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1922réf. 185531Munich: Julius Schroder Verlag 1922. Hardcover. VG: Cover has general discoloration and staining. Spine has damage along seem and top/bottom edges. Bookblock has age toning. Ownership sticker from previous owner on front end page. Off white cloth boards with red title lettering and gilt design. Decorative end pages. Gilt lettering on spine. Custom partial slipcase. 79 pages 1 unnumbered page; 20 illustrations. "This work with 20 etchings by Fritz Heubner was published in 1922 on behalf of Dr. jur. Julius Schröder Verlag Munich Friedrichstrabe 9 as the eighth print in the series of 'Masterpieces of World Literature with Original Graphics' in a one-time special edition of 250 copies by Knorr & Hirth and Heinrich Wetteroth in Munich printed on real Rhenish hand-made paper and bound by Knorr & Hirth . by hand "- Colophon./ Publisher's vellum covers printed in red and is valid with elaborate sculpture in center front cover top applies to edges and illustrated end papers. Julius Schroder Verlag hardcover books
1770réf. 178028Paris: Chez la Vve Duchesne Saillant Desaint Panckoucke and Nyon 1770. Hardcover. VG wear to leather especially around spine stain on edge of pages near front mild foxing pencil marking on back flyleaf otherwise remarkably tight and clean given age. Full leather binding with gilt borders gilt dentelles on turn-ins 8 compartments and gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Marbled endsheets. Engraved frontispiece and title page illustration. Engraved half-titles 10 engraved plates. French. 272 pp. Volume I of II only. The first 8 chants/cantos of Voltaire's 1694-1778 epic poem Henriade. One of only two epics written by Voltaire the poem concerned the life of Henry IV of France. This volume was published within Voltaire's lifetime just 8 years before his death. Chez la Vve Duchesne, Saillant, Desaint, Panckoucke and Nyon hardcover books
1929réf. 172446New York: The Literary Guild 1929. Hardcover. VG- light interior and exterior discoloration. some scuffing and scratching to boards. light corner and edge wear to boards. Blue cloth boards with silver stamped design and lettering. 111 pp. Illustrations. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Translation by Richard Aldington. The Literary Guild hardcover books
1929réf. 151877New York: Rimington & Hooper / Doubleday Doran & Company Inc 1929. Hardcover. VG No dj; quite clean inside and out. Tan cloth gilt letters on spine 132 pp. illus. An English and special edition of "Zadig" a novel first published by French author Voltaire in 1747. With an introduction by David Garnett and illustrations by Valenti Angelo. One of 999 copies. Rimington & Hooper / Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc hardcover books
1937réf. 143628New York: Halcyon House 1937. Limited edition. Hardcover. G- Cover shows soiling edgewear and possible water damage; pages are generally good but are tanning/aging along all edges and in gutter; illus. and text are generally clear. Red cloth gilt letters on spine & front cover illus. flylfeaves 112 pp. BW illus. An edition of Voltaire's classic illustrated with line drawings by American artist Rockwell Kent 1882-1971. One of 1928 copies. Halcyon House hardcover books
1977réf. 122302Lincoln: Penmen Press 1977. Hardcover. VG. Slipcase covered in black cloth; Black illus. paper over boards; Black cloth at spine; Gilt titling at spine;. Voltaire's poem translated into English by Anthony Hecht; Includes six engravings by Lynn Ward and an introduction by Arthur Wilson; Poem provided in both French and English rest of text in English only; Presentation copy signed by Ward Hecht and Wilson; Also inscribed by Ward on half-title page. Penmen Press hardcover books
1836réf. 619252Boston: John Qunicy Adams 1836. Hardcover. Good. Two volumes in one both volumes are stated "First American stereotype edition." One of the two prefaces is by John Quincy Adams the other is uncredited. Translator is uncredited. lii 408 lii 416 Volume Two repeats the prefaces. Illustrated with two engraved frontispieces. Half black calf brown paper covered boards spine with gilt bands at the top of the spine is the title and a sun design in gilt. Boards and spine are worn front hinge cracked article glued to the front pastedown alongside remnants of something else that had once been affixed there gift inscription on the front free endpaper and scattered foxing throughout good only. Each volume has its own frontispiece and title page and each prints the date 1836. J[ohn] Q[unicy] Adams hardcover books
