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VOLTAIRE (François Marie Arouet de): Zadig, ou la Destinée, Histoire Orientale by Mr. de Voltaire. London, G. Sidney for Polidori, 1799. One volume. 7 by 11.1 cm. Portrait-204 pages and 13 engraved plates hors-texte (complete). Full contemporary red long-grained morocco, smooth spine decorated with fillets, boards framed with a gilt chain, fillet on cups, inner lace, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Slight black marks on the binding, some foxing in the text, mainly on the engravings. A fine copy nonetheless. First Polidori edition. Rare illustrated edition of Voltaire's philosophical novel, printed in London for Gaetano Polidori (1764-1853), father of John William Polidori and grandfather of Dante Gabriel and Christina Rossetti. He translated a number of works into Italian, including Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto and John Milton's Paradise Lost. He published numerous works, including those of his grandchildren, and set up a private press in his London home. The text is accompanied by an attractive suite of thirteen plates and two vignettes drawn and engraved by Le Coeur. Also included: VOLTAIRE (François Marie Arouet de): Poëmes, épitres et autres poésies. Genève, s.n., 1777. One volume. 6 by 11 cm. (4)-engraved portrait-200 pages. Contemporary full red morocco, ornate smooth spine, black title-piece, boards with triple gilt framing, fillet on cups, inner lace, all edges gilt. Minor rubbing to boards, one corner dulled. Very good condition inside. A fine set of two works by VOLTAIRE in contemporary red morocco, and small format.

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VOLTAIRE (François Marie Arouet de): Zadig, ou la Destinée, Histoire Orientale by Mr. de Voltaire. London, G. Sidney for Polidori, 1799. One volume. 7 by 11.1 cm. Portrait-204 pages and 13 engraved plates hors-texte (complete). Full contemporary red long-grained morocco, smooth spine decorated with fillets, boards framed with a gilt chain, fillet on cups, inner lace, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Slight black marks on the binding, some foxing in the text, mainly on the engravings. A fine copy nonetheless. First Polidori edition. Rare illustrated edition of Voltaire's philosophical novel, printed in London for Gaetano Polidori (1764-1853), father of John William Polidori and grandfather of Dante Gabriel and Christina Rossetti. He translated a number of works into Italian, including Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto and John Milton's Paradise Lost. He published numerous works, including those of his grandchildren, and set up a private press in his London home. The text is accompanied by an attractive suite of thirteen plates and two vignettes drawn and engraved by Le Coeur. Also included: VOLTAIRE (François Marie Arouet de): Poëmes, épitres et autres poésies. Genève, s.n., 1777. One volume. 6 by 11 cm. (4)-engraved portrait-200 pages. Contemporary full red morocco, ornate smooth spine, black title-piece, boards with triple gilt framing, fillet on cups, inner lace, all edges gilt. Minor rubbing to boards, one corner dulled. Very good condition inside. A fine set of two works by VOLTAIRE in contemporary red morocco, and small format.

Estimation 180 - 350 EUR

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