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B9781340311582Hardback. New. hardcover
A9781340311582Hardback. New. hardcover
177425060Amsterdam: Arkstee et Merkus 1774. Very Good. Amsterdam: Arkstée & Merkus 1774. Two volumes; 12mo; contemporary cats paw calf gilt spines marbled endpapers all edges marbled blue; 2viii384; 4392pp. collated complete including half titles; decorative head- and tail-pieces. Leather rather scuffed joints starting to crack but holding coin-sized loss to top fore-edge corner of first eight leaves of Vol. II not quite touching text else a Good to Very Good internally clean and fresh set. Arkstee et Merkus unknown
177629193AB1776. A Amsterdam & à Leipsick Chez Arkstée & Merkus 1776. Octavo. Tome Premier: XII 370 pages / Tome Second: 551 pp. avec "Le Bonheur - Poeme" - 'Ou Essai sur la Vie & les Ouvrages de M.Helvetius par M'. Hardcover - Modern masterbinding / Tres bon reliure moderne demi-maroquin. Tres bon etat / Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. An excellent early french language edition on beautiful uncut excellent paper with extra wide margins. Helvétius' philosophical studies ended in the production of his famous book De l'esprit On Mind. It was first published in 1758 and was intended to be the rival of Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws with Helvétius arguing strongly against Montesquieu's theory that climate influenced the character of nations. The work attracted immediate attention and aroused the most formidable opposition especially from the dauphin Louis son of King Louis XV. The Advocate General Joly de Fleury condemned it in the Parlement of Paris in January 1759. The Sorbonne condemned the book while the priests persuaded the court that it was full of the most dangerous doctrines. The book was declared to be heretical so atheistic that it was condemned by Church and State and was burned. Helvétius terrified at the storm he had raised wrote three separate and humiliating retractions. In spite of his protestations of orthodoxy the book was publicly burned by the Paris hangman. It had far-reaching negative effects on the rest of the philosophes in particular Denis Diderot and the great work he was doing on the Encyclopedie. The religious authorities particularly the Jesuits and the new pope began to fear the spread of atheism and wanted to clamp down on the 'modern thought' hard and quickly. De l'esprit became almost a scapegoat for this. This great publicity resulted in the book being translated into almost all the languages of Europe. Voltaire said that it lacked originality. Rousseau declared that the very benevolence of the author gave the lie to his principles. Grimm thought that all the ideas in the book were borrowed from Diderot. Madame du Deffand felt that Helvétius had raised such a storm by saying openly what everyone thought in secret. Madame de Graffigny claimed that all the good things in the book had been picked up in her own salon. Wikipedia hardcover
elala2495Paris: Durand 1758. Second Quarto Edition. Conceived as a rival work to Montesquieu's L'Esprit des Lois this is Helvétius' principal work and the only one to be published in his lifetime. Helvetius' thought represents the extreme form attained by the sensationalist and utilitarian philosophy in eighteenth century France and his treatise had a wide and profound influence on Beccaria the Encyclopedist movement particularly Holbach the British Utilitarians especially Bentham and Mill as well as on Godwin who considered it to be one of the most influential books in his development. "No book during the eighteenth century except perhaps Rousseau's Émile evoked such an outcry from the religious and civil authorities or such universal public interest. Condemned as atheistic materialistic sacrilegious immoral and subversive it enjoyed a remarkable succès de scandale. The work lost its privilege within a fortnight of its publication." Smith Denounced by the Sorbonne as containing within its pages all of the poisons scattered through modern literature it was burned by order of the parlement at the beginning of 1759. Helvetius himself made three separate retractions but his work was widely reprinted translated and read throughout Europe. Smith E2A. Cioranescu III 33643. Goldsmiths' 9432. Kress 5710. Rand I 250. cfTchemerzine VI 188. 4to. pp. 2 p.l. xxii 643 1. complete with half-title. woodcut title vignette. contemporary mottled calf gilt back spinal extremities chipped small piece of calf missing from lower front cover; a nice crisp copy Paris: Durand, 1758 unknown
