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173724126<p><strong>1737 La Henriade by VOLTAIRE Henry IV France Cocchi Rinuccini Florence Paris</strong></p><p><em>"Let us read and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world."</em></p><p>― Voltaire</p><p><em>'Henriade'</em> is one of Voltaire's most famous and important poems. This work concerns and celebrates the life of Henry IV of France. While not tremendously popular during Voltaire's lifetime '<em>Henriade'</em> has continued to be one of the most popular 18th-century poems on the life of French royalty. </p><p>This 1737 edition was published in Paris by Prault with introductory letters of Antoine Cocchi and Rinuccini Secretary of State in Florence.</p><p>Item number: #24126</p><p>Price: $499</p><p>VOLTAIRE</p><p><strong><em>La Henriade poeme</em></strong></p><p>Londres i.e. Paris: Prault fils 1737.</p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->xxxi i.e. xxvii 1 364</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: French</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Leather; tight and secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~7.25in X 5in 18.5cm x 12.5cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>24126</p><p>Photos available upon request. </p> Prault fils hardcover
172824178<p><strong>1728 La Henriade by Voltaire French Lit Henry IV Dedication to Queen Caroline</strong></p><p><em>"Let us read and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world."</em></p><p>― Voltaire</p><p><em>'Henriade'</em> is one of Voltaire's most famous and important poems. This work concerns and celebrates the life of Henry IV of France. While not tremendously popular during Voltaire's lifetime '<em>Henriade'</em> has continued to be one of the most popular 18th-century poems on the life of French royalty.</p><p>This 1728 edition was published in Paris and is one of the earliest printings of the work. In 1723 prior to the release of "<em>Henriade</em>" Voltaire wrote "<em>La Ligue ou Henry le Grand</em>" a poem that would develop into '<em>Henriade'</em>.</p><p>Edition published in French with English dedication to Queen Caroline!</p><p>Item number: #24178</p><p>Price: $499</p><p>VOLTAIRE</p><p><strong><em>La Henriade </em></strong></p><p>Londres i.e. Paris: Prault fils 1728.</p><p><u>Details</u>:</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->2 ii 90 i.e. 190</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->References: Bengescu 366</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Provenance: Handwritten – <em>De Buren</em></p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: French</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Leather; tight and secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~10in X 8.25in 25.5cm x 21cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>24178</p><p>Photos available upon request.</p> Prault fils hardcover
1768elala1501Geneva London: 1768. 1768. 8vo. pp. 184. contemporary English half calf front cover loose joints cracked spine label wanting internally very good. English counterfeit of the first edition. Bengesco 1492. Martin 68.56n. cfBarbier III 1025. cfCioranescu 64356-7. cfQuérard X 324. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. Geneva [London]: 1768. Hardcover
173215705London: Alexander Lyon 1732. Book. Very Good. Full Leather. First English Edition. 8vo. Bound in brown leather with gilt to ribbed spine gilt title to red title label gilt rulled border to boards; eges speckled red. Leather overall rubbed well worn with some minor loss at head and heel some surface dents and abrasions to boards browing to endpapers small letter and number code pasted to front pastdown page note and note of location in attractive script to front free endpaper. Alexander Lyon Hardcover
173650575bdParis: Jean Baptiste Claude Bauache 1736. First Edition. Octavo 1/4 red levant & red cloth hardcover leather uncut iv i-viii 1-80 i pp. Woodcut ornaments. One of Voltair’s better received theatrical presentations with a setting in the New World. Very Good bearing the bookplate of collector and French translator Richard F. O’Gorman. Jean Baptiste Claude Bauache, 1736. First Edition. hardcover
