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‎CAHIER DE L'INAUGURATION DU MONUMENT DE RENAN À TRÉGUIER LE DIMANCHE TREIZE SEPTEMBRE DIX-NEUF CENT TROIS. Textes et commentaires. Troisième cahier de la cinquième série.‎

‎ 1903 Paris, Cahiers de la Quinzaine, 10 novembre 1903. In-12 (135 X 189 mm) Bradel papier beige marbré de rouge et vert, dos lisse, titre doré en long, tête dorée, couverture conservée (reliure de l'époque) ; deux lettres autographes montées sur onglets en tête de l'ouvrage, deux portraits hors-texte, 100 pages, (4) ff. JOINT un cahier de 8 ff. brochés. Mouillures sans gravité au dos et charnière supérieure de la reliure, dos légèrement bruni.‎

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‎ÉDITION ORIGINALE de ce cahier dirigé par Charles Péguy, au tirage limité à 2 000 exemplaires. Exemplaire enrichi de DEUX LETTRES AUTOGRAPHES SIGNÉES, l'une d'Anatole FRANCE, à en-tête imprimé "La Béchellerie / St Cyr-sur-Loire/(Indre-et-Loire)" (1 page) adressée à "Mon cher Noël", l'autre d'Ernest RENAN adressée à Monsieur Eugène Manuel, datée «Paris, 31 janvier 1879 » (1 page 1/2 sur deux feuillets avec encadrement de bordure noire) avec enveloppe timbrée conservée. Cette dernière est une lettre de recommandation en faveur de Joseph Halévy qui «fait vraiment honneur à la communauté israélite ». DEUX PORTRAITS HORS-TEXTE gravés sur papier Japon, en ocre pour celui d'Ernest Renan et en vert pour celui d'Anatole France. JOINT à l'exemplaire un cahier broché de 8 pages intitulé "Lointains souvenirs offerts à la statue d'Ernest Renan" : ce texte, extrait du "Journal des Débats du 12 septembre 1903", aurait été rédigé par Émile Gebhart. SÉDUISANT ENSEMBLE. GOOD COPY. PICTURES AND MORE DETAILS ON REQUEST. ‎

‎Vie de Jésus. - [PMM 352 - THE HISTORICAL CHRIST - WITH ORIGINAL LETTER FROM RENAN]‎

‎Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1863. Lex 8vo. Bound uncut with the original printed wrappers in a very nice and elegant half morocco binding with five raised bands and gilt author and title to spine (Trinckvel). Wrappers a bit soiled, and a small repair to margin of front wrapper. Lower right corner of first two leaves repaired, far from afecting lettering. Otherwise a fine copy. Original handwritten and signed letter from Renan inserted between front end-papers. Withe the half-title (""Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier""). (4), LIX, (1), 462 pp. + (1) leaf (colophon).‎

‎True first edition of this seminal classic on the life of Jesus, which caused an immediate scandal when it appeared. Rare with the original wrappers. Renan's masterpiece constitutes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The 1 full page original handwritten and signed (E. Renan) letter is dated August 1869 is about a certain Mr. Bambal, who, Renan writes, has left made a very good impression on him and has been a great help during his candidacee. He praises him as an intlligent man. Renan furthermore mentions a book that he wishes to give to the brother of the addressee of the letter. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind, but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholicism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scholar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎

‎Vie de Jésus. - [PMM 352 - THE HISTORICAL CHRIST]‎

‎Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1863. Bound totally uncut w. the orig. wrappers, also the back, in a near cont. green marbled cardboardbdg. w. red gilt title- and tome-labels to back. Capitals w. traces of use and back a bit faded, but otherwise nice and solid. Wrappers lightly soiled. Woodcut portrait of Renan inserted as frontispiece (not called for). W. half-title (""Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier""). A very nice and clean copy, -only a couple of leaves w. very minor brownspotting. (4), LIX, 462 pp. + (1) leaf (colophon).‎

‎True first edition of this seminal classic on the life of Jesus, which caused an immediate scandal when it appeared. Rare with the original wrappers. Renan's masterpiece, which constitutes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind, but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholicism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scholar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎

‎Vie de Jésus. - [PMM 352 - THE HISTORICAL CHRIST]‎

‎Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1863. Royal 8vo. Bound in a nice cont. red hcalf w. four raised bands on gilt back. Marbled paper over boards probably renewed. A bit of minor soiling to back, but a very nice, clean and tight copy, in- as well as externally. W. half-title (""Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier""). (4), LIX, 462 pp. + (1) leaf (colophon).‎

