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1733réf. 1417713Amsterdam: Zacharie Chatelain 1733. Hardcover. Folio 8 152 pages 4. In Good condition. Fully bound in early lightly marbled brown leather. Boards show moderate shelf wear with rubbing to corners and all edges. Spine is brown with light brown label and gilt lettering and gilt patterning to spine body. Scattered light scratches to back cover. Moderate wear along spine hinges. Spine shows moderate rubbing with loss of gilt ornamentation and partial loss of label. Text block shows moderate age toning to edges and interior. Scattered light foxing throughout interior. Mild to moderate offsetting across from all plates. All page edges dyed red. Stain to fore edge affecting ~40 leaves. Contains total of 61 full-page copper plat engravings including frontis piece. 1417713. Special Collections - Upstairs. Zacharie Chatelain hardcover
1733réf. 1417714Amsterdam: Zacharie Chatelain 1733. Hardcover. Folio 8 152 pages 4. In Good condition. Fully bound in early black leather later rebacking in green leather with majority of spine preserved. Spine is black with raised bands gilt lettering and gilt ornamentation. Boards show moderate overall shelf wear with rubbing to corners and edges and numerous scratches and abrasions to both covers. Moderate cracking and discoloration along spine hinges. Spine shows moderate wear to tail and head with loss of gilt-tooled leather at spine head. Text block shows mild age toning to interior and moderate toning to page edges. Light chipping to fly leave. Previous owner's name in ink to front free end page. Marbled end pages. Occasional mild to moderate offsetting across from plates. Scattered very light foxing throughout interior. Contains 61 full-page copperplate engravings including frontis piece. 1417714. Special Collections - Upstairs. Zacharie Chatelain hardcover
réf. Z1-B-004-01022BiblioLife. Used - Like New. Used - Like New. This is a reproduction of an out of print title. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. that were either part of the original artifact or were introduced by the scanning process. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less usually same day. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire United Kingdom and specialize in high quality textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a vast range of textbooks rare and collectible books at a great price. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. We provide a 100% money back guarantee and are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standards of service in the bookselling industry. BiblioLife unknown
1785réf. 22786Au Palais Royal, chez Ruault, 1785 ; in-8 ; demi-maroquin lavallière, dos lisse, pièce de titre havane dorée ancienne, tranches mouchetées (reliure première moitié du XXè s.) ; (2) ff. : faux-titre (au verso Villes où se trouve l'ouvrage et Avis de l'éditeur), titre, LVI pp. (Préface, puis "Caractères et habillemens de la pièce", avec à la fin "lu et approuvé le 25 janvier 1785 : Bret" et "Vu l'approbation, permis d'imprimer, ce 31 janvier 1785 : Lenoir"), 237 pp. y compris le second faux-titre au verso duquel on trouve la liste des personnages ; p. 237, liste des Approbations : par Coqueley de Chaussepierre, le 28 février 1784 ; par Bret, le 21 mars 1784 ; par Lenoir, le 29 mars 1784. Achevé d'imprimer le 28 février 1785, Imp. Ph.-D. Pierres. 5 figures de St Quentin, gravées par C.N. Malapeau, la 5ème, découverte, par Roi, qui viennent enrichir cet exemplaire. Edition originale des figures dites "Suite de Malapeau". (Cohen-Seymour de Ricci - 124-125)sign. : ( )2, a-c8, d4 ; A-O8, P7, 5 fig HT. Exemplaire sur papier fort marqué d'une astérisque " * ".
