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Best.-Nr. ria9781684482917_inpPaperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Voltaire Francois-Marie Arouet 1694-1778 was one of the most prolific writers of the eighteenth century and also one of the wittiest and most insightful. This unique collection of over 800 of Voltaire's wisest passages and choicest paperback
Best.-Nr. ria9781684482924_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Voltaire Francois-Marie Arouet 1694-1778 was one of the most prolific writers of the eighteenth century and also one of the wittiest and most insightful. This unique collection of over 800 of Voltaire's wisest passages and choicest hardcover
Best.-Nr. 2119828Geneva: Cramer. 1765. Two vols 8vo. Contemporary sprinkled calf spines ornamented in gilt and with morocco lettering-pieces all edges gilt marbled endpapers bound as vols '24' and '25' but published separately; pp. I: 280; II: 288 woodcut vignettes and headpieces; a little wear to corners p. 6 of vol. II with small paperflaw otherwise a beautiful clean and fresh set.An early edition in a charming contemporary binding.First published in 1759 and revised repeatedly by Voltaire until 1775 the Histoire de l'Empire de Russie sous Pierre le Grand draws on privileged information gathered through his connections with Catherine the Great and Frederick the Great. Written at the request of the Russian court the work presents Peter the Great as the architect of Russia's transformation into a modern European power. unknown
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1927Best.-Nr. 78250New York:: Printed in Holland by Joh. Enschede en Zonen.for The Bennett Libraries 1927. First edition; No. 166 of the 250 special issue copies on "special deckle-edge Pannekoek paper" of a total edition of 1000. full gray morocco with signed vignettes in gold by Clara Tice; gilt spine; t.e.g. . Very fine. 8vo. Illustrated with ten hand-colored etchings by Clara Tice each with captioned tissue overleaf. . Printed in Holland by Joh. Enschede en Zonen...for The Bennett Libraries, unknown
2016Best.-Nr. 1-131904901XBedford/st Martins 2016. Paperback. New. 2nd edition. 160 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.25 inches. Bedford/st Martins paperback
Best.-Nr. ria9780729407199_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; N/A hardcover
1945Best.-Nr. 293861945. Paris Les Editions nationales 1945. Un vol. au format in-4 288 x 232 mm de 234 pp. broch sous couverture rabats remplis et tui-chemise de plein cartonnage crÂme dos lisse piÂce de titre contrecolle sertie d'un double filet en noir. Un des 500 exemplaires numrots du tirage sur pur-fil Johannot second papier aprÂs les 100 de tÂte sur vlin d'Arches. L'ouvrage s'agrmente - ici en premier tirage - de 52 eaux-fortes dont 12 hors-texte de Jean-Louis Viard. ''Le rythme de Voltaire est lui et insparable de la forme de son esprit. En dpit qu'en aient les renchris et les ergoteurs ce voltairianisme dont les pages qui vont suivre sont la fleur est bien la cration de Voltaire comme sa langue''. Absent de Monod Manuel de l'amateur de livres illustrs modernes. Marques d'eau et claires rousseurs affectant l'tui-chemise. Du reste trÂs belle condition. Peu courant. b42961 unknown
1742Best.-Nr. 77443London:: T. Sowle Raylton 1742. Second edition. later old half morocco and marbled sides. Neat marginal repairs to the fore-edge of the last four leaves; extremities of the binding rubbed with the start 2" of a split at the top of one joint. . 12mo. T. Sowle Raylton, unknown
2005Best.-Nr. 1-0300106556Yale Univ Pr 2005. Hardcover. New. 132 pages. 8.50x5.75x0.75 inches. Yale Univ Pr hardcover
2021Best.-Nr. __0729411796LUP – Voltaire Foundation 2021. Hardcover. New. 644 pages. French language. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. LUP – Voltaire Foundation hardcover
