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177295126Lausanne: Chez Francois Grasset & Comp 1772. Early edition of Voltaire's biography of one of the most influential and widely translated writers of all time. Octavo bound in full sprinkled sheepskin. Gilt titles and tooling to the spine pictorial endpapers all edges red ribbon bound in. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities. Tasteful period bookplate. 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. Chez Francois Grasset & Comp unknown books
17523549Dublin: George Faulkner 1752. First Dublin edition. Full contemporary calf with gilt and morocco spine labels. Front joint of volume I cracked near the crown but holding. Internally a lovely copy much fresher than expected of an imprint from this era. Bookplates of William Paul to front pastedown of each; ownership stamp of Robert Paul to front endpapers and title of volume II. Small closed tear to margin of pages v-vi and paper loss to margin of pages 3-4 of volume I neither affecting text. Collating complete: viii 356; 258.68 20. A pleasing set of this important French history.<br/><br/>In the Introduction Voltaire declares that his aim is greater than merely writing the life of Louis XIV: "We would endeavour to describe to posterity not the actions only of one man but the genius of the age; that age which was the most enlightened of all others." Greater than the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome and that period "which followed the taking of Constantinople by Mahomet II" the age of Louis XIV comes the closest according to Voltaire to reaching perfection. He lays out his claims in two volumes celebrating the richness of Enlightenment thought in this grandiose history. George Faulkner unknown books
1733288703London: Printed for C. Davis and A. Lyon 1733. First Edition. Half Leather. Very Good binding. Sabin states that "this English translation is the earliest publication of Voltaire;s 'Lettres philosophiques' the first French edition appearing under the latter title at Amsterdam." Based on Voltaire's experiences living in England between 1726 and 1729 favorably comparing it to France and its equivalents. Dampstaining to the final two gatherings and the last two leaves stubbed in. Loss to the bottom of M3 pp. 165/166 affecting the text. Collates complete. 8o: A-S8 /- A4 $4 signed; 144 leaves; 16 253 19 pp. Modern rebinding. Three quarters maroon leather over marbled paper. ESTC T137614. Sabin 100751. Very Good binding. Printed for C. Davis and A. Lyon unknown books
176314066Geneve: Chez Les Freres Associes 1763. First edn. 8vo pp. 119. Bound in contemporary calf with marble endpapers. A very good copy. BN Voltaire 859. A comedy in verse by the great satirist author of Candide 1759. Chez Les Freres Associes unknown books
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 books
173223319London: for Alexander Lyon 1732. First edition in English 8vo pp. 2 194; 185 2; full contemporary paneled calf spine worn joints cracked or starting binding still reasonably sound. <br/><br/> for Alexander Lyon unknown books
17689022099London: Printed for S. Bladon 1768. Hardcover. Very good. Bound in full brown tree calf with the covers spine label and inner dentelles stamped and decorated in gilt. Rubbed at the edges and extremities corners worn through boards are loose at the hinges but holding. Marbled endpapers. <br/><br/> Printed for S. Bladon hardcover books
1755044596Paris ie. Amsterdam 1755. First Edition. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Very Good Condition. Respined in 1/4 calf in an antique style over original marbled boards. One of six editions of Voltaire's famously bawdy mock epic surreptitiously published in 1755. The first were reputedly the Louvain actually Frankfurt editions but they are all scarce. It wasn't officially published until 1762. Light foxing otherwise crisp and bright. Added endpapers but original front blank retained with an old signature binder ticket on rear pastedown. iv 216. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Poetry; Anthropology. Inventory No: 044596. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1793716151793. Philadelphia 1793. 3rd American Edition. Philadelphia 1793. 3rd American Edition. Early American Edition of "One of the Most Influential Books in the Whole History of Criminology" PMM 209 Beccaria Cesare Bonesana Marchese de 1738-1794. Voltaire Arouet Francois-Marie 1694-1778. An Essay on Crimes and Punishments: By the Marquis Beccaria Of Milan. With a Commentary by M. De Voltaire. A New Edition Corrected. Philadelphia: Printed by William Young 1793. x 13-230 pp. 12mo. 6" x 3-1/2". Contemporary sheep lettering piece and gilt fillets to spine. Light rubbing and some minor nicks to boards a few creases to spine joints starting at head moderate rubbing to spine ends and corners which are lightly bumped front free endpaper lacking. Light toning to text light foxing and negligible faint stains to a few leaves early repair to Leaf D6 pp. 43-44 with no loss to text. An attractive copy. $750. Third American edition. First published in Livorno in 1764 as Dei Delitti e Delle Pene this landmark work is to quote Printing and the Mind of Man "one of the most influential books in the whole history of criminology. It is significant because it was the first systematic study of the subject. Infused with the spirit of the Enlightenment its advocacy of crime prevention and the abolition of torture and capital punishment marked a significant advance in criminological thought which had changed little since the Middle Ages. It had a profound influence on the development of criminal law. It was especially influential among American thinkers such as Thomas Jefferson who wished to use Beccaria to reform the system of criminal law Americans inherited from England. The first two American editions were issued Charleston in 1777 and Philadelphia in 1778. Printing and the Mind of Man 209. Sowerby Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson 2349. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 4234. unknown books
