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1777ST20535-04La Haye The Hague but Geneva: Aux dépens des Libraries 1777. FIRST EDITION. 215 x 140 mm. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2". 1 p.l. 303 3 pp. <br/> Publisher's marbled paper wrappers flat spine edges untrimmed. A Large Paper Copy. Benesco 1860. Andrew R. Morehouse "The Voltaire Collection in the Rare Book Room" The Yale Library Gazette 17 no. 4 1943 p. 75.<br /> Paper wrappers a bit faded as expected slightly defective at corners and a little curled otherwise and perhaps even so A VERY FINE COPY--the text within immense margins entirely clean fresh and bright.<br/> <br/> This is a remarkable survival in its original wrappers of a work related to one of the most resonating controversies of Voltaire's life and writings--the question of his anti-Semitism. A giant of the Enlightenment and one of the greatest of French writers and philosophers Voltaire real name François-Marie Arouet 1694-1778 writes here in response to "Lettres de quelques Juifs portugais allemands et polonais à M. de Voltaire" a 1776 critique by Antoine Guénée objecting to the anti-Semitism especially as expressed within a commercial context in our author's "Dictionnaire Philosophique." Deeply philosophical and leavened with satire the 120 chapters of the seminal "Dictionnaire" were widely read much condemned and not infrequently burned as they challenged religious authority advocated for toleration and dealt with many social and political issues from an uncomfortable Enlightenment perspective. And there can be no doubt that Voltaire's "Dictionnaire" does in fact contain critical remarks about the Jews; at the same time the author's criticism is extended with equal warmth to organized religion in other forms. In the present response to Guénée Voltaire is nothing if not scathing which in the end works against him. As Voltaire scholar Andrew R. Morehouse wryly puts it the text here expands upon Voltaire's previous points in such a way as to "justify the accusation that he is cruelly anti-Semitic." This work is not exactly rare but it is very unusual to find it in original wrappers as here particularly in such fine condition. Aux dépens des Libraries unknown
176761751No place nor printer 1767. 8vo. In contemporary marbled paper covered board. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Light wear to extremities internally nice and clean. 4 60 pp. <br/><br/><em>Rare second edition of this work on governance and statecraft. Barbier III 84c5. </em> unknown
1893ST17884Paris: Imprimé pour Les Amis de Livres par Chamerot et Renouard 1893. No. 55 OF 115 COPIES printed for M. Van der Vrecken de Bormans. 275 x 190 mm. 10 3/4 x 7 1/2". 4 p.l. 159 3. <br/> DAZZLING CONTEMPORARY SCARLET MOROCCO VERY ORNATELY DECORATED IN GILT SILVER AND BLACK AS WELL AS INLAID BY MARIUS MICHEL stamp-signed on front doublure covers elaborately embellished with a floral frame enclosing a large central panel filled with diapered compartments formed by gently curving black leaves each compartment containing a floral sprig tooled in silver and gold flat spine with similarly decorated ogival compartments and gilt titling OLIVE BROWN MOROCCO DOUBLURES filled with rows of inlaid red carnations with dark green pedicels leather hinges jacquard silk endleaves in pink blue and green pattern marbled flyleaves all edges gilt. Original white textured paper wrappers bound in. In a slightly worn brown morocco-trimmed marbled paper slipcase. With eight pleasing color engravings by Rops 4 Robaudi 2 and Garnier 2 depicting scenes from the story accompanied by 29 proofs in red yellow cyan and black & white as called for in the colophon. A Large Paper Copy. Front flyleaf with INK INSCRIPTION SIGNED BY MARIUS MICHEL and dated Mai 1920 noting that he had bound this copy for M. Van der Vrecken de Bormans in 1896 for a very substantial price of 600 francs. Carteret IV 407; Vicaire I 47. Three blank front flyleaves with narrow faint brown horizontal blemish across most of the page apparently a tape shadow; in all other ways A BEAUTIFUL COPY clean fresh and bright internally IN A PRISTINE BINDING.<br/> <br/> This ravishing object is a bibliophile's treasure: an illustrated luxury edition in Large Paper format of Voltaire's philosophical novel offered in a binding from a pre-eminent Parisian atelier. The impressive binding stands out not only because of its remarkable condition but also because of the variety and unerring execution of its decorative elements--from the vigorous use of black gold and silver on the cover and spine to the particularly animated inlaid morocco doublures. Considered the best binder of his generation as well as the founder of modern French bookbinding Henri Marius Michel 1846-1925 began his career in the workshop established by his father Jean in Paris in 1849 where they produced distinguished bindings in the prevailing historical styles for two decades. After the father's death in 1890 the firm came to even greater prominence when Henri began producing bindings in a completely new and original