Londres i.e. Amsterdam: Marc-Michel Rey 1773. Two volumes octavo. pp viii 232; 4 280. Half-titles present binder's blanks front and rear. Bound in contemporary tortoiseshell calf gilt decorative borders to spines spines with raised bands labels gilt ornaments gilt inner dentelles marbled endpapers bound-in ribbon bookmark perished in vol. I. Small chips to foot of spine of vol. I; covers just a little bowed; yellowing to a few leaves in text; "Baron Holbach" very lightly in ink to half-title leaf in vol. II ; else fine tight in the bindings hinges not cracked text clean and fresh. Variant first printing with a period vs comma after "Naturelle" on title page and with the signature marks at bottom centre of pages and collating a little differently from the other recorded variant. Vercruysse 1773 A2 and A3 describes two variants listing this one first but not giving any reason for that order. Tchemerzine VI 245b. One of several works in which Holbach the outspoken and influential atheist of the Englightenment argues for principles of government based solely on social utility and the common good. He advocated the abolition of class privileges progressive taxation separation of church and state religious toleration secular public education freedom of the press and freedom of speech - familiar principles in western democracies today. First edition. Hardcover. Marc-Michel Rey
Londres actually Amsterdam 1780. Later edition first was in 1770. Two volumes octavo. pp xii 48 371 1 blank; 4 ii 464 pp. Half-titles present binder's blanks front and rear. Bound in modern quarter calf and marbled boards spines gilt lettered giving author as Mirabaud raised bands. Fore and bottom page edges untrimmed. Spines are lightly sunned boards are a little bowed bindings are otherwise fine. Volume I has a damp stain to fore margin of title leaf and some other scattered leaves; damp stain to lower outer corner of pp 249-74; text has tanning to some signatures scattered foxing throughout; ink spot to fore margin of last two leaves no printing affected; outer corners torn from last leaf no printing affected. Volume II has scattered foxing and some tanning in text. In all VG internally text unworn and unmarked with untrimmed edges. Volume I contains on pp 1-47 "Sentiment de Voltaire sur le syst�me de la nature". >> Holbach's most famous book. "The third and properly philosophical stage of Holbach's output began in 1770 with the Syst�me de la nature. This first-and only-example in the Enlightenment of a comprehensive unmitigated defense of atheistic materialism was the culmination of a whole trend of ideas already expressed in varying degrees by La Mettrie Helv�tius Diderot and others. It caused much consternation in France not only among spokesmen for the official faith but among the deistic philosophes as well.Syst�me de la nature.defines man as a product entirely of nature subject to the laws governing the physical universe which in turn constitutes the whole of reality. The soul or spiritual substance is an illusion; the moral and intellectual attributes of man are simply his organic machine considered in certain of its special less visible operations. Since sensibility is a primary function of the animal organism all our higher faculties are derived ultimately from the different forms that sensation takes" - Encyclopedia of Philosophy IV pp 49-51. "Holbach's influence was perhaps never very great but the confident dogmatism and the comprehensiveness of the Syst�me de la nature which even provoked Voltaire to reply in defense of religion have ensured its survival as the bible of materialism." - PMM 215. Vercruysse 1780 A1. . Hardcover.
Clinamen Press Ltd. Very Good-. 1999. Paperback. 1903083028 . Stiff card wrappers stain on front cover. Text clean no ownership markings binding tight. Formerly the property of Dr Jonathan Miller whose signature appears on the front endpaper.; Enlightenment Source Texts; 8.4 X 5.2 X 1.0 inches; 368 pages . Clinamen Press Ltd paperback
Bookseller reference : 37415 ISBN : 1903083028 9781903083024
Londres: Sn 1788. Livre. Bon. Couverture souple. In-8. Londres Paris sn 1788. 23 x 14 cm in-8 206 pp. broch� couverture muette d'attente tel que paru. L'une des deux �ditions de ce texte anticl�rical extr�mement rare l'autre �tant parue � la date de 1787 � "Rome" sous le titre "Le Pot au noir et le pot au blanc ou la v�rit� d�voil�e la fourberie d�masqu�e et la religion papiste renvers�e" m�me format m�me collation. Il s'agit d'une suite de brefs chapitres la plupart fort anticl�ricaux d'apostrophes souvent ironiques aux "Welches" rappelant � la fois Voltaire et la "Th�ologie portative". Volontiers d�iste l'ouvrage insiste cependant � la fin sur le caract�re empoisonn� de la religion et les "Chymistes de la religion. Cioranescu 34067 attribue � Holbach ce texte inconnu � Barbier Qu�rard Brunet Graesse et Caillet mais Jeroom Vercruysse Bibliographie descriptive des �crits du baron d'Holbach Paris Minard 1971 p. 42 conteste fermement cette attribution : "L'examen de l'exemplaire de la BN et de ses provenances ne permet en rien d'attribuer ce pamphlet anticl�rical au baron. Certes des formules font songer au groupe . Mais le baron aurait-il publiquement condamn� "les petits contes du petit Marmontel" p. 50 et "les platitudes � la Turgot" p. 50 " L'�dition de 1787 est � Conlon 87:891 mais celle de 1788 n'est pas au t. XXIII. Choc en t�te petites d�chirures � la couverture quelques rousseurs sans gravit� bon exemplaire. Sn Paperback