1773réf. 587281 vol. fort in-4 reliure de l'époque plein veau marbré, dos à 5 nerfs dorés, Chez Ruault, Paris, 1774, portrait en frontispice, 40-78-64-28-108 pp., 2 ff., 64 pp., 1 f., viij-84 pp., 1 f., 24-96-27-99-4-4-54 pp., 1 f. blanc, 20 pp., 1 f., 28-38-7-7-36-24-4-24-7 pp., 1 f., 41-23-24-6-15-8 pp. Détail : Mémoire à Consulter pour Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Imprimerie de Ph. D. Pierres, Paris, 1774, 40 pp. (Cordier, 333) ; Addition au Supplément du Mémoire à Consulter, Imprimerie de Ph. D. Pierres, Paris, 1774, 78 pp. (Cordier, 336) ; Supplément au Mémoire à Consulter, De l'Imprimerie de Quillau, Paris, 1773, 64 pp. (Cordier, 334) ; Requête d'Atténuation pour le Sr. Caron de Beaumarchais, De l'Imprimerie de Knappen, Paris, 1773, 28 pp. (Cordier, 337) ; Quatrième Mémoire à Consulter, De l'Imprimerie de J. G. Clousier, 10 Février 1774, 108 pp. (Cordier, 338) suivi d'1 feuillet : "Note" ("A l'instant où ce Mémoire alloit paroitre, un ordre exprès du Gouvernement a défendu aux Comédiens François de représenter une Pièce nouvelle de moi, intitulée : Le Barbier de Séville ou la Précaution inutile [ ... ]") ; Suite de la Justification du Sieur de Beaumarchais, De l'Imprimerie de Quillau, 1776, 1 f. 64 pp. (Cordier, 339) ; Mémoire pour Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais : Avertissement servant de réponse au troisième Précis du Comte De La Blache. Mémoire à Consulter et Consultation, De l'Imprimerie de J.G. Clousier, 16 janvier 1775, 1 f., viij-84 pp., 1 f. (Cordier, 327) ; Plainte contre la Demoiselle Julie Caron de Beaumarchais, Chez P.G. Simon, Paris, 1774, 24 pp. (pas dans Cordier qui signale seulement, au numéro 355, l'édition Lambert de 7 pp.) ; Réponse ingénue de Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais à la Consultation Injurieuse que le Comte Joseph-Alexandre Falcoz de La Blache a répandue dans Aix, [ Suivi de : ] Consultation ("Vu un Sommaire raisonné des dix-septs dossiers de papiers qui composent le sac du Sieur de Beaumarchais..." délibéré à Aix le 17 juin 1778, signé Roman Tributiis, Pazery, Mathieu, Monsieur de Saint-Marc Rapporteur, s.l.n.d., 96-27 pp. (mal chiffré 17) ( Cordier, 329) ; Le Tartare à la Légion ("Brûler n'est pas répondre") [ suivi de ] Réponse du Sieur de Beaumarchais, au second article de l'exorde du mémoire du Comte de la Blache, qui dit ainsi :", [ suivi de ] Observations pour le Sieur Caron de Beaumarchais sur la Consultation communiquée le 15 du courant", s.l.n.d., 99 pp. (mal chiffré 69) (Cordier, 330) ; 4 pp. (Errata du premier Mémoire intitulé "Réponse ingénue", Errata de la Consultation, Errata du Second Mémoire intitulé "Le Tartare", Errata des Observations) ; Lettre de M. de Beaumarchais aux Gazetiers & Journalistes, Paris, ce 10 septembre 1778, s.n., 4 pp. ; Mémoire pour Madame de Goezmann, De l'Imprimerie de Michel Lambert, 1773, 54 pp. (Cordier, 343) ; 1 f. blanc, Pièces du Mémoire de Madame de Goezmann n° I, dispositif de l'Arrêt du Parlement du 6 avril 1773, De l'Imprimerie de Michel Lambert, 1773, 20 pp. ; Requête au Roi, pour le Sieur de Goezmann, Conseiller au Parlement de Paris, De l'Imprimerie de Grangé, s.d. [ 1774 ], 1 f., 28 pp. (Cordier, 357) ; Observations pour Monsieur de Goezmann, Conseiller de Grand'Chambre [par Eynard ], De l'Imprimerie de M. Lambert, 1773, 38 pp. (Cordier, 342) ; Plainte contre le Sieur Caron de Beaumarchais, [par Eynard ], De l'Imprimerie de Michel Lambert, 1774, 7 pp. (Cordier, 354) ; Note remise par Monsieur de