177940966London: Fielding and Walker. 1779. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. A very delightful gem for the Voltaire collector. This adorable little book has been rebound in dark blue leather with blue marbled endpapers. A prior owner has left a handsome bookplate on the front endpaper and has written his name in an antique hand on the title page. The book was printed on rag paper which has toned lightly. There is some foxing as expected but the text is entirely legible. The date of the rebinding is impossible to ascertain but I would guess late 19th century. There is some dulling of the gold titles. As to the contents there is an 83-page section at the back titled Original Pieces as an addendum to the main works. Contact me for more particulars. Fast shipping with tracking number provided. ; 5.5x8.25x1 inches; 224 pages . Fielding and Walker hardcover
177230301AB1772. 8 Bände. Lausanne François Grasset 1772. 8°. Pappbände der Zeit mit verg. Rückensch. Papier vereinzelt stockfleckig. Einbände berieben und bestossen Rücken verblichen. unknown
1785188824Dublin: Chez Byrne 1785. Third edition of Voltaire's self-penned reminiscences published a year after the first. This copy is from the library of Francis Hutcheson the 19th-century rector of Donaghadee and grandson of the Enlightenment philosopher of the same name with his engraved bookplate on the front pastedown and his 1784 ink signature on the title page. Octavo 167 x 96 mm pp. iv 208 4. Contemporary calf spine ruled in gilt and with red morocco panel edges yellow. Bumping and wear loss to lower half of rear free endpaper minor browning to contents: a very good copy. ESTC N35122. unknown
176424082<p><strong>1764 VOLTAIRE 1ed Contes de Guillaume Vade Discours aux Welches French Lit</strong></p><p><em>"Let us read and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world." </em></p><p>― Voltaire</p><p>Voltaire was a versatile and prolific writer producing works in almost every literary form including plays poems novels essays and historical and scientific works. He wrote thousands of books and letter and frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance religious dogma and the French institutions of his day.</p><p>Like many writers Voltaire was not immune to harsh criticism nor was he afraid to be critical of France government or people of status. Such was the case with his book '<em>Contes de Guillaume Vade</em>' which Voltaire never put his name to. Vade was a fictional character by which Voltaire could express frustration or even 'French-bash' arrogant French commoners praise or criticize French and English theater and much more. The most famous of these '<em>Contes'</em> was "<em>Le Discours aux Welches</em>" which appears in this anonymously-published 1764 first edition.</p><p>Item number: #24082</p><p>Price: $550</p><p>VOLTAIRE</p><p><strong><em>Contes de Guillaume Vade</em></strong></p><p>Paris: 1764. First edition.</p><p><u>Details</u>:</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->xvi 386 2</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->References: Bengesco 660</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: French</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Leather; tight and secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~7.75in X 5in 19.5cm x 12.5cm</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->rare and desirable with auction records and price comparisons as high as $1500</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>24082</p><p>Photos available upon request.</p> hardcover
175535501Amsterdam = Paris 1755. Small8vo. Fine contemporary full mottled calf. Richly gilt back. 4278;4208 pp. A fine copy. <br/><br/><em>First edition. </em> unknown
1785voltaireCharles-Guillaume Ettinger Gotha 1785. Published 1785-1790. Full leather. Vol 31 has 14 plates. Armorial bookplates of James Russell. Small library stamp of FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND COLLEGE LIBRARY EDINBURGH" on each title page could be rubbed off. Front cover of vol 54 detached. Most title labels missing. Gold stamped arabic volume numbers 1-71 just legible on each book. OCCASIONAL SPOTTING THROUGHOUT and NOTICEABLE SPOTTING/OLD DAMP MARKS TO A FEW VOLUMES. This is just sold AS IS as a working set WITH ALL FAULTS. Inspection is advised before purchase. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY GB MAINLAND 2022 £100 NOT AVAILABLE OVERSEAS. No charge for collection. Hardback. Good. Charles-Guillaume Ettinger (Gotha) Hardcover
