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1785862N27Paris: De l'Impremerie de la Societe Litteraire Typographique 1785. Leather. Fair. 8" by 5". None. Forty three leather bound volumes from the Complete Works of Voltaire. 43 volumes from the complete works of Voltaire. Published in French. The present collection of the French philosopher's works includes volumes 2-10 12 14-17 20-23 25 27 32-35 37 45 51 60 63-69 70-77 and 89. With four plates to volumes two three and six. With three plates to volume four. With seven plates to volumes five and nine. With nine plates to volume eight. With ten plates to volume nine. With five plates to volume ten. The present collection opens with the theatrical works of Voltaire which is followed by his poetry including his epic poem the Henriade. In his Essay on the Universal History Manners and Spirit of Nations Voltaire discusses the history of Europe before Charlemagne until the age of Louis XIV. This is followed by his History of the Russian Empire Under Peter the Great his writings on politics and legislation some miscellaneous literary criticism and his commentary on the dramatic works of Pierre Corneille. The latter volumes are comprised of Voltaire's letter exchanges. Voltaire was a French Enlightenment writer philosopher and historian famed for his wit his criticism of Christianity and slavery and advocation of the separation of the church and state. The versatile and prolific writer produced works in many literary forms including plays novels essays but also scientific expositions. In a full contemporary calf binding. Externally sound. The rear board of volume 64 id disbound but present. The remaining volumes are lightly rubbed to the boards with some cracking to the leather along the spine. Volume 27 is missing some calf to the front extremity. Generally lightly rubbed to the head and tail of the spine although some volumes including 14 27 32-34 and the majority of the volumes in the 70s are missing a slither of calf to the head or tail of the spine or both. The front joints of volumes 10 16 20 33 and 45 are rather tender. Although the hinges are better to the latter volumes they are starting but firm to the majority of the earlier volumes.The front hinges are particularly tender to volumes 9 15 16 20 45 60 and 89 and the rear hinges are loose in volumes 10 and15. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with some patches of light foxing. Fair De l'Impremerie de la Societe Litteraire Typographique hardcover
18192003020120Paris: Renouard 1819-1822 1819. Hardcover. Very Good. 64 volume set of 66. Uniformly bound in later 1/4 leather over yellow marbled boards. Gilt stamped spines. Good bindings and covers. Minor scattered foxing. 164 engraved portraits and plates including folding and facsimiles. Refs: Brunet V.1355 Bengesco IV 2149. Carteret III 16. Querard X 379. Vicaire VII 1137 <br> T. 1-7. Theatre 1819 7 v. . T. 8. La Henriade 1819 434 p. T. 9. La Pucelle d'Oleans 1819 371 p. T. 10. Poemes 1819 479 p. T. 11. Epitres et stances 1819 352 p. T. 12. Contes en vers. Satires et poesies melees 1819 408 p. T. 13-16. Essai sur les moeurs et l'esprit des nations 1819 4 v. . T. 17-18. Le siecle de Louis XIV 1819 2 v. . T. 19. Precis du siecle de Louis XV 1819 456 p. T. 20. Histoire de Charles IX 1819 338 p. T. 21. Histoire de l'empire de Russie 1819 404 p. T. 22. Annales de l'Empire 1819 636 p. T. 23. Histoire du Parlement de Paris 1819 514 p. T. 24-25. Melanges historiques 1819 2 v. . T. 26-27. Politique et legislation 1819 2v. T. 28. Physique 1819 611 p. T. 29-31. Philosophie 1819 3 v. . T. 32. Dialogues et entretiens philosophiques 1819 559 p. T. 33-38. Dictionnaire philosophique 1819 6 v. . T. 39-40. Romans 1819 2 v. . T. 41. Faceties 1821 432 p. T. 42-43. Melanges litteraires 1821 2 v. . T. 44-45. Commentaires sur Corneille 1821 2 v. . T. 46-57. Correspondance 1821 12 v. . T. 58. Correspondance avec l'imperatrice de Russie ; Lettres de plusieurs souverains a M. de Voltaire ; Lettres des princes de Prusse etc. et de M. de Voltaire. 