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179635912Catskill NY: Printed by T. & M. Croswel for selves and J. Fellows & E. Duyckinck New York 1796. 8 336 pp. Disbound textblock split. Title page engraving of Voltaire by Peter R. Maverick. Good. <br/><br/> An early Catskill imprint; printing began there in 1792. Evans located no earlier American edition of this work; NAIP records a 1795 New York printing with only three locations. The Publisher's preliminary Advertisement notes "the great noise which the following work has made in foreign parts on account of the author's freedom in regard to matters of religion."<br/>Evans 31518. Printed by T. & M. Croswel for selves and J. Fellows & E. Duyckinck, New York unknown books
179665253Catskill: Printed by T. and M. Croswell for selves and J. Fellows & E. Duyckinck New York 1796. First American edition. This edition was first published in 1764. Engraved title with vignette portrait by P. R. Maverick of New York. 12mo. Contemporary sheep morocco label. Careful restoration of spine marginal browning of text browning or staining of endpapers else a very good copy with the contemporary signature of John Gebhard Jr on free endpaper. First American edition. This edition was first published in 1764. Engraved title with vignette portrait by P. R. Maverick of New York. 12mo. The editor notes on the advertisement leaf that he recognizes that there might be criticism for the translation and publication of this work "on account of the author's freedom in regard to matters of religion" but feels that the quality of the work exceeds its criticisms and the "True religion is not afraid of bearing the strictest examination" Library Company of Philadelphia "First American Editions" p. 5; Shipton and Mooney 31518 Printed by T. and M. Croswell for selves and J. Fellows & E. Duyckinck, New York unknown books
173223422London: C. Davis and A. Lyon 1732. 8vo pp. 12 371 1; engraved frontis portrait and a folding map; contemporary paneled calf gilt-decorated spine red morocco label; some rubbing but generally good and sound or better. <br/><br/> C. Davis and A. Lyon unknown 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
1761260379a londres: Aux dépens de la Compagnie 1761. This rogue edition appeared 1 year before the official edition. Frontispice and 12 plates. 224 pp. 8vo. Contemporay French mottled calf red edges. This rogue edition appeared 1 year before the official edition. Frontispice and 12 plates. 224 pp. 8vo. Bengesco Voltaire : Bibliographie de ses Oeuvres 491 Aux dépens de la Compagnie unknown books
1775310829Amsterdam: Francois L'Honore 1775. Engraved plates. xxiii 1 309 3; 191; 123 1 pp. Additional title vol 2 for "La Henriade travestie". 2 vols. Small 8vo. Contemporary speckled calf marbled endpapers. Very good. Engraved plates. xxiii 1 309 3; 191; 123 1 pp. Additional title vol 2 for "La Henriade travestie". 2 vols. Small 8vo. Francois L'Honore unknown books
1739312076se vend à Amsterdam i.e. Rouen: Chez Jaques sic Des-Bordes 1739. Early edition of Voltaire's Lettres Philosophiques. Originally published in English 1733 under title: Lettres concerning the English nation. Collation: π2A-M8. 4 176 11 pp. Title leaf and preface 1 & 2 repeated in Table at end. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary calf worn and rubbed with losses to spine ends and corners. Small loss in bottom blank margin of last leaf. Early edition of Voltaire's Lettres Philosophiques. Originally published in English 1733 under title: Lettres concerning the English nation. Collation: π2A-M8. 4 176 11 pp. Title leaf and preface 1 & 2 repeated in Table at end. 1 vols. 8vo. Early edition of the Lettres Philosophiques published as part of the Rouen edition of the works of Voltaire with the imprint Amsterdam aux dépens de la Compagnie. This text is in 26 letters with the last being Sur les Pensées de M. Pascal. The two tragedies preceding it are Alzire pp. 1-88; and La Mort de Cesar pp. 89-152 signed A-K in 8s. Bengesco 1558 vol. 2 p. 19-20; Lanson 39 Chez Jaques [sic] Des-Bordes unknown books
