HOLBACH, Paul-Henri Thiry, baron
Elements of universal morality or Catechism of nature. Paris, Didot fils aîné for Guillaume de Bure, 1790. In-16 (132 x 75 mm) of 3 f.n.ch., 208 pp.
Green morocco in the style of Bradel, gilt filleting, smooth spine decorated, white moire endpapers and lining, gilt edges (period binding).
Vercruysse, 1790, A 2.
First edition, posthumous, published by de Bure who "drew up and published in 1789 the catalogue of the library of Holbach... The Éléménts were probably put into circulation around October-November" (Vercruysse).
A very good copy preserved in a luxurious binding.