Goezmann, Conseiller de Grand'Chambre, à MM. ses Confrères [par Me Eynard ], De l'Imprimerie de Michel Lambert, 1773, 7 pp. (Cordier, 341) ; Mémoire à Consulter pour le Sieur Marin, en réponse à ce qui le concerne dans un Mémoire, pour le sieur Caron de Beaumarchais [par Me Delaboureys ], De l'Imprimerie de D. C. Couturier, s.d. [ délibéré à Paris de 30 novembre 1773 ], 36 pp. (Cordier, 352) ; Mémoire pour le Sieur Marin, en réponse à ce qui le concerne dans un troisième Libelle du sieur Caron de Beaumarchais [ Suivi de : ] Plainte contre le sieur Caron de Beaumarchais [ par Me Picard ], De l'Imprimerie de D. C. Couturier, s.d., 24 pp. (Cordier, 353) ; A Nosseigneurs du Parlement, les Chambres assemblées, supplie humblement Louis-François-Claude Marin [par Me Picard ], De l'Imprimerie de Michel Lambert, 1773, 4 pp. (Cordier, 350) ; Arrest de la Cour du Parlement, Extrait des Registres du Parlement, Du 26 février 1774, Chez P. G. Simon, Paris, 1774, 24 pp. (Cordier, 356) ; Mémoire à Consulter et Consultation, pour le Sieur Marin, Contre le Sieur Caron de Beaumarchais, De l'Imprimerie de D. C. Couturier, s.d. [ délibéré le 7 octobre 1773 ], 7 pp. (Cordier, 351) ; Mémoire à Consulter et Consultation pour Antoine-Bertrand d'Airoles, Accusé, De l'Imprimerie de L. Cellot, 1773, 1 f., 41 pp. (Cordier, 345) ; Addition au Mémoire à Consulter pour Antoine-Bertrand d'Airolles, Accusé, contre le Sieur Caron de Beaumarchais, Accusé, De l'Imprimerie de Michel Lambert, 1774, 23 pp. (Cordier, 349) ; Supplément au Mémoire du Sr Bertrand d'Airolles, De l'Imprimerie de M. Lambert, 1773, 24 pp. (Cordier, 346) ; Observations pour Antoine Bertrand d'Airolles, sur la Réponse du Sieur Gardane, Médecin, &c, De l'Imprimerie de Michel Lambert, 1774, 6 pp. (Cordier, 348) ; Mémoire à Consulter pour François-Thomas-Marie d'Arnaud, Conseiller d'Ambassade de la Cour de Saxe... contre Pierre-Augustin Caron, De l'Imprimerie de Michel Lambert, 1773, 15 pp. (Cordier, 344) ; Réponse pour le Sieur J.J. Gardane, Docteur-Régent de la Faculté de Médecine [ ... ] Aux libelles imprimés & publiés par les Sieurs Marin & Bertrand d'Airolles, De l'Imprimerie de la Veuve Ballard, 1774, 8 pp. (Cordier, 347)
1807réf. 89775Hamburg Paris: A. Galland 1807. Fine. A. Galland Hamburg Paris 1807 12.6 x 19.8 cm Relié Very rare first edition cf. Monglond VII 661.Contemporary half brown sheep with corners smooth spine gilt with floral tools and fillets rubbing to spine and joints marbled paper boards grey endpapers and pastedowns corners softened yellow edges.Pleasant clean interior.A shadowy figure who was by turns and at times simultaneously a secret agent Talliens associate a Revolutionary pamphleteer and a double agent under the Directory and the Empire Méhée de La Touche 17621827 left in 1784 on a covert diplomatic mission to Poland and Russia from which he was expelled at the end of 1791. The correspondence he publishes here running from 1788 to July 1791 abounds in valuable information on the social and political situation of these countries at the close of the eighteenth century. A. Galland hardcover
réf. 17549Paris, chez Ruault, 1785. In-8, LI-199-[1] pp. 11 pl., maroquin bleu de Chambolle-Duru, filets et fleurons en encadrement sur les plats, dos à nerfs orné de caissons et fleurons dorés, doublure de maroquin rouge dans un encadrement de maroquin bleu, frises dorées en encadrement, tranches dorées (plat supérieur cassé, dos légèrement insolé, quelques petites épidermures et taches, quelques petites rousseurs).
