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1996Mm 175x245 NUOVO - Collana "Grandi opere" - Volume in copertina rigida con etichetta e titolo in oro al piatto e al dorso, sovraccoperta trasparente, custodia in cartone editoriale, 776 pagine con tavole in nero fuori testo. Volume in condizioni di nuovo, spedizione in 24 ore dalla conferma dell'ordine.
In-12, demi-chagrin bleu nuit, dos à nerfs soulignés de filets à froid, fers dorés entrenerfs, titre doré, vii, 360 p. "Troisième édition revue et corrigée" précédée d'un nouvel avertissement. Locke, Condillac, Helvétius, Saint-Lambert, Hobbes. De la bibliothèque de Georges Pallain, Gouverneur de la Banque de France, avec son ex-libris. Bel exemplaire, frais, très bien relié.
1999Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Contents include: Helvetius, Positivsm, The apocalypse of man: Comte, Revolutionary existence: Bakunin, Gnostic socialism: Marx, with two indexes, 503 pages. copyright Pistil Books, 2011
in-16, 318 pages, figures in-t., index, biblio, broche, couverture illustree plast. Bel exemplaire. [JL-1*]
1975Best.-Nr. P23982Dietz:Berlin, Bonn- Bad Godesberg.1975. VIII, 236 Seiten.20x14 cm. Original-Karton
1744Best.-Nr. 29399Stadt am Hof (Stadtamhof), Johann Gastel, 1744. Kl.-8°. Titelbll. in Rot u. Schwarz. 8 Bll., 245 (1) S., 14 Bll.; 11 Bll., 342 S., 8 (statt 13) Bll., Ldr. d. Zt. a. 4 Bünden.
1787Best.-Nr. 2075165Liegnitz und Leipzig: David Siegert 1787. XXIV, 16, 646 Seiten. Frakturdruck. 8° (21 x 13,5 cm). Dekorativer Halblederband der Zeit auf 5 Bünden mit goldgeprägtem Titelschild und goldgeprägten Harfen auf dem Rücken, Buntpapierbezug, rotgefärbtem Schnitt und Buntpapiervorsätzen. [Hardcover / fest gebunden].
1927Best.-Nr. 16422Hannover, 1927. 8°. VII, 248 S., Halbleinenband der Zeit. Titel gestempelt und mit einem Bibliotheksetikett. Kleiner Stempel auf Titelrückseite und letzter Seite.
1968Best.-Nr. 204082Berlin/Weimar: Aufbau, 1968. 349 S., 19 cm. kart., broschiert.
1759Best.-Nr. 69044London: Printed for the Translator 1759. Full Description: HELVETIUS Claude Adrian. De L'Espirit: or Essays on the Mind and Its Several Faculties. Translated from the edition printed under the author's inspection. London: Printed for the Translator 1759. First edition in English published one year after the first edition in France. Quarto 10 7/8 x 8 1/2 inches; 275 x 215 mm. xvi 331 1 blank pp. with the title page printed in red and black. Full later crushed morocco. Red morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Top edge deckled fore-edge and bottom edge uncut. Newer endpapers. Title-page with a small tear to upper blank margin presumably from erasing a previous owner's old signature which there are traces of. Leaf B4 with small tear to top blank margin and a small hole in text only affecting one letter. Leaf X2 with a closed tear with no loss and a large marginal stain. Pages 273-296 with a marginal dampstain not touching text. A few leaves with minor stains and spots. Still A very good copy with wide margins and virtually no foxing. "The main position of Helvetius may be summed up as follows: man is a purely sentient animal only differing from other animals by a higher degree of physical sentiency. Human passions are nothing else but the various modes of manifestation of this physical sentiency which is the only motor of human actions; pleasure or pain are their unavoidable results: to pursue the former and avoid the latter is to conform to the only natural law. Helvetius is thus in some respects a forerunner of modern utilitaranism and hedonism" Palgrave Vol. II p. 299. Higgs 2090. Kress 5783. HBS 69044. $1000. Printed for the Translator unknown books
1773Best.-Nr. 125701773. HELVETIUS CLAUDE ADRIEN. De L'Homme de ses Facultes Intellectuelles et de son Education. A Londres i.e. The Hague: Societe Typographique 1773. 2 vols. 8vo. xxxii 326 p.; 2 412 p. Contemporary mottled calf flat spines gilt in compartments. Random gatherings very lightly browned extremities of bindings scuffed most tips worm through one corner gnawed but a good tight copy. First edition edited by Alexander Gallitzin according to Wellcome. A posthumously published work found among Helvetius's papers after his death in 1771. The work is often considered a kind of supplement to Helvetius's classic De L'Esprit. Tchemerzine VI pp. 191-192; Wellcome III p. 242. unknown books