1821 323 104 p. T. 59-61. Correspondance avec le roi de Prusse 91821 3 v. . T. 62. Correspondance avec d'Alembert 1821 756 p. T. 63. Lettres inedites de Voltaire a Mademoiselle Quinault a M. d'Argental au president Henault a M. Damilaville a Madame d'Epinay et autres personnages remarquables 1822 388 p. T. 64. Vie de Voltaire / par Condorcet. Memoires pour servir a la vie de M. de Voltaire ecrits par lui-meme. Commentaire historique sur les oeuvres de l'auteur de "La Henriade" 1822 495 p. <br> This is an oversized or heavy book which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. Paris: Renouard [1819-1822] hardcover
173871163Amsterdam 1738-1750. 8vo. Samtidige pergamentryggbind med tittelfelter i lysebrunt skinn og marmorerte dekler. Voltaires graverte portrett som frontispiece i bind I. Tittelbladene trykt i rødt og svart. 6 XXXII 1 1 blank 349 1 1 blank ; 4 366 1 1 blank ; 2 372 ; 4 377 1 blank 16 ; 6 v 1 135 1 blank XXII 102 24 112 ; 8 420 ; 16 415 1 blank ; 4 142 1 1 blank 152 1 1 blank XII 2 115 1 blank s. Med 21 kobberstikk utenom pagineringen. Tallrike kobberstukne vignetter. Chez Etienne Ledet & Compagnie Fransk. <br/><br/><em>Et flott sett. De fleste kobberstikkene er i bd. I som omfatter “La Henriadeâ€. </em> unknown
1764elala166Geneva: Cramer 1764. 1764. 8vo. pp. xvi 386 2. complete with half-title. woodcut title vignette. A fine copy in contemporary mottled calf gilt back. First Edition. Bengesco I 660. Cioranescu 63982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. [Geneva: Cramer], 1764. Hardcover
17681591281768. First Edition. paperback. 182pp. half-title; woodcut title page vignette. sewn; unlettered buff wrappers. N.p. Geneva 1768.<br/> <br/> One of Voltaire's best known prose works it came out in many editions the same year. This is presumably the first and conforms to the copy in the Bibliotheque Imperiale.<br/> <br/> unknown
1905Geneva: Cramer 1765-1768. Five volumes. A GORGEOUS COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION with ALL HALF-TITLES PRESENT of one of Voltaire's most important and fascinating works a haphazard collection of philosophical and literary pieces which clearly demonstrate the depth and scope of his genius. The original intention was to publish only three volumes and for that reason many bibliographers consider the first three volumes a complete work in itself although Voltaire continued until the 19th volume appeared in 1776. I offer here the first three volumes along with the next two. In his introduction to the third part Voltaire points out that some of the works which appear here had been published before but only incorrectly and incompletely. He goes on to assert that many of the other works originally printed alongside them and attached to his name were not in fact by him. His reason for publishing this collection therefore was to present a definitive and complete text of many of his most important works many of which are printed here for the first time. Included are his commentary on Beccaria his Traite sur la tolerance with documentation that had not previously been published and dozens of other pieces. Volume 3 is complete with the supplement which is often missing. Due to their subversive nature they all ended up on the Catholic Church's Index of Prohibited Books these books were published without the name of the author the name of the publisher or the place of publication. Due to their popularity they were reprinted by Cramer and mercilessly pirated by other publishers. Most sets are mixed with different printings by different publishers. The volumes I offer here however are first printings throughout. Nicely printed on fine laid paper with numerous head- and tailpieces. 8vo. Bound in very attractive contemporary half French calf and decorated boards spines in six compartments leather spine labels. Minimal traces of wear to corners else fine and bright with large margins and no defects inside or out. Bengesco 2212; B.N. vol. 214 part I columns 82-86; Barbier III 531-532. A very rare and important set in contemporary bindings and in excellent condition. <br/><br/> Geneva: Cramer, 1765-1768 hardcover