London : Kegan Paul Trench Trubner 1912. First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 219 pages; Physical desc. : xii 219 p. 32 leaves of plates : ill ; 20 cm. Notes: Includes index. Includes index. Subjects: Palestine - Antiquities. Palestine - Description and travel. With 32 illustrations from original photographs by Otto Holbach. London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner hardcover
Geneva: N.S. 1761-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 17 cm 12mo. Collated: xxxii 435 pp. Full period mottled calf. Gilt spine and rule. All edges washed red. Marbled end pages. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Tails of boards starting. Minor edge wear. Clean unmarked pages. <br> Nicolas Antoine Boulanger was an Enlightenment French philosopher cartographer and engineer. Boulanger had some fluency in Latin Greek Hebrew Syriac Chaldean and Arabic. Intended as an introduction and key to Montesquieu's L'Esprit des Loix Boulanger's theological-political treatise was edited and first published posthumously in 1761 by the Baron d'Holbach. This his most famous work Research into the Origins of Oriental Despotism speculates on the origin of human societies. The main theme described aptly by Paul Sadrin is that "Man after escaping the Flood was terrified.Everything was gradually spoiled by forgetfulness and imposture - the forgetfulness of most men and the imposture of a few leaders. Religion which had only been the memory of the disaster and the commemoration of the "renewed world" became the Revelation." This was in Boulanger's eyes the worst of crimes as the Revelation deprives man of his humanity and gives birth to the cruelest of despotisms the theocratic regime of which God is the monarch and the monarch is God.What matters to Boulanger is to expose the direct relationship between theocracy and civil despotism." p. 36-37 Sadrin Paul. "NICOLAS-ANTOINE BOULANGER 1722-1759". The Yale University Library Gazette 71.1/2 1996: 3-42. The value to the modern reader is perhaps greater in what it says about how Boulanger and those he influenced thought about how society is constructed and the destruction of freedom within society. BMC 3:1076.642; Barbier IV30; Cioranescu 13420; Caillet 1532; Naumann 94. Geneva: [N.S.] hardcover
New York: Gordon Press Publishers 1974. reprint. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-/no-DJ: Orange spine with gilt text; Cloth has slightly sunned exterior with minimal edge wear panels are strong and sturdy; Text block has slight wear exterior edges due to age and handling and light pencil toward front however with tight binding; pp 38. Shelved Rockville Bookstore. <br/><br/> Gordon Press, Publishers hardcover
Bookseller reference : 7-38-1294914 ISBN : 0879680687 9780879680688
Leipsick / Leipzig 1780. Hardcover. Good. 16mo 161 212 pages contemporary quarter calf marbled boards tight but worn. Very scarce. <br/><br/>This is a volume of Baron Holbach's most regarded work SYSTEM OF NATURE. Holbach was a member of the French Enlightenment who presided over a salon in Paris and was a well-known atheist. His writings were published anonymously outside of France as in this instance. hardcover
Pedro Cifuentes 1821-01-01. leatherbound. Good. TR2 - Valladolid - Traducci�n por D M D M - Tomo I Teor�a de la Moral XXXIV 342 p�gs con �ndices - Tomo II Teor�a de la Moral 308 p�gs con �ndices - Tomo III Pr�ctica de la Moral 547 p�ginas - Encuadernaci�n cuero completo decorativamente envejecido con ornamentos dorados en lomo - Las tapas decoradas en sus contornos - Interior con manchas sin afectar la lectura - Estado m�s que regular Pedro Cifuentes hardcover
Nabu Press. Used - Like New. Used - Like New. This is a reproduction of an out of print title. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. that were either part of the original artifact or were introduced by the scanning process. Book is new and unread but may have minor shelf wear. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support the African Children's Educational Trust A-CET. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Through our work with A-CET we have helped give hundreds of young people in Africa the vital chance to get an education. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. Nabu Press unknown
Bookseller reference : Z1-H-020-01213 ISBN : 1144531047 9781144531049
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