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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
1163826405.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
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177230301AB1772. 8 Bände. Lausanne François Grasset 1772. 8°. Pappbände der Zeit mit verg. Rückensch. Papier vereinzelt stockfleckig. Einbände berieben und bestossen Rücken verblichen. unknown
19817397<p>Cambridge: For Presentation to members of the Roxburghe Club 1981 Burgundy morocco over brown cloth boards gilt spine. . Large octavo. . Eight pages of facsimiles in sepia tones. A fine copy.</p> For Presentation to members of the Roxburghe Club, hardcover
SA180S-00006Signet. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Spine cracked. Spine loosening. Signet unknown
1103098632.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1929586738New York: Rimington & Hooper 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited edition. Introduction by David Garnett. Illustrations by Valenti Angelo. Small quarto. Plain cloth boards. Ink owners name on the third page. Cloth soiled and moderately stained toned along the spine lacking the spine label many pages lightly soiled very good overall. One of 49 copies numbered 981 of a total edition of 999 copies numbers 951 - 999 being printed on Zanders hand-made paper. Issued as Number One of "The Savoy Editions Rimington & Hooper hardcover
193128756New York: Rarity Press 1931. First Thus. Hardcover. Very good in boards. Spine and upper one inch of front panel are faded. Rarity Press hardcover
882141LondonLondon: John Brindley 1749 3/4 Tan Calf. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Engraved frontis.238pp. rebacked with new tan morocco spine raised bands and gold lettering over original marble boards. Contents slightly age toned binding rubbed and soiled corners bumped but a very nice copy. Probably the First English Edition. LondonLondon: John Brindley, 1749 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
1989006340Dedalus 1989. Soft cover. Fine. Tim Gray. First Dedalus edition/printing small trade paperback. As New unread condition. Translated by W. Fleming. Intro by Ben Barkow. Collection of stories. ". as Proto SF is "Micromégas" the title story contained in Le Micromégas de Mr. de Voltaire avec une Histoire des Croisades & un nouveau plan de l'Histoire de l'esprit humain coll 1752; trans Tobias Smollett as Micromegas a Comic Romance for full subtitle see Checklist 1753 in which two Alien giants see Great and Small the larger from a planet circling Sirius and a smaller giant from Saturn visit Earth where their responses to human life make some satirical points not least that our species may not be so very important in the context of the much larger physical Universe that was coming to be accepted at the time Voltaire was writing. " JC/PN Encyclopedia of SF Internet 4th Ed. <br/> <br/> Dedalus paperback
196587858Milano Giovanni De Stefanis e Mondadori 1965. Volume in formato atlante cm 425 x 29 piena pelle verde con impressioni oro ai piatti e titolo al dorso. In cofanetto. Pp. 213 5 n.n.; le trenta dette tavole sono a piena pagina e antecedenti ad ogni capitolo. Bella edizione d'Artista in barbe stampata su carta a mano filigranata in 500 esemplari numerati. In perfetto stato di conservazione Milano, Giovanni De Stefanis e Mondadori unknown
181539Berlin: Chez M. Sansouci 1792. 2 vols in 1. 12mo 7 x 4¼ ins. Contemporary full tree calf spine gilt tooled with contrasting gilt lettered label lightly scuffed at corners and small mark on fore-edge - otherwise VG. Pp. ii xxiv 196 & ii 210 2 blank vol I with half title and engraved portrait frontispiece endpapers with faint spotting; previous owners' bookplate on front paste-down and neat inscription at top edge of title page in contemporary hand. French text. Berlin: Chez M. Sansouci, 1792 unknown
178474A Geneve 1774. 2 vols. 12mo 6½ x 4 ins. Rebound in later full tree calf gilt diced spines with contrasting labels gilt tooled board edges VG. Pp. iv 299 4 table de chapitres 1 blank & ii 250 2 table de chapitres illus with woodcut head and tailpieces previous owner's engraved card on front paste-downs; no inscriptions. French text. A Geneve, 1774 unknown
1820001991Paris: De Pierre Didot L'aine 1820. Collationvol 1: 4382pp vol 2:446pp vol 3:454pp vol 4:4313pp with half titles. Bound in contemporary half calf calf corners marble boards raised bandsgilt title lettering. Calf lightly rubbed some minor scuff marking. bindings in very good solid condition with strong hinge joints. Internally no loose pages previous owners bookplate pages in very good clean condition. A very good clean well bound set.A45. Hardcover. De Pierre Didot, L'aine Hardcover
1978BN257757Frankfurt am Main : Insel-Verlag 1978. 1978. Das Leben des Voltaire. Aus d. Franz. von Julia Kirchner <br/><br/>Das Leben des Voltaire. Aus d. Franz. von Julia Kirchner Voltaire Biografie - Orieux Jean und Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire Frankfurt am Main : Insel-Verlag unknown
19281393977London UK: John Lane The Bodley Head LTD 1928. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. Octavo xxxiii 220 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Black spine with blue lettering and motif. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering has mild shelving wear. Boards have fraying along the rear head edge mild bending wear along the corners and mild fraying along the front tail fore corner and rear tail edge. Textblock has stains on pages xxxiv and 1 and 128-129 splitting along the gutter between pages 33-128 and mild age toning. Shelved in Room C. 1393977. Special Collections. John Lane The Bodley Head LTD hardcover
192870725London / New York: John Lane / Dodd Mead and Company 1928. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 220pp. Octavo 24.5cm. Bound in black cloth. Gilt stamped lettering and decoration on spine and front board. Illustrated endpapers. Light bumping to spine ends and scuffing to foot of boards. Ownership mark on front free endpaper. Binding a bit creaky. Complete with 12 black-and-white lithographic plates by Norman Tealby. Additional illustrations scattered throughout text. John Lane / Dodd, Mead and Company hardcover
1977930608<p>Franklin Center Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library 1977. A Shelved Unread copy see scan. First Edition Full Leather Binding with this First Printing much thicker and stouter than later printings. Light spine age still Fine. All Edges Thick Gold Gilt a.e.g. Silk page-marker seemingly unmoved since the day it was bound. First Thus/Limited Edition. Full-Leather/Ornately Gilt. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by Van Kaufman. 8vo - over 9½" tall.</p> The Franklin Library hardcover
1949148560New York: Hermitage House 1949. Hermitage House limited edition of Voltaire’s satirical masterpiece. Octavo bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands gilt ruling to the front and rear panels all edges gilt gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles marbled endpapers with black and white illustrations. One of 1500 numbered copies this is number 500. In fine condition. Illustrated by Sydney Joseph. One of the most influential thinkers of the French Enlightenment François-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. Candide has ranked as one of the world's great satires since its first publication in 1759. It concerns the adventures of the youthful Candide who in the course of his travels in Europe and South America saw and suffered such misfortune that it was difficult for him to believe this was "the best of all possible worlds." Indeed it seemed to be quite the opposite. In brilliantly skewering such naïveté Voltaire mercilessly exposes and satirizes romance science philosophy religion and government — the ideas and forces that permeate and control the lives of men. Hermitage House unknown
