Plancher 1817. Early Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. One of the complete set of Voltaire's works published 1820 leatherbound very good condition for its age. Other volumes in this set are currently available on this site. Some further volumes in this same set in somewhat worse condition spine but with text blocks itact and in good or better condition will be listed shortly here - details available on request. Size: Octavo standard book size. 506 pages. Text is in French. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight covers and spine fully intact. Scattered foxing but text mostly clean. Marbled edges faded. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; France; 18th century; French Language; All our pictures shown here are of the actual item not stock photos. Inventory No: 30965. . Plancher hardcover
o. O. o. Vlg. 1759 1763. Kl.8° XXXIX 290; XX 297 S je 1 Portraitvignette a. Titelbl einige sonstige Vignetten 1 Holzstichabb. Campagne de Pruth HLdr. der Zeit goldgeprägt. Etwas berieben Namenszug a. Vors. sonst tadell. Text. Franz.Voltaires Geschichte des Zaren Peter des Großen zeigt ihn als den ursprünglichen aufgeklärten Despoten der einem barbarischen Reich die Zivilisation brachte und eine dauerhafte aufklärerische Gesellschaft schuf deren würdiger Nachfolger Voltaires Gönnerin Katharina die Große wurde. 010 o. O., o. Vlg., 1759, 1763 unknown
London : S. Low 1824. Leather. Good. 6" by 3.5 . None . The history of Charles XII by French philosopher Voltaire. First published in 1731. A historical work in two volumes. Handsomely bound in a decorative calf binding. Written by the French historian philosopher and writer. This is a history of Charles XII the King of Sweden from 1697 to 1718. Charles XII became King of Sweden at the age of fifteen. During his region he was under threat launching attacks and campaigns against Russia.The text is accompanied by detailed footnotes and additional notes. Both volumes include an engraved frontispiece. Bound in a decorative calf binding. Rubbing to the spine and boards resulting in loss. Both volumes are missing the spine label. Internally firmly bound. Spotting to the first and last pages. Marginal age toning. Offsetting to the title page of volume two. A contemporary gift inscription to the first leaf. The occasional pencil annotation. Good S. Low hardcover
<p><strong>1755 VOLTAIRE 1ed War of Austrian Succession King Georges War Netherlands 1741</strong></p><p><em>"Let us read and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world." </em></p><p>― Voltaire</p><p>Voltaire was a versatile and prolific writer producing works in almost every literary form including plays poems novels essays and historical and scientific works. He wrote thousands of books and letters and frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance religious dogma and the French institutions of his day.</p><p>However Voltaire wrote many other works that were infrequently published and rarely read as was the case with his "<em>History of the War of 1741</em>". This historical commentary was Voltaire's reaction to the War of Austrian Succession or King George's War which was curiously not included in any Voltaire complete works of the 18th- and 19th-century nor was it published during his lifetime.</p><p>Item number: #24031</p><p>Price: $599</p><p>VOLTAIRE</p><p><strong><em>Histoire de la guerre de mil sept cent quarante & un</em></strong></p><p>A Londres: Chez Jean Nourse 1755-1756. First edition.</p><p><u>Details</u>:</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 parts in 1</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Part I – 4 200</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Part II – 4 201-347 1</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Provenance: Armorial bookplate – Thomas Barrett of Lee Esqr.</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Thomas Barrett c. 1698-1757 was an English gentleman art collector and friend of Horace Walpole. His home of Lee Priory was modeled after Walpole's own Strawberry Hill with at least one room being decorated in the Gothic style by celebrated architect James Wyatt.</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: French</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Leather; tight and secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~7in X 4.25in 17.5cm x 11cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>24031</p><p>Photos available upon request.</p> Jean Nourse hardcover
Collectible - Good. S.l.: N.p. 1775. Volume 22. Sm 8vo. 376pp. French. Frontis. portrait. Good book. Russia kings and rulers biographies books in French Inquire if you need further information. unknown
Londres: Low 1834. Due tomi in un volume 9x15 cm di XII-234-3 e 208-2 pagine. Due incisioni precedono il tomo 1 e una incisione in antiporta del tomo 2. In lingua francese. Nouvelle édition ornée du portrait de Charles revue corrigée et suivie de notes par L. T. Ventouillac. Legatura coeva in tutta pelle avana dorso a nervi ornato e dorato con tassello di titolo e filo dorato di cornice ai piatti. Fenditura per 5 cm alla cerniera anteriore. Ex libris con stemma nobiliare di Henry Trail Erskine 1815-1865. Buone condizioni. Low unknown
Amsterdam: Chez Etienne Ledet & 1739. Hardcover. Good. . volume 2 only. full leahter cover shows heavy wear rubbing erosion on the edges. marbled endpapers all edges red. pages lightly tanned and foxed. Amsterdam: Chez Etienne Ledet & hardcover
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