Best.-Nr. FLFR0349Genève : Cramer 1764. 440 S. 1 Bl. Pergamentband d. Zt. sehr gut erhalten im Text frisch u. nahezu fleckenfrei [Genève] : [Cramer], 1764. unknown
Best.-Nr. FLFR0350Genève : Cramer 1764. 405 S. Pergamentband d. Zt. sehr gut erhalten im Text frisch u. nahezu fleckenfrei [Genève] : [Cramer], 1764. unknown
1795Best.-Nr. 856N42London: C. Cooke 1795-1800 . First edition. Leather. Good. 5.5" by 3.5". Not Stated. Six pocket-sized leather bound novels published by Charles Cooke. Six pocket-size novels published by Charles Cooke. Cooke was a major publisher of pocket editions in the eighteenth century and is said to have commissioned over one thousand quality engravings for his pocket editions. With one plate to the Letters of a Peruvian Princess collated and complete. With two plates to Devil on Two Sticks collated and complete. With two plates to The Adventures of Launcelot Greaves collated and complete. With three plates to The History of Pompey the Little collated and complete. With two plates to the first volume of The Tales of Gen and three plates to the second volume collated and complete. The History of Pompey the Little by Francis Coventry is bound with Voltaire's Zadig. Prior owner's bookplate to the front pastedown of all volumes except Tales of the Gen. William Raynes has also inscribed his name in ink to the recto of the front endpaper of The History of Pompey the Little. It is possible that the set belonged to the socialist politician of the same name who was nominated as Derby's first Labour mayor in 1921. In a contemporary tree calf binding. Externally generally smart. With a scuff in the calf to the second volume of Tales of Gen. The Letters of a Peruvian Princess is missing a quarter of the spine label and the spine label to Pompey the Little is a little chipped. The spines are cracked with a little wear to the head and tail of the spines. The front joint of Launcelot Greaves is beginning to crack and the front hinge is starting to Devil on Two sticks The Adventures of Launcelot Greaves and both volumes of the Tales of the Gen but is firm across all four. The rear hinge is starting but firm to the second volume of Tales of the Gen. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd patch of light foxing. Good C. Cooke hardcover
2014Best.-Nr. 1-0143125850Penguin Group USA 2014. Hardcover. New. 214 pages. 7.75x5.50x0.75 inches. Penguin Group USA hardcover
1790Best.-Nr. 44041790. : 65 . 3 Blank pages / Frontispiece / Title Page / 2 NNP / 264 Pages / 2 After blanks Binding: Contemporary Full Leather 32mo Height cm: 125 CM Width cm: 77 CM Thickness cm: 2 CM hardcover
Best.-Nr. 100225o. O. o. Vlg. 1759 1763. Kl.8° XXXIX 290; XX 297 S je 1 Portraitvignette a. Titelbl einige sonstige Vignetten 1 Holzstichabb. Campagne de Pruth HLdr. der Zeit goldgeprägt. Etwas berieben Namenszug a. Vors. sonst tadell. Text. Franz.Voltaires Geschichte des Zaren Peter des Großen zeigt ihn als den ursprünglichen aufgeklärten Despoten der einem barbarischen Reich die Zivilisation brachte und eine dauerhafte aufklärerische Gesellschaft schuf deren würdiger Nachfolger Voltaires Gönnerin Katharina die Große wurde. 010 o. O., o. Vlg., 1759, 1763 unknown
Best.-Nr. 101007Berlin Akademie 1979-94. Gr.8° je ca 600 S. je 20 Abb. OLwd. m. OU. Tadell. Text: franz. 010 Berlin, Akademie, 1979-94 unknown
Best.-Nr. 100900Paris Editions de Cluny 1944. 8° 245 247 259 S. Broschur m Transp.-OU. OU min lädiert Bücher min stockfleckig sonst gutes Ex. 010 Paris, Editions de Cluny, 1944 unknown