1799ST17632cParis: de l'Imprimerie de Crapelet an VII 1799. 228 x 150 mm. 9 x 6". Two volumes. <br/> Very attractive 19th century red morocco by Capé stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in French fillet border raised bands compartments with central quatrefoil surrounded by lacy gilt tooling gilt lettering gilt dentelles all edges gilt. Housed in a later marbled slipcase. WITH engraved frontispiece by Gaucher and 21 ENGRAVED PLATES after Marillier Monsiau and Ponce as called for AND EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH 46 PLATES comprised of a suite of 20 small plates a suite of 21 large plates and five portraits. Verso of front free endpaper with the bookplate of Jacques Bastenet. Cohen-de Ricci 1035; Graesse VI 393. See also: Cohen-de Ricci 1047-48 for the plates by Moreau. ◆Two three-inch abrasions on one cover and a hint of wear to joints both very well disguised by refurbishment leather faintly soiled but the decorative bindings still lustrous and quite pleasing without any significant condition issues. Occasional mostly light foxing never serious and most of the plates clean but noticeable enough to be regrettable some of the smaller extra-illustrations slightly browned due to paper stock but still a book with considerable appeal inside and out with the engravings richly impressed.<br/> <br/> This printing of Voltaire's mock-heroic "Pucelle" a licentious burlesque based on the Joan of Arc story features the same beautiful engravings found in the Didot edition of 1795 but without the frames plus two additional suites of plates taken from other editions. The set of 20 small plates seem to be close copies of Gravelot's illustrations from the 1762 Geneva edition of "La Pucelle"; the set of 21 larger images are by Moreau all but two being before letters. The latter set probably comes from the suite of images for Voltaire's "Oeuvres" published by Renouard in 1802 of which there were just 40 copies before letters according to Cohen-de-Ricci. Capé was one of the most distinguished binders in France in the middle years of the 19th century being especially well known for the delicacy of his work as evidenced by our spines. He was the binder to the Empress Eugénie and Béraldi calls him "the Bozérian of the second Empire.". de l'Imprimerie de Crapelet unknown
1759023043London: J. Scott and J. Gretton. Rebound in full new leather. Scholars have differed about whether this edition or the Nourse edition published in the same year was the First Edition in English. At the very least the First Edition of This Translation. One of the greatest works in all literature. According to PMM 204: The folly of philosophic and religious optimism is displayed with a vigor and wit that carries the reader away. Near Fine. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1759. J. Scott and J. Gretton hardcover
1785mon0003500177SociÔøΩtÔøΩ LittÔøΩraire-Typographique 1785-01-01. Leather Bound. Very Good. . Kehl Baden 1784 - 89. Complete 70 Volume Set. 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' Famous first collected edition of Voltaire's works known as the 'Kehl Voltaire' Vols. 10 27 and 28 printed 1784 summary volume 70 printed 1789 all others printed 1785. Bound in Uniform 18th century full brown mottled calf leather. front and rear boards have floral chain decorated borders; gilt spiral design on foredges. Spines decorated in gold floral and trophy designs with gilt titles and vol numbers on red and black labels. Marbled end papers and page edges. Green silk reading ribbons are bound in. - Approx 400 pages per volume. Volume 1 frontispiece engraving of Voltaire by Moreau.; Vol 16 frontispiece portrait of Voltaire; Vol 24 engraved map. Vol 31 14 engraved plates. - All 70 Vols are well bound no cracked hinges no loose pages. Varying degrees of edge wear; a few volumes have chipping to spines or vol #s worn off. Browning or toning at times mostly end papers Otherwise A Very Good Set! SociÔøΩtÔøΩ LittÔøΩraire-Typographique hardcover
