The Age of Louis XIV (SUN KING DIED 1715 at Versailles ) by VOLTAIRE, Author Born in Paris, France 1694, (Everyman's Library #780) in PICTORIAL PURPLE Dustjacket Portrait of the French KING with Long Hair CASCADING OVER HIS SHOULDERS,

VOLTAIRE , Jean Francois Marie Arouet de; Born in Paris, France 1694 ,Died 1778 in Paris, Translated by Martyn P. Pollack. Preface by F. C. Green, FORMER OWNER INK Name on 2nd PG, Orange & White Decorated Endpapers

Published by EVERYMAN'S Library DENT LONDON DUTTON, 1966

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HBDJ, 1966, 1ST EDITION THUS, EARLY ISSUE REPRINT, LARGER FORMAT , VG/VG, BACK OF Dustjacket says few of 500 Authors, Blue Cloth Gold gilt Spine cvr, ORANGE TOPSTAIN, Book is mildly and uniformly age toned, securely bound (no gutter splits.) and, outside of inked signature on half title page, free of other PO markings and blemishes, and Cover is clean, outside of light rubbing on rear panel, with mild shelving bumping to the corners, headband and tail, and clear, crisp and distinct gilt lettering on the spine. Dust Jacket is unclipped, clean and bright, with some fading along the spine, mild chipping along the head and tail. 475 PGS, INDEX , His wars brought miseries to commonPoeople of Europe, Hangings , Burnings Torture on Vague Suspicion, Voltaire HAD TALENT FOR SATIRIC VERSE, Philosophy & Studied under Notorious Duc de Vendome, Grand Prior of Order of Knights Templar. Voltaire had Obsession of King that was Trifle Excessive, VOLTAIRE S FATHER WAS LAWYER TO NOBLEST HOUSES, Voltaire pretending to work in Paris as an assistant to a notary, spent much of his time writing poetry. When his father found out, he sent Voltaire to study law, His wit made him popular among some of the aristocratic families with whom he mixed, Voltaire was imprisoned in the Bastille Prison from 16 May 1717 to 15 April 1718 in a windowless cell with ten-foot-thick walls, He Buried Panthéon Paris, a church that was newly dedicated as a perpetual shrine. Seller Inventory # 29198

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Title: The Age of Louis XIV (SUN KING DIED 1715 at ...

Publisher: EVERYMAN'S Library DENT LONDON DUTTON

Publication Date: 1966

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition