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Best.-Nr. 449802New York: World Publishing Company 1930. Hardcover. Near Fine. Reprint. 144pp. Blue quarter cloth with tan cloth flexible boards and red and girl titles and decorations. Illustrated by Mahlon Blaine. Age-toning with bumped spine ends and corners with light wear along the spine good lacking the dust jacket. World Publishing Company hardcover books
1924Best.-Nr. 429383Paris: Henri Jonquieres & Cie 1924. Hardcover. Very Good. Small octavo. Illustrated by Louis Latapie. Three-quarter green morocco nicely decorated in gilt over decorated papercovered boards. Modestly darkened and rubbed at the extremities very good or better. Copy number 242 of 1300 copies on papier velin blanc. Henri Jonquieres & Cie hardcover books
1945Best.-Nr. 245154NY/London: Longmans Green & Co 1945. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. 12mo. Offsetting on endpapers from dust jacket flaps small stain on preliminary pages spine a bit cocked a very good copy in a good only price-clipped dust jacket with edges worn and internal tape repair. Longmans, Green & Co hardcover books
1871Best.-Nr. 390097London: Edward Truelove 1871. Hardcover. Very Good. Small octavo. Original publisher's printed papercovered boards. Attractive armorial bookplate of James H. Graff of Baltimore paper worn at the edges of the boards a very good copy and presumably very uncommon in the fragile boards. Edward Truelove hardcover books
1929Best.-Nr. 126059New York: The Literary Guild 1929. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Reprint. A resetting of the limited edition Random House edition. Quarto. 112pp. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Front hinge cracked cloth edges lightly faded else very good in a good only dustwrapper with edges chipped and torn with tape repair. The Literary Guild hardcover books
1975Best.-Nr. 368239New York: Random House 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine. Facsimile reprint. Trade issue. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Quarto. A darkened spine with spotting else about near fine in a near fine slipcase with some toning. One of 10000 copies reprinted on rag French paper and slipcased for Random House's fiftieth anniversary. Random House hardcover books
1975Best.-Nr. 368236New York: Random House 1975. Hardcover. Fine. Facsimile reprint. Trade issue. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Quarto. A darkened spine else about fine in a near fine slipcase with some toning. One of 10000 copies reprinted on rag French paper and slipcased for Random House's fiftieth anniversary. Random House hardcover books
1975Best.-Nr. 368238New York: Random House 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Facsimile reprint. Presentation issue. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Quarto. A darkened spine else near fine in a near fine slipcase with some toning. One of 10000 copies reprinted on rag French paper and slipcased for Random House's fiftieth anniversary. Random House hardcover books
1975Best.-Nr. 355626New York: Random House 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition thus. Facsimile reprint. Presentation issue. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Quarto. A darkened spine else near fine in a near fine slipcase with some toning. One of 10000 copies reprinted on rag French paper and slipcased for Random House's fiftieth anniversary. Random House hardcover books
1924Best.-Nr. 303104Paris: Librairie des Amateurs; A. Ferroud - F. Ferroud 1924. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited illustrated edition. One of 1000 copies on Holland paper. Illustrations and designs by Mossa hand-colored by E. Charpentier. Octavo. Contemporary quarter calf and marbled paper boards marbled endpapers. Scuffing to the spine and board edges very good; interior pages illustrated plates and designs very bright and fresh. A handsome copy with fine Symbolist illustrations and designs by Mossa all expertly hand-colored in watercolor. OCLC locates only three copies. Librairie des Amateurs; A. Ferroud - F. Ferroud hardcover books
1952Best.-Nr. 316680Paris: Gibert Jeune Librairie d'Amateurs 1952. Softcover. Near Fine. Limited edition. Small octavo. Illustrations by Umberto Brunelleschi. Some toning with wear to the spine ends near fine in pictorial wrappers with very good chipped and torn original glassine dustwrapper. One of 3000 numbered copies. Includes titillating illustrations throughout: 16 color and 23 black and white. Gibert Jeune Librairie d'Amateurs unknown books
1975Best.-Nr. 280735New York: Random House 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Reissue 1 of 10000 copies. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Fine in boards as issued in fine slip case. Random House hardcover books
1981Best.-Nr. 95056Berkeley: Arif Press 1981. Hardcover. Fine. Translated by P. H. Hanssen. Slim small octavo. Cloth with applied paper label. Fine. One of 150 copies. Arif Press hardcover books
