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Voltaire
Candide ou l'optimisme
In 4 (31.5x21.5) legatura in tela con sovracoperta rossa, carta pesante con barbe. pp.235. cofanetto rigido. Ottimo
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Voltaire
Correspondance Dodici Volumi
In 16 (18x12) Legatura editoriale in pelle, sovracoperta illustrata in b/n e cartone protettivo; ottimo
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Voltaire
Romanzi e Racconti filosofici
In 8 (21x13) Legatura in tela con sovracoperta illustrata a colori.illustrazioni in B/N Pp: 735 Ottimo
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VOLTAIRE (FRANCOIS MARIE AROUET)
L'ENFANT PRODIGUE. COMEDIE.
En vers dissillabes, Représentée sur le Théatre de la Comédie Française le 10 Octobre 1736. The first edition was preceded by a preface by the publisher, which still denies the authorship of Voltaire. Voltaire did not name the title until it was reprinted by Ledet in Amsterdam in 1738. L'Enfant prodigue was printed according to Beuchot at the end of 1737 and was published by Prault fils in Paris in the year 1738. Size: mm. 130x200; pag. 5 preface by the Publisher + pp. 104 + 2 of approval. Beautiful publishing brand engraved on the title page. Contemporary binding in editorial cardboard, handwritten title on the spine. RARE FIRST EDITION, published without the author's name, by the Parisian publisher Prault. Inv. 1030787
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Lilleker, Martin
Beats Working for a Living: Sheffield Popular Music 1973-1984
Book is in excellent condition with light shelfwear only Binding is solid and square, creaseless covers and spine with sharp corners. No CD. Text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 304 pages in oversize format, a huge number of black and white photos. With sections on Cabaret Voltaire, Meatwhistle, Dead Daughters, Gun Rubber, Little Mesters, Teedy Boys, New Wave, Now Society, Human League, Def Lepard, Artery, Clock DVA, Comsat Angels, Limit, Blitz , Leadmill, Ken Patten, Disease, Graph, Thompson Twins, Pulp, Hula, etc.
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Ball, Hugo
Flametti: The Dandyism of the Poor
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 170 pages.
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Huelsenbeck, Richard; Walter Sterner; Hugo Ball
Blago Bung, Blago Bung, Bosso Fatakal: First Texts of German Dada (Anti-Classics of Dada)
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Slight wear to cover. 176 pages. 6 5/8"w x 7 3/8"h. "This collection presents, for the first time in English, three pivotal Dada publications: the first collection of Dada poems in any language, the Dada novel, and the single most important Dada manifesto published during the movement's heyday in Zurich."
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Erdman, David V.
Blake: Prophet Against Empire: a Poet's Interpretation of the History of His Own Times
Book shows light wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 546 pages, occasional b&w illustrations. Previous owner's name or sticker in front section of the book. Contents include: War unchained, Enormous plagues, The American war, The French revolution, England's crisis, Symphonies of war, Peace?, Enless destruction?, Voltaire!, Rousseau! etc.
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Bessette, Gerard
Not for Every Eye
A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Translated from the French by Glen Shortliffe. Light wear and stains to cover. Tears on wrinkled dust jacket. "This delightfully satire on life in the province of Quebec could not, at first, find a French-Canadian publisher. In the end, having appeared in Paris, it was chosen by the Grand Jury des Lettres of Montreal as one of the ten best French-Canadian novels published between 1945 and 1960." [blurb]
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Voltaire.
Raccolta compiuta delle tragedie del sig. di Voltaire trasportate in versi italiani da varj. Edizione seconda veneta corretta, accresciuta, ed arricchita delle prose relative, ora per la prima volta tradotte - tomo Primo (sesto).
