ESOTERISM. VILLARS (Henri de Montfaucon, dit abbé de) : Le Comte de Gabalis, or Entretiens sur les sciences secrètes? New expanded edition of the genies assistans & des gnomes irréconciliables. La Suite du Comte de Gabalis. Nouveaux entretiens sur les sciences secrètes, touchant la nouvelle philosophie. London, chez les Frères Vaillant, 1742; two volumes in 12, blond calf, ornate ribbed spines, red morocco titles and greefs, triple gilt fillet on covers, fine inner lace, gilt edges. Contemporary binding (minor binding defects). A fine copy of this reprint, published almost three quarters of a century after the first edition, of these tales of social satire, libertinism and religious satire; at the time of publication, Antoine Arnauld was a vocal opponent of the ideas presented in these interviews.