J. 42
Tindal’s Christianity as old as the creation.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 59. no. 107, as above.
[TINDAL,
Matthew.]
Christianity as old as the Creation: or, the Gospel, a Republication of the Religion of Nature. The
Second Edition in
Octavo . . .
London: Printed in the year
m. dcc. xxxii
. [Without name of printer, 1732.]
BL2773 .T4
8vo. 182 leaves.
Not in Halkett and Laing.
Lowndes V, 2686.
Original calf, rebacked, with the original morocco label preserved. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T. The name
Tindal written in ink on the title. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
Matthew Tindal, 1657-1733, English deist. The first edition of this book appeared in 1730 and was answered by numerous pamphlets.
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Voltaire’s Philosophical dictionary.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 59. no. 109, as above.
[VOLTAIRE,
François Marie Arouet de.]
The Philosophical Dictionary for the Pocket. Written in
French by A Society of Men of Letters, and translated into
English from the last Geneva Edition, corrected by the Authors. With Notes, containing a refutation of such Passages as are any way
exceptionable in regard to religion.
London: Printed for
S. Bladon,
1765.
B42 .V6
First Edition of this translation. 8vo. 170 leaves.
Halkett and Laing IV, 335.
Lowndes V, 2793.
Quérard,
Bibliographie Voltairienne, 16.
Original calf, gilt line borders, back scorched, repaired at the joints. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T, and with
annotations by him on page 7. With the Library of Congress 1815 bookplate.
François Marie Arouet de Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher, historian, dramatist and man of letters.
In the debate in the House in 1814 on the purchase of Jefferson’s library for Congress, the works of Voltaire were mentioned
as rendering the library unsuitable for the purpose.
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Voltaire, Philosophie de l’histoire.
8
vo.
1815 Catalogue, page 59. no. 110a, as above.
[VOLTAIRE,
François Marie Arouet de.]
La Philosophie de l’Histoire. Par feu l’Abbé Bazin.
mdcclxv
. [
Geneva 1765.]
D167 .V93
First Edition. 8vo. 172 leaves.
Barbier III, col. 876.
Quérard,
Bibliographie Voltairienne, 403.
Not in Sabin.
Rebound in half red morocco by the Library of Congress in 1904. Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I and T; under the word
Bazin has been written in ink
Voltaire.
This work is dedicated to Catherine II, Imperatrice de toutes les Russies. Chapter VII is
De l’Amerique.
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