‎True first edition of this seminal classic on the life of Jesus, which caused an immediate scandal when it appeared. Renan's masterpiece, which constitudes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholocism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎

‎Vie de Jésus. Huitième édition.‎

‎Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1863. Royal 8vo. Nice cont. solid black hcalf w. five raised bands and gilt title to back. Half-title (""Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier"") browned, otherwise only occational brownspotting. A nice and solid copy.. (4), LIX, 459, (2) pp. + (1) leaf (colophon).‎

‎Printed the same year as the first edition (also Paris, Michel Lévy Frères). The work caused immediate scandal when it appeared. Renan's masterpiece, which constitudes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholocism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎

‎Vie de Jésus.‎

‎Berlin, Jul. Springer, 1863. 8vo. nice cont. twotoned hcalf w. gilt back. Internally only occational minor brownspotting. Old owner's name to front free endpaper (""Madme Rothe née Roux""). (4), XLII, 327 pp.‎

‎The Berlin-edition of the seminal work, which was immensely influential on European thought, philosophy, history and religion from the date of its appearance. The first edition appeared in Paris in the same year, and the Berlin-edition appeared about simultaneously.The work caused an immediate scandal when it appeared. Renan's masterpiece, which constitudes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholocism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎

‎Averroes et l'Averroïsme. Essai historique.‎

‎Paris, Durand, 1852. Royal 8vo. Uncut in the orig. wrappers, back crudely repaired w. blank paper-strip, lacking upper part. Tears to edges of wrappers and lacking lower right corner of front wrapper and first free blank leaf (partly pasted down). Dampstaining and brownspotting throughout. W. half-title. (4), XII, 367 pp.‎

‎First edition of Renan's first book, -the seminal work that placed the study of Renaissance philosophy on the philosophical map and earned Renan a doctorate of letters. This work constitutes the first proper monograph on the great Islamic philosopher, Ibn Rush, also called Averroes, who is considered the greatest commentator on the works of Aristotle, and it is principally because of this work that the great philosopher and scientist is seriously appreciated in Europe today. Besides dealing with Averroes himself, Renan studies the development and different branches of Averroism, focusing on the Jewish, Scholastic and Paduan ones. His focus on the Paduan Averroism (16th century) in this work has meant that Renaissance philosophy was finally given a role of its own in the history of philosophy, -it is with this work that the philosophy of the Renaissance is taken seriously in the study of philosophy.""Memoirs on semitic languages and on the study of Greek in the Middle Ages were crowned by the Académie in 1848 and 1849 but do not seem to have been published. Renan's first book, published in 1852, was, in fact, ""Averroes et l'Averroïsme"" (see 24) which earned him a doctorate of letters."" (PMM 352). Renan has always been admired for his sharp mind, his great abilities and courage, but for the same reasons he was feared by many. ""Dés 1852 il signalait dans la préface de son Averroës comme le trait caractéristique du dix-neuvième siècle la substitution de la méthode historique dans toutes les études relatives à l'esprit humain. Cette substitution est légitime"" mais elle serait dangereuse si elle allait jusqu'à proscrire la théologie et la métaphysique... "" (N.B.G. (1862) 51:984). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎

‎Vie de Jésus. - [PMM 352 - THE HISTORICAL CHRIST]‎

‎Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1863. 8vo. Orig. green hcloth w. gilt spine. Upper back hinge cracked and spine a bit crooked. Corners a bit bumped. A very nice copy w. only occasional minor brownspotting. Old owner's inscription to title-page. W. half-title (""Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier""). (4), LIX, (1), 462, (2) pp.‎

‎True first edition of this seminal classic on the life of Jesus, which caused an immediate scandal when it appeared. Renan's masterpiece, which constitutes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind, but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholicism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scholar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎

‎Averroes et l'Averroïsme. Essai historique. - [DISCOVERING RENAISSANCE PHILOSOPHY]‎

‎Paris, Durand, 1852. 8vo. Contemporary half calf with of wear. Spine worn, lacking parts of capitals, and back hinge very weak. Usual brownspotting due to the paper quality. (4), XII, 367 pp.‎

