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409 - FIVE 800-PAGE VOLUMES IN FRENCH AND IN 24° FORMAT BY VOLTAIRE (pseudonym of François-Marie Arouet (Paris, 1694 – Paris, 1778)): 1) *La Henriade: Poème par Voltaire*, Stereotype Edition, published in Paris by Pierre and Firmin Didot, Year X (1801). In 24° format. Frontispiece illustrated with a portrait of Henry IV, engraved in burin and etching by Louis Legrand. This is a fine example of Napoleonic neoclassical publishing, combining the industrial innovation of stereotyping with the elegance of 18th-century chalcography. Contemporary half-leather binding with marbled covers. Clean and well-preserved pages. Sprinkled edges. Volume in excellent condition. Titles embossed in gold on the spine blocks. Slight trimming to the edges. Pp. (6), 332. 2) EPITRES, STANCES ET ODES DE VOLTAIRE, ed. Paris, Pierre Didot l’ainé et Firmin Didot, Year VIII (1800). In 24°. Contemporary half-leather binding with marbled covers. Clean and well-preserved pages. Sprinkled edges. Volume in excellent condition. Titles embossed in gold on the spine caps. Slight trimming to the edges. 293 pp. 3) *LA PUCELLE*. *POEM IN TWENTY-ONE CHANTS WITH NOTES BY VOLTAIRE*, Paris, Pierre Didot the Elder and Firmin Didot, Year X (1802). In 24° format. Contemporary half-leather binding with marbled covers. Clean and well-preserved pages. Sprayed edges. Volume in excellent condition. Titles embossed in gold on the spines. Slight trimming to the edges. 300 pp. 4) POEMES ET DISCOURS EN VERS DE VOLTAIRE, ed. Paris, Pierre Didot the Elder and Firmin Didot, Year VIII (1800). In 24°. Contemporary half-leather binding with marbled covers. Clean and well-preserved pages. Sprinkled edges. Volume in excellent condition. Titles embossed in gold on the spine caps. Slight trimming to the edges. 240 pp. 5) CONTES EN VERS DE VOLTAIRE, SATIRES ET POESIES MELÉES, published in Paris by Pierre Didot the Elder and Firmin Didot, Year IX. In 24° format. Contemporary half-leather binding with marbled covers. Clean and well-preserved pages. Edges speckled. Volume in excellent condition. Titles embossed in gold on the spine endpieces. Slightly trimmed at the edges. 264 pp. The five volumes are part of the series “Collection des meilleurs ouvrages de la langue française,” which was produced by the Didot printers.
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FIVE 800-PAGE VOLUMES IN FRENCH AND IN 24° FORMAT BY VOLTAIRE (pseudonym of François-Marie Arouet (Paris, 1694 – Paris, 1778)): 1) *La Henriade: Poème par Voltaire*, Stereotype Edition, published in Paris by Pierre and Firmin Didot, Year X (1801). In 24° format. Frontispiece illustrated with a portrait of Henry IV, engraved in burin and etching by Louis Legrand. This is a fine example of Napoleonic neoclassical publishing, combining the industrial innovation of stereotyping with the elegance of 18th-century chalcography. Contemporary half-leather binding with marbled covers. Clean and well-preserved pages. Sprinkled edges. Volume in excellent condition. Titles embossed in gold on the spine blocks. Slight trimming to the edges. Pp. (6), 332. 2) EPITRES, STANCES ET ODES DE VOLTAIRE, ed. Paris, Pierre Didot l’ainé et Firmin Didot, Year VIII (1800). In 24°. Contemporary half-leather binding with marbled covers. Clean and well-preserved pages. Sprinkled edges. Volume in excellent condition. Titles embossed in gold on the spine caps. Slight trimming to the edges. 293 pp. 3) *LA PUCELLE*. *POEM IN TWENTY-ONE CHANTS WITH NOTES BY VOLTAIRE*, Paris, Pierre Didot the Elder and Firmin Didot, Year X (1802). In 24° format. Contemporary half-leather binding with marbled covers. Clean and well-preserved pages. Sprayed edges. Volume in excellent condition. Titles embossed in gold on the spines. Slight trimming to the edges. 300 pp. 4) POEMES ET DISCOURS EN VERS DE VOLTAIRE, ed. Paris, Pierre Didot the Elder and Firmin Didot, Year VIII (1800). In 24°. Contemporary half-leather binding with marbled covers. Clean and well-preserved pages. Sprinkled edges. Volume in excellent condition. Titles embossed in gold on the spine caps. Slight trimming to the edges. 240 pp. 5) CONTES EN VERS DE VOLTAIRE, SATIRES ET POESIES MELÉES, published in Paris by Pierre Didot the Elder and Firmin Didot, Year IX. In 24° format. Contemporary half-leather binding with marbled covers. Clean and well-preserved pages. Edges speckled. Volume in excellent condition. Titles embossed in gold on the spine endpieces. Slightly trimmed at the edges. 264 pp. The five volumes are part of the series “Collection des meilleurs ouvrages de la langue française,” which was produced by the Didot printers.
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