Opera completa in sei volumi con legature in carta decorata coeva e tassello al dorso. Esemplari molto genuini in buone condizioni, con mancanze ai dorsi ma ben legati. Tomo Primo : pp. 432- L Edipo - Marianne - Il bruto - La morte di Cesare. Tomo Secondo: pp.418 - Zaira - Alzira - Merope - Il Maometto. Terzo Tomo: pp.364 - La Semiramide - L Oreste - I Pelopidi - Roma salvata. Tomo Quarto: pp.355 - Ottavio e Pompeo - Il duca di Foix - L orf. della China - Il Tancredi. Tomo quinto pp. 339: Gli Sciti, L'Olimpia, Zulima, Li Gauri. Tomo Sesto: pp.298. La sofonisma - Pietro re di Castiglia - Le leggi di Minosse - Irene. Sc. S.
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VOLTAIRE.
Ecrits philosophiques et historiques. Textes choisis et publies par Walter Widmer.
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In French. 44 p. Collection de textes Français: Vol. 37. Ecrits philosophiques et historiques. Textes choisis et publies par Walter Widmer.
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CEMIL GÖKER.
La Turquie dans les romans et les contes de Voltaire.
Very Good English Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In French. 91 p. La Turquie dans les romans et les contes de Voltaire.
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Voltarire
Sulla tolleranza
Voltarire Sulla tolleranza. , Corriere delle sera 2010, I classici del pensiero libero. Libri che hanno cambiato il mondo. Buona condizioni generali, presenta alcune macchie sulla copertina. Copertina cartonata con alette interne descrittive Buono (Good) . <br> <br> <br> 118<br>
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F.M. Arouet De Voltaire
Romanzi satirici. La principessa di Babilonia. Zadig
F.M. Arouet De Voltaire Romanzi satirici. La principessa di Babilonia. Zadig. , A.F.Formiggini 1928, Delizioso libretto antico ingiallito dal tempo. Pagine ingiallite brunite ai margini. Tagli irregolari impolverati e con barbe. Copertina brunita staccata e con segni d'usura e umidità. Dorso strappato. Mediocre (Poor) . <br> <br> <br> 208<br>
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aa.vv
I padri fondatori. Il giallo, da Jahvé a Voltaire
aa.vv I padri fondatori. Il giallo, da Jahvé a Voltaire. , Einaudi 1997, Piatti e dorso lievemente segnati dal tempo.Tagli bruniti. Interno brunito, in buono stato Buono (Good) . <br> <br> <br> 152<br> 8806125168
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Voltaire
Candido
Voltaire Candido. , Barbera 2010-06-03, copertina e sovraccoperta lievemente segnata dal tempo. Tagli ed interno leggermente ingialliti ma in buono stato. Buono (Good) . <br> <br> Copertina rigida <br> 180<br> 978-88-7899-334
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PATETTA Federico (Cairo Montenotte 1867 - Alessandria 1945)
LETTERA del VOLTAIRE a Gerolamo GASTALDI. Estratto dagli "Studi storici e giuridici per nozze Prato-Pozzi".
In-8°, pp. 9. Bross. edit. Timbro Gabotto in cop. GASTALDI (Alassio - non Taggia come dice il Patetta - primo '700 - Genova 1772), diplomatico della Repubblica di Genova a Torino, poeta arcadico e letterato, tradusse due tragedie di Voltaire ( l'Alzire e La mort de César); la traduzione dell'Alzire (pervenuta al Voltaire per tramite, e forse per insistenza, del comune amico ambasciatore Chauvelin) ottenne il plauso di Voltaire, che inviò la lettera qui riportata integrata di parti prima sconosciute e che, data per dispersa, mancava allora nelle opere complete del Voltaire. Censito in 6 bibl.
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SERENA Augusto
Un voluto anacronismo del MONTI [traduttore della PULZELLA d'ORLEANS, poema di VOLTAIRE 1730 contro il culto patriottico-religioso di Giovanna d'Arco]. Estr. orig.da Atti del Reale Istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti, anno accademico 1923-924, tomo 83., parte 2.
In-8°, pp. 8 (da p. 691 a p. 698). Bross, edit. lievi gualciture senza danni. Parla della rovente polemica del Voltaire contro i Gesuiti, e al loro retrivo "Journal de Trévoux", che Monti traduce "Trevigi"; così il Serena racconta le vicende del "Giornale di TREVIGI", veramente esistito a TREVISO, ma solo dal luglio 1821 al 1829. Censito in 2 bibl.