elala3798London Paris: Prault 1738. Second Edition the first to contain the 26th chapter on fluxions. ìOwing to Descartesí great influence and Newtonís dispute with Leibniz the spread of Newtonís thought on the Continent took about fifty years. One of his greatest champions was Voltaire whose …lÈmens De La Philosophie De Neuton 1738 was widely read.î Printing and the Mind of Man It was during his exile in England from 1726 to 1729 that Voltaire became acquainted with Newtonís scientific methods and achievements. His Letters Concerning the English Nation first published in 1733 contained four letters on Newton including the first account of the famous story about the falling apple which inspired Newtonís law of gravitation. His celebrated popularization of Newtonian principles the …lÈmens served to establish the pre-eminence of empirical philosophy in eighteenth century France. The work is dedicated to Voltaireís mistress the Marquise de Ch‚telet whom he assisted in a French translation of Newtonís Principia. Bengesco 1570. Cioranescu 64736. Gray 156. cfBabson 120. See Printing and the Mind of Man 161. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l. xvi 4 328 12. lacking half-title errata & portrait of Voltaire. title in red & black with engraved vignette by Duflos. engraved frontis. portrait of Newton by P.Dupin possibly inserted. folding engraved table 6 engraved plates & numerous engravings in the text. contemporary mottled calf rebacked corners & edges renewed occasional browning London [Paris: Prault], 1738 unknown
1731231308Paris: Josse 1731. First. hardcover. very good. Slim 8vo pp. xxix 3. 110 3 approbation and errata. Decorative copper engraved head-pieces a few contemporary ink annotations full gilt brown calf covers lightly warped and rubbed with a bright gilt heraldic crest on front and back red edges. Paris: J.F. Josse 1731. First Edition. Scarce. Very good.<br/> <br/> Josse unknown
173446420<p>Basle i.e. London : by W. Bowyer 1734. First edition. Although an English translation had been published in London as "Letters Concerning the English Nation" in 1733 this is the first appearance of the original French text of the book now generally known as the "Lettres Philosophiques" and as "the first bomb thrown at the Ancien Régime". It has been said of Voltaire that "he came to England a poet and left it a philosopher": however that may be this book resulting from his stay in 1726-1728 is "one of the greatest and most influential works of the eighteenth century and beyond . the book that taught the whole of Europe how to think" Voltaire Foundation. The letters contrasting English and French thinking deal variously with religion in England - Quakers Anglicans Presbyterians and Socinians; politics parliament and Magna Carta; trade commerce and the businessman who "contributes to the felicity of the world"; English empiricism and Francis Bacon John Locke and Isaac Newton; and literature - Shakespeare above all Wycherley Congreve Swift and Pope etc. The London publishers' preface is interesting on the author's extreme reluctance to sanction a French-language edition - they had suppressed this edition for an entire year but others were now preparing illicit editions and they now had to displease the author to please the public. The furore which greeted the French editions when they appeared probably justified Voltaire's reluctance and the use here of a fake Basle imprint. Foolscap 8vo 171 x 103mm. viii228xxpp. Bound in a creditable modern rendition of early eighteenth-century full panelled calf; sprinkled edges; a few slight marks; Voltaire's name added to title-page in manuscript; faint fringe of very pale discolouration to fore-edge throughout text barely visible in most places; a few minor internal marks and tiny flaws but a good copy of one of the key books of the Enlightenment. Eighteenth-century 1768 ownership inscription now obscured.</p> Basle [i.e. London : by W. Bowyer], 1734. hardcover
