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KÂ- MONDO / KAPANDJI MORHANGE

296 - [VOLTAIRE]. The Maid of Orléans. A heroic-comic poem in eigh…
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Estimate €300 - €400
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[VOLTAIRE]. The Maid of Orléans. A heroic-comic poem in eighteen cantos. A fine copy in contemporary full morocco for this London edition with its risqué illustrations, comprising a frontispiece and 18 engraved plates. London, 1775. In-12 (85x130 mm), full cherry-coloured long-grain morocco, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and fleurons, green title label, triple gilt fillet framing the covers, gilt fillet on the edges, all edges gilt (re-bound). 281 pages, 1 frontispiece and 18 engraved plates. Scuffing with some losses, spine split over 2 cm at the foot, a few minor foxing spots. New London edition of Voltaire’s scandalous heroic-comic poem, here accompanied by a very free illustration comprising a frontispiece and 18 engraved plates, attributed to Desrais (Cohen, 1031). It is supplemented by an epistle from Father Grisbourdon to Voltaire and a critique of the Poème de la Pucelle addressed to M***, with an epigram on the same poem. A fine copy.
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About the sale Fine antique and collectible books, manuscripts and modern illustrated works
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Auction time 06/29/2026 at 2:00 PM
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