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One of the earliest enlightened philosophical works published in Germany View picture(s) 1 BASEDOW, Johann Bernhard. Philalethie. Neue Aussichten in die Wahrheiten und  Religion der Vernunft bis in die Gränzen der glaubwürdigen Offenbarung, dem denkenden Publico eröffnet. Altona, David Iversen, 1764. 2 parts in 1 vol. 4to. Contemp. boards, uncut. With engraved allegorical vignette on first title and engraved allegorical frontispiece by Fritzsch, showing a dark landscape at night with a moon and stars and the motto underneath: "Auch diess sind Strahle der Sonne". (24), 748, (10, 2 blank); (6), 448 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Education  Enlightenment  German  Pedagogy & Didactics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The best and most extensive Dutch edition/adaptation of the most popular 'domestic' encyclopedia of the 18th century View picture(s) 2 CHOMEL, Noël & Jacques Alexandre de CHALMOT. Algemeen huishoudelijk-, natuur-, zedekundig- en konst- woordenboek, vervattende veele middelen om zijn goed te vermeerderen, en zijne gezondheid te behouden ... Een menigte van manieren om lammeren, schaapen, koeijen, paarden, muil-ezels, hoenderen, duiven, honing-bijen, zijde-wormen te kweeken, voeden, geneezen, en winst te doen met die dieren. Eene natuurkundige beschrijving van huishoudelijk- en wild-gedierte, vogelen en visschen, en de middelen om dezelve te jaagen en te vangen. Een groot aantal van geheimen in den tuinbouw, kruidkunde, akkerbouw, landbouw, wijngaard- en boomgaardbouw ...  Een korte schets van de meeste kunsten, weetenschappen en handwerken. Voorts alles, wat handwerkslieden, tuiniers, wijngaardeniers, kooplieden, winkeliers, bankiers, commissarissen, overheden, officiers van 't gerecht, edellieden, geestelijken ...in de eerste bedieningen doen moeten ... Tweede druk. Leiden & Leeuwarden, H.A. Chalmot (at Leeuwarden) for Joh. le Mair & J.A. de Chalmot, 1778 (1768-1777). 7 vols. Large 4to. Contemporary half calf, spines gilt in compartments with dark brown title labels, lettered in gold, marbled boards. Titles printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece by J. Punt (engr. dated 1742), 100 full-page (folding) engraved plates, numerous woodcut head and tail pieces. XXXVII, (1), 4370 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Dutch  Encyclopædic Works  Enlightenment  French  Natural History  Netherlands  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Famous discours on the fable View picture(s) 3 LESSING, Gotthold Ephraim. Fabeln. Drey Bücher. Nebst Abhandlungen mit dieser Dichtungsart verwandten Inhalts. Berlin, Christian Friedrich Voss, 1759. Sm. 8vo. Contemp. marbled calf, spine ribbed and gilt with orange title-label, peacock-fashion blue marbled edges. With allegorical engraving of an owl sitting on a book on title, and fine engraved allegorical frontispiece comprising Minerva holding a mask and little Putti looking at the large shield at Minerva's feet which shows a head of Medusa on the outside and a little monkey on the inside, both signed by J.W. Meil. XII, 249 [=250] pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Enlightenment  Fable Books  Germany  Literature  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Modelled on Plato's Phaedo: as a highlight of the German Jewish Enlightenment and the promise of the American Revolution View picture(s) 4 MENDELSSOHN, Moses. Phaedon oder über die Unsterblichkeit der Seele, in drey Gesprächen. Karlsruhe, Schmieder, 1780. 2 parts in one vol. 8vo. Contemporary half calf, ribbed spine with gilt floral stamp in compartments with two title labels lettered in gold, marbled end-papers, red painted edges. Woodcut vignette on title. (10), 52, 224 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Americana  Enlightenment  Germany  Hebraica & Judaica  Literary History  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The Bible of materialism. The book that provoked even Voltaire to reply in defence of religion View picture(s) 5 MIRABAUD (= HOLBACH, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d'). Système de la nature. Ou des loix du monde physique & du monde moral. London (= Amsterdam), (no publ.), 1770 2 parts in one. 8vo. Contemporary mottled calf with gilt borders along the edges of the boards, gilt spine with green morocco title label lettered in gold, gilt binding edges, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, g.e. (12), 366; (4), 408 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Diderot  Enlightenment  France  Philosophy  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Dutch translation of one of Richard Price's influential orations View picture(s) 6 PRICE, Richard Redevoering over de waarschynlykheid van een toekoomend tydperk van verbeteringe, in den staat van het Menschdom; nevens de middelen en de verplichting om dezelve te bevorderen. Uit het Engelsch. Amnsterdam, Jacob van der Birgh & Z.., 1788. 8vo. Without binding. VIII, 56 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  England  Enlightenment  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Two influential philosophical works by an acquaintance and admirer of Spinoza and Descartes and inventor of European porcelain View picture(s) 7 TSCHIRNHAUS, Ehrenfried Walther von. Medicina mentis, sive Tentamen genuinæ logicæ, in quâ differitur de methodo detegendi incognitas veritates.- IDEM. Medicina corporis, seu cognitationes admodum probabiles de conservandâ sanitate. Amsterdam, Albertus Magnus, & Johannes Rieuwerts Junior, 1686-1687. 2 works in one vol. 4to. Contemporary vellum, title in ms. in ink on spine, two clasps. Half title,  woodcut devices on each of the two titles, 4 engravings in text, several woodcut diagrams in text. (16), 224; (4), 59, (1) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Enlightenment  Germany  Mathematics  Philosophy  Science  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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From the library of the Dukes of Aremberg: essays by pamphleteer of the Enlightenment View picture(s) 8 [COYER, Gabriel-Francois]. Bagatelles morales. ...... ridentem dicere verum / Quid vetat? ....... Horat. London (for sale in Paris with Duchesne), (Paul Vaillant?), 1754. 12mo. Contemporary sheepskin with gilt coat-of-arms of the Dukes of Aremberg on both sides, spine gilt in compartments with red title-label lettered in gold. With woodcut vignette on title and woodcut head-pieces. 349 (=249) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Enlightenment  France  Jesuits  Treatises  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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A nickel for the rights of men View picture(s) 9 [RIGHTS OF MEN]. Openlijke en plegtige erkentenis van de Rechten van den Mensch en den Burger; gedecreteerd den 31 Januarij 1795. in den Hage. Het eerste Jaar der Bataafsche Vrijheid. Dordrecht, H. de Haas, (1795). 16mo. Orig. printed wrappers. (16) pp., incl. wrappers. Full description >> Related Subjects: Enlightenment  Law  Netherlands  Politics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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