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1770979London: Pr. for R. Butters ca. 1770. 12mo. 51 1 blank pp. lacks the plate. <br><br>Taken from the manager's book at the Theatre Royal Covent-Garden." Translated by Aron Hill from Voltaire's "Zaire. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â ESTC T212610. Taken from the manager's book at the Theatre Royal Covent-Garden." Removed from a nonce volume with sewing holes. Without the frontispiece. TItle-leaf reattached stamped soiled and browned; inner margin covered with brown paper obscuring a few letters; and inner edge of second page repaired with tape partially covering the Dramatis Personae. Lacks the plate. Light foxing age-toning in margins. Pr. for R. Butters 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
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
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
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
176210290Dublin: Pr. for W. Smith P. Wilson J. Exshaw and H. Bradley 1762. 12mo. 63 1 pp. <br><br>Later edition of a translation of Voltaire's "Zaïre" by Aaron Hill which first appeared in 1736. With an epilogue on p. 63 and the verso of p. 63. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â ESTC N45525. Removed from a nonce volume text block split in two parts with pp. 3738 separating. Pages waterstained throughout. Small chip out of one corner of title-page. Bottom edges shaved with loss of imprint date and many final lines catchwords and signature letters. Pr. for W. Smith, P. Wilson, J. Exshaw, and H. Bradley 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
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
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
1795289953London but New York. : Printed for I. Carnan & Sold by Berry Rogers & Berry New York. circa 1795 . First American edition. Contemporary tree calf red spine label gilt title. . Good hinges spit but holding ink names to endpapers corners torn from ffep pages lightly toned. 12mo. 18x10.7 cm. . Compact edition of Voltaire’s famous dictionary. "Revolutionary material must be small enough for people to carry with them" .Voltaire. weight: 0.7 lb. Cameo portrait of the author on the title page. Printed for I. Carnan & Sold by Berry, Rogers & Berry, New York. unknown books
175695156London: J. Nourse 1756. Early printing of Voltaire's history of the War of 1741. Octavo bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards gilt titles and tooling to the spine red morocco spine label. In very 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. J. Nourse hardcover 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
1769303292Edinburgh: Martin & Wotherspoon 1769. 342pp. 1 vols. 12mop. Old calf. Bookplate of DeWitt Clinton. Signature of his son George Clinton Jr. on the ffep. 342pp. 1 vols. 12mop. Martin & Wotherspoon 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
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
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
173582395Basle: Chez Christophe Revis 1735. First edition of Le Coq de Villeray's response to Voltaire's Letters Concerning the English Nation published in 1733. Octavo bound in contemporary calf gilt title to the spine raised bands marbled endpapers. In very good condition. Rare. Voltaire composed his Letters Concerning the English Nation based on his experiences living in England between 1726 and 1729. The volume was first published in English in 1733 and then in French the following year where it was seen as an attack on the French system of government and was rapidly suppressed. The letters concerned Voltaire's views on Anglicanism the Quakers William Penn and John Locke. Chez Christophe Revis hardcover 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
1785118071De L'Imprimerie de la Societe Litteraire-Typographique 1785. Volume 22 of L'imprimerie De La Societe Litteraire Typographique's complete works of Voltaire. Octavo bound in full contemporary calf with gilt tooling to the spine black morocco spine labels letterd in gilt gilt ruling to the panels gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles all edges gilt ribbon bound in marbled endpapers engraved frontispiece portrait of Luois XV. In very good condition. Desirable in a contemporary binding. 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. De L'Imprimerie de la Societe Litteraire-Typographique 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
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
1764003035Paris: Chaubert et al. 1764. 12mo. Two monthly works in one volume. Engraved vignette title pages 216pp. and 216pp. illustrated with two musical scores one folding Dedicated to the king Includes articles poems pastiches translations and songs medicine astronomy and more. Bound in full calf raised bands two compartments lettered in giltsome rubbing. A very good copy. Chaubert et al. 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
