Système de la nature

Ou des loix du monde physique & du monde moral. Par. M. Mirabaud (...). Nouvelle édition. Mirabaud (pseud. of Paul Heinrich Dietrich von Holbach). "Londres", n.publ., 1775, 2 vols., 400; 448 p., contemp. calf, both front covers with gilt-lettered owner's name "Ségréz", triple gilt fillet borders around all sides, gilt and ribbed spine w. mor. letterpieces.

Both vols. offsetting from turn-ins at the beginning and end. Vol. 2 author's name corrected in ballpoint and lacking mor. letterpiece Both vols. joints splitting, spines rubbed, spine ends and outer corners worn. Early edition. The first edition of what was to become known as the "bible of materialism" was published in 1770 (also with fictitious address London but actually printed in Amsterdam). Cf. PMM 215. (total 2)