88202Paris A. Sautelet Verdière Furne A. Dupont 1827. Ganzleder gebunden; rote goldgeprägte Einbände Goldschnitt marmorierte Vorsätze / 3 Bände / Anz. Seiten: 1848 2168 2235 / 135 x 20 x 27 cm / Zustand: sehr gut geringe Alters-/ Gebrauchsspuren; Einbände nur geringfügig berieben Papier etwas gebräunt und leicht fleckig die hintersten Blätter von Band 1 an unterer Ecke knickspurig Bibl.-stempel auf Titelseiten handschr. Nummerierung auf Vorsätzen Paris, A. Sautelet, Verdière, Furne, A. Dupont, 1827 unknown
176424563Londres: aux depens de la compagnie 1764. 8vo pp. xvi 384; engraved frontispiece and 20 engraved plates; 20th-century full crimson straight-grain morocco by Zaehnsdorf decorative gilt border on covers gilt-paneled spine and preserving the original blue printed wrappers which are bound in. First published without plates at Louvain in 1755. This is likely a 'variorum' edition probably Dutch based on the first authorized edition of 1762 Geneva with variant readings from earlier piracies. Bengesco 491. aux depens de la compagnie unknown
182423898Paris: Delangle Frères 1824. Later printing. Hardcover. fair. Octavo. Half leather over marbled paper covered boards with gold lettering on spines. marbled endpapers. Fascinating edition of the works of the most famous French Enlightenment writer essayist and philosopher of all times. It includes: Vol. 1 : Biographie. Vol.2 : Mémoires. Vol. 3-12 : Théâtre. Vol. 13 : La Henriade. Vol. 14 : La Pucelle. Vol. 15-18 : Poésie. Vol. 19-24 : Essai sur les moeurs. Vol. 25-27 : Le Siècle de Louis XIV. Vol. 28-29 : Le Siècle de Louis XV. Vol. 30 : Histoire de Charles XII. Vol. 31 : Histoire de Russie. Vol. 32-33 : Annales de l'Empire. Vol. 34 : Histoire du Parlement de Paris. Vol. 35-37 : Mélanges historiques. Vol. 38-40 : Politique et législation. Vol. 41-42 : Physique. Vol. 43-48 : Philosophie. Vol. 49-50 : Dialogues. Vol. 51-58 : Dictionnaire philosophique petite perte à la coiffe du volume 54. Vol. 59-60 : Romans. Vol. 61 : Facéties. Vol. 62-64 : Mélanges littéraires. Vol. 65-67 : Commentaires. Vol. 68-95 : Correspondance. Vol. 96-97 : Tableau analytique. Some edge wear on bindings with joints edges and corners partly rubbed. A few volumes have their head or tail of spine chipped. Volume 97 has a different binding and is from a different publisher Beaudouin Frères. Only volume 64 is in poor condition with its first 50 pages missing and heavy worming affecting text. Sporadic foxing throughout. Text in French. Bindings in overall fair to good interior in good condition. Delangle Frères hardcover
115135ABParis: Blaizot; 1927. 225 x 27 cm. 6 Bll. 176 S. 3 Bll. Halbfranzband in Maroquin. Pergamentüberzug mit goldener Spiralmusterprägung. Meistereinband von und gestempelt mit "René & Michel Kieffer". Sehr guter Zustand. Kurzroman von Voltaire in dem ein Nordamerikaner an der Küste der Bretagne landet und durch eine Verwechslung bei einem Prior und dessen Schwester aufgenommen wird. Durch seine Ehrlichkeit weil er "ganz naiv stets sagt was er denkt und tut was er will" nennt man ihn den Harmlosen; und da ihm die Kunst der Heuchelei fremd ist stehen ihm viele Enttäuschungen in der Adelsgesellschaft des franz. 18. Jhdts bevor. Voltaire erreicht es so die europäische Kultur in ihrem Zusammenstoß mit der unverbildeten Person des Harmlosen lächerlich und fragwürdig zu machen. siehe auch KLL. Eines von 350 num. Exemplaren auf Vélin-de-Rives-Bütten. Die Zeichungen und der Buchschmuck in diesem Band von Bernard Naudin 1876-1946 zählen zu seinen schönsten Arbeiten. 1927 unknown
