‎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.‎

Bookseller reference : 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

Bookseller reference : M12076

‎(Elie Luzac) Helvetius‎

‎LE BONHEUR OU SYSTEME DE JURISPRUDENCE NATURELLE. Rilegato assieme a: LE BONHEUR Poeme en six chants avec des fragments.‎

‎Berlin – Londres 17531773. Due opere in un volume 9x157 cm di 158 pp e LXXII-83 pp. Una brunitura diffusa alla prima opera con erosione marginale all'angolo alto della pagina di titolo senza toccare lo stampato con firmetta antica di possesso. Macchioline al titolo della seconda opera. Legatura coeva in papier dominoté dorso spaccato senza pagine bianche. 1-Luzac LE BONHEUR OU. Prima edizione. L'opera è stata a volte erroneamente anche attribuita a La Mettrie di cui Luzac era editore in Olanda. Ma in realtà era stato lo stesso Luzac a confutare l'opera di La Mettrie con L'Homme plus que machine. “La raison la tolérance la modération et l'harmonie sont des valeurs centrales pour Luzac. Il fait partie du monde des Lumières modérées et à ce titre croit en la liberté intellectuelle et s'oppose à l'intolérance du clergé et à la répression gouvernementale.” Raro. 2- Helvetius: LE BONHEUR. Edizione dell'anno seguente all'originale. Probabile contraffazione: nel 1773 le edizioni “vere” o pirata si susseguirono almeno cinque. « Les pages préliminaires sont occupées par un Essai sur la vie et les ouvrages d'Helvetius attribué à Duclos sans raison sérieuse et dont Saint-Lambert s'est déclaré par la suite être l'auteur. On le retrouve dans ses Oeuvres Philosophiques. Grimm en fait le plus grand éloge. » unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 009248

‎(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

Bookseller reference : 52026

‎(HELVETIUS).‎

‎De l'Esprit.‎

‎1758 Paris. Durand. 1758. 1 volume in-4, plein veau marbré, dos à nerfs orné, pièce de titre rouge. (2) ff. ; XXII pp. ; 643 pp. ; (1) p. De privilèges.‎

‎Edition originale, tirage B.Après son approbation initiale en 1758, l’ouvrage fut condamné par le Pape, le Parlement et la Sorbonne en 1759, et… souvent réimprimé par la suite. “J’ai cru qu’on devait traiter la Morale comme toutes les autres Sciences, et faire une Morale comme une Physique expérimentale… ”. Selon Helvétius en effet, la vertu et le vice sont des notions relatives, les actions vertueuses étant celles qui contribuent au bonheur général d’une nation. Il considère par ailleurs que tous les esprits sont égaux à l’origine, et que les différences ne sont que le résultat de l’éducation. Défauts à la coiffe supérieure et aux mors du 1er plat. Infimes rousseurs. Petite mouillure angulaire sur les 2 premiers feuillets.‎

Bookseller reference : 45361

‎(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.‎

Bookseller reference : 52026

‎1715-1771 Helvetius‎

‎A Treatise on Man His Intellectual Faculties and His Education; Volume 1‎

‎Paperback / softback. New. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : B9781021813817 ISBN : 1021813818 9781021813817

‎1715-1771 Helvetius‎

‎De L'esprit: 1‎

‎Hardback. New. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : B9781020794230 ISBN : 1020794232 9781020794230

‎1715-1771 Helvetius‎

‎de L'Esprit: 2‎

‎Hardback. New. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 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

