Holbach paul henri thiry, baron d'

Reference : CLL-339

‎"HOLBACH, Baron d';"‎

‎Système social, ou principes naturels de la morale et de la politique, avec un examen de l'influence du gouvernement sur les mœurs.‎

‎Londres Amsterdam, Rey, 1773 3 tomes en un volume in-8 de VIII, 218 pp., (1) f. - (2) ff., 174 pp., (1) f. - (2) ff., 166 pp., (1) f., veau havane, dos lisse orné et doré, pièce de titre de maroquin citron, tranches jaspées (reliure de l'époque).‎

‎"Edition originale, exemplaire de seconde émission telle que décrite par Jérôme Vercruysse dont il n'a pu localiser qu'un seul exemplaire dans la bibliothèque Speyer. Paul Henri Tiry, baron d'Holbach (1723-1789) reste le plus ardent défenseur du matérialisme athée et un vigoureux polémiste contre l'immixtion de la religion dans l'âge des Lumières. Son Salon, le lieu le plus couru de la vie parisienne, devint le quartier général des Encyclopédistes. La plupart de ses écrits étant hautement subversifs (attaques en règle de la religion d'état, de la monarchie absolue et des privilèges féodaux) leurs publications furent réalisées sur le sol hollandais puis ramenées en France de manière clandestine. L'exemplaire est en reliure d'époque; le dos est fortement bruni. I.N.E.D., Economie et population les doctrines françaises avant 1800, 2290. - Vercruysse, Bibliographie descriptive des écrits du baron d'Holbach, A6."‎

Reference : 2618

‎ (HOLBACH): ‎

‎ La Morale universelle ou Devoirs de l'Homme fondés sur sa Nature ‎

‎ Amsterdam, Marc-Michel Rey, 1776 In-4, VIII-XIII-431pp. Demi-veau, dos à nerfs, reliure de l'époque craquelée. Une ligne caviardée page 215, cachet d'une congrégation religieuse sur la page de titre. Edition originale, rare en format in-4: Tchemerzine, III, 732, cite à la date de 1776 l'édition in-8 et ajoute "Il y a une édition in-4 que nous n'avons pas vue". ‎

Reference : 25155

‎(HOLBACH, P.H.D.TH. D')‎

‎Ethocratie, ou le governement fondé sur la morale.‎

‎A Amsterdam, Chez Marc-Michel Rey, 1776 (Paris, EDHIS, 1967). (12), 293, (3) pp. 8vo. Boards. Vercruysse 1776-A3; Naville 419; Thomas, Checklist, p. 76; Goldsmiths 11509; not in Kress or Einaudi. Reprint of the first edition of one of the rarest works by Holbach, with the errata. Published in a limited and numbered edition of 500 copies. Among other things, Holbach argues in this work that 'the social pact (between individual and the State) itself is based on the useful services that the individual and society are able to render to one another, and it remains valid only to the extent that its mutually benificial aims are fulfilled. Since, therefore, the legitimacy of any governement varies directly with the happiness of one and all living under it, Holbach proclaimed with courageous logic the people's right, if there were no other hope of assuring their welfare, to overthrow and replace their rulers. More specifically, Holbach proposed radical political and economic reforms for France in keeping with the ethocratic ideal. He advocated, as against the extremes of republicanism and enlightened despotism, a limited constitutional monarchy, in which intermediate parliamentary bodies would represent the interest of society and would maintain a balance between the opposing dangers of either popular or autocratic tyranny. He called for the abolition of the heriditary class privileges, ..... defended the principle of progressive taxation, ..... insisted on the complete separation of Church of State. Freedom of the press and of thought were to be inviolable ....' ‎

Reference : 18229

‎(HOLBACH, P.H.D.TH. D'.)‎

‎La contagion Sacrée, ou Histoire naturelle de la superstition. Ouvrage traduit de l'Anglois.‎

‎Londres (Amsterdam, M.M. Rey), 1768. 2 volumes in 1. x, (2), 169 pp.; (4), 184 pp. 12mo. Early 19th-century calf, gilt and blind stamped borders on sides, spine gilt in compartments, all edges gilt, somewhat rubbed and worn, damage to head of spine. Vercruysse, 1768-A2; Thomas, Checklist, p. 75; Naville, p. 414; Peignot i, p. 180. First edition. The work was presented as a translation of a text by John Trenchard. First noticed in the Correspondance littéraire of 15 August 1768, condamned 'à être lacérée et brûlée' on 18 August 1770 and actually done the 20th. The 15 chapters of the work underline the desastrous role of religion, especially if tied to civil power ('pouvoir civil'). The religious morality is rejected in favour of a natural morality, contains also a profound statement in favour of tolerance as well as in favor of a lay society. The work belongs, with a group of other works such as Le Christiansisme dévoilée, Théologie portative, Lettres à Eugénie and Histoire critique de Jésus-Christ to the works in which the recurring theme is a vehement restatement of almost all the arguments for unbelief current in eighteenth-century France. - The binding of this work suggests that one holds a 19th century churchbook although the spine reads 'La Contagion Sacrée'. ‎