‎First edition of Renan's first book, -the seminal work that placed the study of Renaissance philosophy on the philosophical map and earned Renan a doctorate of letters. This work constitutes the first proper monograph on the great Islamic philosopher, Ibn Rush, also called Averroes, who is considered the greatest commentator on the works of Aristotle, and it is principally because of this work that the great philosopher and scientist is seriously appreciated in Europe today. Besides dealing with Averroes himself, Renan studies the development and different branches of Averroism, focusing on the Jewish, Scholastic and Paduan ones. His focus on the Paduan Averroism (16th century) in this work has meant that Renaissance philosophy was finally given a role of its own in the history of philosophy, -it is with this work that the philosophy of the Renaissance is taken seriously in the study of philosophy.""Memoirs on semitic languages and on the study of Greek in the Middle Ages were crowned by the Académie in 1848 and 1849 but do not seem to have been published. Renan's first book, published in 1852, was, in fact, ""Averroes et l'Averroïsme"" which earned him a doctorate of letters."" (PMM 352). Renan has always been admired for his sharp mind, his great abilities and courage, but for the same reasons he was feared by many. ""Dés 1852 il signalait dans la préface de son Averroës comme le trait caractéristique du dix-neuvième siècle la substitution de la méthode historique dans toutes les études relatives à l'esprit humain. Cette substitution est légitime"" mais elle serait dangereuse si elle allait jusqu'à proscrire la théologie et la métaphysique... "" (N.B.G. (1862) 51:984). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎

‎Vie de Jésus. - [PMM 352 - THE HISTORICAL CHRIST]‎

‎Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1863. Royal 8vo. Bound in a nice contemporary red halfcalf with five raised bands to spine, with blindstamped borders to compartments. A very nice copy, also with the often lacking half-title (""Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier""). (4), LIX, 462 pp. + (1) leaf (colophon).‎

‎True first edition of this seminal classic on the life of Jesus, which caused an immediate scandal when it appeared. Renan's masterpiece, which constitudes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholocism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer.‎

‎Vie de Jésus. - [PMM 352 - THE HISTORICAL CHRIST]‎

‎Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1863. Royal 8vo. Bound in a very nice contemporary red half calf with five raised bands to spine, blindstamped borders to compartments and gilt title. Light occassional brownspotting, but overall a very nice, clean and tight copy, in- as well as externally. With the half-title present (""Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier""). (4), LIX, (1), 462 pp. + (1) leaf (colophon).‎

‎True first edition of this seminal classic on the life of Jesus, which caused an immediate scandal when it appeared - Renan's masterpiece, which constitudes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholocism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎

‎E. Renan. E. Renan, per. Varshavskogo, Zhizn' Iisusa, Sankt-Peterburg, 1906. St.‎

‎"In Russian. Short description: E. Renan, translated by Varshavsky, The Life of Jesus, St. Petersburg, 1906. Renan, Joseph Ernest (1823-1892), a philosopher-positivist, historian, and writer. He is known as the author of a series of books on the history of early Christianity, Semitic studies, and philosophical dramas. ""The Life of Jesus"" is Renan's most famous work, which enjoyed enormous success among readers and was repeatedly reissued in various countries. Ernest Renan was deprived of his professorship for nine years due to the publication of the book ""The Life of Jesus."" In this book, he used a new method of synthesis of historical and literary sources. He was one of the first to investigate the New Testament as a historical source and compare the events described in it with other historical testimonies, becoming one of the central figures in the critical school of biblical studies. The biography of Jesus Christ soon after its publication in 1863 gained worldwide fame. The author seeks to purify the gospel narrative from the supernatural elements and portrays his hero as a real preacher, a religious anarchist. The Life of Jesus cannot be called a scientific study in the strict sense; it is more like a form of belles-lettres where historically accurate testimonies intertwine with the author's subjectivity in assessments and arbitrary reconstructions of many events. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUMS001834"‎

‎L’Abbesse de Jouarre. L'édition originale de l'Abesse de Jouarre, de Renan‎

‎L’un des 25 premiers exemplaires imprimés sur papier du Japon. Paris, Calmann Lévy, 1886.In-8 de (2) ff., vi pp. de préface, (1) f., 110 pp., (1) f., (1) f.bl. Relié en plein maroquin brun janséniste à grain long, dos à nerfs, double filet doré sur les coupes, doublures de reps bordeaux ornées de nombreux filets dorés, gardes de reps bordeaux, tranches dorées, non rogné avec témoins, couvertures conservées. Reliure signée de Canape R. D. 243 x 155 mm.‎