1734355032Basle but London .: No publisher. 1734. 1st Edition. Contemporary full leather raised bands gilt spine decorations red spine label red speckled edges. Good front hinge split but board still attached 1.5 cm semicircular notch cut into top edge otherwise very good tight and unmarked. 17.9x11.2 cm. French text. First edition of Voltaire’s essays on English religion culture and philosophy. weight: 0.8 lb. No publisher. hardcover
175524031<p><strong>1755 VOLTAIRE 1ed War of Austrian Succession King Georges War Netherlands 1741</strong></p><p><em>"Let us read and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world." </em></p><p>― Voltaire</p><p>Voltaire was a versatile and prolific writer producing works in almost every literary form including plays poems novels essays and historical and scientific works. He wrote thousands of books and letters and frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance religious dogma and the French institutions of his day.</p><p>However Voltaire wrote many other works that were infrequently published and rarely read as was the case with his "<em>History of the War of 1741</em>". This historical commentary was Voltaire's reaction to the War of Austrian Succession or King George's War which was curiously not included in any Voltaire complete works of the 18th- and 19th-century nor was it published during his lifetime.</p><p>Item number: #24031</p><p>Price: $599</p><p>VOLTAIRE</p><p><strong><em>Histoire de la guerre de mil sept cent quarante & un</em></strong></p><p>A Londres: Chez Jean Nourse 1755-1756. First edition.</p><p><u>Details</u>:</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 parts in 1</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Part I – 4 200</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Part II – 4 201-347 1</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Provenance: Armorial bookplate – Thomas Barrett of Lee Esqr.</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Thomas Barrett c. 1698-1757 was an English gentleman art collector and friend of Horace Walpole. His home of Lee Priory was modeled after Walpole's own Strawberry Hill with at least one room being decorated in the Gothic style by celebrated architect James Wyatt.</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: French</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Leather; tight and secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~7in X 4.25in 17.5cm x 11cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>24031</p><p>Photos available upon request.</p> Jean Nourse hardcover
17607699<p>Geneve: Chez les Frères Cramer 1760 Early reprint published in the same year as the first edition. The first edition has a London imprint though it was actually printed in Geneva too and Voltaire's name does not appear on the title. Full modern speckled calf gilt-ruled spine edges stained red. Twelvemo. Small brown stain on verso of title-page and next recto some light dampstaining at top corner. Generally a very good copy. A spurious publication in which Voltaire blatantly pretends that this is a French translation of an original work by the brother of David Hume. According to Voltaire Hume's brother was pastor at an Edinburgh church and had produced two other plays which had been produced in London. "…il est le frère de ce célèbre philosophe Mr. Hume qui a creusé avec tant de hardiesse & de sagacité les fondements de la métaphysique & de la morale; ces deux philosophes sont également honneur à l'Ecosse leur patrie" preface. All editions of this work are rare. OCLC lists one copy of the present edition the Library of Congress copy. Of the first edition OCLC lists seven copies: Yale Maryland New York Public Library Cornell Harvard Texas Chicago.</p> Chez les Frères Cramer,
1767333162London 1767. hardcover. very good. 124 pages evenly browned tall slim 12mo bound in 3/4 brown morocco decoratively gilt spine patterned boards. London: 1767. Scarce. Very good .<br/> <br/> unknown
