‎Helvetius‎

‎"HELVETIUS.‎

‎Le vrai sens de la Nature. Ouvrage posthume.‎

‎London, 1774. 8vo. Very nice, contemporary full mottled calf with richly gilt spine. Gilt line to edges of boards. Marbled edges. A bit of minor scattered brownspotting and some smaller dampstaining towards end. All in all a very nice copy. (4), III, (1), 151 pp. Beautiful woodcut vignettes.‎

‎Possibly first edition. One of three editions printed in 1774, none of which has been established as the true first. All three editions are printed in London but differ in number of pages, the other two having 96 and 84 respectively, ours having 151. This very interesting work of the French Enlightenment is probably not written by Helvetius, but by whom is not known. It does stay within the controversial lines of the great Enlightenment philosophers, though, probably being the reson why the author has never been identified. It has a lot in common with d'Holbach's monumental ""Système de la Nature"" from 1770, which constitutes the main work of materialism and one of the most important works of natural philosophy. Tchermerzine VI:195.‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 42324

‎( HELVETIUS )‎

‎DE L' ESPRIT.‎

‎Couverture rigide La Haye , Moetjens , 1770 , in12 plein veau , dos lisse orné , filet sur les plats , VIII - 244 - VII -219 -IX -166 - 34 - IV pp Dos légèrement frotté, un mors inférieur faible. Langue: Français‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : M12076

‎(HELVETIUS, C.A.)‎

‎De l'esprit.‎

‎A La Haye, Chez Pierre Moetjens, (Provins, Michelin), 1759. With title-vignettes, titles printed in red and black. 3 volumes. (4), viii, x, 244 pp.; (4), xi, 209 pp.; (4), 166, iv, 34 pp. 12mo. Contemporary polished calf, spines gilt in compartments, gilt fillets on sides, gilt lettering to spine, a very good copy. Smith, E.10; Keim p. 714; Thomas, Checklist, p. 72; not in Tchemerzine-Scheler. Rare clandestine edition, made 'à la Hollandaise' by Michelins in Provins, of this epoch-making work which brought together the 'philosophes' in a common front against their ennemies (see: Belin, Commerce des livres prohibés, p. 102). Claude Adrien Helvétius (1715-1771) obtained the lucrative post of fermier-général in which he soon grew rich. He became known, however, for the philantropic and enlightened uses he made of his great wealth, particularly as a patron of the philosophers and men of letters. He resigned in 1751 from tax-farming, married and retired to his country estate, thenceforth devoting himself primarily to philosophical and literary persuits. The publication in 1758 of his principal work, De l'Esprit, proved to be one of the ideological causes célébres of the eighteenth century. Appearing at a moment of political reaction, De l'Esprit was noisily condemned by the authorities, both ecclesiastical and ministerial, for its dangerously heretical and subversive opinions. No book during the eighteenth century, except perhaps Rousseau's Emile, 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. It lost its privilège within a fortnight of its publication. It was attacked in Church periodicals and in polemical pamphlets, in the literary salons and in popular songs, from bishops' pulpits and from the stage of the Théâtre français. When the work appeared it was censured by the Sorbonne, the pope and the Parlement of Paris and in 1759 it was burnt by the public executioner. Even Diderot found himself unable to subscribe to it. But in spite of Diderot's systematic refutation of the work and in spite of the fact that Helvétius never collaborated in the Encyclopédie the authorities held the sensationalistic philosophy expounded by the encyclopédistes responsible for Helvétius dangerous principles. The appearance of De l'Esprit was thus an important factor in the second suppression of the Encyclopédie. The thought of Helvétius sprang mainly from the predominant current of sensualism in the Enlightenment, which he fashioned with marked originality into what may be described as a thoroughgoing doctrine of 'environmental behaviorism'. - In this copy the 'Tables sommaires' are bound before the 'discourses.'‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 18102

