VOLTAIRE (François Marie Arouet)Livre Rare Book
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39271Sans lieu, sans nom, [Genève, Cramer] 1757-1763. 18 tomes reliés en 20 volumes in-8°, XXVII-382;418; LXXVIII-328; 400; 351; 449; 396; 446; 428403; 468; 471; 390; 406; 406; 396; 366; 388; 379; 404 pages Reliures demi-basane à coins, dos lisses, pièces de titre rouges, pièces de tomaison vertes.
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
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
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 books
1770WRCLIT25846Paris: Chez la Veuve Duchesne. 1770. Two volumes. Octavo. Full contemporary mottled dyed calf spines gilt extra. Portrait plates and engraved headpieces. Light scattered foxing largely to occasional upper margins some extremity wear with narrow losses at extreme crowns of spines three small external worm holes in lower joint of second volume otherwise a very good set. First this edition containing in the first volume a pictorial title a frontis ten plates and ten headpieces all engraved by de Longueil after drawings by Charles Eisen. There are no illustrations in the second volume which concludes with a number of additional poems and documents by Voltaire. Voltaire's letter to Eisen written after seeing his designs opens the first volume and affirms his belief that the edition will be "plus recherchee." RAY ART OF THE FRENCH ILLUSTRATED BOOK 30. COHEN-DE RICCI 1026/7. SALOMONS p. 172. Chez la Veuve Duchesne... unknown books
176581265London: Printed for Thomas Brown 1765. First edition in English of Voltaire's Pocket Dictionary of Philosophy. Octavo full period calf gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine gilt ruled marbled endpapers all edges red. In good condition. One of the most influential thinkers of the French Enlightenment Francois-Marie Arouet know by the nom de plum Voltaire was a resourceful and prolific writer. His works touched nearly every literary form including plays poems novels theoretical essays and scientific treatises. A forthright and candid advocate of civil liberties he frequently criticized the institutions of religious dogma and classism prevalent in 18th century France often doing so through satire to avoid censorship and imprisonment. Printed for Thomas Brown unknown books
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
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
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
176744707Sans lieu, , 1767. In-8 de 108 pp.[LARCHER (Pierre-Henri)]. Réponse a la Défense de mon oncle, précédée de la Relation de la mort de l'abbé Bazin ; et suivie de l'Apologie de Socrate, traduite du grec de Xénophon. A Amsterdam, chez Changuion, 1767. In-8 de 64 pp.Ensemble 1 vol. in-8, veau marbré, dos plat avec deux pièces de titre, triple filet doré sur les plats, tranches marbrées (reliure de l'époque).
1738212251738 Londres (Paris), sans nom d'éditeur, (Prault), 1738, in-8 de (4) pp. (faux-titre et titre avec vignette gravée par Duflos)-XVI pp. (pour les Eclaircissements nécessaires)-(4) pp. (pour la table des chapitres)-(2) pp. d'avertissement des libraires - 326 pp. (paginé 3 à 328), (cf. Bengesco,Tome II, p. 29)-(12) pp. de table des matières, et 1 p. d'errata, portrait gravé de Voltaire, et portrait gravé de Newton par J. Dupin, reliure de l'époque, de plein veau fauve marbré, dos à nerfs orné de fers dorés, pièce de titre de maroquin fauve, ex libris manuscrit à l'encre brune en haut de la page de titre, quelques restaurations, bon exemplaire.
176911830A Londres, Amsterdam, Marc-Michel Rey, 1769. In-8 de (4)-284 pp., veau blond glacé, dos lisse orné, triple filet doré sur les plats, tranches dorées (reliure de l'époque).
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
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
177785781777 Londres [Amsterdam], s. n. e [Marc-Michel Rey], 1777. In-8° (195 x 125 mm) de [2, titre et errata au verso]-188 pp. Seconde édition, parue lannée même de loriginale. Reliure en plein veau marbré, dos à nerfs orné, pièce de titre olive (reliure dépoque); coiffes manquantes, charnières frottées et coins émoussés, mais reliure tout à fait solide.«Un chrétien contre six juifs» est une réponse de Voltaire aux « Lettres des quelques juifs portugais et allemands à M. de Voltaire », publiées par labbé Antoine Guénée (1717 1803) pour la première fois en 1769. Cette édition forme en faitle tome XIV deLEvangile du jour. On trouve aux pp. 172 188 quelques poésies (dont toutes ne sont pas de Voltaire), une lettre à M. de la Harpe, signée le maquis de C***, la lettre de Voltaire à labbé de la Chau, du 21 mars 1776, enfin les Remontrances du pays de Gex, rédigées par M. de Voltaire» ( Bengesco II, 1860). Ex-libris héraldique rectangulaire imprimé en rouge: Brisset.
