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52 - 52- [VOLTAIRE]: ‘Treatise on Tolerance’ [Geneva?] No publish…
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Estimate €150 - €200
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52- [VOLTAIRE]: ‘Treatise on Tolerance’ [Geneva?] No publisher, 1763. IV-183-[1 blank page]. From the year of the first edition. Bound with: ‘Memoir on behalf of Madame Anne-Rose Cabibel, widow of Calas, and her children, concerning the referral of the Hôtel’s petitions to the Sovereign, ordered by a decree of the Council of 4 June 1764 ’ In Paris, printed by Louis Cellot, 1765. Bound with: ‘Memoir by Sieur Fr. Alexand. Gualbert Lavaysse. ’ Printed by Louis Cellot, 1765. Bound with: ‘Memorandum for consultation and consultation regarding the children of the late Jean Calas, merchant in Toulouse.’ In Paris, by Merlin, Bookseller, 1765. 8vo. Some browning and stains. Slight paper loss at the top margin of the last 5 leaves, without affecting the text. Full contemporary calfskin. Triple gilt fillet framing the covers. Smooth spine decorated with a title label (most of the spine is missing). Gilded edges. Overall condition of the interior is satisfactory. A rare collection of four works relating to the Calas affair, including Voltaire’s famous *Treatise on Tolerance*, published in 1763 following the death of Jean Calas. The three legal briefs, printed in 1765, date from the period of the Calas family’s rehabilitation proceedings.
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About the sale Antique and modern books – comic books
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Auction time 10/22/2026 at 10:30 AM
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