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1771réf. 24235London: T. Carnan 1771. First edition in English of his famous philosophical tale L'Ingénu first published in 1767; 12mo pp. 4 210; contemporary calf-backed marbled boards neatly rebacked black morocco label on spine; two short tears entering the top margin of the title 1 internal page stained else generally very good and sound. An edition was published in Philadelphia in 1778. L'Ingénu is a young man born in Canada of French parents but brought up for twenty years among the Hurons. "He then comes to France and is recognized as the lost nephew of an old French prior and his sister . L'Ingénu's simplicity frankness and good sense produce some comical situations . The story . is both a protest against abuses of power . and an exposure of some of the absurdities of our conventions" Ox. Comp. to French Literature. T. Carnan unknown books
1927réf. 30578London: Nonesuch Press 1927. Edition limited to 1500 copies 12mo pp. 6 156 2; original parchment-backed marbled paper-covered boards lettered in gilt on spine t.e.g. publisher's slipcase with copy number '854' and stamped with the title; generally fine. Dreyfus 48. Nonesuch Press unknown books
1764réf. 24563Londres: aux depens de la compagnie 1764. 8vo pp. xvi 384; engraved frontispiece and 20 engraved plates; 20th-century full crimson straight-grain morocco by Zaehnsdorf decorative gilt border on covers gilt-paneled spine and preserving the original blue printed wrappers which are bound in. First published without plates at Louvain in 1755. This is likely a 'variorum' edition probably Dutch based on the first authorized edition of 1762 Geneva with variant readings from earlier piracies. Bengesco 491. aux depens de la compagnie unknown books
1732réf. 23422London: C. Davis and A. Lyon 1732. 8vo pp. 12 371 1; engraved frontis portrait and a folding map; contemporary paneled calf gilt-decorated spine red morocco label; some rubbing but generally good and sound or better. C. Davis and A. Lyon unknown books
1838réf. 5151Paris: Chez Furne 1838. 13 volumes large 8vo engraved frontis. portrait 46 engraved plates plus illus. in text & 1 facsimile mss. leaf; contemporary 1/2 blue calf gilt some chipping to spine ends and wear to extremities front hinge of vol. IV cracked. Chez Furne unknown books
1946réf. 12653Mt. Vernon NY: Peter Pauper 1946. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Slipcase. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Edited illustrated and in new English version by Paul McPharlin. Handmade paper. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks the renowned neurologist author and educator. He was in his life celebrated for his contributions to the understanding of the human brain and his ability to communicate complex scientific concepts to a broader audience. In doing so he highlighted the profound impact of neurological disorders on human identity and experience. His library is a reflection of this remarkable polymath's questing mind. Penciled bookseller notation on ffep else tight bright and unmarred. Slipcase has several small tears on housing toned. Green and white decorative paper boards Tall 8vo. 125pp. illus green figures. Peter Pauper hardcover books
1784réf. 10731Paris: De l'Imprimerie de la Société littéraire-typographique 1784. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. First Edition. Hardcover. Richly illustrated with beautifully executed plates 13 full page plates plus laid in unrelated plate. Light shelf/edge wear tips through wear at head and tail unusual wear at top tips light rubbing at hinges else tight bright and unmarred. Halfbound red leather spine and tips marbled paper boards and endpages gilt lettering teg ribbon bound in frontispiece. 8vo. 416pp. Illus. b/w plates. De l'Imprimerie de la Société littéraire-typographique hardcover books
1815réf. 3654Paris: Didot 1815. Full Leather. Very Good. No DJ as Issued. Full Leather. Noted wear notwithstanding a very presentable copy. Moderate shelf/edge wear focused at head heel and tips light rubbing at hinges spine and edges glue toning at pastedowns very minor toning at edges of text block front joint starting blue silk ribbon present but no longer bound in else tight bright and unmarred. Full brown leather binding gilt lettering and decorative elements marbled endpages text block edges marbled blue silk ribbon. 16mo. 223pp. Didot unknown books
1880réf. 009926Rouen France: Chez J. Lemonnyer Libraire 1880. Book. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. Later Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 197 viii 183 pp. Two volumes bound in contemporary half green morocco over marbled boards marbled end papers tops gilt. Very Good Plus light rubbing at cornes and edges spines sunned to brown. A handsome set. Chez J. Lemonnyer, Libraire Hardcover books