‎Édition originale de ce roman d’Ernest Renan, l’un des 25 exemplaires de tête sur Japon. Vicaire, Manuel de l’amateur, 1032 ; Bibliothèque de Backer, 2129 ; Carteret, II, 258. « L’Abbesse de Jouarre est la seule pièce de Renan au sujet de laquelle la question d’une représentation ait été sérieusement posée. Son histoire a donc l’intérêt d’une expérience. […] Impossible d’éviter « la couleur locale » ; l’action est un épisode de la Révolution française : il faut bien jouer en costumes du temps et recréer autour des personnages le climat de la Terreur. De fait, même si la fable inventée par Renan n’est pas une histoire vraie, elle est une histoire vraisemblable. Renan insistait volontiers sur ce point qui distingue le quatrième drame des trois précédents. « Je ne connais, écrit-il un jour, aucun récit du temps de la Révolution qui présente la donnée même que j’ai essayé de mettre en action dans l’Abbesse de Jouarre. » Mais, « quant à l’état psychologique des prisons du temps de la Terreur, et au développement que prirent, dans ce milieu terrible, les intrigues amoureuses, je n’ai rien dit qui ne soit tout à fait conforme à l’histoire. Les textes sont innombrables… » Cette fable est l’aventure de Julie Constance de Saint-Florent, abbesse de Jouarre, religieuse sans la foi mais strictement fidèle à ses vœux, aventure en deux époques. Quelques jours après la bataille de Fleurus, le 25 juin 1794, Julie est en prison dans l’ancien Collège du Plessis ; elle revient du Tribunal révolutionnaire ; l’exécution est pour le prochain matin. L’homme qui l’aime et qu’elle aime, le marquis d’Arcy, est dans la même prison et sera, demain, dans la même charrette. Les vœux de l’abbesse les avaient séparés : la mort imminente les délie de tout devoir […] Or, le lendemain matin, le nom de Julie Constance de Saint-Florent n’est pas sur la liste des condamnés qui doivent partir pour l’échafaud […]. » (H. Gouhier, Renan auteur dramatique, pp. 67-87). Bel exemplaire grand de marges relié en maroquin doublé de reps bordeaux, avec les couvertures orange imprimées conservées.‎

‎Etudes d'Histoire religieuse.‎

‎ P., Michel Lévy, 1858, in-8°, xxviii-432 pp, quatrième édition revue et corrigée, reliure demi-maroquin vert, dos à 5 nerfs soulignés à froid, titres et année en queue dorés, tête dorée, couv. conservées, ex. très bien relié vers 1920 mais dos uniformément passé (tourné couleur crème) et lég. sali, plats en partie passés, qqs rousseurs, bon état, ex-libris Gabriel Puaux‎

‎Les religions de l'antiquité. L'histoire du peuple d'Israël. Les historiens critiques de Jésus. Mahomet et les origines de l'islamisme. La Vie des Saints. L'auteur de l'Imitation de Jésus-Christ. Jean Calvin. Channing et le mouvement unitaire aux Etats-Unis. M. Feuerbach et la nouvelle école hégélienne. La Tentation du Christ, par M. Ary Scheffer. — Ce recueil témoigne de la recherche que Renan n'a cessé de poursuivre et d'approfondir dans sa critique et son analyse rationnelle des phénomènes religieux. Il s'est attaché à comprendre à la fois le socle judaïque du christianisme et les premiers développements des communautés chrétiennes. Mais le travail du critique devient nécessairement histoire des idées et des courants de pensée, si bien qu'il s'élargit dans le temps et l'espace et touche Mahomet, Jean Calvin, Feuerbach... Enfin, l'aspect proprement méthodologique n'est pas absent des préoccupations de Renan qui se révèle ici l'un des premiers sociologues des religions. — "Toutes les origines sont obscures, les origines religieuses encore plus que les autres, et il n'est point d'études qui exigent plus que celles-là une grande culture intellectuelle unie à une singulière finesse d'esprit et à une haute impartialité critique. M. Ernest Renan a déjà donné plus d'une preuve remarquable de ces rares et précieuses qualités, mais jamais peut-être elles n'ont paru si réelles que dans ses études d'histoire religieuse. Plusieurs des sujets traités par M. Renan n'appartiennent point, il est vrai, à l'époque du moyen âge, objet particulier de cette revue ; nous croyons néanmoins devoir recommander à l'attention de nos lecteurs le beau travail de M. Renan sur Mahomet et les origines de l'islamisme. C'est là un des plus grands faits, sinon le plus grand de l'histoire du moyen âge, et nulle part nous ne l'avons vu étudié avec tant de pénétration et exposé d'une façon si pleine de netteté et de lumière. (...) Disons encore, tout en nous bornant au moyen âge, que d'autres morceaux de ce volume, tels que ceux sur la vie des saints et sur l'auteur de l'Imitation de Jésus-Christ, portent l'empreinte des solides et brillantes qualités qui ont déjà valu à M. Renan un rang si distingué parmi les érudits français. Il est bien rare, en effet, de trouver chez un même homme une érudition si profonde, un esprit si ingénieux et si flexible, une intelligence et un sentiment si vif des choses du passé rehaussés encore par un véritable talent d'écrivain..." (Claude Guigue, Bibliothèque de l'École des chartes, 1858) ‎