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ALATRI Paolo (Roma 1918-1995)
VOLTAIRE e GINEVRA. Estratto orig. dal libro "Ginevra e l'Italia".
In-8° (cm. 22,9), pp. 37 (da p. 615 a p. 649), Bross. edit. ALATRI, storico, docente e politico italiano, laureatosi sfuggendo per un pelo alle sciagurate leggi razzise, antifascista nel Partito d'Azione,. difese Roma nel 1943, poi deputato nel PCI, storico, studioso dell'Illuminismo e non solo, apprezzato da Croce.
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GUENEE Antoine, abbé (Etampes, 1717-1803).
Lettres de quelques JUIFS Allemands et Polonais à M. de VOLTAIRE avec un petit commentaire, extrait d'un plus grand, à l'usage de ceux qui lisent ses Oeuvres. Suivies de mémoires sur la FERTILITÉ de la JUDÉE. Nouvelle éd.
5 voll. 24° (13,6x8,5) complessive pp. LXXXIV, (6), 1.924. Bella tutta pelle coeva marmor., doppi tasselli (parz. scoll., 1 manc.; lievi abrasioni a qc. piatto), tit. ricchi fregi oro ds., oro sui bordi (sbiadito in qc. punto), bei tagli marmor. Ecco che cosa disse VOLTAIRE di questo libro, scrivendo a D'ALEMBERT: "Le secrétaire juif n'est pas sans esprit et sans connaissances ; mais il est malin comme un singe ; il mord jusqu'au sang, en faisant semblant de baiser la main". L'opera, mette in scena immaginari EBREI che, a suon di lunghe lettere, difendono a spada tratta i loro libri sacri ribattendo aspramente i sarcasmi di VOLTAIRE (pari 1694-1778) sulla Bibbia e sugli Ebrei (specie nel Dizionario Filosofico), che gli procurarono la giustificatissima accusa di ANTISEMITISMO. L'opera ebbe una gran risonanza in molte edizioni settecentesche e suscitò reazioni che gli Editori illustrano qui nell'amplissima prefazione. Bell'insieme di LEGATURE.
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T.J.D.V. (Abbé Théophile.-H. du Vernet) ..
Vie de Voltaire, suivie d'anecdotes qui composent sa vie privée.
In-8°, legatura ottocentesca in mezza pele con titoli su tassello filetti e fregi in oro al dorso, piatti ricoperti di carta remondiniana e tagli marmorizzati; pp. (4)IV-470(2). Edizione in parte originale: così il Quérard: 'Pendant la détention à la Bastille que lui valut la publication des 'Disputes de M. Guillaume', l'auteur a refondu le travail qu'il avait publié en 1786; il y a ajouté une partie entièrement neuve et il a rétabli certains détails qu'il avait été obligé de supprimer à cette époque'. Piccolo foro di tarlo alla cerniera del piatto anteriore; leggere fioriture sparse, ma buon esemplare.
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Voltaire
Candido O dell'ottimismo
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Voltaire
Candido Zadig Micromega L'ingenuo
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Voltaire
L'ingenuo
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Voltaire
Carlo XII
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Alessandro Collini
Cinque anni con Voltaire
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PALISSOT DE MONTENOY Charles -
Elogio del Signor di Voltaire.
Berlino, J. Decker, 1778, 8° (16,5 x 11, 5 cm), copertina coeva muta, pp. 32, antiporta con ritratto allegorico di Voltaire. Secondo Parenti (p. 37) l'opera fu stampata a Firenze (Palatina). L'originale "Eloge de M. de Voltaire" si stampò a Londra nel 1778. L'A. (1730-1814), letterato e commediografo assai polemico contro gli enciclopedisti ed il partito dei filosofi, dopo la rivoluzione divenne direttore della biblioteca Mazzarino. Curò, in particolare, numerose edizioni delle opere di Voltaire. (Scheda da Studio Cordero).