1794AQ34601London: Printed for P. Dodsley 1794. In two volumes. 2 340; 2 341pp 1. Contemporary sheep boards recently rebacked. Boards rubbed. Armorial bookplates of J. T. Abbott Abbeville Darlington to FEPs early ownership inscriptions of Wilson Beckett Heighington and later gift inscriptions to front blank fly- leaves. A handsome edition of Voltaire's shorter literary efforts taken from the French edition of 1764. In addition to an early English appearance of his masterpiece Candide - which seems to conform to the first English translation published by Nourse in 1759 only with the addition of explanatory footnotes - this collection also contains the spurious continuation of Candide under title Candid or The optimist. Part second commonly attributed to literary critic and author Charles-Claude- Florent Thorel de Campigneulles 1737-1805. ESTC T45219. 8vo. Printed for P. Dodsley hardcover
177632921à Paris: Chez Moutard 1776. Fine. Chez Moutard à Paris 1776 9 x 16.50 cm 3 volumes reliés Edition with some parts in first edition first published in 1769 in one 8vo volume. Two volumes were added for this edition. Contemporary full blonde sheep binding. Spine with raised bands decorated. Red morocco title-label. Small lacks at head. Tailcap of volume III worn. 7 corners slightly bumped. Rubbing. The work is an attack and critical commentary on Voltaire's Treatise on Tolerance. The work was well received both by its detractors Voltaire D'Alembert and the public. The author demonstrates not only nourished and erudite argumentation but without pedantry and always with impartiality which Voltaire himself applauded. The Letters are not a defense of the church but of religion. As for the style Abbé Guenée establishes a dialogue with Voltaire and his purpose is clear demonstrative and in no way sententious. Chez Moutard hardcover
177926874Paris: GiguetMichaudSébastien JorryS. n.MartinuChaigneau AînéDebray 1779. Fine. Giguet Michaud Sébastien Jorry S. n. Martinu Chaigneau Aîné Debray Paris 1765-1805 12.50 x 20 cm relié New edition of Raynouard's Templier illustrated with a frontispiece representing the Grand Master of the Templars. The Cornelian grandeur of the play which exalts liberty and virtue earned it Napoleon's support a triumph in theater and bookshop and his entry into the French Academy in 1807 First edition of Dorat's Regulus illustrated with a figure a vignette and a tailpiece by Eisen engraved by Longueil. New edition of Voltaire's Irene same year as the original but the title ornament is different and the author's last play at 84 years old. New edition of Picard's Un jeu de la fortune. First edition of Collin d'Harleville's Artistes containing a signed inscription as well as the author's autograph signature. First edition of Précis historique des Templiers. Contemporary full marbled sheep binding. Smooth spine decorated with 3 tools and roulettes. Red morocco title and volume labels. Rubbing. GiguetMichaudSébastien JorryS. n.MartinuChaigneau AînéDebray unknown
173855405A Paris; Bruxelles; Brussels Londres London: Chez Prault 1738. Fine. Chez Prault A Paris; Bruxelles; Brussels Londres London 1738 - 1745 12.50 x 19 cm relié New edition for Les fils ingrats by Piron. Mahomet by Voltaire is the very rare counterfeit published the same year as the original. First edition of La Mérope françoise avec quelques petites pieces de litterature and of L'ecole des meres by Crébillon. La Lettre a M. Norberg is a new edition. Contemporary glazed brown full calf binding. Spine with raised bands richly decorated. Red morocco title-label. 2 wormholes at head. Joint cracked at upper joint at foot same at lower joint. Corners heavily bumped and worn. One black stain on upper board at foot. First title page bearing multiple crossed-out signatures. Trace of pale dampstain from p. 42 to 46 then from 65 to 113. Chez Prault hardcover
