Ueber die Lehre des Spinoza in Briefen an den Herrn Moses Mendelssohn. Neue vermehrte Ausgabe.
Breslau: Gottl. Ldwe. 1789. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2329136
Second edition, revised and enlarged. German text. Lacks inserted leaf of Goethe's 'Prometheus,' present in some copies but censored in most. Minor internal tear to board paper on rear panel, small internal abrasion to cloth on spine, pages lightly toned and faintly foxed.
li, [1], 440 pp. 7 1/8 x 4 5/8. Black cloth spine with paper label, textured paper over boards. Engraved frontispiece of Spinoza, engraved illustration of both philosophers on title page, and another of Mendelssohn following text. This work started the Spinozism/Pantheism controversy which began the shift from the Enlightenment to Romanticism and German Idealism.
Price: $650.00