HELVETIUS (Claude-Adrien). DE L'ESPRIT. Paris,... - Lot 107 - De Baecque et Associés

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HELVETIUS (Claude-Adrien). DE L'ESPRIT. Paris,... - Lot 107 - De Baecque et Associés
HELVETIUS (Claude-Adrien). DE L'ESPRIT. Paris, Durand, 1758. Printed by Moreau, printer of the Queen and of Monseigneur Le Dauphin. In-4° of [4]-22-643-1bl. pages, blond calf, triple gilt fillet on the boards, very ornate spine, red edges (period binding). Second printing of the original edition with all the remarks made by Smith and marked E.IB. Page 539 is numbered 953. The copy also includes the following pieces bound at the end. - Mandement portant condamnation d'un livre qui a pour titre " De l'Esprit ". Paris, Simon, 1758. 28 pages. - Arrest du Conseil d'Estat du Roy, rendu au sujet du privilège ci devant accordé pour l'impression de l'ouvrage intitulé " De l'Esprit ", du 10 Aout 1758. 2 pages. - Extract from the registers of Parliament of January 23, 1759. 3-1bl. pages. - The Spirit. Song to the tune: Ton humeur est Catheraine. 7-1bl. pages. Copy detached from its binding. Corners dulled, one hinge open for 9 cms, spotting on one board, some light rings. (Smith, Bibliography of the writings of Helvétius, 2001, page 121).
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