‎(HELVETIUS, CLAUDE ADRIEN).‎

‎De l'Esprit. - [PRESENTATION-COPY OF THE EXCEEDINGLY RARE FIRST ISSUE]‎

‎Paris, Durand, 1758. Large 4to. Large-paper copy bound in a beautiful contemporary full calf binding with five raised bands to richly gilt spine. Triple gilt line-borders to boards, all edges of boards gilt and inner gilt dentelles. All edges gilt. A stunning, bright, clean, and fresh copy, with minimal wear and no restorations of any kind. Presentation-inscriptions to front free end-paper and to verso of title-page (see description in note below). Large woodcut title-vignette and many smaller vignettes throughout. (4), XXII, 643, (1) pp. + 40 ff. (i.e. the original, uncorrected leaves: pp. 1-16 35-38 59-62 67-70 75-78 139-142 145-154 169-176 187-190 233-34 227-230 459-462 547-550" 603-606 + 2 extra leaves that were printed incorrectly, namely p. 160 - reset & p. 239 - different vignette).‎

‎Extremely rare first edition, first issue, with manuscript dedication-inscription from the author, of this monumental work of the French Enlightenment. This magnum opus of modern thought is considered the founding work of modern Utilitarianism, as it is here that Helvétius articulates the greatest happiness principle (""the greatest happiness for the greatest number"") for the first time and becomes the first to define social welfare upon this utilitarian maxim, directly influencing Bentham and Mill.The materialistic philosophy of Helvétius' ""De l'Esprit"" also directly influenced Karl Marx, who had studied the work while in Paris and called the ideas presented in it ""the social basis of communism"".""De l'Esprit"" arguably constitutes the greatest ""succès de scandale"" of Western thought and one of the most influential works of Western philosophy.This magnificent copy is stunning in all ways. It contains all the extremely rare condemned and repressed leaves of the first issue (bound in the back), it is printed on large paper, contemporarily bound (presumably under instruction by Helvétius himself) in a stunning full calf gift binding and with two manuscript ex-dono- (presentation-) inscriptions by Helvétius himself. One of them, on the verso of the title-page, is crossed out, but is still legible (reading ""donum auctoris 17 avril 1760 Cl. Helvetius""), the second, on the front free end-paper reads ""ex dono auctoris 1761"" - thus indicating that Helvétius, who had the copy in his possession, to give away when he felt it appropriate, had first intended to give it away - perhaps late in the year - in 1760, and then ended up giving it away in 1761. The work lost its privilege almost immediately, and even though Hélvetius wrote three retractions, it was still condemned and publicly burnt. In spite of this, Helvétius still kept a few copies of the very first issue, with all the original leaves. According to Smith, 15 copies existed, and as Jacques Guérin also notes, these copies were all intended for his close friends and family (we know for instance that Rousseau received one of the copies). These copies, of which the present is one, are thus of the utmost scarcity. Only one other has been on the market within the last 25 years, namely that of Jacques Guérin, which, however, did not have a dedication-inscription from Helvétius.As Tchermerzine describes, the extremely rare copies of the first issue, which are either without the newly formulated leaves or with the original leaves preserved (our copy has them all!) are between 10 and 60 times as valuable as the later issues, depending on condition - these between 4 and 15 copies are the only ones to contain the 80 revolutionary pages that caused the work to be condemned and burnt and sent Helvétius into exile. Tchermerzine does not, however, account for copies with a presentation-inscription like the present. The work caused an immense uproar, when it appeared. It was considered so heretical, atheistic, and immoral that it lost its privilege within a fortnight" it was heavily condemned by the Church and the State and was burnt by the Hangman, the plan being to destroy all copies of it. Few books in the entire history of printing have been met with such opposition - it was condemned by both the son of Louis XV and the Sorbonne, and the priests succeeded in convincing the court that the doctrines were so dangerous that even though Helvetius wrote three retractions, the book was still publically burned" and when the Encyclopédie of Diderot and d'Alembert was suppressed for the second time, this had much to do with Helvétius' De l'Esprit and the scandal it had caused.This scandalous work, however, gained so much attention that it was almost immediately translated into all European languages, contributing to the immense influence it came to have on all European thought. ""The history of Helvetius's De l'esprit (1758), his first major work, is eventful, complicated and paradoxical. No book during the eighteenth century, except perhaps Rousseau's Emile, 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 succes de scandale. The work lost its privilege within a fortnight of its publication. It was attacked in Church periodicals and in polemical pamphlets, in the literary salons and in popular songs, from bishops' pulpits and from the stage of the Théâtre francais. Though Helvetius retracted his book three times, he was condemned by the Archbishop of Paris (Nov. 1758), the Pope (Jan. 1759), the Parlement of Paris (Feb. 1759), the Sorbonne (Apr. 1759) and by various bishops."" (Smith, p. 332).""In ""De l'ésprit"" (1758), Helvétius follows the Lockean sensationalism of Condillac and pairs it with the claim that human beings are motivated in their actions only by the natural desire to maximize their own pleasure and minimize their pain. ""De l'ésprit"", though widely read, gives rise to strong negative reactions in the time, both by political and religious authorities (the Sorbonne, the Pope and the Parlement of Paris all condemn the book) and by prominent fellow philosophes, in great part because Helvétius's psychology seems to critics to render moral imperatives and values without basis, despite his best attempts to derive them. Helvétius attempts to ground the moral equality of all human beings by portraying all human beings, whatever their standing in the social hierarchy, whatever their special talents and gifts, as equally products of the nature we share plus the variable influences of education and social environment."" (SEP).D. W. Smith, The Publication of Helvetius's De l'esprit, in French Studies, 1968, p. 105.Tschermerzine III:672.‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 52026

