Spinoza (Baruch) Tractatus theologico-politicus, first edition, fifth issue (p.192 numbered 92 and without 'Errata Typographica' on p.[234] (here blank)), title with woodcut ornament, lacking index f. and final blank, some spotting or staining, lightly browned, late 19th / early 20th century pale boards, some spotting and light staining, spine scuffed, corners worn, [Bamberger T.5; Van der Linde 3; cf. PMM 153], small 4to, Hamburg [i.e. Amsterdam], 'Henricus Künrath', 1670 [i.e. after 1677].

⁂ 'crystal-clear exposition of the theory of natural right' (PMM). The 'Tractatus' extends his ethical views into the realm of politics, and contains the first clear statement of the mutual independence of philosophy and religion. The date of 1670 was retained in editions subsequent to the first 'since a new edition would provide new ammunition for the groups clamoring for the ban of the book' (Bamberger).