Heron Books. Hardcover. Fair. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. This is a Heron Books version of 'The Age of Louis XIV' by Voltaire. The cover and spine have a gold design which is mostly still intact. The page edges have a very minor amount of spotting and discolouration. The pages are clean and bright. There is some cracking of the boards where the spine meets the front and back boards. These cracks are only surface level. Heron Books hardcover
J.M Dent and Sons - Everyman's Library 1961. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. J.M Dent and Sons - Everyman's Library hardcover
London: G Kearsly 1770. First Edition. Hardcover. Pages clean with a few scattered. The Age of Louis XV being the sequel of the Age of Louis XIV translated from the French of M de Voltaire. Rare 1st English edition published in London 1770.Pages clean with a few scattered smudge marks text block tightly bound contemporary 1/4 leather boards show bumping and cracking rub wear to spine G Kearsly hardcover
J.M Dent and Sons - Everyman's Library 1961. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. J.M Dent and Sons - Everyman's Library hardcover
London: Printed for R. Dodsley 1752. In two volumes. viii 436; 2 292 90pp 20. With an engraved frontispiece to each volume. Contemporary gilt-tooled sprinkled calf contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Rubbed numerous worm-holes to dulled spines corners bumped. Minute worm-track to foot of initial four gatherings of Vol. II short tears to margins of leaves Q3-4 of same central horizontal tear to leaf c4 appendix without loss of sense. From the recently dispersed family estate by descent of George Cranstoun Lord Corehouse 1770-1850 Scottish jurist satirist and friend of Walter Scott and Lord Monboddo with his armorial bookplate to both FEPs. The first edition in English of Voltaire's 1694-1778 Siècle de Louis XIV widely considered the foundational text of French literary history. Although an earlier preliminary essay-draft had appeared in 1739 the work first appeared in its entirety in French in 1751. ESTC T137627. First edition in English. 8vo. Printed for R. Dodsley unknown
Geneva: University of Toronto Press 1968. Second Edition. Fine/Near Fine to Fine. Edited by Theodore Besterman. Both volumes in original unclipped jackets volume 2's jacket is in a protective sheet. Volume 1 jacket with light rubbing; volume 2 is in fine condition. Bound in brown cloth over boards with a black label and gilded lettering on the spine. Solid square and in fine condition. Volume 1 with a spot on the preface pages else interiors are clean and clear throughout. <br /> <br /> Pages: Vol 1: 430; Vol 2: 6 431-790 Dimensions: Vol 1: 9 x 61/8 x 1½; Vol 2: 9 x 61/8 x 15/16. University of Toronto Press unknown
<p>Walter J. Black Inc. New York 1927. First edition 1st printing. HC Very Good with brown genuine leather cover with minor edgewear. Gilt on cover and spine bright. Inside front and back covers age tanning but all other pages clean and bright. Voltaire's most famous philosophical tales such as Candide Zadig The Princess of Babylon and The White Bull. Printed in the US by the Ferris Printing Company. </p> Walter J. Black, Inc.
Geneve / Toronto: Institut et Musee Voltaire / University of Toronto Press 1968. Second Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Hardcover; 8vo 2 volume set volumes 81 and 82 of the complete works. Beige hardcovers with gilt lettering on black paint label on spine. The pages are bright and clean with light penciling in the margins. NF <br/> <br/> Institut et Musee Voltaire / University of Toronto Press hardcover
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