Voltaire

1774 · réf. 49131 — disguised addresses 1774. Hardcover. Nearly Fine. Three works in sammelband published between 1774 and 1777 octavo. I. A-V8 = 160 leaves; xlvii 1 blank 261 p. 160 blank 1 avertissement 9 table 1 erratapp. Half title separate title precedes the two letters each letter with caption title; II. pi A-L8 M6 = 94 leaves; 2 188pp. p. 28 misnumbered 82 errata at verso title; III. A-C8 = 24 leaves; 48pp. Eighteenth-century cat’s paw calf spine with raised bands compartments tooled in gilt morocco lettering piece. Marbled endleaves edges tinted red green silk ribbon marker. Mild wear at extremities occasional light marginal foxing in early leaves a nearly fine set in a handsome contemporary binding. I. J. Toland Le Nazareen Londres n.p. MDCCLXXVII 1777. First French edition of Nazarenus originally published at London in 1718 here translated by Paul Henri Theri Baron d’Holbach 1723-89. The Irish freethinker and philosopher John Toland 1670-1722 here proposes “. that the ancient Celtic beliefs revealed in an Irish manuscript of the four gospels captured the true spirit of Christianity Judaism and Islam” Stephen H. Daniel ODNB. A false imprint possibly printed at Amsterdam. ESTC T104300. Weller E. O. Falschen Druckorte II 1864 p. 203 noting Amsterdam. Jonathan Israel ranks Nazarenus among Toland’s more significant writings: “. His astounding quasi-theological project. in which he seeks to dechristianize Christianity and remodel it as a republican civic religion designed only to teach the common people morality demonstrate his original creative side and some depth” Radical Enlightenment 613. II. Voltaire Un Chrétien contre six Juifs Londres n.p.: MDCCLXXVII 1777 - Bengesco 1860 with nearly 4 pages of notes. Published in 1778 our copy is chap. XIV of L’Evangile du jour 1769-80 an 18-part collection of works by or published by Voltaire; see Bengesco 1904. N.B.: On page 28 a single 3-1/2 line sentence treating the Chinese has been struck out. The printed text which immediately follows reprints the sentence with an abridged ending. III. Voltaire Le Taureau blanc traduit du Syriac A Memphis n.p: MDCCLXXIV 1774 - Also from L’Evangile du jour - Cf. Bengesco 1509. Our edition is complete. Bengesco notes that this printing of Le Taureau is often found separate. hardcover books