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1927ST15053eLondon: Nonesuch Press 1927. No. 303 of 1500 copies. 191 x 121 mm. 7 1/2 x 4 3/4". 4p.l. 156 pp. 1 leaf. <br/> Original boards covered in marbled paper in muted tones of rose blue and cream parchment spine and tips top edge gilt other edges untrimmed. 11 elegant full-page illustrations and three vignettes by Thomas Lowinsky. Dreyfus 48. ◆Tiny dent to head of spine otherwise A NEAR-MINT COPY clean bright and unread.<br/> <br/> Described in its prospectus as "the airiest and most charming of all Voltaire's romances" this fable set in an exotic land reveals the frothy précieux side of Voltaire's complex personality. Lowinsky 1892-1947 has cleverly illustrated the tale with willowy figures sporting the towering hairdos and plunging necklines of Voltaire's own time and place to suggest that the frivolity of the story reflects homegrown decadence. This was the first of four books he illustrated for Nonesuch; his style is reminiscent of that of Beardsley. Nonesuch Press unknown
1981ST9145iCambridge: For Presentation to Members of the Roxburghe Club 1981. 286 x 210 mm. 11 1/4 x 8 1/4". 4 p.l. 20 pp.Edited with an introduction by Desmond Flower. <br/> Maroon morocco over light brown cloth boards top edge and titling on spine in gilt. Four facsimile leaves printed recto and verso. Front pastedown with bookplate of Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr. and this copy originally prepared for Adams his name printed in red in the Roxburghe list as a way of indicating this. ◆In extremely fine condition.<br/> <br/> A work comprising introduction printed text and facsimile of Voltaire's manuscript namely a fragment of an otherwise lost comedy by the sage never publicly produced but privately performed at the home of Voltaire's great friend the Marquise du Châtelet with the marquise herself in the title role. For Presentation to Members of the Roxburghe Club unknown
175443846Geneva, Chez Cramer, 1754. 8vo. Bond in 2 nice contemporary full mottled calf with richly gilt spines and five raised bands. Ex-libris pasted on to pasted down front free end-paper on both volumes. A small tear to upper capital on volume I and title labels on spines are missing. Otherwise a very fine and clean copy. Pp. (50), 432" (2), 435-915, (4) pp.
50306aafSans lieu (Genève, Cramer), M. DCC. LXIV., (1764), in-8vo, XVI, grande vignette gravée sur bois au titre, figurant des instruments d'astronomie, et signée "I.B." + 386 p. + 1 f. non chiff. (table), non rogné, tache d'encre dans un coin de p. 63, entièrement non rogné, reliure en d.-parchemin, pièce de titre en maroquin rouge au dos, plats papier dominoté. Tranches rouges. (rel. Créola Bern).
175920441759 Sans Nom (éditions Cramer), sans Lieu, 1759-1765. 2 volumes petit in-8 demi basane (moderne). (xxxix), 302, 283 pages. Frontispice (portrait de la Tsarine Elisabeth, d'après une médaille). 2 cartes rempliées, couleurs aux frontières, une carte gravée (sur bois) in texte au 2ème volume. "par l'auteur de l'histoire de Charles XII"
175535501Amsterdam (= Paris), 1755. Small8vo. Fine contemporary full mottled calf. Richly gilt back. (4),278(4),208 pp. A fine copy.
177156745No place, No printer, 1771. Contemp. hcalf. Spine gilt. Gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on upper part of spine. Stamp on both title-pages. VIII,478 pp. A few scattered brownspots.
122853aafS.l. (Genève), MDCCLXII., 1762, in-8°, 2 ff. + VIII + 358 p. (recte: 354 p.), orné de 20 planches gravées sur cuivre d'après Gravelot, d'en-têtes et de culs-de-lampe gravés sur bois, ms. sur garde ‘Donné par M. Thibaudet en 1808’, reliure en veau d’époque, coiffe inf. avec manque, Pièce de titre et de tomaison (Tom XXI). tranches rouges
176258525BB(Genève, Cramer), 1762. 8°. Titre, VIII p. préface, 358 (i.e. 354) p. avec 20 gravures d'après Gravelot. Brochure avec papier de marbre.