1775044596Genève: Cramer et Bardin 1775. Edition encadrée" Complete set of all 40 volumes with the engraved frontispieces where issued all pages printed within the wood-engraved frames octavo format. Uniformly bound in mottled calf with gilt spine trim and lettering; some leather chipping mostly at the head of some spines. all edges marbled. Contents: t. 1 La Henriade divers autres poëmes et toutes les piéces relatives à l'épopée. t. 2-10 Ouvrages dramatiques précédés et suivis de toutes les piéce qui leur sont relatifs. t. 11 La Pucelle d'Orléans poëme suivie du Temple de Gout &c. t. 12-13 Mélanges de poësies &c. t. 14-17 Essai sur les moeurs et l'esprit des nations; et sur les principaux faits de l'histoire depuis Charlemagne jusqu'à Louis XIII. t. 18-20 Siècle de Louis XIV auquel on a joint un précis du siècle de Louis XV et un autre morceau d'histoire. t. 21 Histoire de Charles XII roi de Suède avec les pièces qui y sont relatives. t. 22 Histoire de l'Empire de Russie sous Pierre le Grand divisée en deux parties. t. 23-24 Annales de l'Empire depuis Charlemagne fragmens sur quelques revolutions dans l'Inde fragmens sur l'histoire générale et divers autres morceaux historiques. t. 25-30 Questions sur l'Encyclopédie par des amateurs. t. 31-32 Romans philosophiques élémens de Newton précédés et suivis de divers morceaux intéressans. t. 33-37 Mélanges de littérature d'histoire et de philosophie. t. 38-40 Piéces détachées attribuées à divers hommes célèbres. Cramer et Bardin 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
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
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
173520584London, aux dépens de la Compagnie, 1735. Gest. Porträt von Karl XII., Titel, XIII, 396 Seiten; 2 Blätter, 363 Seiten. Kl.-8°. - 15:8,5 cm. Neuerer, schlichter Pergamenteinband.
1758029445Lieges Paris Lausanne Londres 1758-67. Cinque opere di cui quattro di Voltaire riunite in un volume in 12mo 105x18 cm in piena pelle del tempo dorso liscio ornato e dorato difetti: mancanza di pelle agli angoli anteriori; 3 cm di frattura alla cerniera anteriore. 1 - Précis de lEcclesiaste et du Cantique des Cantiques. Lieges Bassompierre 1759. 40pp titolo e testo inquadrato con cornice tipografica ritratto di Voltaire al titolo margine minimo in alto. Adresse factice precisa Bengesco che la indica come una edizione stampata probabilmente a Rouen. Segue: 2 - Le Pauvre Diable. Paris se 1758. 30 pp numerata per errore 32; margine minimo in alto che tocca i numeri di paginazione. Con titoli a parte per La Vanité e per Requète de Jerome Carrè. Stampato in realtà nel 60 anno della e.o. di cui questa è una ristampa. Segue: 3 - LIngenu. Con i titoli delle due parti riportanti Le Huron ou lIngénu. Seconde edition. Lausanne se 1767. Due parti di 4-118pp; 4-120pp. In realtà stampata a Parigi da Lacombe. B.2824. Segue: 4 - Le Docteur Pansophe ou Letres de monsieur de Voltaire. Londres se 1766. 44 pp. prima edizione. Segue: 5 - Justification de J.J. Rousseau dans la contestation qui lui est survenue avec M. Hume. Londres se 1766. 2-28 pp. prima edizione. Probabilmente opera del Du Peyrou. Notevole raccolta di pamphlet volterriani riunita all'epoca probabilmente da un M. Duffour che ha incollato un piccolo ex libris alla risguardia del volume. unknown