1774D7279Geneve 1774. Nouvelle Edition augmentee. Hardcover. Good. Contemporary mottled calf rebacked gilt-stamped ornament direct in spine compartments gilt-stamped lettering in brown and black leather spine label compartments 2 and 4 a.e.g.; complete set of 8 volumes 4to 200 x 256 mm; half-title present in first volume only engraved portrait of Corneille by Watelet after Pierre and 34 plates by various artists after Gravelot. Front board of Volume 1 detached; otherwise all volumes a bit scuffed and chipped along the edges. Sold as is. Cohen-de Ricci 225 this edition; Ray The Art of the French Illustrated Book 17 1764 original edition. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1761D1402n.p.: n.p. 1761. Hardcover. Very Good. Full calf gilt-stamped lettering in black spine label. Additional shipping charges may apply. <br/><br/> n.p. hardcover books
1760140101London: Printed for G. Kearsly 1760. Small quarto pp. 1-4 1 2-76 drab boards. First edition in English. Semiramis ninth-century queen of Assyria present-day Iraq was until the early twentieth century a figure of legend that had been well-established as of the classical period: begotten of the fish-goddess Atargatis and fed by doves until her rescue by a royal shepherd; bride of general Onnes and successor to his power and eventually to the throne of Assyria; founder of Babylon and every other monument in the region; long-lived brave wise and sexually potent she was turned into a dove at her death and worshipped subsequently as a surrogate of the Assyrian fertility goddess Astarte. Modern archaeological research by Lehman-Haupt and others has largely replaced legend with history but the legend was still alive and well in Voltaire's time. She was a female personification of all that was gaudy and glorious in pre-Christian antiquity and she furnished good material for this tragedy Voltaire's preference in drama composed in 1748 a year after his conte philosophique ZADIG. Voltaire's play has probably had more continuing vitality as the foundation of the libretto of the Rossini opera "Semiramide" 1823 widely considered as one of the best and last operas in the Baroque style. ESTC T62226. The front paste-down bears the bookplate of Alaskan bibliographer James Wickersham who attached to the rear paste-down the mailing label with canceled stamp of the British bookseller McLeish & Sons from whom presumably he obtained this book. Lacks the advertising leaf at rear a very good copy. #140101 Printed for G. Kearsly unknown books
179088112Lisboa: Na Officina de Simao Thaddeo Ferreira 1790. First Portuguese edition of Voltaire's three tragedies translated into Portuguese. Octavo bound in full period calf gilt titles and tooling to the spine red spine label marbled endpapers. In near fine condition. A nice example. 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. Na Officina de Simao Thaddeo Ferreira unknown books
17761316353Londres 1776. Hardcover. Octavo 280 pages; VG; bound in quarter red calf gilt lettering and tooling to paneled spine marbled boards marbled endpapers; half-title present verso of sfep has two early math equations; wide margins; scarce; shelved case 10. The imprint is false; probably printed in the Netherlands. Contrary to the title this edition does not contain "L'evangile de la raison" but does include "Dialogue du douteur & de l'adorateur". Signature marks include "Tome I" but no Vol. 2 is recorded; <br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> Preceeded by a second false imprint printed in Amsterdam by M. M. Rey in 1768;<br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> ESTC Citation No. N12875. 1316353. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. hardcover books
1777291158La Haye but Geneve.: Aux Depens des Libraires. 1777. 1st Edition. Publisher’s plain marbled wraps. . Very good untrimmed in the original wraps old ink name to title page. 8vo. 21.5x14 cm. . French text. weight: 0.6 lb. Aux Depens des Libraires. paperback books