réf. 009946Paris An VII 1799: Crapelet Book. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. Later Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. With an engraved portrait and 21 copperplates.xiii 1 223; 4 243 pp. Two volumes bound in half green morocco over marbled boards gilt back with crown and sword in four compartments marbled end papersall edges gilt. Very Good Plus light edge wear extensive light pencil bookseller notations in both French and English verso front marbled end paper giving references for this work. With the armorial bookplates of Victor Duc de Saint-Simon Vermandois second Spanish Duke of Saint-Simon and confirmed as a peer of France by Louis XVIII in 1819 though with the rank of marquis not duke. He served as ambassador first in Lisbon then in Copenhagen before being named Governor-General of the French colonial possessions in India based in Pondichéry in 1834. He did not start using the ducal title until the 1840s. which dates this binding from 1840 to 1865 when he died. A Scarce edition which incorporates the plates of the Didot edition of 1795 but without the frames. Voltaire's notorious bawdy parody of the life of French national heroine Joan of Arc with the risque and erotic illustrations all present. Cohen-Ricci II 1034. Crapelet Hardcover books
1927réf. 009827Paris: l'Enseigne du Pot Casse 1927. Book. Near Fine. Half Mottled Calf. Limited and Numbered Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Finely bound with original wrappers in contemporary half mottled calf over marbled boards the bask gilt with red morocco label marbled end papers top gilt Woodcuts by Gaston Goor. Copy No. 1210 of 2500 on Chesterfield laid paper. Near Fine prior owner name front end page scattered light toning. A lovely binding. l'Enseigne du Pot Casse Hardcover books
1805réf. 007926London: Printed by D. N. Shury for J. F. Hughes 1805. Book. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. RARE. Twelvemo printing 6 3/4" x 4 1/2" four volumes bound in two. In contemporary half vellum over marbled boards the backs with red morocco labels lettered in gilt and richly ornate gilt tooled decorations marbled end papers top edges gilt. Very Good Plus 3/8" chip to top edge of rear cover Vol. I & II light soiling to vellum. Bindings tight interiors clean and fresh. Printed by D. N. Shury for J. F. Hughes Hardcover books
1899réf. 007638London: The Lutetian Society 1899. Book. Near Fine. Buckram. Limited and Numbered First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. One of an edition of 500 numbered copies this copy unnumbered. A new and complete translation into English verse revised corrected and augmented from the earlier English translation of W.H. Ireland and the one attributed to Lady Charleville with the variants now for the first time translated by Ernest Dowson. Near Fine in quarter blue buckram over white buckram gilt lettering and rules Near Fine slight soiling to the white buckram. A handsome copy of this rather uncommon edition. The Lutetian Society Hardcover books
1981réf. 63039Berkeley: Arif Press 1981. First edition. 16 pp. Fine in full red cloth with printed spine label. Translated from the original French by P.H. Hanssen. Designed and printed by Wesley B. Tanner. One of 150 copies on Mohawk Letterpress text paper. Berkeley: Arif Press, hardcover books
1973réf. 49898NY: Limited Editions Club 1973. First edition. 4to. 123 pp. Fine in paper-covered boards with leather spine and original unprinted tissue dust jacket. Fine publisher’s slipcase. Translated from the French by Richard Aldington introduction by Anatole Broyard and illustrated by May Néama. One of 1500 numbered copies by Néama. NY: Limited Editions Club, hardcover books
1994réf. 2353644London: The Folio Society 1994. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 9x5x1. Huyot; Dauzel; Engelmann; et al. First thus Ford-Smith Folio 76 #789. Includes publisher's slipcase. An exceptional copy. Binding tight and square pages clean bright and unmarked. 1994 Hard Cover. xx 145 pp. Translated and edited by Brian Masters engraved frontispiece and other reproductions of contemporary illustrations throughout. Voltaire's Traite sur la tolerance was first published in 1763 the year after Jean Calas's torture and execution by the Catholic magistracy in Toulouse. Voltaire sensing a miscarriage of justice fought on behalf of Calas's family to have the conviction overturned and this work has since become an interesting touchpoint for religious tolerance as it relates to judicial matters. The plates reproduce seventeenth- and eighteenth-century engravings etchings and documents. The Folio Society hardcover books
1826réf. 1144London: Printed for the Joint Stock Book 1826. Book. 8vo later marbled boards gilt morocco label. Pp. 28. A translation of Les Oreilles du Compte de Chesterfield et le Chapelain Goudman one of Voltaire's Contes Philosphiques in which happiness comes down to healthy bowels and unfettered sexual gratification. Logically published by the radical free-love libertarian Robert Carlile and scarce. OCLC locates copies at Harvard NYPL UCLA Huntington; NSTC adds LC and BL. Printed for the Joint Stock Book hardcover books
1761réf. D1402n.p.: n.p. 1761. Hardcover. Very Good. Full calf gilt-stamped lettering in black spine label. Additional shipping charges may apply. Images recommened and available upon request. n.p. hardcover books
1796réf. 35912Catskill NY: Printed by T. & M. Croswel for selves and J. Fellows & E. Duyckinck New York 1796. 8 336 pp. Disbound textblock split. Title page engraving of Voltaire by Peter R. Maverick. Good. An early Catskill imprint; printing began there in 1792. Evans located no earlier American edition of this work; NAIP records a 1795 New York printing with only three locations. The Publisher's preliminary Advertisement notes "the great noise which the following work has made in foreign parts on account of the author's freedom in regard to matters of religion." Evans 31518. Printed by T. & M. Croswel for selves and J. Fellows & E. Duyckinck, New York unknown books