style that did nothing less than change the course of modern bookbinding in France. According to Duncan & De Bartha Henri believed passionately "that bookbinding needed a new vocabulary of ornamentation in order to express the mood and spirit of contemporary authors." The "vocabulary of ornamentation" he developed was based on nature the revolutionary "La Flore Ornamentale" style that he unveiled at the 1878 International Exposition. His favored floral forms dominate the present binding both as inlays and as silver and gold tooling. Our binding was commissioned by Paul Van der Vrecken Baron de Bormans an attaché at the Belgian Embassy in Paris and a bibliophile who belonged to "La société du livre contemporain" as well as the "Cercle Parisien du livre." The 600 francs the binding cost would have bought a very great deal in France at the end of the 19th century. Another copy of this work with the same special features and also bound in inlaid morocco by Marius Michel sold at Sotheby's in 1995 for the hammer price equivalent of $31200. Imprimé pour Les Amis de Livres par Chamerot et Renouard unknown
1404313451.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1799ST17632cParis: de l'Imprimerie de Crapelet an VII 1799. 228 x 150 mm. 9 x 6". Two volumes. <br/> Very attractive 19th century red morocco by Capé stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in French fillet border raised bands compartments with central quatrefoil surrounded by lacy gilt tooling gilt lettering gilt dentelles all edges gilt. Housed in a later marbled slipcase. WITH engraved frontispiece by Gaucher and 21 ENGRAVED PLATES after Marillier Monsiau and Ponce as called for AND EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH 46 PLATES comprised of a suite of 20 small plates a suite of 21 large plates and five portraits. Verso of front free endpaper with the bookplate of Jacques Bastenet. Cohen-de Ricci 1035; Graesse VI 393. See also: Cohen-de Ricci 1047-48 for the plates by Moreau. ◆Two three-inch abrasions on one cover and a hint of wear to joints both very well disguised by refurbishment leather faintly soiled but the decorative bindings still lustrous and quite pleasing without any significant condition issues. Occasional mostly light foxing never serious and most of the plates clean but noticeable enough to be regrettable some of the smaller extra-illustrations slightly browned due to paper stock but still a book with considerable appeal inside and out with the engravings richly impressed.<br/> <br/> This printing of Voltaire's mock-heroic "Pucelle" a licentious burlesque based on the Joan of Arc story features the same beautiful engravings found in the Didot edition of 1795 but without the frames plus two additional suites of plates taken from other editions. The set of 20 small plates seem to be close copies of Gravelot's illustrations from the 1762 Geneva edition of "La Pucelle"; the set of 21 larger images are by Moreau all but two being before letters. The latter set probably comes from the suite of images for Voltaire's "Oeuvres" published by Renouard in 1802 of which there were just 40 copies before letters according to Cohen-de-Ricci. Capé was one of the most distinguished binders in France in the middle years of the 19th century being especially well known for the delicacy of his work as evidenced by our spines. He was the binder to the Empress Eugénie and Béraldi calls him "the Bozérian of the second Empire.". de l'Imprimerie de Crapelet unknown
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
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
a87209Paris 1978 first edition Bibliotheque Nationale. ISBN 2-7177-0100-1. In French. Two volumes. Sm.4tos.1824p. original printed wraps. Volume Premier: Index et Nos. 1 a 617. Volume Second: Nos. 618 a 5618 et addenda. Ex-university reference library. VG plus. 2 volumes. . paperback
184810667Paris: Ladrange 1848. Fine. Ladrange Paris 1848 11.50 x 18.50 cm relié First edition. Half chocolate shagreen binding spine in four compartments with gilt panel blind panels and gilt stippling minor scuffs at head and foot of spine. Handsome copy. Ladrange unknown
1762238430Geneva: Cramer 1762. hardcover. good. Gravelot. 20 engraved plates by Gravelot. 4 viii 358 i.e. 354 pages. Pages 273-354 mis-numbered 277-358. Small 8vo full sheep very worn overall spine leather damaged covers re-attached. Geneva: Cramer 1762. Nouvelle edition correigeee augmentee & collationee sur le manuscript de l'auteur. A good copy internally clean.<br/> <br/> Voltaire disavowed the edition published at Louvain in 1755. This was "the first which appeared with the approbation of the author; it contains 5 entirely new songs notes preface and a great number of corrections and additions throughout." --Brunet V 1362.<br/> <br/> Cramer unknown
178321810Kbh. 1783. Samt. slidt hldrbd. <br/><br/><em>First Danish edition. Første danske oversættelse. Fra 8. bind af "Skuespil til Brug for den danske Skueplads. Bibl.Dan. IV:291. </em> unknown