176882403Geneve 1768. First edition of one of Voltaire's best-known works of prose. Octavo original full period calf gilt titles to the spine red morocco spine label raised bands marbled endpapers. In good condition. Rare and desirable. “One of Voltaire’s finest romances†The Princess of Babylon relays the story of the beautiful Formosanta who travels the world in search of her lover Amazan Barron Fantasy Literature I:88. Subtle in its philosophy Voltaire breaks narrative conventions in this novella to foster Enlightenment values and in the process also “pokes fun at a number of literary traditions†Pearson Fables of Reason 196. The novella saw instant success upon publication and was in such demand that it was being illegally pirated in England and printed under a false imprint of ‘Geneva’ when it was actually printed in London. hardcover
117120Paris Chez E. A. Lequuien 1820-1826. Contemporary half calf. Gilt spines. A little wear to top of spines. Occasional foxing. . <br/><br/><em>Volume 1. Vie de Voltaire. Par Marquis de Condorcet; èloges et autres pièces. Volume 2-9. Théatre. Volume 10. La Henriade. Volume 11. La Pucelle d`Orléans. Volume 12-14. Poésies. Volume 15-18. Essai sur les moeurs. Volume 19-20. Siècle de Louis XIV. Volume 21. Siècle de Louis XV. Volume 22. Histoire de Charles XII. Volume 23. Histoire de Russie. Volume 24. Annales de l`Empire. Volume 25. Histoire du Parlement. Volume 26-27. Mélanges historiques. Volume 28-29. Politique et législation. Volume 30. Physique. Volume 31-34. Philosophie. Volume 35. Dialogues et entretiens philosopiques. Volume 36-42. Dictionnaire philosophique. Volume. 43-44. Romans. Volume 45. Facéties. Volume 46-47. Mélanges littéraires. Volume 48-49. Commentaires sur Corneille. Volume 50-52. Correspondance avec le Roi de Prusse. Volume 53. Correspondance avec l`Impératrice de Russie. Volume 54-55. Correspondance avec d`Alembert. Volume 56-69. Correspondance génerale. Volume 70. Table analytique des oeuvres de Voltaire. </em> unknown
1759elala1495np Paris: 1759. 1759. 12mo. pp. 237 3. contemporary calf gilt back spine ends worn. Published the same year as the first. Voltaires witty and devastating attack on philosophical and religious optimism is generally regarded as his most masterful composition. Published surreptitiously no less than seventeen different printings and editions appeared in 1759. Bengesco 1440. Martin 59.25. cfCioranescu 64321. cfQuérard X 323. cfPrinting and the Mind of Man 204. BOUND WITH: POPE Alexander 1688-1744. Essai Sur LHomme Traduit de lAnglois en François Édition revûe par le Traducteur Second Édition. 12mo. pp. 2 p.l. vii-xxxvi 189 3privilege. woodcut ornaments & title vignette. Lausanne: Marc Michel Bousquet & Compagnie 1752. np [Paris]: 1759. unknown
elala2018Parma: Bodoni Press 1798. 8vo. pp. 3 p.l. 128. with initial blank. 19th century quarter roan bit rubbed some light foxing. BOUND WITH: .La Marianna Tragedia Di Voltaire Nuovamente Tradotta. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l. x 2 107. complete with initial blank. Parma: Bodoni Press 1804. BOUND WITH: .L'Olimpia Tragedia Di Voltaire Nuovamente Tradotta. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l. xii 2 135. Parma: Bodoni Press 1805. BOUND WITH: .L'Alzira Tragedia Di Voltaire Nuovamente Tradotta. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l. viii 106. some light foxing. Parma: Bodoni Press 1797. New Italian translations by Luigi Landriani of four of Voltaire's plays: a nice grouping of Bodoni imprints. Brooks 711 932 961 679. Parma: Bodoni Press, 1798. unknown
1912328118Berlin: Paul Cassirer 1912. Limited. hardcover. near fine. Marcus Behmer. 40 exquisite tipped in etchings by Marcus Behmer. The etchings integrated with the text range widely in size and format from full page illustrations to historiated initials and vignettes. 77. 5 pages. Small folio original black-lettered mustard cloth Berlin: Paul Cassirer 1912. Limited edition -- Number 86 of 170 copies on "amerikanisches Japan" printed at the Pan Presse. A near fine copy of this scarce book.<br/> <br/> Voltaire: Zadig or Fate. An Oriental History. Behmer's wryly exquisite Beardsleyesque interpretation is the first of a sequence of Voltaire illustrations in modern German Pressbooks followed by editions of "Candide" by Klee Unold and Kubin. --Schauer II. 43.<br/> <br/> Paul Cassirer unknown