‎(HELVETIUS, CLAUDE ADRIEN).‎

‎De l'Esprit. - PRESENTATION-COPY OF THE EXCEEDINGLY RARE FIRST ISSUE‎

‎Paris Durand 1758. Large 4to. Large-paper copy bound in a beautiful contemporary full calf binding with five raised bands to richly gilt spine. Triple gilt line-borders to boards all edges of boards gilt and inner gilt dentelles. All edges gilt. A stunning bright clean and fresh copy with minimal wear and no restorations of any kind. Presentation-inscriptions to front free end-paper and to verso of title-page see description in note below. Large woodcut title-vignette and many smaller vignettes throughout. 4 XXII 643 1 pp. 40 ff. i.e. the original uncorrected leaves: pp. 1-16; 35-38; 59-62; 67-70; 75-78; 139-142; 145-154; 169-176; 187-190; 233-34; 227-230; 459-462; 547-550; 603-606 2 extra leaves that were printed incorrectly namely p. 160 - reset & p. 239 - different vignette. <br/><br/><em>Extremely rare first edition first issue with manuscript dedication-inscription from the author of this monumental work of the French Enlightenment. This magnum opus of modern thought is considered the founding work of modern Utilitarianism as it is here that Helvétius articulates the greatest happiness principle "the greatest happiness for the greatest number" for the first time and becomes the first to define social welfare upon this utilitarian maxim directly influencing Bentham and Mill.The materialistic philosophy of Helvétius' "De l'Esprit" also directly influenced Karl Marx who had studied the work while in Paris and called the ideas presented in it "the social basis of communism"."De l'Esprit" arguably constitutes the greatest "succès de scandale" of Western thought and one of the most influential works of Western philosophy.This magnificent copy is stunning in all ways. It contains all the extremely rare condemned and repressed leaves of the first issue bound in the back it is printed on large paper contemporarily bound presumably under instruction by Helvétius himself in a stunning full calf gift binding and with two manuscript ex-dono- presentation- inscriptions by Helvétius himself. One of them on the verso of the title-page is crossed out but is still legible reading "donum auctoris 17 avril 1760 Cl. Helvetius" the second on the front free end-paper reads "ex dono auctoris 1761" - thus indicating that Helvétius who had the copy in his possession to give away when he felt it appropriate had first intended to give it away - perhaps late in the year - in 1760 and then ended up giving it away in 1761. The work lost its privilege almost immediately and even though Hélvetius wrote three retractions it was still condemned and publicly burnt. In spite of this Helvétius still kept a few copies of the very first issue with all the original leaves. According to Smith 15 copies existed and as Jacques Guérin also notes these copies were all intended for his close friends and family we know for instance that Rousseau received one of the copies. These copies of which the present is one are thus of the utmost scarcity. Only one other has been on the market within the last 25 years namely that of Jacques Guérin which however did not have a dedication-inscription from Helvétius.As Tchermerzine describes the extremely rare copies of the first issue which are either without the newly formulated leaves or with the original leaves preserved our copy has them all! are between 10 and 60 times as valuable as the later issues depending on condition - these between 4 and 15 copies are the only ones to contain the 80 revolutionary pages that caused the work to be condemned and burnt and