67465Paris De la Société Littéraire-Typographique 1785. Portrait. 527 492 484 504 544 438 466 500 526 pp. Plates. Contemporary nice half calf. Spine gilt. . unknown
187660571Paris. 1876-78. Leks8vo. Samtidige røde skinnryggbind med svakt opphøyde ryggbånd og marmorerte dekler. Med Voltaires graverte portrett som frontispiece i bind I. 845 ; 814 ; 816 ; 839 ; 848 ; 785 ; 782 ; 716 ; 662 ; 760 ; 900 ; 1032 ; 558 s. Med noen illustrasjoner. Chez Firmin-Didot et Cie Libraires Fransk. <br/><br/><em>Ex libris. Et pent sett. </em> unknown
1963117457GenÂve : Institut et MusÂŽe Voltaire Les Delices 1963. 225x150mm. demi-chagrin titre au dos dorÂŽs plats papier marbrÂŽ plats intÂŽrieurs et gardes ornÂŽs ˆ lÕencre de chine reliure de Delacombaz. 610 Institut et Muse Voltaire Les Delices unknown
177191291Geneve 1771. 185x110mm. broch. Dchirures sur la couverture. 67 unknown
187419877Paris Laplace Sanchez et Cie 1874. Royal8vo. Fine cont. hcalf raised bands richly gilt compartments. Edges gilt. With 20 fine colourplates. XXII791 pp. hardcover
18821006231882. Paris Emile Perrin 1882-1890. 4 vols. xix 494; 1 xvii 438; xv 609; 1 xxii ii 391 pp. Approximately 12500 entries. First edition. 3/4 dark brown morocco marbled boards. Original wrappers bound-in. Top edges gilt. 3 frontispieces. Edition limited to 550 copies this one not numbered. Volume one with a dedication from Bengesco to Léon Brélard on the titlepage. Volume 3 has a small business card from Bengesco inserted with a note on it to a friend unnamed to whom he sends this volume of his work. Binding ticket: "Reliure Franz Osterman 80 Bd Malesherbes Paris". A very nice copy of this important bibliography. Contains: Tome 1: Theatre. Poemes. Grands ouvrages historiques. Dictionnaire philosophique et questions sur l'Encyclopedie. Romans. Tome 2: Melanges. Ouvrages edite par Voltaire. Ouvrages annote par Voltaire. Tome 3: Correspondance. Cent lettres de Voltaire qui ne figurent dans aucune edition de ses oeuvres et suivi du repertoire chronologique de sa correspondance de 1711 a 1778 avec l'indication des principales sources de chaque lettre. Tome 4: Oeuvres completes de Voltaire. Principaux extraits de Voltaire. Ouvrages faussement attribue a Voltaire. First edition of this bibliography of Voltaire whose real name was François-Marie Arouet 1694-1778. Voltaire was a prolific French Englightenment writer who used almost every literary form for his work authoring plays poetry novels essays historical and scientific works more than 20000 letters and more than 2000 books and pamphlets. From early on Voltaire had trouble with the authorities for his energetic attacks on the government and the Catholic Church. This would lead to numerous imprisonments and exiles. hardcover
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. <br/><br/><em>Second edition of Voltaire's history of France. In it he gives a chronological account of the French Empire from the year 742 till 1648. Voltaire exercised immense influence on the development of modern historiography through his innovating new ways of interpreting the past. "Essential to the new conception of a history in the place of histories is the recognition of the role of process and development. There is a central theme to this development as in Voltaire's present work: the progressive development of intellect culture and society. This awareness of a theme fundamentally changes the character of historical writing and introduces a developmental structure to the great narrative historical writings of the eighteenth century." Iggers. Progress and its discontents 1982 p. 44. Voltaire explains his view of historiography in his article on "History" in Diderot's Encyclopédie: "One demands of modern historians more details better ascertained facts precise dates more attention to customs laws mores commerce finance agriculture population.". The present work is a fine example of this tradition.Barbier I194. </em> hardcover
179231870Paris: Chez Madame Vaux-Fleuri De l'Imprimerie de L. Potier de Lille 1792. First edition. 1-2 title verso blank leaf paged 63-64 with "Avis" and "Errata" 3-74 small woodcuts. 1 vols. 8vo. Later boards uncut. Spine and extremities rubbed with chipping a few leaves with spots else a very good copy. First edition. 1-2 title verso blank leaf paged 63-64 with "Avis" and "Errata" 3-74 small woodcuts. 1 vols. 8vo. According to the editor's "Avis" most of these fugitive pieces appear first here and some which have appeared elsewhere have been amended or corrected. Includes Mr. D. Rhullieres' "La Chanoinesse Conte" "Sur le Buste de Mirabeau" by M. Deseine"sourd et muet de naissance" and "La Mort de Patrocle Tragédie en Deux Actes¶ Commencing on page 25 is the "Epitre a Monsieur de Voltaire du 31 Decembre 1742" with the "Stances" pp. 28-30. On page 31 is the "Reponse de M. De Voltaire du Premier janvier 1743 Chez Madame Vaux-Fleuri [De l'Imprimerie de L. Potier de Lille] unknown
73138CBOhne Ort u. Verlag 1759/63. Mod. Ppbd. mit reicher Rvg. Papier teils etwas fleckig. Originalumschlag eingebunden. Es fehlen 1 Frontispiz u. 2 Karten. Eine Karte in Kopie beigebunden. Ohne Ort u. Verlag 1759/63. unknown