174450051BB2 oeuvres en un volume. Paris, chez Prault. et Londres (i.e. Paris, Prault) 1744. In-8°. 2 ff. n.ch (titre, avis au lecteur), XXIV p., 115 p., 1p.bl., titre, 16 p. avec le portrait de Voltaire comme frontispice d'après le tableau de La Tour et deux gravures par Duflos. Reliure demi cuir d'époque, pièce de titre en maroquin framboise, décor doré.
54926aafS.l. (Genève, Gabriel Grasset), MDCLXIX, (1769), in-8vo, 116 p., qqe peu bruni et taches à la fin, brochure récente papier dominoté dans le style de l'époque, pièce de titre papier blanc au dos, tranches rouges.
47252Retz-Franco Maria Ricci "La Bibliothèque de Babel n°9" 1979, in-8 étroit broché, belle couverture illustrée à rabats, 205 p. (bel état) Tirage limité à 4000 exemplaires numérotés. Outre Micromégas, ce volume appartenant à la célèbre collection d'oeuvres fantastiques contient cinq autres contes de Voltaire, dont La Princesse de Babylone.
16840,A Paris, Chez Saillant, libraire rue St Jean de Beauvais 1765, xxiv-203 pp., 1 vol. in 12 relié Précédé d'un abrégé de leurs vies & d'un catalogue de leurs ouvrages, avec plusieurs extraits des observations faites par les meilleurs juges sur le caractère particulier de chacun d'eux : ouvrage qui peut servir de supplement à l'édition du Théâtre de Corneille, par M. de Voltaire, & d'introduction à la lecture des chefs-d'uvres tragiques de la scene françoise.cartonnage habillé d'un papier marbré de l'époque, pièce maroquin avec titre doré, dos défraichi avec manque de papier aux coiffes, quelques rousseurs
1776445731776 Londres. 1776. 3 ouvrages en 1 volume in-8, plein veau marbré glacé, triple filet doré en encadrement sur les plats, dos lisse orné avec pièce de titre en maroquin noir. (3) ff. ; 280 pp.
117457Genève, Institut et Musée Voltaire Les Delices 1963, 225x150mm, 245pages, demi-chagrin, titre au dos dorés, plats papier marbré, plats intérieurs et gardes ornés à l’encre de chine, reliure de Delacombaz.
187419877Paris, Laplace, Sanchez et Cie, 1874. Royal8vo. Fine cont. hcalf, raised bands, richly gilt compartments. Edges gilt. With 20 fine colourplates. XXII,791 pp.
12524Paris, Desjonquères, 1998. In-8 broché de 227 pp. Très bon état.
1999140211999 Paris, Cour de Cassation, 1999. Catalogue de l'exposition présentée du 1er au 30 juin 1999. Organisée par la Cour de cassation, l'Association pour la sauvegarde des livres anciens de la bibliothèque de la Cour de cassation (ASLAB), et l'Association française pour l'histoire de la justice (AFHJ). Grand in-8 broché de 176 pp., illustrations, articles, essais. Couverture illustrée par Plantu. Bon état.
1748453921748 1748. (Paris chez Prault. Nancy chez Lescure). 1 volume in-12, reliure pastiche en demi-maroquin rouge à longs grains, dos lisse orné. IX pp. ; (3) pp. ; 195 pp. ; (1) p. bl.
In-16 gr. (mm. 194x125), brossura muta coeva (dorso rifatto), pp. (8),120, con fregi xilografati nel t. "Prima edizione" di questo celeberrimo libretto polemico realizzato da Voltaire, con la sola data del 1766. “L’opera del Beccaria, che nella versione francese contava ormai, nell’arco di meno di un anno, una mezza dozzina di edizioni, veniva così inalberata come il vessillo della rivolta contro le leggi penali assurde e i tribunali disumani. Nell’esordio Voltaire non esista a dichiarare che ‘il piccolo libro "De’ delitti e delle pene" vale in morale quanto valgono in medicina quei pochi rimedi, che sono atti a dare un sollievo ai nostri mali’ e auspica che esso possa ‘smorzare quel resto di barbarie, che esiste tuttavia nella giurisprudenza di tante nazioni’; più oltre attesta che ‘l’umano autore.. ha troppa ragione in lamentarsi che il supplizio sia troppo spesso superiore al delitto’.. E dopo avere ancora una volta denunciato l’esosità delle pene usualmente applicate, soggiunge: ‘Io ho vergogna di aver parlato sopra questo soggetto dopo ciò che ne ha detto l’autore dei "Delitti e delle pene"’.. Si rilegga spesso l’opera di questo amatore dell’umanità.. In realtà, il "Commentaire".. è rivolto in gran parte a squadernare sotto gli occhi del lettore una collana di esempi di violenze, crudeltà e follie perpetrate - soprattutto in Francia - da una sedicente Giustizia fanatica e disumana”. Così Firpo “Ediz. Nazionale opere di C. Beccaria”, I, pp. 484-485. Solo alc. pagine lievem. ingiallite, altrimenti esemplare con barbe, ben conservato.