sent Helvétius into exile. Tchermerzine does not however account for copies with a presentation-inscription like the present. The work caused an immense uproar when it appeared. It was considered so heretical atheistic and immoral that it lost its privilege within a fortnight; it was heavily condemned by the Church and the State and was burnt by the Hangman the plan being to destroy all copies of it. Few books in the entire history of printing have been met with such opposition - it was condemned by both the son of Louis XV and the Sorbonne and the priests succeeded in convincing the court that the doctrines were so dangerous that even though Helvetius wrote three retractions the book was still publically burned; and when the Encyclopédie of Diderot and d'Alembert was suppressed for the second time this had much to do with Helvétius' De l'Esprit and the scandal it had caused.This scandalous work however gained so much attention that it was almost immediately translated into all European languages contributing to the immense influence it came to have on all European thought. "The history of Helvetius's De l'esprit 1758 his first major work is eventful complicated and paradoxical. No book during the eighteenth century except perhaps Rousseau's Emile 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 succes de scandale. The work lost its privilege within a fortnight of its publication. It was attacked in Church periodicals and in polemical pamphlets in the literary salons and in popular songs from bishops' pulpits and from the stage of the Théâtre francais. Though Helvetius retracted his book three times he was condemned by the Archbishop of Paris Nov. 1758 the Pope Jan. 1759 the Parlement of Paris Feb. 1759 the Sorbonne Apr. 1759 and by various bishops." Smith p. 332."In "De l'ésprit" 1758 Helvétius follows the Lockean sensationalism of Condillac and pairs it with the claim that human beings are motivated in their actions only by the natural desire to maximize their own pleasure and minimize their pain. "De l'ésprit" though widely read gives rise to strong negative reactions in the time both by political and religious authorities the Sorbonne the Pope and the Parlement of Paris all condemn the book and by prominent fellow philosophes in great part because Helvétius's psychology seems to critics to render moral imperatives and values without basis despite his best attempts to derive them. Helvétius attempts to ground the moral equality of all human beings by portraying all human beings whatever their standing in the social hierarchy whatever their special talents and gifts as equally products of the nature we share plus the variable influences of education and social environment." SEP.D. W. Smith The Publication of Helvetius's De l'esprit in French Studies 1968 p. 105.Tschermerzine III:672. </em> hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 52026

‎1715-1771 Helvetius‎

‎de L'Esprit: 2‎

‎Hardback. New. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : B9781340311582 ISBN : 1340311585 9781340311582

‎[Claude Adrien Helvetius]‎

‎De l'Esprit‎

‎Amsterdam: 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

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 25060

‎[HELVÉTIUS, Claude-Adrien].‎

‎De l'Esprit. [Exemplaire enrichi de trois pièces autour du scandale de sa parution].‎

‎Paris, Durand, 1758. 1 vol. in-4, (25,5 x 20 cm) ; [2] ff., XXII pp., 643 pp. et [1] p. Reliure en plein veau d'époque, dos à nerfs orné, pièce de titre de maroquin rouge, tranches rouges. Exemplaire en belle condition (deux coins légèrement frottés à signaler).‎

