DIDEROT Denis]. Philosophical thoughts. La Haye, la Compagnie, 1746; small in-12, frontispiece, [1] f., 136 p., [6] ff. in contemporary marbled calf binding, spine decorated with gilt designs, new title-piece.
First edition according to Tchemerzine, third edition according to Adams, decorated with a frontispiece in the style of Eisen: la Vérité arrachant son masque au Mensonge. The work had been composed in a few days by Diderot to help a friend Mme de Puisieux with the proceeds. As soon as it was published, it was condemned to fire by the Parliament of Paris. - Nice copy.
Bound in the suite:
L'ÉCOLE DE LA VOLUPTÉ [by Julien Offray de la Mettrie]. Cologne, Pierre Marteau, 1747. - First edition starting with a nice engraved frontispiece.
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