réf. 99187aafLondres & Philadelphie; et se trouve par-tout / Au Palais-Royal, chez Ruault, M.DCC.LXXXV, 1779 / (1785), in-8vo, 56 p. / 1 f. (faux-titre, au verso: Cet ouvrage se trouve,... & Avis de l’Editeur) + titre avec vignette gravée + LVI + 237 p. (+ 1 p. blanche) papier légèrement bruni, dédicace manuscrite ‘de la part de l’auteur’ sur titre des Observations, reliure du XIXè en demi-veau, dos lisse avec pièce de titre et filets or.
réf. 51-3723Amsterdam :Zacharias Chatelain 1733. Large folio. 32 x 49 cm. 12.25 x 19.25 inches.Modern binding by the artisan binder Sasha Mosalov; 3/4 Sokoto goatskin and marbled boards with matching endpapers. Half title and title page with repairs. Some pages with light stains. Very good. Text in Dutch. OCLC Number: 937130768. . . 6 xxviii 158 4 pp. With 60 copper plate engravings by Bernard Picart "The Roman" additional engraved architectural title page title page engraved printer's device an engraved headpiece woodcut floriated initials and woodcut endpieces. Picart based his illustrations primarily on the plates by Abraham van Diepenbeek that were engraved by Bloemaert for Michel de Marolles' Temples des Muses Paris 1655. Picart added superb rococo borders however that are exemplars of the style. The result combines the high baroque period of the Rubens school with the more gracious inventions of his own time. Each plate bears captions in French English German and Dutch. This is among Picart's final works as he died during the year of its publication. Brunet V:696. t.Titelbladet tryckt i rött och svart. Gravyr på titelbladet.Detta verk är baserat på tidigare arbeten av Jacques Favereau och Michel de Marolles.Grav. frontespis: "De Tempel der Zang-Godinnen. T'Amsterdam by Z. Chatelain." Amsterdam :Zacharias Chatelain, 1733 hardcover
1791réf. 33259Sans lieu sans nom 1791 Plaquette in-12 de 8 pages, bradel papier marbr, pice de titre en maroquin rouge sur le dos; doublures et gardes de papier crme, non rogne.Edition originale de ce pome divis en 18 couplets qui se chantent selon un air transcrit la fin de la plaquette sur trois portes musicales. Trs rare.
réf. 17580S.l., de l'imprimerie de la société littéraire-typographique, 1784-1789. 70 vol. in-8, veau moucheté brun de l'époque, frises dorés en encadrement sur les plats, dos lisse orné de caissons dorés, pièces de titre et de tomaison rouge, tranches mouchetées (épidermures, petits manques, quelques taches et roussseurs).
réf. 12484[Kehl], De l'Imprimerie de la Société littéraire-typographique ; et se trouve à Paris, chez Ruault, 1785 ; in-8. LI-(1)-199 pp.-(1). 10 planches hors-texte. Maroquin rouge, dos à nerfs richement orné, encadrements de triples filets dorés sur les plats, doubles filets sur les coupes, dentelle dorée sur les chasses, tranches dorées. (Rel. Chambolle-Duru). Bel exemplaire à grande marges, présentant cependant un coin émoussé et des frottements en tête des deux charnières. Conservé sous chemise et étui avec dos de maroquin brun, titre doré.