1739Best.-Nr. 245544Paris: Chez la Veuve Le Mercier ruë S. Jacques 1739. Nouvelle edition. First published in 1703. xii 501 xxvi Index contents privilege 1 ; 482 xxi I pp. 2 vols. Small 8vo. Bound in contemporary calf. Signed on ffep of each volume "Ce livre appartient a moy nicolas Anthonioz Chirurgien as 6 juin 1744. With his booklabels. Nouvelle edition. First published in 1703. xii 501 xxvi Index contents privilege 1 ; 482 xxi I pp. 2 vols. Small 8vo. Bayle & Thillaye II pp. 106/7; Blake p. 206; See Wellcome III pp. 242/3 for survey of editions Chez la Veuve Le Mercier, ruë S. Jacques unknown books
1758Best.-Nr. 233527Paris: Chez Durand 1758. First edition second issue. 4 xxii 643 1 pp. 1 vols. 4to 9-3/4 x 7-1/4 inches. Contemporary mottled calf gilt spine with red leather label marbled endpapers and edges. Upper joint starting but solid half-title with small stain at outer edge overall a fresh crisp copy. First edition second issue. 4 xxii 643 1 pp. 1 vols. 4to 9-3/4 x 7-1/4 inches. First edition of the last major work of the French philosopher and encyclopédiste Helvetius De l'esprit On the Mind was condemned by the Church and the Sorbonne for its uncompromising atheism regarded as dangerously revolutionary by the Court of Louis XV and publicly condemned by Parliament. A follower of Locke's empiricism Helvetius's work was an important development in the history of utilitarian thought and both Bentham and Mill were strongly influenced by Helvetius's elaboration of a theory which saw mankind as the product of his environment and his education. The first issue of the first edition is very rare: Smith locates only 15 copies. Smith E.1B Chez Durand unknown books
1759Best.-Nr. 22826London: printed for the translator and sold by Mr. Dodsley 1759. First edition in English 4to pp. xvi 331; title-p. in red and black; recent full black goatskin gilt ruled border gilt paneled spine red morocco label. About fine. Interesting text and the author's most famous book probing psychology ethics the moralities of social interaction the rewards and virtues of human understanding memory mortality. Kress 5783. printed for the translator and sold by Mr. Dodsley unknown books
1773Best.-Nr. 25123Londres i.e. The Hague: Chez la Société typographique 1773. 2 vols 12mo pp. 2 lxiv 639; 2 760 2 errata; brown morocco-backed brown cloth boards gilt lettering direct on spine; a good solid copy. Edited by Alexander Gallitzin. Posthumously published. There are at least two separate editions each with different title page ornaments. In this edition there is no comma after "intellectuelles" line 6 of title reads "et de son" and the title-page ornament looks somewhat like a stylized scallop shell. I can find no copies in ESTC that are duodecimo in format and with the stylized scallop-shell ornament. See Wellcome III p. 242 for the octavo edition. Chez la Société typographique unknown books
1774Best.-Nr. 25060Amsterdam: 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 books
1773Best.-Nr. 4276London i.e. Maastricht: Dufour & Roux 1773. Very Good. 23 cm; cxxv 1 110 pages. Title page printed in red and black. Half title present. Woodcut device on title page; typographic ornaments in text. Bound in original publisher's boards untrimmed and unsophisticated. Leaves sewn out of order in first signature but all pages present. Pervasive damp stain at lower right corner of text block. Reference: Smith Bibliography of the writings of Helvetius B.4. A philosophical inquiry into happiness which Helvetius worked on sporadically during the last 30 years of his life. The line of reasoning accords remarkably well with recent studies of human happiness by "positive psychologists" such as Martin Seligman: happiness is a mental state independent of the things and places we seek it. The unfinished poem was published in a small edition with a long biographical preface six months after Helvetius died. No less than ten printings surfaced all of them with surreptitious imprints within a year of the initial publication. These have been elegantly sorted and exhaustively described by David Smith in the bibliography cited. Our copy was the fourth printing. [Dufour & Roux] hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 7030HELVETIUS Claude Adrien. LE VRAI SENS DU SYSTEME DE LA NATURE. Londres The Hague: N.P. 1774. 