‎Histoire du peuple d’Israël‎

‎Ernest RENAN Histoire du peuple d’Israël Paris, Calmann Lévy, 1887-1893 Édition originale 5 imposants volumes de 251mm x 172mm I/ (2) ff., XXIX, 455 pp ; II/ (2) ff., IV, 545 pp ; III/ VII, 527 pp ; IV/ (2) ff., 411 pp ; V/ (2) ff., 427 pp pp Un des 30 exemplaires numérotés sur papier Japon impérial, seul grand papier, ici le n°17 « Important. Recherché sur grand papier » (Clouzot). Provenance prestigieuse : issu de la bibliothèque de Jacques Attali, avec son ex-libris au revers du premier plat du tome 1. Superbes reliures demi-maroquin à coins noires signées Canape, dos à 5 nerfs soulignés de filets dorés, triple encadrement doré au sein des caissons, auteur, titre, tomaison et date frappés or, filet doré en bordure de cuir sur les plats, têtes dorées, couvertures conservées. Reliures en superbe état, si ce n’est un choc sur les coins supérieurs du tome 3, premières et quatrièmes de couvertures légèrement tâchées de noir, intérieur parfaitement conservé. Cette Histoire témoigne de la passion qui domina toute la vie de Renan : l’étude des origines de la civilisation. Partant des époques et des traditions les plus anciennes, l’étude est poussée jusqu’à la vie du peuple hébreu sous la domination romaine : elle se propose de retracer l’histoire d’une race dans son unité fondamentale et de suivre les phases de son développement. Montrer le développement religieux du peuple d’Israël, dégager les principes qui se sont combinés pour former l’âme d’Israël, assigner à ce peuple étonnant sa véritable place dans l’œuvre collective de la civilisation humaine, tel est le but véritable poursuivi par M. Renan. Intellectuel français, philosophe et historien, Joseph Ernest Renan (1823-1892), dans la lignée du Darwinisme, étudie les religions d’un point de vue ethnologique, de manière critique et scientifique, afin de comprendre leurs origines et leur influence sur les civilisations. Ses travaux seront vivement condamnés par l’Eglise catholique. « L’œuvre de Renan, fort discutée pour son interprétation purement rationaliste de l’histoire religieuse, est célèbre en ce qu’elle soutient, contre les négations du positivisme, l’importance du facteur religieux dans l’évolution humaine » (Dictionnaire des œuvres). « Personnage multiple, intelligence à facettes, Renan, qui parut en son temps le type du négateur, aura été également un convertisseur ; il a attiré nombre d’esprits hors du christianisme, mais il a été aussi à l’origine du dilettantisme mystique de la fin du siècle. Il critiquait les dogmes, mais, presque seul parmi les grands écrivains de son temps, il entretenait la sensibilité chrétienne. Ayant formé la « génération du relatif », il donnait en même temps à cette génération la curiosité et même l’angoisse religieuses » (Dictionnaire des auteurs). « Ce qui lui appartient, j’en suis sûr, c’est l’art avec lequel il anime le passé lointain, c’est l’intelligence qu’il nous donne de l’antique Orient dont il connaît si bien le sol et les races, c’est son talent de peindre les paysages et les figures, c’est sa finesse à discerner, à défaut de certitudes, le probable et le possible, c’est enfin son don particulier de plaire, de charmer, de séduire » (Anatole France). Bel exemplaire du tirage de tête sur Japon, aux couvertures conservées. ‎