1770264621Paris: Chez la Veuve Duchesne Saillant Desaint Panckoucke et Nyon de l'imprimerie de Barbou 1770. Nouvelle édition" first edition with Eisen's illustrations. Engraved frontispiece and title with medallion portrait of Voltaire 10 plates and 10 head-pieces engraved by Longueil after Charles Eisen all bound in vol. I. xl 272; 316 4 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Contemporary full red morocco covers tooled in gilt with triple fillet border and floral tool stamped in corners flat spine divided into 6 compartments 2 with black morocco lettering-pieces the rest with gilt with floral and small tools star-patterned Dutch gilt endpapers a.e.g. Covers slightly rubbed contents fine. Eisen Charles. "Nouvelle édition" first edition with Eisen's illustrations. Engraved frontispiece and title with medallion portrait of Voltaire 10 plates and 10 head-pieces engraved by Longueil after Charles Eisen all bound in vol. I. xl 272; 316 4 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. First Eisen Edition. The first edition illustrated by Charles Eisen of Voltaire's epic poem on the life of Henry IV. Voltaire was so pleased with the illustrations that he wrote a complimentary letter to the artist printed here in volume I. Cohen-De Ricci 1026; Bengesco 384; Ray French 30 Chez la Veuve Duchesne, Saillant, Desaint, Panckoucke et Nyon [de l'imprimerie de Barbou] unknown books
17782690eParis: chez Desnos 1778. 12mo 124 x 68 mm. 4 82 1 pp. Two parts continuously paginated. Engraved frontispiece engraved title letterpress title removed six engraved plates before lettering all with tissue guards; one woodcut vignette of a rose. Small repair to outer blank corner of frontispiece else a fine untrimmed copy. 19th-century green straight-grained morocco gilt sides with triple filt fillets framing a wavy double border with roses spine gilt with roses in compartments turn-ins gilt gilt edges by Dupré stamp-signed on front turn-in; later two-part blue morocco slipcase by Riviere slightly scuffed. Provenance: Sir David Lionel Salomons Broomhill Tunbridge Wells armorial bookplate; Carlo de Poortere bookplate.<br/><br/>Only Edition a special copy with the engravings avant la lettre of a literary almanac in two parts unusually dividing the contributors by sex with part 1 pp. 7-34 containing only poems by women and part 2 only by men. A table at the end of each part lists the authors. In the ladies' section are verses by the mother and daughter Mme and Mademoiselle Deshoulières ou Des Houlières Mlle de Scudery Mme de La Suze Mme de Liancourt and other seventeenth-century i.e. "classical" writers. The male contributors include a few more modern authors notably Voltaire whose 13 occasional verses most dedicated to individual women represent a lighter side of his oeuvre.<br/><br/>The unsigned engravings of scenes set in elegant interiors or pastoral settings show a wedding banquet; a couple engaged in a playful chase with Cupid seizing the woman's dress; Reason Athena with a lion being seduced by folly a female fool complete with rattle bells and crazy hat; a female Narcissus admiring herself in a pond; a courting scene with musical instruments; and a lady daydreaming alone in her bedchamber. Grand-Carteret tells us that these plates along with a seventh plate were also used in a different Desnos almanac Les Caprices de l'Amour et de Baccus printed there with expressive captions. The frontispiece shows the bust of a smiling Voltaire being crowned with stars by one of two attendant muses. Grand-Carteret inattentively suggested that the bust might portray Alexis Piron another contributor not noticing the lightly etched titles of two books held by the recumbent muse namely Charles XII and La Henriade both of course by Voltaire and referring to the poem on p. 41 "A Madame la Marquise de Boufflers en lui envoyant la Henriade & Charles XII."<br/><br/>The rose decor of the binding echoes the woodcut vignette of a rose printed at the end of the publisher's anonymous dedication to all ladies Mesdames. The copy was deliberately bound without the letterpress title; it also does not contain the always optional Tables of losses and wins at the gaming table announced in the subtitle. Copies apparently differed and the almanac may have been reissued periodically. Some copies include a section of music according to Grand-Carteret who dates the almanac to 1789 whereas Cohen-de Ricci dated it to 1781. Both their copies seem to have also lacked a letterpress title: OCLC locates only the BnF copy with the letterpress title dated 1778 it is digitized on Gallica but without the plates.<br/><br/>Bengesco Voltaire Bibliographie de ses Oeuvres IV: 2238; Cohen-de Ricci 37-38 7 or 8 plates; Grand-Carteret 611 7 plates. chez Desnos unknown books
177124235London: T. Carnan 1771. First edition in English of his famous philosophical tale L'Ingénu first published in 1767; 12mo pp. 4 210; contemporary calf-backed marbled boards neatly rebacked black morocco label on spine; two short tears entering the top margin of the title 1 internal page stained else generally very good and sound. An edition was published in Philadelphia in 1778. L'Ingénu is a young man born in Canada of French parents but brought up for twenty years among the Hurons. "He then comes to France and is recognized as the lost nephew of an old French prior and his sister . L'Ingénu's simplicity frankness and good sense produce some comical situations . The story . is both a protest against abuses of power . and an exposure of some of the absurdities of our conventions" Ox. Comp. to French Literature. <br/><br/> T. Carnan hardcover books
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
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
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 books
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. <br/><br/> aux depens de la compagnie unknown books
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 books
