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VOLTAIRE (François-Marie Arouet, known as).
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135
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VOLTAIRE (François-Marie Arouet, known as).
See original version (French)
Estimate €100 - €150
Voluntary lot
Description
VOLTAIRE (François-Marie Arouet, known as). THE WORKS OF VOLTAIRE. A new edition, with notes and critical observations, by M. Palissot. Paris, Stoupe & Servière, 1792. 50 volumes in 8vo, marbled fawn sheepskin, smooth spines divided by fillets and richly decorated with fleurons, gilded floral motifs and scrolls, title and volume number labels in ochre and ivy-green sheepskin, edges speckled with red (contemporary binding). Some scuffing and wear to the bindings, minor wear to the caps and corners, and slight variations in the shades of the leathers. An old bookplate ‘Blondeau fils’ and one from the ‘Hornus’ library, with a modern bookplate. IMPORTANT COLLECTIVE EDITION, published under the direction of Charles PALISSOT DE MONTENOY (1730–1814), playwright, literary critic and member of the Académie Française, who accompanied the texts with notes and critical observations. This edition, based on the Kehl edition, brings together the philosopher’s principal works: *La Henriade*, his tragedies and comedies, his poetry, his historical works, his philosophical writings, his dialogues, his novels and short stories, as well as his extensive correspondence. Published in Paris at the start of the French Revolution, this collection bears witness to the spread of Voltairean thought in the late 18th century. The last five volumes of the selected letters, published later, are MISSING from our set. A BEAUTIFUL SET IN UNIFORM BINDINGS OF THE PERIOD. ¶ Bengesco, IV, pp. 206–208, no. 2183.
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