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Santato, Guido
Alfieri e Voltaire. Dall'imitazione alla contestazione.
cm. 17 x 24, viii-188 pp. Biblioteca di ?Lettere italiane? - Studi e testi 380 gr. viii-188 p.
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Antonio Gurrado
La religione dominante. Voltaire e le implicazioni politiche della teocrazia ebraica
"La religione dominante" offre un’innovativa ricognizione del pensiero di Voltaire riguardo a tolleranza, persecuzione e ingerenza religiosa nella politica. L’indagine, rigorosamente fondata sulle più recenti edizioni critiche, parte dall’interpretazione voltairiana del passaggio degli antichi ebrei dalla teocrazia alla monarchia e ripercorre la posizione del philosophe riguardo alle varie stipule del patto fra uomo e Dio nella Bibbia e nella storia, concludendosi sulla ricostruzione della società utopistica che Voltaire vagheggiava per tradurre il deismo in legge civile per i popoli. Scandagliando la sua produzione, con particolare attenzione a opere secondarie o neglette, questo volume mira a chiarire gli aspetti più intricati della teoria di Voltaire sui rapporti fra religione e politica. Autori: Antonio Gurrado.
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Largilliére dis.
Voltaire, n. 20 febbraio 1694, m. 30 maggio 1778
Stampa antica ed originale con testo al retro
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Bosio G. B. dis.
F. Maria Orouet di Voltaire
Stampa antica originale raffigurante il ritratto del filosofo, drammaturgo, storico, scrittore e poeta francese Voltaire, in allegato pagina descrittiva. Inserita nell'opera "Serie di vite e ritratti de Famosi Personaggi degli ultimi Tempi" edita da Bettalli e Fanfani a Milano dal 1815 al 1818
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anonimo
F. D'Arouet Voltaire
Incisione in rame, antica ed originale del 1823, di mm 330x230 (il foglio) raffigurante il ritratto di Francesco D'Arouet Voltaire. In allegato pagine descritte da Cesare Arici su l'illustre personaggio
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L'ILLUSTRAZIONE ITALIANA. 2 Giugno 1878. Anno V - N. 22.
In-4, brossura. Qualche residuo di colla al dorso, peraltro ben conservato. In questo numero: “Il Centenario di Voltaire”.
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Voltaire Arouet Francois Marie
Oeuvres Completes de Voltaire.
De 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
Bookseller reference : 118071
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Voltaire Arouet Francois Marie
Voyages et Aventures d’une Princesse Babylonienne The Princess of Babylon.
Geneve 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
Bookseller reference : 82403
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Voltaire Arouet Francois Marie
Oeuvres Completes De Voltaire avec des Remarques et des Notes Historiques Scientifiques et Literaires Par Mm. Auguis Clogenson Daunou Etc. The Works of Voltaire.
Paris: Deslangle Freres 1828-34. Finely bound set of the complete works of Voltaire with historic scientific and literary notes. Octavo 97 volumes text in French. Bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands marbled endpapers frontispieces with tissues guards and half-titles as issued. In very good condition. A complete set covering the broad scope of the versatile and prolific writer. 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. Deslangle Freres hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 96178
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Voltaire Arouet Francois Marie
The Philosophical Dictionary For The Pocket.
London: 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
Bookseller reference : 81265
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Villeray Le Coq de Voltaire
Reponse ou Critique des Lettres Philosophiques De Monsieur de Voltaire Response and Critique of the Philosophical Letters of Mr. Voltaire.
Basle: 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
Bookseller reference : 82395
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Voltaire Arouet Francois Marie
Sofonisba Mariamne Orestes: Tragedia de Mr. de Voltaire: Traduzida Em Portuguez.
Lisboa: 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
Bookseller reference : 88112
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Voltaire Arouet Francois Marie
The History of the War of Seventeen Hundred and Forty One.