‎Un monument des Lumières et de la philosophie matérialiste et un des grands scandales éditoriaux du XVIIIe siècle. Édition originale en second tirage (décrite [E.1B] par David Smith), dans lequel le premier mot de la page 5 est "de" (alors qu'il est "dans" dans le premier tirage [E.1A] devenu rarissime et "mon" dans la deuxième édition [E.2] parue la même année et plus commune) et portant les erreurs de titre "Dicours II" au lieu de "Discours II" en tête de la page 67 et "Discours II" au lieu de "Discours III" en tête de la page 295. Ouvrage imprimé par Moreau, imprimeur de la Reine et de monseigneur le Dauphin. À la page 644, comme au premier tirage [E.1A], l'Approbation est signée par Tercier à la date du 27 mars 1758 et le Privilège du roi est signé par Le Bègue au 12 mai 1758, avec un enregistrement par Le Mercier le 19 mai 1758. "Première édition de cet ouvrage célèbre, censuré par la Sorbonne comme contenant tous les poisons épars dans les différents livres modernes, c'est-à-dire contemporains. [...] L'ouvrage dédié à la famille royale, fut repoussé par cette dernière, et le 10 août, peu de jours après celui de la parution, le privilège, donné le 12 mai, fut révoqué. Malgré la Lettre au révérend père..... [Berthier ou Pleix], qui constitue une apologie et une rétractation, suivie d'une autre rétractation plus explicite, le livre fut blâmé par le clergé. Helvétius en remit alors une troisième à Joly de Fleury, avocat général, le 22 janvier 1759 ; le 31 parut la lettre du pape, le 9 avril, la censure de la Faculté de Théologie. Dès le 23 janvier Fleury avait prononcé ses réquisitions, tout en ménageant l'auteur lui-même, et le Parlement, le 6 février 1759 rendit son jugement ; le livre fut brûlé le 10. Helvétius se défit de sa charge de maître d'hôtel de la reine ; le censeur démissionna". (Tchémerzine, Bibliographie des éditions originales et rares d'auteurs français). Table sommaire : Discours I : De l'Esprit en lui-même. Discours II : De l'Esprit par rapport à la société. Discours III : Si l'Esprit doit être considéré comme un don de la nature, ou comme un effet de l'éducation. Discours IV : Des différents noms donnés à l'Esprit. Notre exemplaire est enrichi de trois pièces peu communes en lien avec le scandale dû à la parution de l'ouvrage, reliées à la suite : - Arrest du Conseil d'État du Roi, Rendu au sujet du privilège ci-devant accordé pour l'impression de l'Ouvrage intitulé, de l'Esprit. Du 10 Août 1758. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1758. "Le Roi s'étant fait rendre compte d'un livre intitulé, de l'Esprit, imprimé en vertu de lettres de privilège obtenues le 12 mai dernier, Sa Majesté auroit reconnu que la licence qui règne dans tout cet ouvrage, & les maximes dangereuses qui y sont répandues, ne permettent pas de laisser subsister ledit privilège, & de tolérer le débit & la distribution dudit livre ; [...] Ordonne que ledit Livre sera & demeurera supprimé, & en conséquence, que tous les exemplaires qui en ont été répandus dans le public, seront incessamment rapportés au greffe [...] pour y être supprimés." (Extraits). - 2 pages in-8 imprimées d'une lettre de repentir et de rétractation de Helvétius face à la mauvaise réception du livre : "il est bien cruel & bien douloureux pour moi d'avoir allarmé, scandalisé, révolté même des personnes pieuses, éclairées, respectables, dont j'ambitionnois les suffrages [...] ; mais c'est ma faute, je la reconnois dans toute son étendue, & je l'expie par le plus amer repentir. Je souhaite très vivement & très sincèrement que tous ceux qui auront eu le malheur de lire cet ouvrage, me fassent la grâce de ne me point juger d'après la fatale impression qui leur en reste." (Extrait). Cette lettre suit une lettre précédente au "Père ***" qui n'avait alors pas suffit à lever les scrupules qui pesaient sur l'auteur. - Mandement de Monseigneur l'Archevêque de Paris, portant condamnation d'un Livre qui a pour titre, De l'Esprit. Paris, C.F. Simon, 1758. 28 pp. Bibliographie : David Smith, Bibliography of the writings of Helvétius, Centre international d'étude du XVIIIe siècle, Ferney-Voltaire, 2001.‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 1735