1874réf. 46967Paris: Laplace Sanchez et Cie 1874. Very Good. Paris: Laplace Sanchez et Cie. 1874. Nouvelle Édition. Quarto 28cm; contemporary half brown morocco over marbled paper-covered boards elaborate gilt spine in six compartments top edge gilt marbled endpapers; xxii2789pp.; hand-colored portrait frontispiece and nineteen leaves of plates collated complete. Leather and board margins a bit scuffed with brief exposure and a few surface scratches small early 20th century Amsterdam bookseller ticket to front pastedown and old bookseller description tipped to front free endpaper verso with offsetting to facing page else a Very Good and sound copy the plates all present and beautifully hand colored. Laplace, Sanchez et Cie unknown books
1819réf. 1322628Philadelphia: Philip H. Nicklin 1819. Second American edition. Hardcover. Octavo; Second American edition; Fair/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine brown with gold print on red band spine tail torn away; Boards in brown leather portion at bottom of spine torn away worn exposed corners and edges scuffing stains; Text block has cracked hinges front and rear pen and penciled names and figures on endpapers significant foxing and stains throughout some puckering to pages; xiv 239 pages. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office Case #3. 1322628. FP New Rockville Stock. Philip H. Nicklin hardcover books
1761réf. 46975Paris: Duchesne 1761. Very Good. Paris: Chés sic Duchesne Libraire Rue Saint Jacques au Temple du Goût 1761. Nouvelle Edition. 12mo 14cm; full contemporary mottled calf triple ruled in gilt elaborate gilt spine repeating the fleur-de-lis motif all edges speckled blue marbled endpapers; 4viii19-2831adpp.; steel-engraved title page. Leather rubbed and worn at corners shallow loss at spine crown old ink price to front free endpaper final few leaves a bit damp stained; overall Very Good and sound. Updated edition of Voltaire's epic poem celebrating the life of Henri IV first published in 1723. This edition opens with an excerpt from Voltaire's preface to his collected works published in Geneva in 1756 and concludes with the publisher's list of Voltaire's plays and other works offered for sale individually. Duchesne unknown books
1818réf. 15137Paris: Lefevre and Deterville 1818. Hard Cover. Fair. 2 large foldout plates. Volume Dix-Neuvieme ONLY 19 nineteen. Ex-library 1/4 leather over paper boards with lower half of the spine lacking. Front and rear hinges tender but still attached. Textblock tight and clean noting minor foxing to the plates. 448 pages. Full title: Oeuvres Completes de Voltaire nouvelle Edition Physique Tome Dix-Neuvieme 19 Nineteen ONLY. Hard Cover. Lefevre and Deterville unknown books
1928réf. 70725London / New York: John Lane / Dodd Mead and Company 1928. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 220pp. Octavo 24.5cm. Bound in black cloth. Gilt stamped lettering and decoration on spine and front board. Illustrated endpapers. Light bumping to spine ends and scuffing to foot of boards. Ownership mark on front free endpaper. Binding a bit creaky. Complete with 12 black-and-white lithographic plates by Norman Tealby. Additional illustrations scattered throughout text. John Lane / Dodd, Mead and Company hardcover books
1767réf. 333162London 1767. hardcover. very good. 124 pages evenly browned tall slim 12mo bound in 3/4 brown morocco decoratively gilt spine patterned boards. London: 1767. Scarce. Very good . unknown books
1738réf. 328432London 1738. hardcover. very good. Engraved copperplate portrait frontispiece of Isaac Neuton and 8 other plates including 1 folding 1 portrait of Voltaire engraved copperplate vignette on title page engraved and woodcut diagrams tables and illustrations in the text. Rubricated title page contemporary calf neatly re-cased with original gilt-decorated spine preserved; all edges gilt. London 1738. An internally fine copy in a worn but solid binding. unknown books
1912réf. 328118Berlin: Paul Cassirer 1912. Limited. hardcover. near fine. Marcus Behmer. 40 exquisite tipped in etchings by Marcus Behmer. The etchings integrated with the text range widely in size and format from full page illustrations to historiated initials and vignettes. 77. 5 pages. Small folio original black-lettered mustard cloth Berlin: Paul Cassirer 1912. Limited edition -- Number 86 of 170 copies on "amerikanisches Japan" printed at the Pan Presse. A near fine copy of this scarce book. Voltaire: Zadig or Fate. An Oriental History. Behmer's wryly exquisite Beardsleyesque interpretation is the first of a sequence of Voltaire illustrations in modern German Pressbooks followed by editions of "Candide" by Klee Unold and Kubin. --Schauer II. 43. Paul Cassirer unknown books