1738Best.-Nr. 000010155Amsterdam: Etienne Ledet & Compagnie 1738. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 5 4-399 3 pp. Full contemporary calf with the spine in six compartments spine lettered and decorated in gilt; all edges decoratively stained red. A blue silk-ribbon bookmark bound in. Title page printed in red and black with the publisher's device engraved on it. Illustrated with two frontispieces six plates a folding table a full-page chart in-text engravings and diagrams and engraved head and tailpieces quite elaborate ones. Babson 59-60. Bengesco 1570. Gray 33. PMM 97. SEP Barbara Becker "Émilie du Châtelet". The first state as the Desbordes imprint is generally recognized as the later state. With the pagination error on p. 271. Voltaire is credited with having spread Newton's revolutionary contributions to science across the European continent. He dedicated this work to his romantic and scientific partner the Marquise du Chatelet herself an accomplished scientist. The Marquise completed the first translation of Newton's Principia into French. Voltaire acknowledged her significant contributions to the production of this work an exposition of Newtonian Physics. This book was widely read and quite influential in spreading and popularizing Newton's groundbreaking ideas. Newton's work would replace Descartes' physical system and remained the standard in physics for two hundred years until the discovery of the Theory of Relativity and Quantum Mechanics in the early twentieth century. A brilliant piece of print history and a cornerstone work in the history of science. A Very Good example with the front joint expertly strengthened the bottom corners and spine tips show very minor loss; the rear decorative endpaper has a tiny chip to its corner page 231 is bound in upside down. Etienne Ledet & Compagnie hardcover books
1865Best.-Nr. 70000Paris: Leclere Libraire-Éditeur 1865. Later printing. Leather Bound. Very Good. xv 211; 169pp. Quarto 25.5cm. 3/4 leather with marbled boards. Gilt stamped lettering on spine. Raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Gilt topstain. Mild scuffing to extremities. Light sporadic moisture staining to the leather of each volume. Textblocks a bit wavy. Bookplate affixed to each front free endpaper. In the original French. Illustrated. A satirical poem about Joan of Arc. The poem began to circulate in the 1730s and was immediately controversial. Though outlawed throughout much of Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries it became one of the most widely read texts about the life of Joan of Arc. Leclere, Libraire-Éditeur unknown books
1949Best.-Nr. 70044New York: Hermitage House 1949. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition thus. Illustrated by Sydney Joseph. Spine lettering dimmed and back panel lightly spotted thus very good in pictorial boards without the original slipcase. Number 893 of 1500 copies printed of this limited edition. Hermitage House hardcover books
1981Best.-Nr. 123982Berkeley CA: The Arif Press 1981. cloth label on spine. Arif Press. 12mo. cloth label on spine. 16 2 pages. Limited to 150 copies. Translated from the French by P.H. Hanson. Frontispiece facsimile of 1784 engraving. The Arif Press unknown books
1836Best.-Nr. 194898Boston: Printed and Published by J. Q. Adams 1836. Leather Bound. Two volumes bound as one: frontis portrait tissue-guarded lii 408 2 frontis of family with tissue lii repeated material 416p. first edition recased in late 19thC red morocco gilt: a custom-bound production with pleasing spine titling raised bands ruled and tooled gold all edges fully gilded sewn headbands green endsheets overprinted gilt. Extremities are slightly abraded a 3-inch split upper front joint boards yawn somewhat. Within textblock is quite sound; find original blanks faintly toned with flecks of soil v.I foxing to portrait occasional foxing in text v.II frontis heavily foxed some splashy foxing in text. A very good copy pace the split which in no way affects handling. Kneeland an intimate with Robert Dale Owen and Frances Wright was a frequent contributor to their Free Enquirer. In 1831 he moved to Boston and established The Boston Investigator one of the longest lived 1831-1904 freethought publications in the United States See Brown & Stein p. 33; he was tried four times and eventually convicted for his writings in the Dec. 20 1833 issue. Printed and Published by J. Q. Adams unknown books
1836Best.-Nr. 142105Boston: J.P. Mendum 1836. Hardcover. Two volumes bound as one xlviii 408 416p. ads for the Boston Investigator and related publications frontispieces vol. 1 portrait of Voltaire vol. 2 family portrait. Original publisher's ribbed black cloth panelled and ruled in blind spine title gilt quite bright boards are edgeworn and show card top and tail are frayed with small losses hinges slightly weak one signature starting a little front free endpaper has been excised with an old ugly adhesive remnant opposite on the pastedown. Handleable and otherwise sound. Later stereotype edition copyright is noted to be held by John Quincy Adams who also published this in 1836. Kneeland an intimate with Robert Dale Owen and Frances Wright was a frequent contributor to their Free Enquirer. In 1831 he moved to Boston and established The Boston Investigator one of the longest lived 1831-1904 freethought publications in the United States See Brown & Stein p. 33; he was tried four times and eventually convicted for his writings in the Dec. 20 1833 issue. J.P. Mendum hardcover books
1996Best.-Nr. 234395San Francisco: GAPA 1996. 6p. includes covers 8.5x11 inches news stories calendar of events services and resources photos reports very good newsletter in unbound folded sheets bright yellow covers. Yet another incarnation of the house organ for GAPA. GAPA had several organs including the Newsletter a Bulletin and a semi-slick magazine. GAPA unknown books
1745Best.-Nr. 1403794Lucca: Filippo Maria Benedini 1745. First Edition. Hardcover. Small Quarto xliv 251 2 pages. In Very Good condition. Full vellum binding; spine paneled with handwritten title. Soiling to front board along joint and lightly on rear board. Rubbing along board edges with some splitting on the top and fore edges near the fore corners and head of spine. Chipping to head of spine and top edge of front board. Fore corners lightly bumped. Text block shows expected age toning darkest on edges with some dust soiling on the top edge. Foxed sparsely throughout. Small dog-ear creases in bottom corners of pages 163-187. Shelved in Room A. 1403794. Special Collections. Filippo Maria Benedini hardcover books