Reference : 18159

‎(HOLBACH, P.H.D.TH. D'.)‎

‎La politique naturelle, ou Discours sur les vrais principes du gouvernement. Par un ancien magistrat.‎

‎Londres, 1773. 2 volumes in 1. vii, (1), 232 pp.; (4), 280 pp. 8vo. Contemporary marbled calf, gilt ornamental border on sides, spine gilt with raised bands, all edges gilt. Vercruysse 1773-A3; Naville p. 418; Thomas, Checklist, p. 77; Darnton, The Corpus of Clandestine Literature in France 1769-1789, 560; Le Bucher bibliographique, 752; Kress 6940; Goldsmiths 10950; Higgs 5872; INED 2288; Einaudi A36. First edition. Of this particular copy Vercruysse lists only one location, the private collection of Michel Bernstein. The book paginates identical with Vercruysse 1773-A2, but differs in collation. Vercruysse has not given priority to either of the two but the present edition is without doubt the rarer of the two. The present work belongs with a number of other writings such as Le Bon-sens, Système social, Ethocratie and La Morale universelle to the texts in which Holbach developed at great length the ethical and political sections of his earlier published Système de la nature. His own term Ethocratie describes the gist of Holbachian political thought. The state, whose role is simply an extension of the social ethics of enlightened self-love, ought to nurture, in every possible way, the virtues of cooperation on which the good of society and the felicity of each of its members depend. The social pact itself is based on the useful services that the individual and society are able to render to one another, and it remains valid only to the extent that its mutually beneficial aims are fulfilled. Since, therefore, the legitimacy of any government varies directly with the happiness of one and all living under it, Holbach proclaimed with courageous logic the people's right, if there were no other hope of assuring their welfare, to overthrow and replace their rulers. ‎

Reference : 13383

‎(HOLBACH, P.H.D.TH. D'.)‎

‎Système de la nature, ou des loix du monde physique et du monde moral. Par M. Mirabaud. ‎

‎A Londres, 1780. 2 volumes. (xii), 47, (1), 371, (1) pp.; (4), ii, 464 pp. 8vo. Contemporary tree calf, spines gilt in compartments and with red and green labels with gilt lettering, ornamental gilt border on sides, a trifle worn. Vercruysse 1780-A1. First published in 1770.Volume one starts with four texts by Voltaire: Sentiment de Voltaire sur le Systême de la Nature (pp. 1-34), followed by Sur le Livre des Trois Imposteurs (pp. 35-38) and followed by Dialogue de Logomacos et Dondindac sur l'Etre suprême (pp. 39-42), followed by Le Pour et le Contre (pp. 43-47). This is Holbach's most famous work and expounds a complete theorie of materialism.Holbach contributed some four hundred articles to the Encyclopédie of his lifelong friend and colleague Denis Diderot. Diderot, d'Alembert, Helvetius, Voltaire and others of the philosophes met frequently for dinner and philosophical discussion at the Baron's house, which became known as 'the café of Europe' (among foreign visitors were Wilkes, Hume and Sterne). In the Système Holbach rejected the Cartesian mind-body dualism and attempted to explain all phenomena, physical and mental, in terms of matter in motion. Holbach rejected religion because he saw it as a wholly harmful influence, and he tried to supply a desirable alternative. In fact he outlined a whole ethical and political philosophy, which he expanded in his later works.Holbach may not have been a great original thinker (his important ideas can already be found in predecessors such as Hobbes, Locke and La Mettrie), but by combining various elements in their thought and pressing it to the logical conclusion he reached the most extreme position in eighteenth-century free-thought. In fact, the present book caused a rift in the ranks of the philosophes, dividing them between deists and atheists, and even provoked Voltaire to reply in defense of religion.The pages 401-464 of vol. II contain: Abrégé du Code de La Nature and the Réquisitoire du 18 août 1770 (by Seguier) qui condamne à être brûlés, différens livres ou brochures (de d'Holbach). - Pages 7-10 of the main work in volume one loose (A4-A5), never bound in as there are no marks showing these pages were torn out. ‎

Reference : 15555

‎(HOLBACH, P.H.D.TH. D'.)‎

‎Système de la nature. Ou des loix du monde physique & du monde moral. Par M. Mirabaud. Sécretaire perpétuel, et l'un des quarante de l'Académie Françoise.‎