1785réf. 66809With the Suppressed Plates by Naudet BEAUMARCHAIS Pierre Augustin Caron de. La Folle JournÈe ou le Mariage de Figaro ComÈdie en Cinq Actes en Prose. Paris: de líImprimerie de la SociÈtÈ LittÈraireñTypographique chez Ruault 1785. First edition second printing. Royal octavo. li 199 pp. plus the errata leaf and five engravings by SaintñQuentin. Together with the excessively rare suppressed suite of engravings by Naudet laid in at end. Full 19th century red morocco decoratively stamped in gilt; gilt board edges and dentelles; all edges gilt; marbled endpapers. Faint foxing primarily to preliminary and terminal leaves. An extremely attractive copy. Housed in a custom quarter red morocco clamshell case. The suite of five engravings by Naudet was executed for an edition which was never printed and the plates were subsequently suppressed. They are especially rare when seen with their full margins as here. Le Mariage de Figaro Beaumarchaisí masterpiece influenced French literature by reviving the ìcomedy of intrigueî which had declined since MoliËre. In addition Le Mariage de Figaro was one of the first plays which fully incorporated Diderotís theories of acting and stageñcraft. ìIn 1784 the year of its first performance it was repeated sixtyñsix times. ìPublic interest was whetted by its satirical references to the aristocracy and it was this that first won it fame. Although greeted with enthusiasm by French society it in fact contributed largely to its destruction. It is however the music of Mozart which has immortalized it as the perfect type of comedy.î Cohen-Ricci pp. 125/6. Printing and the Mind of Man 230. HBS 66809. $5000 De l'Imprimerie de la SociÈtÈ LittÈraire-Typographique unknown books
1738réf. 979F40London: T. Astley 1738 . First edition. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 4.5". None. A wonderful example of the very scarce first English language edition of Antoine de La Barre de Beaumarchais's retelling of the Greek myths to be published in England. The vanishingly scarce first English language translation of this work to be published in England. This English language translation was first published in Amsterdam in 1733. While the Amsterdam edition was illustrated throughout with Picard's engravings our first England edition was issued without illustrations.The text discusses classical fables and myths such as those found in Ovid's 'Metamorphoses'. Based on an earlier work by Abbé de Marolles Antoine de La Barre de Beaumarchais discusses tales of heroes and gods such as the myths of Sisyphus Andromeda Hercules and the Hydra and Phaeton's Fall.ESTC T90860With the register: a12 b8 B1-5 B4-10 C-O12 P6 Q6. Collated complete. Despite the irregularity in register to gathering B the pagination and catchwords run correctly.Rebacked retaining original endpapers.With the contemporary bookplate of W. Dodd to the front pastedown and a contemporary 1738 former owner's inscription to the front free endpaper. With a 1997 inscription to the head of the front pastedown.A fascinating detailed and very scarce analysis and retelling of classical mythology. Rebacked retaining the original calf boards and endpapers. Externally excellent with minor rubbing to front board fore edge. Bookplate to front pastedown with former owner's inscription to front pastedown head. Contemporary inscription to front free endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned due to paper type but generally clean with light spotting to first and last few leaves. Very Good Indeed T. Astley hardcover
1793réf. 2072Amsterdam 1793. Folded. Folio. Poem written on paper in brown ink in a regular cursive hand in two columns of 46 lines each on recto and finished on one column on verso with another 8 lines followed by an "Envoi" of 22 lines. Laudatory poem on the old country-seat "Amelisweert" near Utrecht written in honor of his host the Marquis de Saint Simon by the famous French author of the "Mariage de Figaro" Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais 1732-1799. Having won great fame and fortune by his literary work De Beaumarchais experienced great difficulties during the Great Revolution which caused him to flee France in the 1790s. And in the course of his travels he several times visited the Netherlands between 1792 and 1794. The added "Envoi" starts with the lines: "Ami ces rimes redoublées peut-etre au hazard enfilées pour toi ne sont pas d'un grand prise Mais reçois en gré mes excuses c'est D'Amsterdam que je t'écris;". So De Beaumarchais probably had the poem copied and sent it after he had left in gratitude for the hospitality he had enjoyed. The proprietor of the castle "Nieuw Amelisweert" to which the poem is addressed was Maximilien Henri de Saint Simon Marquis de Sandricourt 1720-1794 which means that the poem must have been written before 1794. The watermark in the paper shows a GR with Crown which was fairly common in late 18th century paper. A little browned and frayed with some folding lines. Otherwise in good condition.l Cf. Buijnsters P.J Nederlandse literatuur van de achttiende eeuw. Utrecht 1984. unknown