‎[HELVETIUS, Claude-Adrien]‎

‎DE LESPRIT.‎

‎1758 Paris: Durand, 1758. In-4: 20.5 x 25.5 cm, 2 ff. n. chiff. de faux-titre et titre, xxii pp. de préface et table, 643 pp. de texte des 4 Dicscours, privilège au vo du dernier f. Édition originale de ce célèbre essai matérialiste qui fit date tant dans lhistoire de la pensée que dans celle de lédition. (Smith, «The publication of Helvetius's De l'Esprit», French studies, XVIII, 1964, pp. 332 et sq.) Paru sans nom dauteur le 27 juillet, les thèses matérialistes défendues par Helvetius sont rapidement dénoncées par les milieux conservateurs; le privilège est révoqué en janvier 1759, et bon nombre dexemplaire sont brûlés après larrêté du parlement du 6 février 1759. Reliure de lépoque en veau brun. Dos à cinq nerfs avec pièce de titre en maroquin rouge et caissons ornés aux petits fers. Tranches rouges. Déchirures marginales aux faux-titre et titre, rares piqûres. Manque à la coiffe de tête. Griffures aux plats, coins émoussés. Beau volume de lecture.‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 7829

‎[HELVETIUS Claude-Adrien]:‎

‎De l'esprit.‎

‎A Amsterdam & à Leipsick, chez Arkstée & Merckus, 1776. 2 volumes in-12 de XII-370 et [4]-379 pages, demi-veau moucheté à petits coins, dos lisses ornés de filets, roulettes, fleurons, titre et tomaison dorés, pièces de titre tabac, de tomaison noires, tranches mouchetées.‎

‎"Un arrêt du parlement, rendu le 6 février 1759, fit brûler, le 10 du même mois, cet ouvrage condamné de toutes parts, ce qui n'a pas empêché qu'il n'ait été réimprimer plusieurs fois depuis". Quérard La France littéraire IV, p.60 ; Barbier II, 178. Nom de possesseur aux titres, à la plume: "Barbey ministre".‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 11333

‎[HELVETIUS, Claude Adrien]‎

‎De L'Esprit.‎

‎A Paris, Chez Durand, Libraire rue du Foin, 1769, 1 volume in-8 de 205x125x35 mm environ, 1f. blanc, xx-481 pages, 1f. (privilège), Avec approbation et privilège du Roi (édition clandestine publiée après la révocation du privilège), parchemin ivoire, dos lisse portant titres dorés sur pièces de titre vert olive, orné de petits fers dorés, tranches mouchetées de rouge. Quelques rousseurs, une mouillure dans l'angle supérieur sur les 65 premières pages, des taches (p. 133,268, 288 à 291), une coupe abimée avec manque de cuir, rares petits défauts de marge.‎

‎De l'esprit est un essai de Claude-Adrien Helvétius paru, sans nom d'auteur, le 27 juillet 1758. Les thèses matérialistes qu'il contient sont rapidement dénoncées par les milieux conservateurs. Le privilège d'édition est révoqué en 1759. Merci de nous contacter à l'avance si vous souhaitez consulter une référence au sein de notre librairie.‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 107603

‎[Helvetius, Claude Adrien]‎

‎De L'Esprit. On Mind‎

‎1776. 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

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 29193AB

‎[LITTERATURE] - HELVÉTIUS (Claude-Adrien) -‎

‎OEUVRES COMPLETTES DE M. HELVÉTIUS DE L ESPRIT.‎

‎Londres, s.e., 1781 ; in-8, 282-448-384-398-407 pp., cartonnage de l'éditeur. Les 5 volumes. Plein veau : EN 5 VOLUMES.‎

‎Plein veau : EN 5 VOLUMES.‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 200406379

‎Adriaan Helvetius‎

‎Traité des Maladies les Plus Frequentes Et des Remedes Spécifiques pour les Guerir‎

‎paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0259342343.G ISBN : 0259342343 9780259342342

‎Bergh, P T Helvetius van den‎

‎History The Hague Scheveningen Theatre Play Een Theepraatje uitgegeven ten voordeele van de vereeniging tot voortdurende ondersteuning der nagelaten betrekkingen van verongelukte scheveningsche visschers tweede druk Van Weelden & Mingelen ’s Gravenhage 1868 69 pp.‎

