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45 - FREDERICK II. [Works]: Posthumous Works.
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FREDERICK II. [Works]: Posthumous Works. Volumes 1 to 18. – Early Works. Volumes 19 to 22. – A New Life of Frederick II, King of Prussia, or, An Essay on his Reign. Volume 23 (2 parts in 1 volume). Amsterdam, 1789. 23 volumes bound in 12 in-8 volumes, in contemporary fawn marbled cardboard, smooth spines decorated with a gilt fleur-de-lis, title and volume number labels in red and green sheepskin. (caps and corners worn, scattered foxing, marginal browning on the first volume and at the top of the third, small corner water stain on the 4th and 5th volumes). Contains: The History of My Time – The History of the Seven Years’ War. - Memoirs from the Peace of Hubertsburg in 1763 to the end of the Partition of Poland in 1775. - Correspondence between the Emperor and the Empress-Queen and the King, concerning the succession in Bavaria. – Poems. – Correspondence with Madame the Marquise du Châtelet, Monsieur de Fontenelle, Monsieur Rollin, Councillor Shum, &c...- Correspondence with Mr Jordan and Darget - Correspondence with the Marquis d’Argens - Correspondence with Mr de Voltaire - Correspondence with Mr d’Alembert. – Anti-Machiavelli (and) Military Instruction, 13 folding plates. – Memoirs for the History of the House of Brandenburg. – Poems by the Philosopher of Sanssouci. – Philosophical, moral, historical, critical and literary miscellany. – A New Life of Frederick II, King of Prussia, or, An Essay on his Reign. (by DENINA). Portrait and one plate, out of text. Included with this: GRIMOARD (Count of). A Historical and Military Account of the Life and Reign of Frederick the Great. London and Paris, Didot, 1788. 8vo, contemporary fawn sheepskin, plain spine with decorative lettering. (corners and caps worn). 18 folding plates. – [LAVEAUX (J.C.)]. The Life of Frederick the Second, King of Prussia. To Which are Added, Observations, Authentic Documents, and a Variety of Anecdotes. London, J. Debrett, 1789. 2 volumes, 8vo, speckled fawn sheepskin, plain spines with decorative lettering. (corners and caps worn, joints cracked). All 15 volumes.
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