MA03OS-00071Albion Press. Collectible - Acceptable. Albion Press 1810. 8vo Hardcover. 4frontisxxxviii498pp4. Poor book. 1/4 leather backed marbled boards with decorative gilt compartments raised spine bands gilt spine lettering and green endpapers. Heavy edgewear. Boards rubbed. Pages age toned. Penciled notations to the verso front free endpaper and first blank. Bottom corner of page 409 torn away with some text missing. With typical period foxing throughout. philosophy enlightenment atheism Inquire if you need further information. Albion Press hardcover
139116511X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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1759024098Amsterdam Leipsick: Arkstée & Merkus 1759. Due tomi in un volume 11x17 cm di XXVI-324 e 336 pagine. Una interessante nota manoscritta d'epoca alla prima pagina bianca. Legatura coeva in piena pelle dorso liscio ornato e dorato risguardie con carta marmorizzata; ex libris settecentesco con stemma eraso al retro del piatto. Condizioni molto buone. Arkstée & Merkus unknown
1772024099Amsterdam Leipsick: Arkstée & Merkus 1772. due volumi 10x17 cm di VIII-384 e 392 pagine. Bella legatura coeva in piena pelle qualche usura ai margini dorso a nervi ornato e dorato con motivi floreali tagli rossi testimoni. Una nota a penna alla prima pagina bianca dice: Quest'Elvezio comprato a Londra. è di Domenico Cayrela. 1776. Condizioni molto buone. Arkstée & Merkus unknown
1758024097Paris: Durand 1758. E.O. Un volume in quarto 21x26 cm di 4 XXII- 643 pagine. Seguito da: CENSURE de la Faculté de Theologie de Paris contre le livre qui a pour titre De lEsprit. Paris Garnier; 1758. Pp 79; testo e titolo anche in latino. ARRETS de la Cour de Parlement du 23 Janvier 1759. Paris Simon; 1759. Pp 31. Condamnation et prohibition. de la part du pape Clement XIII. Roma Camera apostolica; 1759. Pp4; testo in latino e francese. Mandement de Monseigneur lArcheveque de Paris. Paris Simon; 1758. Pp 28; seguito dallEstratto delle Nouvelles Ecclesiastiques. -Legatura coeva in piena pelle dorso a nervi ornato e dorato. Usure alla cuffia superiore a due angoli fenditure alla cerniere; tagli rossi risguardie in carta marmorizzata. Grandi margini. Condizioni molto buone per questa Edizione Originale first edition tiraggio C secondo lo studio di D.W. Smith. Tchemerzine: E.O. Dans beaucoup dexemplaires on trouve à la suite les pièces du procés. Malgrado i tentativi di ritrattazione e di ammenda dellautore lopera venne venne condannata dalla Facoltà di teologia di Parigi dal Papa Clemente XIII 31 gennaio 1759 quindi dal Parlamento. come contenente affermazioni empie blasfeme erronee ed eretiche. Durand unknown
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1759005014London: Printed for the Translator 1759. 3 iv-xvi 1 2-331pp 1. Original speckled calf boards later rebacked raised bands spine in six panels old title label to second panel bands with double rules in gilt to top and bottom gilt roll to board edges. Corners repaired some light staining to covers internally lightly browned throughout with occasional spot of foxing but generally clean. Title in red and black. With several pages mispaginated as per Smith but register correct. The first edition in English of Helvetius' 'De L'Esprit' "an almost openly materialistic and atheistic work" Israel 'Democratic Enlightenment' page 71. Smith 'Bibliography of Helvetius' E.14; Higgs 2090; Kress 5783. First Edition. Hardback. Good. 4to. Printed for the Translator Hardcover
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1780174645A Londres 1780. Relié. Etat moyen. in-8. Pleine reliure Charnières et coiffes accidentées Coins frottés unknown
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