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Lot 305 Carl Anton Ernst Becher. Ueber Toleranz und …
Ueber Toleranz und Gewissensfreyheit, und die Mittel, beyde in ihre gehörigen Grenzen zu weisen. Mit einer gestochenen Titelvignette. Berlin, Christian Friedrich Himburg, 1781. 4 Bll., 696 S. 8 °. Ldr. d. Zt. mit RVergoldung, goldgepr. RSchild und dreiseitigem Rotschnitt (stärker berieben und bestoßen).
Philosophie
Literatur des 17. bis 19. Jahrhunderts – Sehr selten, für uns im Handel und auf Auktionen nicht nachweisbar. - Erste Ausgabe. - Das einflussreichste Werk des deutschen Theologen Carl Anton Ernst Becher. Er veröffentlichte zehn Schriften in denen er sich durch seine Sympathie gegenüber Lessing und Nicolai als Aufklärer zu positionieren versuchte. - Ränder leicht gebräunt. Durchweg stockfleckig. Insgesamt gut erhalten.
Literature of 17th to 19th Century – Philosophy - With an engraved title vignette. Contemporary leather binding with gilt decoration, gilt-stamped spine label, and three-sided red edging (more heavily rubbed and bumped). - Very rare, not found in trade or auctions. - First edition. - The most influential work of German theologian Carl Anton Ernst Becher. He published ten writings in which he attempted to position himself as an Enlightenment thinker through his sympathy for Lessing and Nicolai. - Margins slightly browned. Foxing throughout. Overall in good condition.
Startprice: 200 €
Estimate: 300 €
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