and Caillet 3835. unknown

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Jean-Baptiste de MIRABAUD - Paul Henri Dietrich Baron d' HOLBACH - HELVETIUSBiblio.com

Systeme de la nature Ensemble Le vrai sens du systême de la nature

177436999à Londres London Amsterdam: S. n. Marc Michel Rey 1774. Fine. S. n. Marc Michel Rey à Londres London Amsterdam 1774 12.50 x 19.50 cm relié Rare and interesting gathering of these two works. New edition of the Système de la nature after the rare first edition of 1770 and first edition of Helvetius's work at the same date of 1774 as this new edition of Mirabaud; in reality three editions appeared at the same date with different collation without being able to determine if there is a true first edition. Contemporary full marbled sheep binding. Richly decorated smooth spine. Red morocco title label and black morocco volume label. Red edges. Tail headcaps torn away. A brown stain on the upper board of volume I. Restoration using a piece of leather on the upper board of volume II. Fairly good copy. Helvetius's work is an exegesis and examination of the Système de la nature the author seems to have condensed the material in the form of maxims and assertions all resting on a strong materialist creed. We now know that the work may not be by Helvetius although we recognize his philosophy in it. As for Mirabaud's Système de la nature it was received like a bombshell in literary circles and ultimately quite poorly received by the philosophers. It was not d'Holbach's openly materialist theses that were condemned but the demonstration of atheism and anticlericalism. S. n.[ Marc Michel Rey] hardcover

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Système Social. Ou Principes Naturels De La Morale Et De La Politique. Avec Un Examen De LInfluence Du Gouvernement Sur Les Moeurs

1773elala1356London Amsterdam: 1773. 1773. 3 Volumes in 1. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l. 210; 176; 167. with half-titles. contemporary sprinkled calf gilt back extremities worn. Published the same year as the first edition. Holbach was the foremost exponent of atheistic materialism in the Enlightenment. In the Politique Naturelle La Morale Universelle and the Système Sociale Holbach attempted to construct a system of ethical and political values based on mans physical nature and primary needs as the only desirable alternative to the illusory and harmful system predicated on supernatural theology. Copies of the present work were seized by the police and it was placed on the Index on August 18 1775. Vercruysse 1773-A5. Barbier IV 621-22. Cioranescu 34061. Quérard IV 119. Rand I 269. cfTchemerzine VI 246 a. 1st Edition. Hardcover. London [Amsterdam?]: 1773. Hardcover

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HISTOIRE PHILOSOPHIQUE ET POLITIQUE DES ÉTABLISSEMENS ET DU COMMERCE DES EUROPÉENS DANS LES DEUX INDES. [10 volumes].

17810042251781 Genève, Pellet, 1781. Dix volumes in-8 (130 X 207 mm) basane fauve marbrée, dos lisse orné à la grotesque de motifs dorés, pièces de titre et de tomaison grenat et vert, coupes ornées d'une guirlande dorée, coiffes filetées, tranches jaspées (reliure de l'époque). Tome I : portrait, XVI pages de faux-titre, titre, avertissement et table, 348 pages, (1) f. d'errata, (2) tableaux dépliants ; Tome II : frontispice, XII pages de faux-titre, titre et table, 378 pages, (1) f. d'errata, (4) tableaux dépliants ; Tome III : frontispice, VII pages de faux-titre, titre et table, 372 pages, (1) f. d'errata ; Tome IV : frontispice, XII pages de faux-titre, titre et table, 308 pages, (1) f. d'errata, (3) tableaux dépliants ; Tome V : frontispice, VII pages de faux-titre, titre et table, 259 pages, (1) f. d'errata, (1) tableau dépliant ; Tome VI : frontispice, XII pages de faux-titre, titre et table, 308 pages, (1) f. d'errata ; Tome VII : frontispice, XVI pages de faux-titre, titre et table, 359 pages, (1) page d'errata, (5) tableaux dépliants ; Tome VIII : frontispice, XII pages de faux-titre, titre et table, 352 pages ; Tome IX : frontispice, VIII pages de faux-titre, titre et table, 262 pages, (1) f. blanc, (1) f. d'errata, (9) tableaux dépliants ; Tome X : frontispice, V pages de faux-titre, titre et table, 348 pages, (1) f. d'errata. Quelques petites restaurations à la reliure.

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