8vo. Disbound. 84 3 pages. First edition. Helvetius 1715-1771 was a philosopher and one of the Encyclopedists. He held various high positions in the French government until he retired to write. His works influenced James Mill and Jeremy Bentham. This work was published three years after Helvetius' death. Signature on the title page else very good. unknown books
1739Best.-Nr. 1383127Paris: Chez la Veuve Le Mercier 1739. Nouvelle Edition. Hardcover. 12mo two volumes. In Good plus condition. Bound in full contemporary brown calf with red leather labels bearing gilt titling and gilt tooling to spine. Light plus rubbing to edges and corners of boards; light plus cracking to joint of front board on Vol. 1. Text block edges stained red; text blocks lightly age toned. Ink ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper versos. CONTENTS: Vol. 1 12 501 27 pages -- Vol. 2 482 21 pages. 1383127. Special Collections - Downstairs. Chez la Veuve Le Mercier hardcover books
1781Best.-Nr. 294242London: Societe Typographique 1781. hardcover. very good. 5 volumes. 282; 448; 384; 398; 407 pages. Small 8vo full contemporary tree calf gilt-lettered and decorated spines; books are a bit rubbed top of spine on volume 3 is chipped; speckled edges. Londres: 1781. Internally tight and bright a very good set. Societe Typographique unknown books
1998Best.-Nr. 282874Toronto: University of Toronto Press 1998. hardcover. fine/near fine. Edited by David Smith et al. Illustrated. xx 406pp. 8vo blue cloth d.w. Toronto: University of Toronto Press 1998. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. University of Toronto Press unknown books
1717Best.-Nr. 263176Trevoux 1717. hardcover. very good. Numerous decorative initials and head/tailpieces throughout. 2 volumes in 3 parts bound in one. xii 300; 118; 2 90 3 pages. The third part by Dominique Anel is illustrated with 3 full page engravings and has a subsidiary title page without imprint but separate pagination. Thick 12mo full contemporary calf gilt spine; rubbed and slightly cracked. Trevoux: N.P. 1717. First Edition. Lower corner of title page on volume 1 has been neatly restored; still a very good copy of this rather scarce book. unknown books
1774Best.-Nr. 264014London: Societe Typographique 1774. hardcover. very good. 2 volumes. xl 231pp. 123pp and 462pp. 12mo full mottled calf gilt-lettered and decorated spine; both books lightly rubbed and with bumped corners stain to front cover of volume II as well as a small tear to upper front edge. Londres: Chez La Societe Typographique 1774. Internally tight and bright a very good set Societe Typographique unknown books
1827Best.-Nr. 262104Amsterdam: Dalibon 1827. hardcover. very good. 2 volumes small 8vo 1/2 contemporary tan calf; green and brown leather spine labels marbled boards lightly rubbed. Amsterdam: Dalibon 1827. Very good . Early edition of the most important work of the renowned Encyclopedist in which he championed hedonism & self interest. The work was condemned by the Sorbonne and publicly burned in Paris in 1759 the year following the first edition. Very good . Dalibon unknown books
1759Best.-Nr. 173613Amsterdam: Arkstee & Merkus 1759. hardcover. very good. 2 vols. small 8vo full contemporary calf; leather spine labels. spines rubbed & chipped at the extremes; hinges weak. Amsterdam & Leipzig: Arkstee & Merkus 1759. Very good. Early edition of the most important work of the renowned Encyclopedist in which he championed hedonism & self interest. The work was condemned by the Sorbonne and publicly burned in Paris in 1759 the year following the first edition. 18th century bookplate of Cornelius Heathcote Reaston Rodes in each volume as well as 20th century book labels of art historian Meyer Schapiro. Arkstee & Merkus unknown books
