BATTEUX (abbé Ch.) : Histoire des causes premières, ou exposition sommaire des pensées des philosophes sur les principes des êtres. Paris, Saillant, 1769; in 8°, long-grained red morocco, spine with gilt decoration of a repeated fleuron and fillets, beautiful gilt garland on the boards, gilt roulette on the edges, gilt edges. Exceptional copy printed on large Hollande paper, reprinted in 8° format, in a very beautiful binding that can be attributed to Derome jeune, whose characteristic irons can be found. Rare ORIGINAL EDITION of this important work which analyzes the positions of ancient oriental and Greek philosophers and modern philosophers up to Newton