Voltaire 11e (1 results)
More imagesPublished by Geneve, 1774
- Hardcover
Seller: Quiet Friends IOBA, Lyndonville, NY, U.S.A.Quiet Friends IOBA
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. VG+ books. Quality mid 20th C rebind preserves original mottled calf boards, and rebacking, closely duplicating the original. The "Voltaire" edition first published about 1764 in 12 vols. Here expanded upon but printed in 8 vols. With 35 engraved copperplates. Each vol with a frontispiece. Vol 1…frontis engraved by Watelet others by Gravelot. Most vols with frontis & 3 plates, BUT vol 3 had 5 plates & vol 7 had 5. Spines with 5 gilt dotted raised ribs. Red/brown leather title labels, & brown leather vol # labels, both in gilt. 1774 date along heel. The 4 other spine panels all gilt edge ruled with elaborate floral corner & center designs. Spines very attractive. Voltaire wrote a 2 page intro in vol 1. Text blocks tight as new, no loose leaves or sprung signatures. Text & plates quite nice, only scattered light foxing & type offset, mostly confined to margins. No aging or any other type of stain. But DAMP STAINED vol 3 back cover and very last end paper. NOT INTO TEXT. VG+ books. Contemporary leather boards with moderate wear.