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‎Lettre autographe signée‎

‎[Ernest Renan] Patrice Cruice (1815-1866), irlandais, évêque de Marseille. L.A.S., Paris, 28 mars 1858, 1p in-8. Au prêtre parisien Sébastien Millault (1809-1896). « Mon très cher Père, Incedo per ignes suppositos cineri doloso, ce qui veut dire en bon français que j'ai fini mon article sur M. Renan. C'est une bataille que j'engage et que je suis très heureux d'engager puisque je combats pour le meilleur des rois. Mais parfois un bon conseil fait remporter la victoire. J'ai au petit séminaire un excellent ami qui a de bons conseils à donner ; je vais toujours le consulter et toujours je m'en félicite. Mais cette fois il faudrait lui demander une heure car ma lecture durerait une heure et un supérieur n'a pas une heure à donner. Ce cher supérieur doit nous prêcher notre Passion. Je crains donc d'abuser de sa bonté et je viens vous soumettre mes craintes. Tout à vous in Christo. P Cruice ». Il s'agit probablement de son petit ouvrage De quelques discussions récentes sur les origines du Christianisme (Paris, Périsse frères, 1858) qui fait 97p. Cela correspond à l'idée qu'il faut une heure pour lire ce texte. Il était alors supérieur de l'école ecclésiastique des hautes études. Cet article, devenu petit ouvrage, était écrit en réaction aux Etudes d'histoire religieuse (publié par Renan en 1857). Quérard signale d'ailleurs ce texte parmi les textes contre Renan à lire. Intéressante lettre autour des ennemis de Renan. [357] ‎

‎Lettres Inédites d'Ernest Renan à ses éditeurs Michel & Calmann Lévy.‎

‎ Calmann Lévy In-8°, broché, couverture vert d'eau illustrée d'un portrait en camée au centre, 342 pages, ensemble fané et en bon état. Propre. ‎

‎Pendant trente-six ans, de ses débuts dans le métier d'écrivain à sa mort, Ernest Renan est demeuré fidèle aux éditeurs qui lui avaient fait confiance, Michel et Calmann Lévy. Cette correspondance inédite comprend 549 lettres et restitue les années de collaboration, d'amitié puis d'intimité entre l'un des plus grands penseurs du xixe siècle et une famille d'éditeurs. Le scandale que représentera la publication de la Vie de Jésus retentit dans cette correspondance, tout comme les réactions de l'historien des Origines du Christianisme, préparant minutieusement le succès de ses livres, sûr d'être un écrivain de talent, s'attachant ensuite à poursuivre une oeuvre qui laisserait des traces indélébiles. A côté du penseur, de l'historien, on devine le spécialiste des métiers de la communication, l'intellectuel qui masque ses véritables rapports au monde de l'argent, engendrant un mythe durable, celui de l'homme de lettres sans attaches avec l'univers matériel.Les lieux et les êtres défilent au long de ces années 1856-1892. Les voyages en Orient, en Italie, en Bretagne suscitent des commentaires à chaud. Taine, Michelet, George Sand, le général Boulanger, le Prince Napoléon apparaissent sous un éclairage inhabituel. Tout un pan de la société du xixe siècle se découvre dans cette suite de lettres retraçant une aventure humaine dans un milieu fascinant, celui de l'édition. Bon Etat N'hésitez jamais à nous joindre directement. Réponse immédiate pour d'autres titres non répertoriés sur LRB . Franco de port pour la France par MONDIAL RELAY dés 30 euros pour les ouvrages modernes . Paiement immédiat par Paypal . Chèques ( fractionnement possible) et virement acceptés. Nous accompagnons toutes les étapes de vos achats. Achat et déplacement France Suisse pour vos propositions de ventes ( chiffrages et partages) .‎

