London: C Davis 1735. Leather. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. The sixth edition of Voltaire's historical novel regarding Charles XII of Sweden. Illustrated with a frontispiece of King Charles XII and a folding map of Europe. Written by Voltaire otherwise known as Francois-Marie Arouet. With the bookplate of one John Powell esq to the front pastedown. This is the sixth edition of this English translation. Voltaire was a popular Enlightenment writer historian and philosopher famous for his wit and attacks on Christianity. In a full calf binding. Rebacked with the original boards preserved. Some repairs to the boards at edges. A few light marks to the boards. Small tidemark to the outer edge of front board. Repairs to the hinges. Internally firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to edges. Occasional scattered spots to pages. Very Good C Davis hardcover
London: C Davis and A Lyon; T Warner 1732. The fourth edition of The History of Charles XII pp372 and the second edition of Historical and Critical Remarks pp 96 both published in 1732 and bound together in one volume. Full leather decorated panelled calf raised bands pretty gilt decoration to the spine. Near very good worn to edges and corners front cover nearly detached Victorian ownership inscription to front end papers. Please contact Christian White at Modernfirsteditions if you would like more information about this item. 1732 C Davis and A Lyon; T Warner hardcover
Paris: Limited Editions Club 1952. Hardcover. Some rubbing to the leather spine label. Near Fine in a Very Good slipcase. Charming book. Sylvain Sauvage. Octavo 6-1/2" x 8-1/2" bound in brown linen on which a psuedo-oriental design is deposited in gold through silk screens the title stamped in gold on a blue leather spine label; the slipcase covered with gold paper lithographed in brown; 174 pages. Copy #322 of 1500 numbered copies printed on handmade paper and illustrated with more than one hundred drawings in the oriental manner by Sylvain Sauvage printed in collotype and hand-colored by Etienne Giradot. A number of the illustrations are of a mildly erotic nature. Issued unsigned after the artist's death. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover
Paris: The Limited Editions Club 1952. Book. Illus. by Sylvain Sauvage. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 8vo. Quarter leather patch at head of spine over patterned in gilt cloth. Spine with title in gilt. Leather lightly rubbed at head of spine book fine otherwise. Slipcase edge-worn and scuffed with split. Bookplate to inside of slipcase. This edition limited to 1500 numbered copies. This is copy no. 692. The Limited Editions Club Hardcover
Paris: Limited Editions Club 1952. Hardcover. Slight rubbing to leather spine label. About Fine in a Very Good slipcase. Charming book. Sylvain Sauvage. Octavo 6-1/2" x 8-1/2" bound in brown linen on which a psuedo-oriental design is deposited in gold through silk screens the title stamped in gold on a blue leather spine label; the slipcase covered with gold paper lithographed in brown; 174 pages. Printed on handmade paper and illustrated with more than one hundred drawings in the oriental manner by Sylvain Sauvage printed in collotype and hand-colored by Etienne Giradot. A number of the illustrations are of a mildly erotic nature. Issued unsigned after the artist's death. Of a total of 1500 copies this copy is not numbered in place of the number is written in ink "Office Copy" and bears the Club's blindstamp stating it is one of 15 presentation copies. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover
Paris: Limited Editions Club 1952. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good slipcase. Charming book. Sylvain Sauvage. Octavo 6-1/2" x 8-1/2" bound in brown linen on which a psuedo-oriental design is deposited in gold through silk screens the title stamped in gold on a blue leather spine label; the slipcase covered with gold paper lithographed in brown; 174 pages. Copy #1307 of 1500 numbered copies printed on handmade paper and illustrated with more than one hundred drawings in the oriental manner by Sylvain Sauvage printed in collotype and hand-colored by Etienne Giradot. A number of the illustrations are of a mildly erotic nature. Issued unsigned after the artist's death. <br/><br/> Limited Editions Club hardcover
London: J. Nourse & P. Vallant. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1763. Three-Quarter Leather. Nice clean tight volumes. Corners worn. Some wear on raised bands and hinges -- cosmetic only as bindings are strong. Attractively tooled spines. There are light water stains in the lower corners of most of the pages in Volume II. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . J. Nourse & P. Vallant hardcover
The Limited Editions Club 1952. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. Sylvain Sauvage. 87/1500cc. Illustrated by Silvain Sauvage who tragically died before signing his work. In slipcase. The Limited Editions Club hardcover
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