‎Londres (Amsterdam, M.M. Rey), 1770. 2 volumes. (12), 366 pp.; (6), 408 pp. 8vo. Contemporary marbled calf, spine gilt in compartments, gilt triple fillet on sides, green labels with gilt lettering. Printing and the Mind of Man, 215; Vercruysse 1770-A7; Naville 417; Thomas, Checklist, 78; Kress 6737; Goldsmiths 10607; INED 2289; Higgs 5120; Peignot, ii, 181-184; not in Einaudi. Second issue of the first edition, with the errata corrected. This is Holbach's most famous work (and in which he was very likely assisted by Diderot) and expounds a complete theorie of materialism.Holbach contributed some four hundred articles to the Encyclopédie of his lifelong friend and colleague Denis Diderot. Diderot, d'Alembert, Helvetius, Voltaire and others of the philosophes met frequently for dinner and philosophical discussion at the Baron's house, which became known as 'the café of Europe' (among foreign visitors were Wilkes, Hume and Sterne). In the Système Holbach rejected the Cartesian mind-body dualism and attempted to explain all phenomena, physical and mental, in terms of matter in motion. Holbach rejected religion because he saw it as a wholly harmful influence, and he tried to supply a desirable alternative. In fact he outlined a whole ethical and political philosophy, which he expanded in his later works. Holbach may not have been a great original thinker (his important ideas can already be found in predecessors such as Hobbes, Locke and La Mettrie), but by combining various elements in their thought and pressing it to the logical conclusion he reached the most extreme position in eighteenth-century free-thought. In fact, the present book caused a rift in the ranks of the philosophes, dividing them between deists and atheists, and even provoked Voltaire to reply in defense of religion. ‎

Reference : 14972

‎(HOLBACH, P.H.D.TH. D'.)‎

‎Système social, ou Principes naturels de la morale et de la politique. Avec un examen de l'influence du gouvernement sur les moeurs. ‎

‎Londres (Amsterdam, M.M. Rey), 1773. 3 volumes in 1. viii, 218, (2) pp.; (4), 174, (2) pp.; (4), 166, (2) pp. 8vo. Contemporary calf, spine richly gilt with leather labels and gilt lettering, gilt triple line border on sides, lightly worn. Vercruysse 1773-A4; Naville 419; Thomas, Checklist, 78; Kress S.4739; Goldsmiths 10952; Einaudi 2911; Higgs 5873; R. Darnton, The Corpus of Clandestine Literature in France, 1769-1789, 662. First edition. Paul-Henri Dietrich Thiery d'Holbach (1723-1789), the formemost exponent of atheistic materialism and the most intransigent polemicist against religion in the Enlightenment. On settling in Paris, Holbach had associated with the younger philosophes who, with Diderot, d'Alembert and Rousseau, were grouping around the Encyclopédie, to which he also became a major contributor. His Salon soon became the main social center, and a sort of intellectual headquarters, for the Encyclopedist movement. Among those attending were Diderot, Grimm, Helvétius, d'Alembert, Rousseau, Boulanger, Condillac, Naigeon, Turgot, and Condorcet. The Baron also counted among his acquaintances many foreigners, notably Hume, Gibbon, Smith, Priestley, Walpole, Garrick, Sterne, Beccaria and Franklin. It is little surprizing that Holbach was also known as le premier maître d'hôtel de la philosophie. Almost everything he wrote -whether because it expounded atheism and materialism, attacked Christianity, or castigated absolute monarchy, the state church, and feudal privilege- was highly subversive under the Ancien régime and could have exposed him to the severst penalties. Consequently, his innumerable manuscripts were usually forwarded through secret channels to Holland for publication, after which the books were smuggled back into France. ‎

Reference : 14968

‎(HOLBACH, P.H.D.TH. D'.)‎

‎Système social, ou principes naturels de la morale et de la politique. Avec un examen de l'influence du gouvernement sur les moeurs. Par l'auteur du 'Système de la nature'.‎

‎Londres (Amsterdam, M.M. Rey), 1774. 3 volumes. (4), 210 pp.; 176 pp.; 167, (1) pp. 8vo. Contemporary calf, spines richly gilt with green leather labels and gilt lettering, gilt triple fillets on sides, some minor defects and imperfections, but a nice copy. Vercruysse 1774-A6; Naville 419; Thomas, Checklist, 78. Originally published the previous year. The work was severely prosecuted by the authorities and as late as 1823 a bookseller was punished for having brought another edition on the market. Paul-Henri Dietrich Thiery d'Holbach (1723-1789), the formemost exponent of atheistic materialism and the most intransigent polemicist against religion in the Enlightenment. On settling in Paris, Holbach had associated with the younger philosophes who, with Diderot, d'Alembert and Rousseau, were grouping around the Encyclopédie, to which he also became a major contributor. His Salon soon became the main social center, and a sort of intellectual headquarters, for the Encyclopedist movement. Among those attending were Diderot, Grimm, Helvétius, d'Alembert, Rousseau, Boulanger, Condillac, Naigeon, Turgot, and Condorcet. The Baron also counted among his acquaintances many foreigners, notably Hume, Gibbon, Smith, Priestley, Walpole, Garrick, Sterne, Beccaria and Franklin. It is little surprizing that Holbach was also known as le premier maître d'hôtel de la philosophie. Almost everything he wrote -whether because it expounded atheism and materialism, attacked Christianity, or castigated absolute monarchy, the state church, and feudal privilege- was highly subversive under the Ancien régime and could have exposed him to the severst penalties. Consequently, his innumerable manuscripts were usually forwarded through secret channels to Holland for publication, after which the books were smuggled back into France. - Pages 123-160 (vol. 1) with a small wornhole in the outer blank margin. ‎

