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PHILOSOPHY] CUMBERLAND (Richard), BARBEYRAC A Philosophical Treatise on Natural Laws… Amsterdam, published by Pierre Mortier, Huart, 1744 One quarto volume in full calfskin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fleurons, comprising: frontispiece, title page, (1) blank page, XXVIII, (2), 435 pages, (9) pages A fine copy of the first edition of the French translation. ...In which the form of these laws, their principal principles, their order, their promulgation and their binding nature are sought and established through the nature of things; the work also refutes the elements of morality and politics set out by Thomas Hobbes. Bookplate of Germain Barré, parish priest of Mouville near Rouen. Pen-and-ink bookplate on the title page.
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS
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Auction time 09/12/2026 at 2:15 PM
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