198383242Paris: Gallimard Bibliothèque de La Pléiade 1983. Fine. Gallimard Bibliothèque de La Pléiade Paris 1983 10.50 x 18 cm reliure de l'éditeur sous étui souple et cartonné First edition. Publisher's full brown grained sheep binding orange top edge smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets. Rich iconography. Handsome copy complete with its dust jacket cellophane wrapper and soft slipcase. Gallimard, Bibliothèque de La Pléiade unknown
198367818Paris: Gallimard Bibliothèque de La Pléiade 1983. Fine. Gallimard Bibliothèque de La Pléiade Paris 1983 10.50 x 18 cm reliure de l'éditeur sous étui First edition. Publisher's full brown grained sheepskin orange top edge smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets. Richly illustrated. Handsome copy complete with its dust jacket cellophane wrapper and slipcase which has a small stain at foot. Gallimard, Bibliothèque de La Pléiade unknown
198370601Paris: Gallimard Bibliothèque de La Pléiade 1983. Fine. Gallimard Bibliothèque de La Pléiade Paris 1983 10.50 x 18 cm reliure de l'éditeur sous étui First edition. Publisher's binding in full grained brown sheep orange top edge smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets. Rich iconography. Fine copy complete with its dust jacket cellophane wrapper and slipcase. Two small lacks to the cellophane wrapper and a marginal stain on the rear panel of the dust jacket. Gallimard, Bibliothèque de La Pléiade unknown
198351155Paris: Gallimard Bibliothèque de La Pléiade 1983. Fine. Gallimard Bibliothèque de La Pléiade Paris 1983 10.50 x 18 cm reliure de l'éditeur sous étui First edition. Richly illustrated. A very good copy retaining its dustjacket plastic wrappers and slipcase. Gallimard, Bibliothèque de La Pléiade unknown
17641322Londres 1764. <p>8vo. 190 x 120 mm. 7 ½ x 4 ½ inches. viii 344 1 pp.   Bound with half-title in contemporary Dutch decorated paper boards vellum spine and corner tips. Frontispiece portrait of Hugo Grotius dated 1790 probably added when bound. Some contemporary manuscript notes in the text and on the rear free endpaper. Very nice copy.</p> <br /> <p>First edition. Voltaire’s Philosophical Dictionary organized alphabetically and containing his thoughts on European society beginning with a short essay on Abraham and a critique of the stories of the Bible. Voltaire’s Dictionnaire ends with the topic of Virtue where referring to theologians in the Catholic Church his final words are a petition to God.  In his most sarcastic way he completes his book with the sentence “Mon Dieu donnez nous souvent de pareils fripons!†My God give us often such rogues as these!. </p> <br /> <p>Voltaire had this work published in Geneva by Gabriel Grasset who to keep the authors identity secret created a false imprint stating London as the place of printing. Included are 73 essays on subjects ranging from Baptism to Character Equality Fables History Liberty Religion Solomon and Tyranny to name a few. “Voltaire sought to create a text which would fit in one's pocket and be affordable because "revolutionary material must be small enough for people to carry with them". What he created is a text which educated and amused at the same time.â€Â As you can see by the subjects of Voltaire’s essays the Catholic Church was the target of much of his rhetoric. He wanted to expose the hypocrisy of the Church and at the same time advocate for a more rational God one who allowed for free will and self-examination as a major tenant of his philosophy.</p> <br /> There are numerous edition of Voltaire’s Dictionnaire Philosophique but the first is scarce in the market. This is a nice copy in a sound and not unattractive copy.<br /> <br /> <br /> <p>Roger Pearson Voltaire Almighty 2005.</p> . unknown
