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118 - VOLTAIRE. *La Ligue, or Henry the Great*, an epic poem by Voltaire. Geneva, Mokpap, 1723—viii–231 pp.
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VOLTAIRE. *La Ligue, or Henry the Great*, an epic poem by Voltaire. Geneva, Mokpap, 1723—viii–231 pp. In the absence of an official printing license in France, the work was published clandestinely in Rouen by Abraham Viret, under a false indication of a Geneva edition (“by Jean Mokpap”). *La Ligue ou Henry le Grand* is the first (original) edition of what would later become the epic poem *La Henriade*, published in 1723. FOLLOWED BY: *Clovis: A Poem Dedicated to the King*. Paris, published by Pissot, 1725. 19-172-(1) pages. A work by [Ignace François de Limojon de Saint-Didier] whose publication in 1725 caused quite a stir in literary circles and sparked heated controversy. Several pamphlets and critical essays were published that same year to debate it. 2 volumes bound together in an 8vo speckled calfskin binding, spine decorated with raised bands (Binding scuffed, one cap damaged, corners worn, interior in good condition)
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