190113129The Works of Voltaire / A Contemporary Version with notes / by Tobias Smollett revised and modernized; new translations by William F. Fleming and an introduction by Oliver H. G. Leigh ; a critique and biography by the Rt. Hon. John Morley E. R. Dumont 1901 42 volumes complete a vg to near fine set bound in half leather with raised spines with marbled boards and matching marbled end-papers. 1/100 sets so labeled as the Les Delices Edition. Profusely illustrated. Formerly the set owned by 19th century Grand Rapids Lumber Baron Henry G. Dykhouse with his bookplates pn the front paste-downs. E. R. Dumont hardcover
178542634N.pl.: De l'Imprimerie de la Société Littéraire-Typographique 1785. 69 of 70 vols. Vol. 69 missing. Large 8vo 275x18 cm. Contemporary marbled boards; spines with paper title-lable of 19 volumes spines restored with contemporary marbled paper; many spines discoloured; 4 tops of spines damaged; 14 hinges more or less damaged but still holding strong. Printed on handmade paper uncut. Copies with wide margins . The set is carefully collated so we mention every minor defect: the verges of the uncut margins soiled; a small number of leaves: browned or soiled; some with light mostly marginal waterstain; margins of plates a bit soiled the frontisp.-portraits with brown spots. 1 general title and 1 sub-title missing; tear repaired in 3 leaves. On the whole a clean set. Most volumes count between 400 and 500 pages 26 volumes more than 500 pages and 9 volumes between 300 and 400 pages. with numerous engraved plates: engraved frontispiece-portrait of Voltaire engraved by Tardieu after De Largillière 6 other engraved portraits 107 of 108 engraved plates 1 engraved plan of the battle Turcs-Tartares and 1 allegorical double-page engraving in the last volume the only volume on title dated 1789. - the first posthumously printed edition with many unpublished pieces printed at Kehl in the printing office of de Beaumarchais who erected this office especially for the edition of Voltaire's works Vols 1-9: Théâtre. With frontisp. portrait and 44 engraved plates. Vol. 10: La Henriade. With 11 engraved plates. Vol. 11: La Pucelle. With 21 engraved plates a few with shorter margins: from an other copy. Vol. 12: Poemes et discours en vers. Vol. 13: Epitres. Vol. 14: Contes en vers. With 4 engraved plates. Vol. 15: Lettres en vers et en prose. Vol. 16-19: Essai sur les moeurs et l'esprit des nations et sur les principaux faits de l'histoire depuis Charlemagne jusqu'à Lous XIII. With frontisp.-portrait of Voltaire engraved by Langlois after De la Tour. Vols. 20-21: Siècle de Louis XIV. With frontisp.-portrait of Louis le Grand. Vol. 22: Précis du siècle de Louis XV. With frontisp.-portrait by Fosseyeux after Vanloo. Vol. 23: Histoire de Charles XII. Vol. 24: Histoire de l'empire de Russie sous Pierre le Grand; divisée en deux parties. with engraved plan battle Turcs - Tartares. Vol. 25: Annales de l'empire depuis Charlemagne. Vol. 26: Histoire du parlement de Paris. Vols.27-28: Melanges historiques. Vols. 29-30: Politique et législation. Vol. 31: Philosophie de Newton. With 14 explanatory engravings. Vols. 32-35: Philosophie générale: Métaphysique morale et théologie. With engraved frontisp.-portrait: buste de Voltaire. Vol. 36: Dialogues et entretiens philosophiques. Vols. 37-43: Dictionnaire philosophique. Vols. 44-45: Romans. With 12 engraved plates 4 inserted from another copy; 1 engraving missing '. cri de douleur'. Vol. 46: Facéties. Vol. 47-49: Melanges littéraires. With engraved portrait. Vols. 50-51: Commentaires sur Corneille. Vols. 52-63. Recueil des lettres de M. de Voltaire 1715-1778. Vols. 64-66: Lettres du Prince royal de Prusse et de M. de Voltaire. With engraved portrait of Frédéric II. Vol. 67: Lettres de l'impératrice de Russie et de M. de Voltaire. Vol. 68: Lettres de M. de Voltaire et de M. d'Alembert. first vol. of 2 1746-1768. Vol. 70: Vie de Voltaire par le marquis de Condorcet; suivie des Memoires de Voltaire écrits par lui-même; des Tables des Oeuvres &. With double-page allegorical engraving and 1 other engraving De l'Imprimerie de la Société Littéraire-Typographique hardcover