‎Renan - Discours prononcé à l'inauguration de la statue de Ernest Renan, à Tréguier le 13 septembre 1903 - Cahiers de l'inauguration du Monument de Renan à Tréguier le dimanche 13 septembre 1903, suivi de la crise religieuse de Renan (2 volumes) Anatole France --Paul Guieysse, député du Morbihan, Chaumié, ministre de l'Instruction Publique, Berthelot, Sénateur, Membre de l'Académie Française, Anatole France, Psichari, gendre d'Ernest Renan, René Litalien, Professeur au Lycée de Brest -- Pierre Bernard PARIS, Calmann-Lévy - 1922 - In-12 - Reliure 1/2 basane havane - exemplaire nominatif à Ludovic Halévy - 44 pages - Très bel exemplaire.PARIS, Cahiers de la quinzaine - 1922 - In-1é - Broché - couverture usagée - 101 pages - frais intérieurement - JOINR coupure de presse (11 pages) de Pierre Bernard - Réf. 47888‎

‎ 1922 PARIS, Calmann-Lévy - 1922 - In-12 - Reliure 1/2 basane havane - exemplaire nominatif à Ludovic Halévy - 44 pages - Très bel exemplaire.PARIS, Cahiers de la quinzaine - 1922 - In-1é - Broché - couverture usagée - 101 pages - frais intérieurement - JOINR coupure de presse (11 pages) de Pierre Bernard - Réf. 47888‎

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‎Lettres Intimes - 1842-1845 - Précédées de ma seur Henriette. + Nouvelles Lettres Intimes - 1846-1850 - .‎

‎Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 1896 + 1923. Both copies are uncut, numbered and on extra fine paper. They are bound w. all the orig. wrappers in two private very beautiful uniform half leather bindings of darker orange (like the wrappers) morocco w. single gilt line-frames and gilt titles on back. Flat capitals and top-edges gilt (Anker Kysters Eftf. 1977, -handsigned underneth the bookbinder-stamp by the particular bookbinder - ""Mogens Dickow Lund""). Small tear to corner of back wrapper of""Lettres Intimes"", otherwise a mint set.‎

‎First edition, numbered copies, of both works. The ""Lettres Intimes"" is number 5 of fifteen copies printed on Japan-paper: ""Il a été tiré de cet ouvrage quinze exemplaires sur papier Impérial du Japon. Tous numérotés. No. 5."" ""Nouvelles Lettres Intimes"" is number four of 50 copies on Holland-paper: ""Il a été tiré de cet ouvrage cinquante exemplaires sur papier de Hollande numérotés. No. 4.""Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. Renan's closest confidante was his sister, Henriette, who helped him quit the clerical carrier. They helped eachother financially, travelled together (e.g. on archaeological expeditions) and lived together for many years of their lives. His widely famous work, ""Vie de Jésus"" is dedicated to her, and their correspondence is very interesting and catching.‎

‎Le Correspondant : recueil periodique - religion, philosophie, politique, sciences, litterature, beaux-arts, tome cent vingt-troisième.‎

‎ Paris, Bureaux du Correspondant, 1881. Un volume In-8 avec paginations multiples. Ensemble d'articles consacrés principalement à Ernest Renan : M. Renan hier et aujourd'hui; Encore M. Renan, Toujours M. Renan.Reliure demie basane rouge avec défauts d'usage.‎

‎Correct ‎

‎Discours de réception prononcé par L. PASTEUR lors de sa réception à l'Académie -- Réponse de Monsieur E. RENAN -- EDITION ORIGINALE -- BON EXEMPLAIRE‎

‎P., Calmann Lévy, 1882, un volume in 8 relié en demi-chagrin vert, dos orné de filets dorés (reliure de l'époque), (mouillures pâles dans la marge inférieure des premiers feuillets), 54pp.‎

‎---- EDITION ORIGINALE ---- BON EXEMPLAIRE ---- "Of PASTEUR's nonscientific writings THE MOST INTERESTING ARE ... DISCOURS DE RECEPTION A L'ACADEMIE FRANCAISE (Paris 188)". (DSB X p. 414) ---- RELIE A LA SUITE : - BIOT (M.). Discours de M. Biot prononcé à sa réception à l'Académie Française le 5 Février 1857. P., Didier, 1857, 32pp. - GUIZOT (M.). Discours de M. Guizot en réponse au discours prononcé par M. Biot pour sa réception à l'Académie Française le 5 Février 1857. P., Didier, 1857, pp. 33/56. - FAVRE (J.). Discours de M. Jules Favre prononcé à sa réception à l'Académie Française le 23 Avril 1868. P., Didier, 1868, 72pp. - DUC D'AUMALE (M. Le). Discours de M. Le Duc D'Aumale prononcé à l'Académie Française le jour de sa réception le 3 Avril 1873. P., Didier, 1873, 84pp. - MEZIERES (M.). Discours de M. Mézière, Directeur de l'Académie Française en réponse au discours prononcé par M. Ernest Renan pour sa réception à l'Académie Française le 3 Avril 1879. P., Didier, 1879, (2), 32pp. - DURUY - PERRAUD. Discours de réception de M. Duruy. Réponse de Mgr Perraud. P., Perrin, 1885, 60pp. - LECONTE DE LISLE - A. DUMAS (Fils). Discours de réception de M. Leconte De Liste. Réponse de M. Alexandre Dumas Fils. P., Perrin, 1887, (2), 72pp. - RENAN (E.). Lettre à un ami d'Allemagne par Ernest Renan. P., Levy, 1879, (2), 12pp**4002/E1‎