‎Original paper binding  minor discoloration along the edges spine damaged 20 x 13 cm. Rare theatre play on the care for the surviving members of the Scheveningen community.  unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : ZZ90316-59

‎C A Helvetius; Claude Adrien Helvetius‎

‎De L'Espirit or Essays on the Mind and Its Several Faculties‎

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Referenz des Buchhändlers : 6274783 ISBN : 1432624229 9781432624224

‎Claude-Adrien Helvétius [d'Holbach]‎

‎Œuvres complètes de M. Helvétius‎

‎sans mention d'éditeur [Dufour et Roux] "Londres, [Maastrich]1777, 4 vol. in-8 pleine basane mouchetée, dos sans nerfs, dos très orné, pièce de titre de cuir blanc, tomaison de cuir azur. Tranches rouges. Reliure de l'époque. T.I 2ff.-IIpp.-484pp. / T.II XX.-513pp.-1f. / T.III XXVIIIpp.-586pp. / T.IV XIV-616pp. (dernière page notée par erreur 416). Le T.I contient L'Eloge de M. Helvétius / préface ou essai sur la vie et les ouvrages de M. Helvetius (par Saint Lambert) et poème Du Bonheur / le vrai sens du Sytème de la Nature / Les progrès de la raison / Lettre relative à M. Dupré de Lille. // Le T.II contient De l'Esprit // le T.III contient De L'Homme // T.IV contient Le Système de la Nature qui est en fait du Baron d'Holbach. Smith, Bibliography of the writings of Helvetius p.25 ""Publication of this edition, the only ""Oeuvres"" to include the ""Système de la nature""can be attributed to Jean Edme Dufour, who had earlier worked for Bassompierres, and Philippe Roux of Maastricht, whose association with Dufour lasted from 1775 to 1787."" Comme l'exemplaire de la Bibliothèque Nationale de France, notre exemplaire ne contient pas le portrait annoncé à la fin de l'avis du libraire du T.I. Petit défaut en coiffe de tête du T.I, légères épidermures sur les plat du T.II sinon très bon exemplaire de ces importants travaux d'un philosophe des Lumières. Ex libris gravé Fontenay (sans doute Pierre-Louis, Comte de Fontenay 1760-1854) ."‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 15834

‎Claude Adrien Helvetius‎

‎A Treatise on Man His Intellectual Faculties and His Education Vol. 1: A Posthumous Work of M. Helvetius; Translated From the French With Additional Notes Classic Reprint‎

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Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0331337754.G ISBN : 0331337754 9780331337754

‎Claude Adrien Helvetius‎

‎Correspondance générale d'Helvétius Volume III: 1761-1774 / Lettres 465-720 French Edition‎

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Referenz des Buchhändlers : 25524549 ISBN : 1442638826 9781442638822

‎Claude Adrien Helvetius‎

‎de L'Espirit: Or Essays on the Mind and Its Several Faculties‎

‎Hardback. New. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : B9781494161675 ISBN : 1494161672 9781494161675

‎Claude Adrien Helvetius‎

‎de l'Esprit Vol. 3 Classic Reprint French Edition‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 139116511X.G ISBN : 139116511X 9781391165110

‎Claude Adrien Helvetius‎

‎De L'esprit: Or Essays on the Mind and Its Several Faculties Classic Reprint‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0260504025.G ISBN : 0260504025 9780260504029

‎Claude Adried Helvetius‎

‎DE L'ESPRIT.‎

‎Amsterdam 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

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 024099

‎Claude Adrien Helvetius‎

‎De l'Homme de Ses Facultés Intellectuelles Et de Son Éducation Vol. 5: Ouvrage Posthume Classic Reprint French Edition‎

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Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0365991457.G ISBN : 0365991457 9780365991458

‎Claude Adrien Helvetius‎

‎de l'Homme de Ses Facultés Intellectuelles Et de Son Éducation Vol. 4 Classic Reprint French Edition‎

‎hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 1391160223.G ISBN : 1391160223 9781391160221