1777Best.-Nr. ST20535-04La Haye The Hague but Geneva: Aux dépens des Libraries 1777. FIRST EDITION. 215 x 140 mm. 8 1/2 x 5 1/2". 1 p.l. 303 3 pp. Publisher's marbled paper wrappers flat spine edges untrimmed. A Large Paper Copy. Benesco 1860. Andrew R. Morehouse "The Voltaire Collection in the Rare Book Room" The Yale Library Gazette 17 no. 4 1943 p. 75. Paper wrappers a bit faded as expected slightly defective at corners and a little curled otherwise and perhaps even so A VERY FINE COPY--the text within immense margins entirely clean fresh and bright. This is a remarkable survival in its original wrappers of a work related to one of the most resonating controversies of Voltaire's life and writings--the question of his anti-Semitism. A giant of the Enlightenment and one of the greatest of French writers and philosophers Voltaire real name François-Marie Arouet 1694-1778 writes here in response to "Lettres de quelques Juifs portugais allemands et polonais à M. de Voltaire" a 1776 critique by Antoine Guénée objecting to the anti-Semitism especially as expressed within a commercial context in our author's "Dictionnaire Philosophique." Deeply philosophical and leavened with satire the 120 chapters of the seminal "Dictionnaire" were widely read much condemned and not infrequently burned as they challenged religious authority advocated for toleration and dealt with many social and political issues from an uncomfortable Enlightenment perspective. And there can be no doubt that Voltaire's "Dictionnaire" does in fact contain critical remarks about the Jews; at the same time the author's criticism is extended with equal warmth to organized religion in other forms. In the present response to Guénée Voltaire is nothing if not scathing which in the end works against him. As Voltaire scholar Andrew R. Morehouse wryly puts it the text here expands upon Voltaire's previous points in such a way as to "justify the accusation that he is cruelly anti-Semitic." This work is not exactly rare but it is very unusual to find it in original wrappers as here particularly in such fine condition. Aux dépens des Libraries unknown books
1764Best.-Nr. 1322Londres 1764. 8vo. 190 x 120 mm. 7 ½ x 4 ½ inches. viii 344 1 pp. Bound with half-title in contemporary Dutch decorated paper boards vellum spine and corner tips. Frontispiece portrait of Hugo Grotius dated 1790 probably added when bound. Some contemporary manuscript notes in the text and on the rear free endpaper. Very nice copy. First edition. Voltaire’s Philosophical Dictionary organized alphabetically and containing his thoughts on European society beginning with a short essay on Abraham and a critique of the stories of the Bible. Voltaire’s Dictionnaire ends with the topic of Virtue where referring to theologians in the Catholic Church his final words are a petition to God. In his most sarcastic way he completes his book with the sentence “Mon Dieu donnez nous souvent de pareils fripons!” My God give us often such rogues as these!. Voltaire had this work published in Geneva by Gabriel Grasset who to keep the authors identity secret created a false imprint stating London as the place of printing. Included are 73 essays on subjects ranging from Baptism to Character Equality Fables History Liberty Religion Solomon and Tyranny to name a few. “Voltaire sought to create a text which would fit in one's pocket and be affordable because "revolutionary material must be small enough for people to carry with them". What he created is a text which educated and amused at the same time.” As you can see by the subjects of Voltaire’s essays the Catholic Church was the target of much of his rhetoric. He wanted to expose the hypocrisy of the Church and at the same time advocate for a more rational God one who allowed for free will and self-examination as a major tenant of his philosophy. There are numerous edition of Voltaire’s Dictionnaire Philosophique but the first is scarce in the market. This is a nice copy in a sound and not unattractive copy. Roger Pearson Voltaire Almighty 2005. . unknown books
1775Best.-Nr. 5953Geneva: Cramer et Bardin 1775. Edition encadré" volume 11. Octavo 21 cm; 420 pages portrait frontispiece by Martinet and 21 engraved plates. Text within typographic borders. Bound in contemporary etched leather scored in gilt. Spine decorated in gilt with leather labels. Marbled endpapers. Boards somewhjat splayed. Negligible loss at head and tail. Hinges starting. Upper joint reinforced. Contents clean. References: Cohen-De Ricci 1042; Bengescu Voltaire IV #2141 Volume 11 only of the 40-volume "edition encadré" published in 1775 by Cramer et Bardin the last edition of Voltaire's works published under the author's supervision. Then as now La Pucelle d'Orleans was Voltaire's most consumed work so it is not surprising to find this volume detached from the its 39 companions. Voltaire's greatest poem but not the one you read in school. With Ariosto in mind Voltaire rewrote the Joan of Arc story with all the wit and critical distance of an 18th-century libertine. The result is that France's sainted woman warrior becomes the vehicle for an intelligent and licentious burlesque. Good and right-thinking people have always found it offensive but it doesn't really care. Nice binding charming illustrations. [Cramer et Bardin] hardcover books
1774Best.-Nr. 49131disguised 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
