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VOLTAIRE - Philosophy, poetry, theater. Set of 16 editions. - Lot 472
VOLTAIRE - Philosophy, poetry, theater. Set of 16 editions. Complete list on request.
1: Les Bijoux des neuf-soeurs. Avec de jolies gravures. Paris, Defer de Maisonneuve, 1790. 2 volumes in-12 : [4], 296 ; [4], 300 pp. (Rous. et brunissures ép.). Contemporary calf, gilt frieze framing the boards, smooth spine decorated; pdt. and tomaison (spines faded). 2 frontispieces and 4 figures engraved by Gaucher after Le Barbier. Recueil de poésies galantes published by Abbé François Bancarel, printed on bluish paper. It contains 17 poems by Voltaire and others by Piron, Piis, Chaulieu and various authors. Ref. Bengesco, 2243. Cohen 147.
2: Le Dépositaire, comedy in five acts. Lausanne, François Grasset, 1772. In-8°: [2], 116 pp. Hardcover, marbled paper. Ref. Bengesco, I, 273. Provenance: Armorial bookplate of the Dukes of Arenberg at Nordkirchen Castle.
3: La Henriade, with variants. New edition. Paris, chès Duchesne, 1761. 2 parts bound in 1 volume in-12 : [4], 274, [1-1 bl.] ; 283, [1] pp. Contemporary calf, smooth spine fleuronné, pdt. (Upper headband damaged, jaws rubbed). Title engraved by Cochin fils on 1st vol. and headband by the same artist on Canto I. Ref. Bengesco, I, 380.
4: L'Homme aux quarante écus. S.l.s.n., 1768. In-8° : 124 pp. (Rous. ép.). Dull paperback (spine missing). In modern folder and slipcase. Title framed, text as in 1st ed. Ref. Bengesco, I, 1482.
5: L'Homme aux quarante écus. London [Netherlands?], 1768. In-8° : [4], 89 pp. (many brown spots). Spine in percaline (20th c. rebacked), marbled paper boards (endpapers renewed). Edition published the same year as the original. Ref. Unknown at Bengesco. ESTC, T152025. Provenance: armorial bookplate from the cabinet of Baron de Fleury; manuscript provenance: Jules Bobin.
6: Lettres secrettes de Mr. de Voltaire. Published by Mr. L. B. Genève, 1765. In-12: [6], 210 pp. (Rous. and browning). Bound in old pink half calf, floral paper boards, spine ribbed (spine rubbed, shelf label). Ref. Bengesco, III, 1955.
7: Le Poème de Fontenoy. Paris, Imprimerie royale, 1745. In-4°: 28 pp. Engraved vignette to title. Contemporary paperback (in poor condition, disjointed, heavily wet). 7th edition. Ref. Bengesco, I, 611, note p. 165.
8: Le Porte-feuille trouvé, ou Tablettes d'un curieux, contenant quantité de pièces fugitives de Mr. de Voltaire qui ne sont dans aucune de ses éditions. Genève [Holland or Belgium], les libraires associés, 1757. In-12: 209-[7] pp. (title defr., many scuffs and handling marks, 1st endpaper torn off). Contemporary calf, smooth spine decorated, pdt. Ref. Bengesco, IV, 2199. Handwritten statement of ownership on flyleaf. Label of the bookshop Vve Moquet (Bordeaux).
9 : La Prude, ou La Gardeuse de cassette, comedy in 5 acts, in verse of ten sillabes ["sic"]. Paris, aux dépens de la Compagnie des libraires, 1759. In-8° : 28 [i.e. 82] pp. (Title browned and stained, a few spots). Parchment (head trimmed very short). Ref. Bengesco, I, 181.
10: La Pucelle d'Orléans. Poëme héroï-comique. En dix-huit chants. New edition, with no gaps. Augmenté d'une épitre du pere Grisbourdon, à M. de Voltaire, & un jugement sur le poëme de la Pucelle, à M. ***, avec une épigramme sur le même poëme. London, 1757. In-8° : 220, [2 : 207 & 208 bis] pp. calf, spine ribbed, pdt. (Joints split). Title in red and black. 1 figure in text p. 207. Bound at the end, the f. of pp. 207-208 in a presentation not containing the figure. Ref. Bengesco, I, 481. ESTC, N39770.
11: La Pucelle d'Orléans, poem divided into twenty songs. Nouvelle édition augmentée de cinq chants nouveaux et de notes, collationnée sur le manuscrit de l'auteur, enrichie de variantes, de belles figures et de jolies vignettes. London [Amsterdam?], at the Company's expense, 1764. In-8° : xvi, 384 pp. 21 pl. (Paper ent. bruni, rous.). Contemporary calf, spine ribbed, pdt. (Upper edge torn off, scratches with small losses). Edition illustrated with 1 frontispiece, 1 title vignette, 1 vignette at the head of the foreword, 1 fleuron portrait of Voltaire at the head of the preface, 1 cul-de-lampe and 20 plates, some of which free, unsigned. Reprint of the 1762 ed. but with added variants borrowed from other eds. Ref. Bengesco, I, 491. ESTC, T120301.
12: La Pucelle d'Orléans, poème héroï-comique en dix-huit chants. Genève, 1788. In-12: 304 pp. (The frontispiece portrait is missing, traces of handling, a few pencil lines). Contemporary calf, gilt fillet framing the boards, smooth flowered spine, gilt edges. Ref. Bengesco, I, 509.
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