La Pucelle. The Maid of Orleans Two Volumes; An Heroic-Comical Poem in Twenty-One Cantos by Arouet de Voltaire: A New and Complete Translation into English Verse Revised and Corrected and Augmented from the Earlier English Translation of W. H. Ireland and the One Attributed to Lady Charleville . . .
1899réf. 007992London: The Lutetian Society 1899. First Edition Thus. Full Straight-Grained Morocco. Fine. An exceptional copy. No. 415 of 500 copies limitation. Also extra-illustrated with 23 hand-colored engraved plates 21 of which depict scenes from the play and are after J. M. Moreau and two portraits one of Joan of Arc the other of Voltaire. There are also 25 b/w engravings these proofs of plates done by Duplessis-Bertaux. Bound beautifully by R. Wallis for Robson & Co. a rare bookseller at the turn-of-the-twentieth century stated in full straight-grained morocco with five raised bands and gilt spine decoration gilt turn-ins and gilt edges. And plates are all printed on a luxuriant and thick vellum paper. 8vo. 22 by 16 cm. 406 pp. Pagination continuous between two volumes. Some of the Moreau plates are dated 1788 or 1789. We can assume all of the Moreau plates are from that time. They were created for an earlier French edition of the poem and most of them have two line captions quoting the poem. The Condition: Light rubbing evident on raised bands and spine extremities. Otherwise binding fresh tight. Overall a fine copy. The Lutetian Society unknown