175212376London: J. Robinson. London J. Robinson 1752. . Hardback. Likely a pirated edition. A very good copy in half vellum. An important early example of what would become science fiction. Three editions were published in 1752 at about the same time the actual first edition doesn't have the date on the title page unlike the present copy. The other two copies are thought to be unauthorised and likely published in Paris or Germany. An adventure following the journey of alien visitors to Earth from Sirius and Saturn. ".inaugurated a tradition of superior aliens who come to lecture humans about the need to improve themselves" Westfahl volI p17. Some scuffing to the binding handwritten title on the spine ink name to endpaper top edge dusty. A presentable copy of an important milestone in the history of science fiction. 12376 Hyraxia Books. . Very Good. Hardback. Edition. 1752. J. Robinson hardcover
1790044427Paris: Chez P. Didot Fils Aine De F. A. Didot lAine 1790. In French. Title page dated 1790. Half title: Collection des Auteurs Classiques Francois et Latins. Full grained green leather with red spine label gilt spine decoration all edges gilt gilt tooled inner dentelles marbled endpapers 12.25 inches tall xl 222 2 pages. Some rubbing to the extremities and other cover wear sound binding very clean pages armorial bookplate of M. Bruen inside front cover no other names or markings. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Chez P. Didot, Fils Aine De F. A. Didot lAine Hardcover
1713017482La Haye Geneve Paris Londres Bordeaux: Gosse ecc 1713-1771. Nove opere o pamphlet riuniti in un volume in 12mo 105x17 cm ; legatura coeva in tutta pelle dorso liscio ornato e dorato con tassello piccola fessura alla cerniera in basso 2 cm qualche spellatura ai piatti tagli rossi risguardie con carta marmorizzata. Descrizione delle opere: 1- Gabriel François Coyer DISSERTATIONS POUR ETRE LUES: la première SUR LE VIEUX MOT DE PATRIE; la seconde SUR LA NATURE DU PEUPLE. La Haye Gosse 1755. Di 70 pagine; sottolineature d'epoca manca il faux titre. E.O. Particolarmente interessante la polemica sulla "natura del popolo" ironico pamphelt contro il disprezzo delle classi dirigenti dellepoca verso i produttori di ricchezza. "A parcourir loeuvre de Coyer on est étonné de voir combien il parle du peuple des droits de lhumanité de la bienfaisance des devoirs du gouvernement." Lichtenberg Le socialisme au XVIII siècle. Sullimportanza delle prime due opere vedi Catherine Larrère LInvention de léconomie au XVIII siècle Puf pp.157-58. Si ricorda anche come la Dissertation di Coyer ispirò larticolo Peuple nellEncyclopedie scritto da Jaucourt. "La dissertation sur le vieux nom de patrie est plus ouvertement républicaine. Il affirme quil nest de patrie que pour les hommes libres". 2- Abbé de Bernis LES QUATRE PARTIES DU JOUR. Senza pagina di titolo tratto da Oeuvres melées en prose et en verss Geneve 1753 di 21 pp. 3- E. Guignon de la Touche EPITRE A L'AMITIE'. senza pagina di titolo tratto da Oeuvres melées en prose et en vers Geneve 1753 Di 14 pp. 4- Anonimo REFLEXIONS SUR L'HUMEUR DE LA NATION ANGLOISE en matières de Réligion & de Politique. Londres Morphew 1713. Di 70 pagine. Ma la stampa di questo pamphlet è olandese come mostra anche il medaglione inciso al frontespizio. 5- LA NOUVELLE HELOISE. Senza pagina di titolo. Di 22 pp. Vedi Conlon 164 1761. 6- Voltaire LES QUAND NOTES UTILES sur un Discours prononcé devant l'Académie Française le 10 Mars 1760. Sixième edition augmentée DES SI & DES PURQUOI Geneve 1760. Di 20 pagine l'ultima numerata erroneamente 10. Stampato in rosso. À Genève i. e. Paris ou Lyon s. d. 1760. Sixième i. e. deuxième édition augmentée des Si & des Pourquoi » par labbé MORELLET. Titre et texte entièrement imprimés à lencre rouge. Réponse au discours de réception du poète Jean Jacques Lefranc de Pompignan. Bengesco 1644. 7- Voltaire LE PAUVRE DIABLE- Paris se 1758 Ouvrage en vers aisés de feu Mr Vadé. Mis en lumière par Chaterine Vadé sa cousine. Dedié a Maitre Abraham. Di 20 pagine. Rifilato a destra. A seguire: LA VANITE'.pp21-26 e REQUETE DE JEROME CARRE' pp.27-32. Première édition in-8° l'originale également antidatée 1758 fut imprimée en 1760 au format in-4°. Cette facétie satirique en vers qui stigmatise Desfontaines et Fréron est suivie de deux autres qui avaient également été imprimées séparément la même année : La Vanité et la Requête de Jérôme Carré ces deux dernières brocardent en particulier Le Franc de Pompignan. Bengesco I n°681. Voltaire suppose qu'un pauvre diable vient lui demander conseil sur l'emploi qu'il doit et peut choisir. C'est une occasion pour Voltaire de passer en revue et de critiquer tous les états. 