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1770178028Paris: Chez la Vve Duchesne Saillant Desaint Panckoucke and Nyon 1770. Hardcover. VG wear to leather especially around spine stain on edge of pages near front mild foxing pencil marking on back flyleaf otherwise remarkably tight and clean given age. Full leather binding with gilt borders gilt dentelles on turn-ins 8 compartments and gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Marbled endsheets. Engraved frontispiece and title page illustration. Engraved half-titles 10 engraved plates. French. 272 pp. Volume I of II only. The first 8 chants/cantos of Voltaire's 1694-1778 epic poem Henriade. One of only two epics written by Voltaire the poem concerned the life of Henry IV of France. This volume was published within Voltaire's lifetime just 8 years before his death. Chez la Vve Duchesne, Saillant, Desaint, Panckoucke and Nyon hardcover 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
173481165London: Jacob Tonsen 1734. Finely bound example of Voltaire's epic poem La Henriade. Small octavo original leather gilt titles and tooling to the spine marbled endpapers. In good condition. Text in French. La Henriade is an epic poem written by the French Enlightenment writer and philosopher Voltaire. According to Voltaire himself the poem concerns and was written in honor of the life of Henry IV of France and is a celebration of his life. The ostensible subject is the siege of Paris in 1589 by Henry III in consort with Henry of Navarre soon to be Henry IV but its themes are the twin evils of religious fanaticism and civil discord. It also concerns the political state of France. Voltaire aimed to be the French Virgil outdoing the master by preserving Aristotelian unity of place--a property of classical tragedy rather than epic--by keeping the human action confined between Paris and Ivry. Jacob Tonsen hardcover 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
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
1760262806Berne 1760. hardcover. very good. xii336 pages 12mo calf backed blue boards black leather spine label worn text block clean. Berne 1760. Very good.<br/><br/> unknown books
1917WRCLIT46452Paris: Georges Crès et Cie / Les Maitres du Livre 1917. Printed wrappers. Woodcut frontis by Charles de Fontenay. One of 1420 numbered copies on Rives from a total edition of 1550. Very good unopened. Georges Crès et Cie / Les Maitres du Livre 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
19222709701922. hardcover. near fine. Tirée du manuscrit du Père Quesnel. 39 charming color illustrations by Sylvain Sauvage. 186 pages tall square 12mo bound in 3/4 burgundy morocco original wrappers bound in. Paris: René Kieffer 1922. Near fine. Limited to 500 numbered copies.<br/><br/> unknown books
19302117111Editions de la Bonne Etoile 1930. Limited Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Saint-Andre Berthomme. Limited edition #2374 of 2500. Undated circa 1930. Front joint repaired spine faded ink name stamp on title page. 143 pp. 4to. Navy blue leather spine & corners navy blue cloth boards gilt titles & rules marbled endpapers color plates some rather risque by Berthomme Saint-Andre throughout. French text. L'Ingenu written after Voltaire's most well-known work Candide is a darker tale in which an American Indian records his impressions of France. Editions de la Bonne Etoile hardcover books
1920WRCLIT82231Munich: Kurt Wolff Verlag 1920. Small quarto 26 x 20 cm. Cloth backed boards lettered in gilt. Tips a bit bumped lower edges shelf-rubbed very good. First this edition illustrated with 26 pencil drawings by Paul Klee. "This book is included as one of the few examples of Klee's book illustration as well as an important record of his early drawing style" - Artist & The Book. ARTIST & THE BOOK 143. Kurt Wolff Verlag hardcover books
1920107249Munich: Kurt Wolff Verlag 1920. quarter cloth paper-covered boards triple gilt band stamped gilt title. Klee Paul. 4to. quarter cloth paper-covered boards triple gilt band stamped gilt title. 89 3 pages. Text in German. Translation of Voltaire's classic. With 26 pen and ink illustrations by Paul Klee. An important book in German expressionism Artist and the Book 143. Boards sunned at spine and scuffed at corners. Kurt Wolff Verlag unknown books