Reference : 25009

‎(HOLBACH, P.H.TH. D').‎

‎Théologie portative, ou Dictionnaire abrégé de la Religion Chrétienne. Par l'Abbé Bernier, licencié en Théologie.‎

‎A Rome, 1775. 213, (3) pp. 8vo. Contemporary red morocco, gilt double fillet with ornamental gilt border on sides, spine gilt with raised bands, green morocco label with gilt letering, all edges gilt. Vercruysse 1775-A7; d'Holbach et ses Amis, 1574; Pfälzische Landesbibliothek, Katalog zur Ausstellung 1989, 38; Naville 413; Thomas, Checklist, 78; Le Bûcher Bibliographique, 761; Peignot, i, 117; Darnton, The Corpus of Clandestine Literature in France, 1769-1789, 676. First published in 1768, in which year it saw two new editions as well, condamned in 1776 to be flogged and burnt. Attribution has been made to Dulaurens and Voltaire but nowadays the book is generally acknowledged to have been written at least for the major part by Holbach. 'Annoncé par d'Alembert à Voltaire le 14 août 1767; condamné à la lacération et au feu par le Parlement de Paris le 16 février 1776. Il s'agit peut-être d'un ouvrage collectif où la part d'Holbach dans ses 'propos de table' est cependant prépondérante. Dictionnaire facétieux de la vie religieuse, des croyances et usages, d'Aron' à 'Zèle', sur un ton hostile et franc qui fait songer à Voltaire. Dans le discours préliminaire, le pseudo-abbé fait l'apologie ironique de la religion, de son alliance avec le trône, etc.'The 'Arret' by which this work was forbidden stated that this publication was 'scandaleuse, impie, blasphématoire, tendant à anéantir les fondemens de la religion, et conséquemment à détruire les principes de sûreté et honnêteté publique ....'This biting satirical anti-religious dictionary was translated into Russian in 1925. - A beautiful copy of this interesting and quite scarce work. ‎

Reference : 46402283

‎[ HOLBACH (Paul Thyry d’.) ]‎

‎Système de la Nature ou Des loix du Monde Physique et du Monde Moral. Par M. Mirabaud.‎

‎"Londres, 1770 ; 2 volumes in-8, veau brun marbré, dos ornés, tranches rouges. (Reliures de l’époque)" 6 ff. n. ch. (fx. titre, titre, avis de l’éditeur, préface de l’auteur, table), 370 pp. - 2 ff. (titre, table), 412 pp.ÉDITION À LA DATE DE L’ORIGINALE. Elle ne correspond à aucune des trois décrites par Vercruysse, ni à celle décrite par Tchemerzine.Le fleuron qui orne le 1er titre est différent de ceux connus, tout comme la disposition typographique des 2 titres. Cette édition ne comporte pas d’errata, ce qui laisse penser que les fautes y ont été corrigées. Mouillure marginale sur les 2 premiers ff. de chaque tome, sinon bel exemplaire.‎

Reference : 7633

‎[HOLBACH (Baron d')].‎

‎Le bon-sens, ou Idées naturelles opposées aux idées surnaturelles.‎

‎ In-12. (4)-X-250 pages. Londres, 1772. In-12. (4)-X-250 pages.Reliure plein veau havane moucheté, dos lisse.‎

‎Edition parue à la même date que l'originale.Plat inférieur manquant, remplacé par un plat demi-basane de même format. Mors fendus. Dos très frotté, avec manques de cuir. Exemplaire de travail. Dans l'état. ‎

Reference : 3862

‎[HOLBACH (Paul Henri Dietrich, baron d')].‎

‎Système social, ou principes naturels de la morale et de la politique , avec un examen de l'influence du gouvernement sur les moeurs. Par l'Auteur du Système de la Nature.‎

‎Londres , 1774. 3 tomes reliés en 1 vol. in-8, demi basane mouchetée, dos à nerfs orné de filets et de fleurons dorés, p. de t. maroquin rouge, tranches marbrées, (2)ff.-210 pp., 176 pp., 167 pp.. Jolie rleiure moderne à l'imitation, exemplaire très frais.‎