Trait De L'Esprit.
Amsterdam: Dalibon, 1827.
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 (+).
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good(+)
Language: French
Price: $750.00
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