Voltaire, Francois-Marie Arouet deBiblio.com
Voltaire; and Abner KneelandBiblio.com
A philosophical dictionary; from the French of m. de Voltaire. With additional notes both critical and argumentative by Abner Kneeland. American stereotype edition
1836194898Boston: Printed and Published by J. Q. Adams 1836. Leather Bound. Two volumes bound as one: frontis portrait tissue-guarded lii 408 2 frontis of family with tissue lii repeated material 416p. first edition recased in late 19thC red morocco gilt: a custom-bound production with pleasing spine titling raised bands ruled and tooled gold all edges fully gilded sewn headbands green endsheets overprinted gilt. Extremities are slightly abraded a 3-inch split upper front joint boards yawn somewhat. Within textblock is quite sound; find original blanks faintly toned with flecks of soil v.I foxing to portrait occasional foxing in text v.II frontis heavily foxed some splashy foxing in text. A very good copy pace the split which in no way affects handling. Kneeland an intimate with Robert Dale Owen and Frances Wright was a frequent contributor to their Free Enquirer. In 1831 he moved to Boston and established The Boston Investigator one of the longest lived 1831-1904 freethought publications in the United States See Brown & Stein p. 33; he was tried four times and eventually convicted for his writings in the Dec. 20 1833 issue. Printed and Published by J. Q. Adams unknown
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