1977réf. 233854Easton Press 1977-01-01. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Full gray leather with gilt board design and page edges. Two raised bands to the spine. Clean has a good binding no marks or notations. Easton Press hardcover books
réf. 6023vp: vp vd. First Editions of all works. Full contemporary 18th cent. calf. Very good; the plates for the Barrere are awkwardly cut down no loss; joints strained and chafed but still an appealing copy. 8vo I - xvi 1 - 235 236 - directions to the binder 25 folding engraved plates. NOTE: There is some mis-numbering of pages in the Turgot that has no effect on the text or collation.; II - 6 67 3 - privilege pp 2 folding engraved plates.; III - vii 1 - blank 1 - 131 1 - blank pp. An excellent sammelband of 18th century natural history that includes an important work of Voltaire. The Turgot Lyon 1758 is a book devoted to the explanation of how to successfully transport and preserve natural history specimens. The Voltaire Basle Geneva 1768 is an instance of his involvement with experimentation and the attempts to examine such questions as the nature of light formation of mountains human generation etc. The Barrere Paris 1746 essay is an inquiry into the formation and origin of fossil specimens. Casey - Wood p. 604; Bengescu #1766. vp unknown books
1753réf. 50313Paris: Michel Lambert attributed to 1753. First edition thus. Hardcover. Good- to good condition. 12mo. 2 193pp. Original calf with gilt lettering on red leather label of spine gilt tooling and decorative ruling on spine; raised bands. Red edges. Printer's device on title page. Decorative headpiece endpieces and initial. Voltaire's critical and powerful essay on the history of the Crusades. Binding with light wear along edges light scuffing and rubbed. Spine with small closed tears at joints. Roman number and letter inked to front free endpaper. Light damp-staining of first and last few pages. Lightly age-toned block. Binding and interior in overall good- to good condition. Michel Lambert (attributed to) hardcover books
1808réf. 29282Paris: Imprimerie des Frères Mames 1808. Reprint. Hardcover. g. 12mo. 6 382pp. Original full calf with gold lettering and decoration on spine. All paper edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. Engraved frontispiece. Printer's device on title page. Ribbon marker. La Henriade is an epic poem of 1723 written by the French Enlightenment writer and philosopher Voltaire. According to Voltaire himself the poem concerns and was written in honour of the life of Henry IV of France and a celebration of his life. This work is profusely illustrated with 11 exquisite engravings including frontispiece. Some age wear on binding with corners heavily rubbed and head of spine partly chipped. Very minor and sporadic age/toning/foxing throughout. Contemporary previous owner's signature in ink on inside of free front endpaper Romain d'Aurignac. Text in French. Binding in overall good- to good interior in very good condition. Imprimerie des Frères Mames hardcover books
1739réf. 29269Amsterdam: Jean Catuffe 1739. Second edition. Hardcover. g. Octavo. 92pp. Original 3/4 calf over marbled paper covered boards with gold lettering and borders on spine. Decorative endpapers. Printer's device on title page. Decorative head- tailpieces and initial. Second edition of Voltaire's critical essay on the life of Molière and his plays. This scarce edition was issued in Amsterdam the same year than the original one which was published in Paris by Prault fils. Age wear on binding with rubbing and abrasion on calf. One worming on lower margin of the first 10 pages not affecting text. Text in French. Binding in overall good- interior in very good condition. Jean Catuffe hardcover books
1824réf. 23898Paris: Delangle Frères 1824. Later printing. Hardcover. fair. Octavo. Half leather over marbled paper covered boards with gold lettering on spines. marbled endpapers. Fascinating edition of the works of the most famous French Enlightenment writer essayist and philosopher of all times. It includes: Vol. 1 : Biographie. Vol.2 : Mémoires. Vol. 3-12 : Théâtre. Vol. 13 : La Henriade. Vol. 14 : La Pucelle. Vol. 15-18 : Poésie. Vol. 19-24 : Essai sur les moeurs. Vol. 25-27 : Le Siècle de Louis XIV. Vol. 28-29 : Le Siècle de Louis XV. Vol. 30 : Histoire de Charles XII. Vol. 31 : Histoire de Russie. Vol. 32-33 : Annales de l'Empire. Vol. 34 : Histoire du Parlement de Paris. Vol. 35-37 : Mélanges historiques. Vol. 38-40 : Politique et législation. Vol. 41-42 : Physique. Vol. 43-48 : Philosophie. Vol. 49-50 : Dialogues. Vol. 51-58 : Dictionnaire philosophique petite perte à la coiffe du volume 54. Vol. 59-60 : Romans. Vol. 61 : Facéties. Vol. 62-64 : Mélanges littéraires. Vol. 65-67 : Commentaires. Vol. 68-95 : Correspondance. Vol. 96-97 : Tableau analytique. Some edge wear on bindings with joints edges and corners partly rubbed. A few volumes have their head or tail of spine chipped. Volume 97 has a different binding and is from a different publisher Beaudouin Frères. Only volume 64 is in poor condition with its first 50 pages missing and heavy worming affecting text. Sporadic foxing throughout. Text in French. Bindings in overall fair to good interior in good condition. Delangle Frères hardcover books