180832539-528Paris De l'Imprimerie des Frères Mame & Chez Antoine-Augustin Renouard 1808-16. With 178 engraved plates mostly by Moreau le Jeune. 8vo c. 210 x 140 mm. Late 19th century full red morocco gilt lettering on spines somewhat faded gilt outer and inner fillets all edges gilt. From the library of James Arthur Taylor with his engr. bookplate. Paris De l'Imprimerie des Frères Mame & Chez Antoine-Augustin Renouard 1808-16. Rare edition of Voltaire's 1694-1778 collected works illustrated with a suite of engravings mostly done by J.-M. Moreau le jeune 1741-1814. Single copies from the present edition were also sold separately by Renouard. "Cette collection de gravures est l'une des plus belles qui ait jamais été exécutée pour aucun livre" Fürstenberg. Arranged in 21 vols. by Renouard it contains of: Théatre 9 vols. 1809; Romans 2 vols. 1809 and 1808; Poèmes et discours en vers 1808; Epîtres stances et odes 1808; Contes en vers satires et poésies mèlées 1808; Siècle de Louis XIV 2 vols. 1808; Précis du siècle de Louis XV 1808; Histoire de l'empire de Russie sous Pierre le Grand 1809; La Henriade poème avec les notes et variantes suivi de l'essai sur la poésie épique 1816; La Pucelle d'Orléans poème en vingt et un chants 1816; Histoire de Charles XII roi de Suède 1816. The majority of the volumes are illustrated with 113 engravings by Moreau le Jeune. Renouard added a series of c. 65 portraits of famous peoples mostly engraved by Augustin Saint-Aubin the copper-plates of which Renouard possessed. Probably this is the best-known work of Moreau le Jeune draftsman und engraver. After the first announcement of the publication of the Kehl edition of Voltaire's complete works he started the series of illustrations without an order and on his own account. Later Moreau sold them to Beaumarchais who included them in the de-luxe edition of Voltaire's complete works printed at Kehl in 1785-89. These series was also sold separately as in the present case.- Plates partly browned text-page very clean otherwise a nice set. - Bengesco IV 2184; Quérard La France littéraire X 378-379; Bocher Catalogue de l'oeuvre pp. 582 & 618; Sander Illustr. franz. Bücher 1407; cf. Cohen/de Ricci 1047; cf. Lewine p. 566; no copy in BnF. LITERATURE: FRENCH ; LITERATUR: FREMDSPRACHIGE ; Paris, De l'Imprimerie des Frères Mame & Chez Antoine-Augustin Renouard unknown
1775044596Genève et Paris: Cramer et Bardin 1775. Edition encadrée" Complete set of all 40 volumes with the engraved frontispieces where issued all pages printed within the wood-engraved frames octavo format. Uniformly bound in mottled calf with gilt spine trim and lettering; some leather chipping mostly at the head of some spines. all edges marbled. Contents: t. 1 La Henriade divers autres poëmes et toutes les piéces relatives à l'épopée. t. 2-10 Ouvrages dramatiques précédés et suivis de toutes les piéce qui leur sont relatifs. t. 11 La Pucelle d'Orléans poëme suivie du Temple de Gout &c. t. 12-13 Mélanges de poësies &c. t. 14-17 Essai sur les moeurs et l'esprit des nations; et sur les principaux faits de l'histoire depuis Charlemagne jusqu'à Louis XIII. t. 18-20 Siècle de Louis XIV auquel on a joint un précis du siècle de Louis XV et un autre morceau d'histoire. t. 21 Histoire de Charles XII roi de Suède avec les pièces qui y sont relatives. t. 22 Histoire de l'Empire de Russie sous Pierre le Grand divisée en deux parties. t. 23-24 Annales de l'Empire depuis Charlemagne fragmens sur quelques revolutions dans l'Inde fragmens sur l'histoire générale et divers autres morceaux historiques. t. 25-30 Questions sur l'Encyclopédie par des amateurs. t. 31-32 Romans philosophiques élémens de Newton précédés et suivis de divers morceaux intéressans. t. 33-37 Mélanges de littérature d'histoire et de philosophie. t. 38-40 Piéces détachées attribuées à divers hommes célèbres. Cramer et Bardin unknown