1733réf. B5643Amsterdam: Printed for Zachariah Chatelain c. 1733. Corners slightly bumped occasional faint browning; faint dampstains to blank margins of final plate and final few leaves; otherwise text and plates clean and crisp; a bright near fine copy in full contemporary mottled calf. Edition: First Edition in English Binding: Contemporary mottled calf seven raised bands with gilt morocco title on two and elaborate floral gilt design on remaining compartments; edges marbled. Notes: First Edition in English; published the same year as the French edition. Illustrated with Picart’s magnificent engravings each within an ornate border depicting fables of the ancient world many from Ovid. The text is by Antoine de La Barre de Beaumarchais. Size: Folio 297x468mm. Illustration: Illustrated with additional engraved allegorical title-page dated 1732 by B. Picart red- black title with printer’s device dated 1729 and 60 full-page plates captioned in French English German and Dutch engraved by Picart; tail pieces and rubricated initials. References: Reference Cohen de- Ricci 531; Brunet V 696 Pages: Half title blind illustrated title blind title blind preface xxii contents xxiii-xxiv 153 with 60 plates index and advertisement 3. Category: Book Plate Books General; Book Antiquities Printed for Zachariah Chatelain hardcover
1963réf. 30415Paris Nouveau Cercle Paris 1963 In-4 mont sur onglets, maroquin vert sur le premier plat et la premire moiti du dos, maroquin bleu sur la seconde moiti du dos et le second plat, spars verticalement selon une ligne ondule; plats orns d'un dcor voquant les grilles d'une fentre mosaque en relief en plexiglas; dos sans nerfs portant le titre de l'ouvrage pouss or en longueur; doublures et gardes de papier orange, non rogn, couverture illustre. Chemise, tui (Henri Mercher, 1969).56 lithographies originales par Andr Derain, dont 52 en couleurs (8 sur double page et 44 in-texte), originellement conues en 1953 pour les dcors et les costumes de la reprsentation de l'opra de Rossini au festival d'Aix-en-Provence en 1956. Tirage unique limit 270 exemplaires numrots sur vlin de Rives. Exemplaire enrichi du prospectus illustr de l'diteur. Le dcor de la reliure voque la fentre de Rosine.
1733réf. 5282Amsterdam: Zacharias Chatelain 1733. Contemporary gold-tooled calf by the Three Acorn Bindery sewn on 7 supports with the corresponding raised bands on the spine a red morocco title label on the spine lettered in gold both boards are richly gold-tooled in a panel design with a central ornament mottled and sprinkled panels of varying density separated by vegetal borders. Further with gold-tooled board edges and blue mottled page edges. Large folio. With an engraved frontispiece an engraved vignette on the title page the title printed in red and black a large armorial head-piece for the dedication and 60 full-page engraved plates by Bernard Picart. Large-paper copy of the first Dutch edition of a beautifully illustrated explanation of the classical fables sumptuously bound by the Three Acorn Bindery in Amsterdam fl. ca. 1756-1780/1806. Each chapter is dedicated to a single fable. It contains a Latin quotation from the original source primarily from Ovid but also Seneca Martial Lucan and Horace followed by a Dutch prose account of the fable an explanation of its meaning and scholarly notes. The 60 fine plates were designed and engraved by Bernard Picart 1673-1733 and his pupils. These engravings framed by elaborate rococo borders populated with scrollwork and mythological creatures not only represent Picarts final works but also his finest.The inspiration for the collection comes from Michel de Marolles' Tableaux du Temple des Muses 1655 but the texts were newly written for the present edition by Antoine de la Barre de Beaumarchais. The plates include a brief caption in French Dutch English and German likely so that they could be reused as Chatelain published editions in all four languages simultaneously. The French and German translations were published a second time in 1749 and 1754 respectively.The binding shows minor traces of use. The text leaves are somewhat browned and foxed but the plates are clean. Otherwise a fine large-paper copy in good condition.l Cat. Rijksmuseum Amst. I p. 170; STCN 182996409; cf. Cohen-De Ricci col. 531 French ed.; Storm van Leeuwen Dutch decorated bookbindings vol. I pp. 599-612 for the bindery and vol. III L358 for this binding. Zacharias Chatelain, hardcover