18153654Paris: Didot 1815. Full Leather. Very Good. No DJ as Issued. Moderate shelf/edge wear focused at head heel and tips light rubbing at hinges spine and edges glue toning at pastedowns very minor toning at edges of text block front joint starting blue silk ribbon present but no longer bound in else tight bright and unmarred. Full brown leather binding gilt lettering and decorative elements marbled endpages text block edges marbled blue silk ribbon. 16mo. 223pp. <br/><br/>Noted wear notwithstanding a very presentable copy. Didot hardcover books
1828709381828. Voltaire Francois M.A. de. HISTOIRE DE L'EMPIRE DE RUSSIE sous Pierre le Grand. Avec la Signification des Idiotismes en Anglais par N. Wanostrecht. London Boosey & Son etc. 1828. Octavo. viii336pp. First edition thus. Contemporary half-leather. Intended for use in schools with difficult passages and "idiotismes" translated at the foot of the page. A few light pencil marks in margins and endpaper ownership in ink and rubbing to extremities else fine. unknown books
195340464London: Cassell 1953. First Edition. 8vo pp. xxiii 428. Index. Blue cloth. Cover worn at edges o/w a VG copy. Cassell unknown books
182755591New York: G. H. Evans 1827. First American edition 8vo pp. 8; removed from binding; very good. This edition not in American Imprints or OCLC but both record an 8-page "2nd New York edition" published by Evans in 1829. <br/><br/> [G. H. Evans?] unknown 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
1975116894Skokie IL: Black Cat Press 1975. polished paper covered boards title and author gilt-stamped on spine and front cover decorated endpapers. Miniature Books. miniature book 6.9 x 5.3 cm. polished paper covered boards title and author gilt-stamped on spine and front cover decorated endpapers. x 34 2 pages. Limited to 249 copies. Bradbury Black Cat Press 38. Epigrams attributed to the famous French Enlightenment philosophe. Frontispiece illustration of Voltaire. Introductory biographical sketch. Printed French-fold. Black Cat Press unknown books
1994221709Darmstadt: Wissenschafteliche Buchgesellschaft 1994. Hardcover. vi 234p. text in German introduction bibliography index pictorial endpapers very good first edition in cloth boards and unclipped dh. Personal inscription to Hubert Kennedy signed by the editor. Contemporary reports by authors and philosophers on the 1775 Lisbon earthquake. Wissenschafteliche Buchgesellschaft hardcover books
1833BL4662Paris:: A. Hiard 1833. 1833. Volumes 10 & 11 only. 12mo. 256; 250 pp. Original printed wrappers; waterstained spine tender. Untrimmed. Bookplate of Ward Ritchie. Very good. Provenance: Ward Ritchie Southern California printer spent time in Paris apprenticing to Francois-Louis Schmied 1873-1941 one who would influence Ritchie's work for the rest of his days. A. Hiard, 1833. unknown books
1930737111930. VOLTAIRE. DICTIONNAIRE PHILOSOPHIQUE ou la Raison Par Alphabet in three volumes. Paris: Editions de Cluny 1930. Small 8vo. wrappers. Unopened. Light pencil ownership to ffeps and pencil to margin of one leaf in Vol. I p. 16. Foxing to edges. Dust soil to top edges light shelfwear at tails. Offsetting to one opening of Vol. II. Very good plus in publisher's glassine dust jackets in plain stiff paper slip case that is worn and stained. unknown books
1784211667Leipzig 1784. First edition in German. 4 148 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Contemporary marbled boards. Very good plus. First edition in German. 4 148 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. unknown books
1925238241Paris: Leo Deteil 1925. hardcover. very good. Preface d'Eugene Marsan. 6 original etched plates in aquatint by Henri Farge. Tall 4to green 3/4 levant by Marie Louise marbled endpapers g.t.; original wrappers bound in. Paris: Leo Deteil 1925. A very good copy.<br/><br/> One of 195 copies on verge antique unnumbered.<br/><br/> Leo Deteil unknown books
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 books
1918234235New York. : Peter Eckler. 1918. . hardcover. Light edgewear and spotting to covers otherwise a very good copy. . 8vo. Scarce. Peter Eckler. hardcover books