Best.-Nr. 57048London: Sampson Low Boosey Hurst & Polidori 1800. 12mo. in sixes. 204pp. Full calf spine ruled in gilt and lettered on a burgundy panel. Some wear to joints lacking final blank very good condition. Half-title leaf is present. Small decorative device on title and tailpieces throughout. An uncommon edition of Voltaire's Henriade published by Gaetano Polidori who was the father of John William Polidori physician to Lord Byron and author of The Vampyre 1819. His daughter Frances was married to Gabriele Rossetti. Voltaire's Preface is in English here but the text including the notes is entirely in French. London: Sampson, Low, Boosey, Hurst, & Polidori, 1800. unknown
1919Best.-Nr. 044164The Pioneer Press 1919. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 'A Freethought Classic' Soft covers some handling and marks First Series. 3 lines in ink to inner face of front cover. The Pioneer Press paperback
1921Best.-Nr. 19417CB1921. Paris Jules Tallandier. 1921 xvi21744 pages 10 plates. Contemporary half leather binding. Very good. hardcover
1992Best.-Nr. 1-067941746XAlfred a Knopf Inc 1992. Hardcover. New. 368 pages. 8.25x5.25x1.00 inches. Alfred a Knopf Inc hardcover
2003Best.-Nr. 1-8877541431Cideb 2003. Paperback. New. paperback/cd edition. 203 pages. French language. 7.75x5.00x0.75 inches. Cideb paperback
1785Best.-Nr. 271201785. pages de titre absentes - Kehl de l'Imprimerie de la socit littraire typographique 1785. 3 vol. au format in-12 177 x 113 mm de 1 f. bl. 368 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 415 pp. et 1 f. bl. ; 1 f. bl. 412 pp. et 1 f. bl. Reliures uniformes de l'poque de plein veau glac porphyre guirlande fleuronn dore encadrant les plats dos lisses richement orns d'un filet d'encadrement dors caissons d'encadrement dors caissons dentels dors roulettes dores larges fleurons dors semis de pointills dors piÂces de titre de maroquin bÂne piÂce de tomaison de maroquin fauve titre dor tomaison dore palette dore en tÂte et queue jeu de petits filets obliques dors sur les coupes tranches jaspes. Ensemble - sous reliures dcoratives du temps - complet des trois volumes constituant Le SiÂcle de Louis XIV ; ici propos dans la clÂbre dition des Oeuvres complÂtes de Voltaire tablie par les soins et aux frais Beaumarchais dite dition de Kehl. ''Cette clÂbre dition tait la plus complÂte la plus belle et la mieux ordonne qui et paru jusqu'alors des Oeuvres de Voltaire. C'est sous le point de vue typographique que Beaumarchais mrite des loges''. in Brunet. ''Amour extrÂme de la vrit et impartialit entiÂre sur toutes les matiÂres qui y sont traites caractrisent cet ouvrage lequel recÂle plus de faits intressants et plus d'anecdotes curieuses que dans les collections immenses qu'on nous a donnes jusqu'ici sur le rÂgne de Louis XIV. Dans cette dition on verra de nouvelles particularits sur l'Homme au masque de fer sur la cour de Louis XIV sur la paix de Riswick sur la maniÂre de Louis XIV reconnut le fils de Jacques II sur le testament de Charles II et enfin jusqu' des mmoires trÂs curieux crits de la propre main du feu Roi.'' in Avertissement de l'Editeur. Car s'intresser l'poque moderne c'est reconnatre une fonction l'histoire : celle d'aider les contemporains comprendre pour agir et peser leur tour sur le destin du monde. Ce sont donc eux qu'il faut intresser et l'crivain y russit merveilleusement en mettant au service du mtier d'historien son talent de conteur et de dramaturge mais aussi de causeur spirituel. C'est ce brio qui nous sduit encore : rien ici qui pÂse ou qui pose.'' Graesse VII Trsor de livres rares et prcieux p. 390 - Brunet V Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres 1353 - Cioranescu III Bibliographie de la littrature franÂaise du XVIIIÂme siÂcle 63884 - Rahir La BibliothÂque de l'amateur p. 679. Angles lims. Quelques frottements et abrasions pouvant affecter les reliures. Pages de titre absentes. Quelques rousseurs ou tches claires dans les corps d'ouvrages. Du reste bonne condition. b42961 unknown
