[D'HOLBACH (Paul Thiry, baron): La Politique Naturelle or Discourse on the True Principles of Government. By a Former Magistrate. London (actually Amsterdam, Marc-Michel Rey), 1773; two volumes in 8°, 233 pp. and 280 pp. in marbled calf, spine with ornamented faux-nerfs, triple gilt fillet on the boards, gilt edges. Binding of the period. A very nice copy of the ORIGINAL EDITION in first printing. It is in this book that the author gives his definition of power, a secular representative monarchy, detached from any religious influence.