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VOLTAIRE. A collection compiled at the time comprising sever…
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VOLTAIRE. A collection compiled at the time comprising sever…
See original version (French)
Estimate
€50 - €100
Voluntary lot
Description
VOLTAIRE. A collection compiled at the time comprising several works by Voltaire, published anonymously or under pseudonyms, in one in-8 volume, in contemporary brown half-calf, with a decorated ribbed spine and marbled edges.
. *Les loix de Minos*, a tragedy with notes by Mr De Morza. 1773. 2 ff., xv-(pp. 393–395)-2–392 pp. First edition including the ‘Nouvelles pièces détachées’. As in the copy held by the BNF, pages 393, 394 and 395 have been bound at the front of the volume after the dedicatory epistle.
. *Le Taureau blanc*, translated from Syriac by Mr Mamaki. London, 1774. (2) folios and 68 pp. Same year as the original. Text revised into its final form, as provided by Voltaire himself.
. The Civil War in Geneva. Besançon, Nicolas Granvel, 1768. xvi–68 pp. (foxing). Same year as the original and identical in presentation, including the woodcuts relating to the subject. The only difference is in Canto V, where the name ‘Cramer’ has been changed to ‘Brimer’. However, the notes on BRUNET, TRONCHIN and CRAMER appearing on pp. 18 and 57, the notes on BRUNET, TRONCHIN and CRAMER found in the BNF copy.
. The Princess of Babylon. 1768. 2 ff., 182 pp. First edition.
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About the sale
BOOKS – COMIC BOOKS – POSTCARDS – STAMPS
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Closing date
11/01/2026 at 8:00 PM
ID: 89527593
Ref. : v2630 - 323
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