[HOLBACH (baron d'). Universal Morality. Or the duties of ma - Lot 332

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[HOLBACH (baron d'). Universal Morality. Or the duties of ma - Lot 332
[HOLBACH (baron d'). Universal Morality. Or the duties of man based on his nature. Amsterdam, Marc-Michel Rey, 1776. 3 volumes in one in-8, half marbled basane, smooth spine decorated, orange title (Binding of the time). INED, n°2287. Genuine first edition, according to the description given by Vercruysse under reference A4. Important text by Holbach. The author denounces the dangers of luxury for States and individuals, and condemns begging; for him, people must work: The land is the physical and moral foundation of any Society. [...] Trade is only really useful when it favors agriculture, makes manufactures flourish, produces population; as soon as it harms these essential objects, its usefulness disappears: it becomes a disastrous mania when it only serves to make bloody & continuous wars bloom; it is a dangerous poison when its goal is only to feed the luxury & the vanity of men (t. II, p. 245) Copy complete of the box devoted to education in volume III. Uniform freckling, small marginal wetness on a few leaves. Restoration to the upper spine.
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