Bookseller reference : 25060

‎[HELVETIUS, Claude Adrien] [1715-1771]‎

‎De L'Esprit‎

‎Paris: 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

Bookseller reference : elala2495

‎[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.‎

Bookseller reference : 107603

‎[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.‎

Bookseller reference : 7829

‎[HELVETIUS]‎

‎DE L’ESPRIT (tome 2 et 3 seuls).‎

‎Chez Pierre Motjens (sic), LA HAYE , 1759‎

‎Un volume in 16° (10 x 17 cm), reliure de l’époque, dos lisse, avec faux caissons ornés de motifs fleuraux habituels. Cet exemplaire contient les tomes II et III de cette oeuvre fameuse. Tome II : 209 pages. Tome III: 156 pages. In fine on trouve un texte intitulé : LETTRE AU R.P. BERTHIER SUR LE MATERIALISME (une lettre de 34 pages).On ne lit aucun nom d’auteur sur la page titre, mais dans les deux tomes le titre est imprimé en lettres rouges. La mention de l’Editeur est inscrite comme suit: “A LA HAYE, chez Pierre MOTJENS, Imprimeur Libraire, proche de la Cour, M.DCC. LIX “. L’auteur de cet ouvrage est évidemment HELVETIUS (1715-1771), un homme dont les idées surpassèrent en audace celles de DIDEROT, VOLTAIRE ET D’HOLBACH. L’édition originale (1758) était déjà anonyme et les copies suivantes le furent de même. Peut-être que cet anonymat fut la volonté d’HEVETIUS lui-même ne tenant pas à se faire connaître comme l’auteur de ce livre explosif. Il s’agit en effet du texte le plus critique à l’égard de la religion et du pouvoir qui ait été écrit au siècle des Lumières. Il est dit que sa première édition résulta d’une sorte de malentendu (la censure ayant sans doute fait confiance à HELVETIUS, Fermier général et Maître d’Hôtel de la Reine). Mais très vite, condamné aussi bien par le Roi que par l’Eglise, HELVETIUS dut se rétracter et se retirer en province, perdant du même coup sa charge auprès de la Reine. Le texte, édité le 27 juillet 1758, fut d’ailleurs brûlé par le bourreau en place publique le 31 janvier 1759… Sur la première page de titre on trouve les noms de trois anciens possesseurs de ce livr, don't deux ont été barrés. L’état de notre exdemplaire sans défaut majeur, est TRES SATISFAISANT.‎

Bookseller reference : 1385

‎[HELVÉTIUS, Claude-Adrien].‎

‎De l'Esprit.‎

‎Paris, Durand, 1758. 1 vol. in-4, (26 x 20,5 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. Restaurations aux mors, aux coupes et aux coins. Faiblesse en pied du mors supérieur.‎

‎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. Exemplaire portant deux ex-libris contrecollés au premier contreplat : "Ex-libris G. Bengesco" et "Bibliothèque du Prince Roland Bonaparte". Georges Bengesco (1848-1922) était un diplomate roumain en poste à Paris et bibliographe spécialiste de Voltaire. On lui doit une très bonne Bibliographie franco-roumaine du XIXe siècle (Bruxelles, Paul Lacomblez, 1895). Roland Bonaparte (1858-1924) était géographe, géologue, spéléologue et botaniste. Petit-fils de Lucien Bonaparte et petit-neveu de Napoléon Ier, il avait constitué une très importante bibliothèque. Double bonne provenance pour cet exemplaire. Quelques annotations manuscrites dans les marges. Bibliographie : David Smith, Bibliography of the writings of Helvétius, Centre international d'étude du XVIIIe siècle, Ferney-Voltaire, 2001.‎

Bookseller reference : 1883

‎[LITTERATURE] - HELVÉTIUS (Claude-Adrien) -‎

‎OEUVRES COMPLETTES DE M. HELVÉTIUS.‎

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

‎Plein veau : EN 5 VOLUME.‎

Bookseller reference : 200406379

‎Adriaan Helvetius‎

‎Traité des Maladies les Plus Frequentes Et des Remedes Spécifiques pour les Guerir: Avec la Méthode de s'en Servir pour l'Utilité du Public Et le . Pauvres Classic Reprint French Edition‎

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

Bookseller reference : 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 Â’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

Bookseller reference : ZZ90316-59

‎C. A. Helvetius‎

‎De L'esprit; Or Essays on the Mind and its Several Faculties‎

‎Albion 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

Bookseller reference : MA03OS-00071

‎Claude Adrien Helvetius‎

‎A Treatise on Man His Intellectual Faculties and His Education: a Posthumous Work of M. Helvetius. Translated from the French With Additional Notes by W. Hooper‎

‎New. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : A9780371086117 ISBN : 0371086116 9780371086117

‎Claude Adrien Helvetius‎

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

‎Paperback / softback. New. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : A9781498110778 ISBN : 1498110770 9781498110778

‎Claude Adrien Helvetius‎

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

‎Paperback / softback. New. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : B9781498110778 ISBN : 1498110770 9781498110778

‎Claude Adrien Helvetius‎

‎De L'esprit: Or Essays On the Mind. Transl. to Which Are Now Prefixed a Life of the Author and Prefatory Strictures by W. Mudford‎

‎Hardback. New. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : A9781016495219 ISBN : 1016495218 9781016495219

‎Claude Adrien Helvetius‎

‎De L'esprit: Or Essays On the Mind. Transl. to Which Are Now Prefixed a Life of the Author and Prefatory Strictures by W. Mudford‎

‎Hardback. New. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : B9781016495219 ISBN : 1016495218 9781016495219

‎Claude Adried Helvetius‎

‎DE L'ESPRIT.‎

‎Amsterdam 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

Bookseller reference : 024098