1784réf. 86383Kehl Baden: Imprimerie de la Société Littéraire-Typographique 1784. Leather Bound. Very Good. L 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. Leather Bound. Condition: Very Good. Imprimerie de la Société Littéraire-Typographique Kehl Baden 1784. In French. Famous first posthumous collected edition of Voltaire's 1694-1778 works known as the 'Kehl Voltaire' produced by Beaumarchais who created a print foundry at Kehl to carry out this great work. Set contains 69 of the 70 Volume 8vo edition smaller 12mo 90 volume edition was also produced. Volume 23 Histoire de Charles XII missing. Volumes 10 and 27 printed 1784 summary volume 70 printed 1789 all other volumes printed 1785. Uniform 18th century calf full brown leather. Spines decorated in gold floral designs titles volume numbers within 6 boxed compartments. Boards have a natural brown mottled leather finish slanted gold lines on the narrow board edges. All page ends stained a very light yellow finely bespeckled with green. Green silk reading ribbons. Moderate wear of leather at spine tops light stress wear along exterior leather hinges some boards show minor leather loss at edges. All interior hinges firm untorn. Volume 20 upper rear board tip charred. Otherwise no volume damaged or repaired uniform light general wear. Only endpapers show browned bands along margins from pasted endpaper glue chemistry. Volumes 1 to 69 containing all the works and massive correspondences of Voltaire. Volume 70 contains Condorcet's Life of Voltaire and Condorcet's 'Memoires' of Voltaire index and 'Additions et Corrections' to the 70 volumes. Volume 1 frontispiece engraving of Voltaire by Moreau.; Volume 10 frontispiece engraving of Henry IV; Volume 16 frontispiece portrait of Voltaire; Volume 24 frontispiece engraving military map camp plan; Volume 31 14 engraved plates of scientific diagrams. Provenance: Each volume has the small ink stamp 'William H. Floyd Collection No.' on the rear of the title page. Floyd was a late 19th century American antiquarian collector. The numbering sequence 5098-5166 shows that volume 23 was missing even when cataloged by Floyd. Size: L 8vo 7.75 - 9.75'' tall. A major cultural event of the last decade of the ancien regime a beautiful monument to Voltaire the greatest man that literature had produced. Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais led a controversial life. Playwright The Marriage of Figaro politician publisher entrepreneur spy supplier of munitions for the American Revolution and an early champion of the rights of artists and intellectual property. Shortly after the death of Voltaire in 1778 Beaumarchais set out to publish Voltaire's complete works many of which were banned in France and vehemently condemned by the Church. Royal letters would be censored by Frederick II of Germany Catharine II of Russia and others. He bought the rights to most of Voltaire's many manuscripts from publisher Charles-Joseph Panckoucke in 1779. To evade censorship printing presses were set up in the small neutral independant state of Baden at Kehl. Beaumarchais bought with exclusivity the complete foundry of the famous English type designer John Baskerville for the Societe Litteraire Typographique an organization he established to produce editions in which he was interested. Three paper mills were purchased. Seventy volumes were published between 1783 to 1790. While the venture proved a financial failure Beaumarchais was instrumental in preserving many of Voltaire's later works which otherwise might have been lost. The Kehl edition was banned on French territory until 1789. Baskerville font was revived by Americans in the 20th century. Voltaire Kehl Condorcet Pierre Beaumarchais Charles-Joseph Panckoucke RBR4 RBR4 Imprimerie de la Société Littéraire-Typographique hardcover
