[VOLTAIRE] - La Pucelle, poème en XXI chants avec les notes et les variantes. S.l., De l'imprimerie de la Société Littéraire-Typographique, 1789; in-12, 228 + 247 pp, bound in contemporary full shagreened calf, smooth spines, speckled edges, red morocco title-pieces. All 2 volumes. Edition identical to the original published in 1784. Probably a clandestine edition of Voltaire's famous work, which caused such a scandal at the French court that it was censored and placed in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France's Inferno for a long time. A priori this edition is an edition printed in Kehl by Beaumarchais. Consultant : Mr. Philippe HENRY

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