1876réf. 321649Paris: Didier 1876. hardcover. very good. 8 volumes rubricated title pages small 8vo cream cloth a bit darkened with red and green leather spine labels. Paris: Didier 1876. Very good . Didier unknown books
1927réf. 315984New York: Bennett Libraries 1927. hardcover. fine. Clara Tice. 8vo 10 colored etchings by Clara Tice with captioned tissue guards rubricated title page publisher's burgundy morocco by Whitman Bennett and designed by Tice with nudes to spine and front cover in gilt inner dentelles marbled endpapers top edge gilt others untrimmed. New York: The Bennett Libraries 1927. A fine copy. First Tice edition limited issue. Number 155 of 250 copies on Pannekoek paper this copy additionally signed by Tice though uncalled for in the limitation. This copy is unique as it is from the personal library of Clara Tice with her charming bookplate on the fly-leaf. Bennett Libraries unknown books
1928réf. 311598New York: Random House 1928. Limited. hardcover. fine. Kent Rockwell. Extensively illustrated throughout by Rockwell Kent with each drawing hand-colored. 112 pages. Short slim 4to handsomely rebound in 1/2 brown morocco and beige cloth boards. New York: Random House 1928. A fine copy of the special limited printing with color images printed by Elmer Adler's Pynston Printers. From a total of 1470 copies signed by Rockwell Kent this is one of only 95 hand-coloured in the studio of the artist This copy is un-numbered. A splendid production issued to celebrate the inauguration of Bennett Cerf's new company Random House. The logo for Random House used to this day comes from the final illustration in the book -- an idealized country home filled with the ideas of the Enlightenment. Random House unknown books
1890réf. 271451Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles 1890. hardcover. very good. 10 volumes. 12mo 3/4 tan morocco marbled boards ornately gilt spines 3 small repairs on spines.Paris: Bibliophiles 1890. Very good. A lovely set. Librairie des Bibliophiles unknown books
1762réf. 238430Geneva: Cramer 1762. hardcover. good. Gravelot. 20 engraved plates by Gravelot. 4 viii 358 i.e. 354 pages. Pages 273-354 mis-numbered 277-358. Small 8vo full sheep very worn overall spine leather damaged covers re-attached. Geneva: Cramer 1762. Nouvelle edition correigeee augmentee & collationee sur le manuscript de l'auteur. A good copy internally clean. Voltaire disavowed the edition published at Louvain in 1755. This was "the first which appeared with the approbation of the author; it contains 5 entirely new songs notes preface and a great number of corrections and additions throughout." --Brunet V 1362. Cramer unknown books
1731réf. 231308Paris: Josse 1731. First. hardcover. very good. Slim 8vo pp. xxix 3. 110 3 approbation and errata. Decorative copper engraved head-pieces a few contemporary ink annotations full gilt brown calf covers lightly warped and rubbed with a bright gilt heraldic crest on front and back red edges. Paris: J.F. Josse 1731. First Edition. Scarce. Very good. Josse unknown books
1976réf. 221964Milan: Olivetti 1976. hardcover. near fine. Color illustrations by R.O. Blechman. 119 pages 4to tan cloth. paper illustration inlaid on from cover. Milan: Olivetti 1976. Fine. Olivetti unknown books
1923réf. 217524London: G. Michelmore 1923. paperback. good. Illustrated. 8vo original printed wrappers; neat pen prices are noted with each listed item wrappers torn rear cover badly soiled bleeding through to the last 6 pages. London: G. Michelmore & CO. 1923. A good copy. G. Michelmore unknown books
1768réf. 1591281768. First Edition. paperback. 182pp. half-title; woodcut title page vignette. sewn; unlettered buff wrappers. N.p. Geneva 1768. One of Voltaire's best known prose works it came out in many editions the same year. This is presumably the first and conforms to the copy in the Bibliotheque Imperiale. unknown books
1763réf. 14066Geneve: Chez Les Freres Associes 1763. First edn. 8vo pp. 119. Bound in contemporary calf with marble endpapers. A very good copy. BN Voltaire 859. A comedy in verse by the great satirist author of Candide 1759. Chez Les Freres Associes unknown books