London: 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
Bookseller reference : 95156
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Voltaire
Philosophical Dictionary
Penguin 1972. Very Good. Voltaire. Philosophical Dictionary. New York: Penguin 1972. 400pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Edges lightly rubbed. Penguin paperback books
Bookseller reference : UVOLPHI00fp ISBN : 014044257x 9780140442571
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Voltaire
Candide
Penguin 1965. Very Good. Voltaire. Candide. Baltimore Maryland: Penguin 1965. 144pp. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Slight shelf wear. Former owner's inscription on front endsheet. Penguin paperback books
Bookseller reference : UVOLCAN03jkn
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Joy Division A Certain Ration New Order Section 25 Orchestral Manoeuvers in the Dark Cabaret Voltaire The Fall Blurt star
Video Circus Original flyer for a screening of the 1981 film
N.p.: N.p. 1981. Vintage flyer for two screenings of the 1981 concert film at the Artculture Resource Center in Toronto on December 14 and 15 1981. The flyer which doubled as a ticket for the event is stamped on the verso with location the date of the December 15 screening and Record on Wheels the record store where the ticket was purchased. <br/><br/>The three hour film featuring a mix of live footage and promotional video was shown at concerts and galleries. The flyer notes that these are the only Canadian showings of the film making it a rare example of Factory Records' popularity and influence outside of the UK and US. <br/><br/>8.5. x 11 inches. Fine. N.p. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 149829
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Voltaire Francois Marie Arouet de; Aldington Translator Richard; Broyard Introduction Anatole; Neama Illustrator May
Candide Or Optimism
Limited Editions Club 1973. Fine. Voltaire Francois Marie Arouet de. Candide Or Optimism. Aldington Translator Richard; Broyard Introduction Anatole; Neama Illustrator May. NY: Limited Editions Club 1973. #915 of 1500. 123pp. Illustrated. 4to. Book condition: Near fine in near fine slipcase with subtly rubbed extremities. Signed by Neama on limitation page. Candide broadside and The Monthly Letter laid-in. Limited Editions Club unknown books
Bookseller reference : UVOLCAN00AF
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Voltaire; Fritz Kredel illustrator.
Candide or the Optimist.
Mount Vernon New York: Peter Pauper Press n.d. but 1948. Very Good. 26 cm; 158 pages. Printed in red and black ink. Tinted illustrations by Fritz Kredel. Bound in decorated paper-covered boards. Paper title label on spine. No slipcase. Title label discolored and slightly frayed at one edge. Covers lightly toned. Peter Pauper Press hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 6040
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Voltaire Arouet Francois Marie
Vie de Moliere.
Lausanne: 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
Bookseller reference : 95126
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Voltaire
La Henriade avec des Variantes et des Notes. Et l’Effai sur le Poeme Epique.
London: 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
Bookseller reference : 81165
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Blaine Mahlon Voltaire Francois Marie Arouet de
CANDIDE .
New York: Three Sirens Press 1930. Octavo six full-page illustrations by Mahlon Blaine head and tailpieces by A. Zaidenberg three quarter Japan vellum and cloth stamped in gold t.e.g. other edges untrimmed. First edition with these illustrations There is also a 1930 Illustrated Editions Company edition precedence not known by us. Spine panel a bit tanned a very nice copy. #161496 Three Sirens Press unknown books
Bookseller reference : 161496
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Molesworth Voltaire
BLINDED THEY FLY A FANTASY
Sydney Australia: Futurian Press 1951. Octavo pp. 1-4 1 2-31 32: colophon green wrappers printed in black. First edition. One of five limited edition booklets published by the Futurian Press from 1950 to 1952 the first of their three fiction books. Blackford et al. Strange Constellations: A History of Australian Science Fiction p. 227. Reginald 10229. Tuck 1982 pp. 679; 745. Not in Stone. A fine copy. #155670 Futurian Press unknown books
Bookseller reference : 155670
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Voltaire Francois Marie Arouet de
SEMIRAMIS; A TRAGEDY. Translated from the French of M. De Voltaire .
London: 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
Bookseller reference : 140101
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