1928059808New York: Random House 1928. 1st Edition Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fair. 111 Pp. #423 Of 1450 Copies The First Book Published By Random House Illustrated Throughout By Rockwell Kent And Signed By Him On The Limitation Page. Tan Cloth Beveled Edges Gilt. Binding With Only Slight Wear To Gilt Contents Fine. With The Original Plain Opaque Dust Jacket Browned Small Losses 3/4" Water Spot On Front Panel. <br/> <br/> Random House hardcover
181714013121Paris: Th. Desoer 1817. Full grained dark maroon leather all edges gilt bottom cover edges gilt tooled. Owner's name stamp on title and one text page of each volume; moderate to heavy foxing cover edges lightly rubbed but some somewhat more heavily rubbed spots and dry spine edges header of volume 13 chipped else nice clean tight bright set: VG. 8vo. Frontispiece of Voltaire in Volume I. A photo of a portrait of Voltaire has been laid in in lieu of a frontispiece. in volume 16 discoloring the paper Th. Desoer hardcover
120790London Printed for D. Wilson and T. Durham in the Strand 1754. . First edition; 12mo 17.5 x 10.5 cm; presentation inscription in pen to front free endpaper verso related bookplate to front pastedown ownership inscription in pencil to front free endpaper recto C1-3 and G12-H1 trimmed close at fore-edge; contemporary sprinkled calf double gilt-filet borders spines likewise ruled in gilt corners slightly bumped small split upper joint a little weak but holding very good; xv 1 284pp.<br /> The first edition of this scarce collection of works and letters by Voltaire 1694-1788 in English translation including his philosophical novella Zadig excerpts from the Dictionnaire Philosophique the whole of which was not translated into English until 1765 and the first letter from Frederick II of Prussia to Voltaire and his reply. <br /><br />The translator Joseph Collyer 1714/5-1776 was a bookseller and treasuer of the Stationer's Company. Although the title-page of the present work designates him as the 'Author of Felicia to Charlotte' this novel is usually attributed to his wife Mary Collyer 1716/7-1762 best-known as the English translator of Marivaux's La vie de Marianne.<br /> ESTC T47430. London, Printed for D. Wilson, and T. Durham, in the Strand, 1754. unknown
117621Glasgow Printed by Robert Urie 1759. . Fourth edition; 12mo 18 x 10.5 cm; a little toned front hinge reinforced; contemporary tree calf contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine joint and headcap repaired slightly scuffed and rubbed very good; 6 3-149 13pp.<br /> An early Glasgow printing of this interesting outsider's take on English society and its people precipitated by Voltaire's exile to Great Britain in 1726. <br /><br />The resulting Letters first published in 1734 following his return to Paris express his great admiration for the comparative religious freedom enjoyed by England's Quakers and Socinians as well as its constitutional monarchy 'where the Prince is all powerful to do good and at the same time restrain'd from committing evil' the implication being that England could provide a model for France's reform p.53. When the French edition was published the following year without the approval of the royal censor as Lettres Philosophique it caused a storm with copies confiscated and publicly burnt and Voltaire again forced to flee Paris.<br /><br />The work remains one of Voltaire's most widely known and read texts which helped introduce Bacon Locke and Newton to Europe's Enlightenment thinkers. It also contains an early account of Newton's famous discovery of gravity passed on to Voltaire by Newton's niece Catherine Barton as well as an early translation into French verse of Hamlet's soliloquy from Act 3 Scene 1: 'Demeure il faut choisir & passer à l'instant / De la vie à la mort ou d l'Etre au neant.' p.173.<br /><br />Widely ranked as Voltaire's most important early philosophical work and 'the first bomb hurled against the Ancien Régime' Babson.<br /> ESTC T137639. Glasgow, Printed by Robert Urie, 1759. unknown
1777ST20535-04La Haye The Hague but Geneva: Aux dépens des Libraries 1777. FIRST EDITION. 215 x 140 mm. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2". 1 p.l. 303 3 pp. <br/> Publisher's marbled paper wrappers flat spine edges untrimmed. A Large Paper Copy. Benesco 1860. Andrew R. Morehouse "The Voltaire Collection in the Rare Book Room" The Yale Library Gazette 17 no. 4 1943 p. 75.<br /> Paper wrappers a bit faded as expected slightly defective at corners and a little curled otherwise and perhaps even so A VERY FINE COPY--the text within immense margins entirely clean fresh and bright.