‎AVERROES ET AVERROÏSME : essai historique par Ernest Renan‎

‎Paris Calmann-Lévy 1925 -in-8 demi-chagrin un volume, reliure demi-chagrin rouge in-octavo (binding brown half shagreen in-8) (23 x 14,7 cm), dos 5 nerfs ornés (spine with raised bands), décoré "or" et à froid (gilt and blind stamping decoration), titre frappé "or" (gilt title), un filet à froid noir de part et d'autre des nerfs, plats décorés à froid d'un filet à froid aux mors, papier marbré rouge, marron foncé et "or" aux plats (cover with marbled paper), tête lisse, gouttière et tranche de queue non-rognées, couverture jaune editeur conservée, sans illustrations, orné de 63 planches hors-texte dessinées par Tony Johannot et gravées sur bois par Brugnot, Dujardin, Rouget, Andrew, Best et Leloir ..., + vignettes dans le texte, XVI + 486 pages, 1925 à Paris : Calmann-Lévy Editeur,‎

‎Note : Textes arabes en appendice. - Index..............Huitième Edition du premier livre de Renan, l'ouvrage fondateur qui a placé l'étude de la philosophie de la Renaissance sur la carte philosophique et a valu à Renan un doctorat en lettres. Cet ouvrage constitue la première monographie sur le grand philosophe islamique Ibn Rush, également appelé Averroès, qui est considéré comme le plus grand commentateur des travaux dAristote. Cest principalement à cause de cet ouvrage que le grand philosophe et scientifique est sérieusement apprécié. L'Europe aujourd'hui. En plus de s'occuper d'Averroès lui-même, Renan étudie le développement et les différentes branches de l'averroisme, en se concentrant sur les théories juive, scolastique et padoue. Son intérêt pour l'averroïsme padouan (XVIe siècle) dans cet ouvrage signifie que la philosophie de la Renaissance a finalement été investie d'un rôle spécifique dans l'histoire de la philosophie. C'est également dans cet ouvrage que la philosophie de la Renaissance est prise au sérieux........Bel Exemplaire.........en trés bon état (very good condition). en trés bon état ‎

‎Ma soeur Henriette.‎

‎Paris Calmann Lévy 1909 1 vol. relié in-8, reliure demi-chagrin noir à bandes, dos lisse, couvertures et dos conservés, III + 96 pp., 2 portraits-frontispice (de Renan gravé par Henri Scheffer et d'Henriette d'après photographie). Réimpression de "Henriette Renan. Souvenir pour ceux qui l'ont connue" (tirée uniquement à 100 exemplaires) et enrichie de 5 gravures hors-texte par Ary Renan et Henri Scheffer représentant des paysages de Tréguier. Bonne reliure amateur.‎

‎Ma soeur Henriette.‎

‎Paris Calmann Lévy 1895 1 vol. relié in-8, reliure demi-chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs, caissons décorés de motifs dorés, plats de percaline rouge encadrés à froid avec fer d'école parisienne sur le plat supérieur, 96 pp., 2 portraits-frontispice (de Renan gravé par Henri Scheffer et d'Henriette d'après photographie). Réimpression de "Henriette Renan. Souvenir pour ceux qui l'ont connue" (tirée uniquement à 100 exemplaires) et enrichie de 5 gravures hors-texte par Ary Renan et Henri Scheffer représentant des paysages de Tréguier. 2 petits accrocs au dos, en pied, et coiffes légèrement émoussées. Quelques rares rousseurs marginales. Sinon bon état, dans une agréable reliure de l'époque.‎