17781084Pozsonban Pozsony: Landerer Mihály’ költségével és betűivel 1778. First Hungarian edition. In contemporary cardboard covered in blue paper. Signature C is somewhat loose. Otherwise firm and clean. A fine copy. First Hungarian edition. In contemporary cardboard covered in blue paper. 93 3 p. <p><br /> First Hungarian edition of Voltaire’s tragedy â€Le fanatisme ou Mahomet le Propheteâ€.<br /> <p><p><br /> Voltaire five-act tragedy was written in 1736 premiered in 1741 and the first pirate editions appeared in 1742 while the first authorized edition was published in 1743 Amsterdam Ledet. <br /> <p><p><br /> Antal Zechenter known for his translations of mostly French plays among them Voltaire’s Adélaïde du Guesclin Corneille’s Horace and Racine’s Mithridate.<br /> <p><p><br /> Foreword by György Bessenyei.<br /> <p>. Landerer Mihály’ költségével, és betűivel unknown
177950482London: Fielding and Walker 1779. 8vo. ii iv 86 ii ii 50 ii iv 234 final page misnumbered 224 pp. Later half sheep over cloth boards spine with blind ruled compartments gilt lettered direct to one panel traces of an early owner's signature to the title page. Wanting a plate apparently present in many copies. Leather quite worn with some cracking binding nonetheless sound contents generally very good. London: Fielding and Walker unknown
175489531London: Jean Nourse 1754. Hardcover Octavo. Hardcover. Good. full leather gilt lettering 388 pp cover torn red edges text in French<br /> <br /> Standard shipping no tracking / Priority with tracking / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Jean Nourse hardcover
1753118820La Haye - Leipzig et Dresde - Basle : Jean Neaulme - George Conrad Walther 1753 - 1754 - 1757 - 1758. 155x100mm. bandeaux lettrines culs-de-lampe reliure demi-veau blond ˆ coins avec piÂces de titre et de tomaison et filets dorÂŽs au dos ˆ cinq nerfs plat papier mouchetÂŽ. 1208 Jean Neaulme - George Conrad Walther unknown
175482655Basle Ble : Aux depens de la Compagnie 1754. 180x115mm. tome premier: 6 f. 114 pages 1f. tome second: 1 f. 239 pages cartonnage. En attente de reliure. A faire relier. 386 Aux depens de la Compagnie unknown
177259328Paris: Compagnie Des Libraires. Fair. 1772. Hardcover. Front cover nearly detached rear gutter cracked binding edgeworn/scuffed light stains to several pages; In French. Full brown leather hardcover with gilt-decorated spine. 56 66 56 60 56 55 56 64 68 56 68 56 pp. Collection of plays in verse ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Compagnie Des Libraires hardcover
1778100000295Edinburgh: W. Gordon and W. Creech 1778. Book. Good. Full-Leather. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. full calf leather bindingfive raised bands red label laid in compartment. A wonderful first of this fabulous work with light wear to case staining to edges of endpapers only missing front free endpapertext block clean binding tight. W. Gordon and W. Creech Hardcover
1785022954London: E. Newbery. Fair. 1785. Disbound. viii 179 pp lxxix disbound copy with original boards title page separated from binding with a small section at the bottom sun-browned the interior is in nice condition it just needs a new binding.; 8vo . E. Newbery unknown
1775149641Good. 1775. Leather. Marbled leathered covers and marbled page edges is written french ; Vol. 1; 478 pages . hardcover
1775149639Good. 1775. Leather. Marbled leathered covers and marbled page edges is written french ; Vol. 2; 495 pages . hardcover
1754013073Frankfurt: Aux depens de la Compagnie 1754 Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. 48 406 pages. Vol 1 only - covers the period to 1346. In old full leather.Ink name to the front free end paper. Ink number to the rear of the front free end paper. Small ink initials at the foot of the title page. Although not named it is by Voltaire. Aux depens de la Compagnie hardcover
1785102128Sans Lieu Kehl : Imprimerie de la SociÂŽtÂŽ LittÂŽraire-Typographique 1785. 215x135mm. demi-basane ˆ coins dos ˆ faux-nerfs piÂces de titre et dÕauteur en cuir bleu ornementations ˆ froid plats papier marbrÂŽ reliure dÂŽbut du XIXe siÂcle. Bel exemplaire. 772 Imprimerie de la Socit Littraire-Typographique unknown