8- Claude-Jacques Herbert ESSAI SUR LA POLICE GENERALE DES GRAINS. Londres se 1754. Di 59 pagine. E' la seconda edizione dopo la prima del 1753 ed è poco diversa da quella anche se non identica come alcuni sostengono senza averla collazionata con 59 pagine invece di 53. Sarà la terza del 1755 Berlin a raddoppiare la lunghezza e a diventare il testo di riferimento. Ma le texte de cette première édition a pourtant eu une influence importante et bien qu'après 1755 les contemporains ne précisent plus a quel des deux textes ils se réfèrent il est vraisemblable que cette influence se soit prolongée au-delà de cette date Loic Charles. 9- NOURRITURE POUR LES PAUVRES OU RIZ ECONOMIQUE tres-sain et tres-nourissant approuvé par lòa Faculté de Médicine. Bordeaux. Chappuis 1771. Di 11 pagine. cortissimo di margini. Si tratta della versione di Bordeaux e adattata a quella città dell'opuscolo riz economique de la paroisse de Saint Roch a Paris pubblicato da Herissant nel 1769 e poi in altre stampe successive. Di estrema rarità. Non compare neppure negli elenchi della Bnf. Gosse, ecc unknown
1757896F50Paris; Yverdon: Duchesne; Francois le Breton; 1757-1765 . Leather. Very Good. 8.5" by 5.5". None. A smart sammelband of seven mid-eighteenth century theatrical works largely comedic in tone but with a vanishingly scarce tragedy titled 'Marcellus ou Les Persecutions' also present. In the original French.A sammelband of seven French theatrical works the majority being comedies from popular playwrights.The first work is a 1757 edition of 'La Coquette Corrigee' by 'Delanoue' the pseudonym of Jean-Baptiste Simon Sauvé de La Noue.The second work is a very 1763 edition of 'Le Droit du Seigneur' by Voltaire published in the same year as the unauthorised first single volume edition of the five act play.The third play is Charles Simon Favart's popular comedy 'L'Anglois a Bordeaux'. A very scarce copy published in the same year as the play was first performed.The fourth comedy is a scarce 1765 early edition of Charles Simon Favart's comedy 'Isabelle et Gertrude ou Les Sylphes Supposes'. Published in the same year as the first edition but with different pagination and lacking the six sheets of music present in the first edition.The fifth work is a posthumously published 1758 edition of playwright Philippe Nericault Destouches's 'Le Philosophe Marie' which was first produced in 1927.The sixth work is a 1765 edition of Jean-Francois Regnard's 'Le Joueur' first performed in 1696.The final work is the very scarce tragic drama 'Marcellus ou Les Persecutions: Tragedie Chretienne' by Ponce Dehaye-Polet. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work from a writer about whom little is known.With the loosely inserted bookplate of Irish philosopher Rev. Francis Hutcheson known as one of the founding fathers of the Scottish Enlightenment.A fascinating collection of French dramas and comedies. In a full calf binding. Small loss of leather to back strip head. Joint heads starting with boards firmly held. Loosely inserted bookplate. Internally firmly bound. Pages age toned due to paper type with light handling marks throughout. Very Good Duchesne; Francois le Breton; hardcover
173929269Amsterdam: Jean Catuffe 1739. Second edition. Hardcover. g. Octavo. 92pp. Original 3/4 calf over marbled paper covered boards with gold lettering and borders on spine. Decorative endpapers. Printer's device on title page. Decorative head- tailpieces and initial. Second edition of Voltaire's critical essay on the life of Molière and his plays. This scarce edition was issued in Amsterdam the same year than the original one which was published in Paris by Prault fils. Age wear on binding with rubbing and abrasion on calf. One worming on lower margin of the first 10 pages not affecting text. Text in French. Binding in overall good- interior in very good condition. Jean Catuffe hardcover
175520110London: A. Millar 1755. First Thus. . Hardcover. Good. 12mo. 308; 300pp. Illus.frontis. 2 volumes bound in one. Spine and covers rubbed and bumped bookplate on front pastedown four 19th century news clipping pasted to back of ffep faint ink signature on title page. <br/> <br/> A. Millar hardcover
