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[VOLTAIRE (François-Marie Arouet de). History of the Parliament of Paris. Par M. l'Abbé Big... Amsterdam, sn, 1769. 2 volumes in one vol. in-8 marbled calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red title page (contemporary binding). Corners dulled, spines split. Rare first edition. (Bengesco 1247; Barbier II, 786.) Also by the same author: - Histoire de l'Empire de Russie sous Pierre le Grand, par l'auteur de l'Histoire de Charles XII. sl [Genève], sn, 1759-1763. 2 vols. in-12 marbled calf, ornate ribbed spines, p. de titre et de tomaison, superlibris in gilt letters on the boards "G. Grellet", red tr. (period binding). Covers worn. Out-of-text engraved portraits of Peter the Great and Charles XII. Engraved portrait of Voltaire added at the beginning of Volume I. First edition in-12 (Bengesco no. 1365). - Additions à l'Essay sur l'Histoire générale, et sur l'Esprit & les Mœurs des Nations, depuis Charlemagne jusqu'à nos jours. sl, sn, 1763. In-8 brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated with fleur-de-lys caissons, title page in red marble (contemporary binding). Gnawing to headpieces.

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[VOLTAIRE (François-Marie Arouet de). History of the Parliament of Paris. Par M. l'Abbé Big... Amsterdam, sn, 1769. 2 volumes in one vol. in-8 marbled calf, spine ribbed and decorated, red title page (contemporary binding). Corners dulled, spines split. Rare first edition. (Bengesco 1247; Barbier II, 786.) Also by the same author: - Histoire de l'Empire de Russie sous Pierre le Grand, par l'auteur de l'Histoire de Charles XII. sl [Genève], sn, 1759-1763. 2 vols. in-12 marbled calf, ornate ribbed spines, p. de titre et de tomaison, superlibris in gilt letters on the boards "G. Grellet", red tr. (period binding). Covers worn. Out-of-text engraved portraits of Peter the Great and Charles XII. Engraved portrait of Voltaire added at the beginning of Volume I. First edition in-12 (Bengesco no. 1365). - Additions à l'Essay sur l'Histoire générale, et sur l'Esprit & les Mœurs des Nations, depuis Charlemagne jusqu'à nos jours. sl, sn, 1763. In-8 brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated with fleur-de-lys caissons, title page in red marble (contemporary binding). Gnawing to headpieces.

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