<br/> <br/> This is a remarkable survival in its original wrappers of a work related to one of the most resonating controversies of Voltaire's life and writings--the question of his anti-Semitism. A giant of the Enlightenment and one of the greatest of French writers and philosophers Voltaire real name François-Marie Arouet 1694-1778 writes here in response to "Lettres de quelques Juifs portugais allemands et polonais à M. de Voltaire" a 1776 critique by Antoine Guénée objecting to the anti-Semitism especially as expressed within a commercial context in our author's "Dictionnaire Philosophique." Deeply philosophical and leavened with satire the 120 chapters of the seminal "Dictionnaire" were widely read much condemned and not infrequently burned as they challenged religious authority advocated for toleration and dealt with many social and political issues from an uncomfortable Enlightenment perspective. And there can be no doubt that Voltaire's "Dictionnaire" does in fact contain critical remarks about the Jews; at the same time the author's criticism is extended with equal warmth to organized religion in other forms. In the present response to Guénée Voltaire is nothing if not scathing which in the end works against him. As Voltaire scholar Andrew R. Morehouse wryly puts it the text here expands upon Voltaire's previous points in such a way as to "justify the accusation that he is cruelly anti-Semitic." This work is not exactly rare but it is very unusual to find it in original wrappers as here particularly in such fine condition. Aux dépens des Libraries unknown
3439Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles / D. Jouaust 1880. FIRST EDITION of one of Voltaire's most unusual works with a lot of explicit erotic verse. A SPECIAL LARGE-PAPER COPY ON CHINESE PAPER PRINTED FOR JOUAUST THE PUBLISHER. 2 leaves; XL 151 pp. plus frontispiece etched portrait of Voltaire also on Chinese paper. 8vo. Bound in contemporary cloth with leather spine label surely for Jouaust whose engraved bookplate is on the front pastedown. Entirely uncut and unopened. Leather spine label worn else fine and bright. Bengesco 1891 vol. II p. 363. <br/><br/> Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles / D. Jouaust, 1880 hardcover
1784WRCLIT58272London: Printed for G. Robinson 1784. 2ii2251pp. Octavo. Modern quarter gilt morocco and marbled boards gilt label. Bound without the half-title otherwise a very good fresh copy. First edition in English published the same year as the original French edition. An edition appeared from Dublin as well. The two page introduction quotes from a letter from Paris dated 2 May indicating that two or three editions "have already been seized and seven Booksellers imprisoned . The Memoirs are really written by Voltaire and must soon or late become public. This Voltaire is sort of a malignant spirit who came upon earth only to embitter the cup of life and afterwards laugh at our wry faces." ESTC T1128. Printed for G. Robinson hardcover books
17687816<p>Glasgow: Printed for Robert Urie 1768 Three English-language editions were printed in 1768 one in London one in Dublin and one in Glasgow. All have different collations and none name a translator. The Urie edition is rare: ESTC lists seven copies three in North America Toronto North Carolina Huntington Library. . Contemporary speckled calf with red calf spine label. Octavo in fours. Binding extremities lightly worn occasional light marginal dampstaining. Old ink signature on title-page later ink signature and address on front free endpaper bookplate of a third owner on front pastedown. Overall a good clean copy with wide margins possibly a large paper copy.</p> Printed for Robert Urie,
ALDR0328A Londres 1775. 8°. XV 447 S. mit 21 v. 22 gest. Taf. Titelblatt mit Zierrahmen u. kleiner Vignette mit Kopf- u. Zierleisten sow. kleinen Schlussvignetten Textseiten mit Doppellinien gerahmt. Marmorierter Lederband d. Zeit restauriert Kanten berieben Fehlstellen unterlegt. eine Lage locker. Seiten und Tafeln gering verfärbt oder fleckig Besitzstempel am Titelblatt Ex libris -Stempel Erich Cimbal. Rose. Erotic Books 357. Vgl. Cohen 2 243f. Cohen/Ricci 103.1 Bengesco I500 - aufwendig gestaltete mit fingiertem Autor und Druckort sow. ohne Verlegernamen herausgegebene Ausgabe der Pucelle dOrleans Voltaires heroisch satirischem Versepos über die Jungfrau von Orleans Jeanne dArc in welchem der Dichter den Glauben an Wunder und Vorsehung und die Glorifizierung der Jungfräulichkeit heftig kritisiert und verspottet. Das Werk erschien nach einigen unvollständigen Raubdrucken erstmals 1762 unter Voltaires Namen und erfuhr obwohl es von der katholischen Kirche auf den Index gesetzt wurde und nur geheim publiziert werden konnte zahlreiche oft unauthorisierte Ausgaben. Allein aus dem Jahr 1775 sind u. a. Ausgaben unbekannter Herkunft eine aus Genf und mehrere mit dem vorgeblichen Druckort London nachzuweisen. Die unsignierten gestochenen Tafeln mit ironisch drastischen Darstellungen erotischer Szenen werden meist Claude Louis Desrais um 1746-1816 zugeschrieben. Das Frontispiz ist anstelle der fehlenden sechsten Illustrationstafel eingebunden. Die fehlende Tafel liegt in Kopie bei. A Londres 1775. unknown
174444646Paris, Prault fils, 1744. In-8 de 1 portrait (4)-XXIV-(2)-115-(3)-16 pp., maroquin rouge janséniste, dentelle intérieure, tranches dorées (Hardy).
