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G P Monke

The life of Voltaire, with notes illustrative and explanatory ; translated from the French by G.P. Monke 1787

22.0 x 4.0 cm (book measurement (inventory)) | RCIN 1000355

Description

x, 376 p.

Provenance

Acquired by George IV when Prince of Wales c.1787
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection G P Monke
(translator)

Search the collection T. Beckett (Bookseller to HRH the Prince of Wales & TRH the Princes) : London
(publisher)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page George IV, King of the United Kingdom (1762-1830)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Voltaire (1694-1778)
Physical properties

Measurements

22.0 x 4.0 cm (book measurement (inventory))
Groupings
Category
Books
Object type(s)
printed & manuscript material
books
book: full leather bound
book: full leather bound in morocco
book: full leather bound in red morocco
book: all edges gilt
Subject(s)
Biography
Language, Linguistics and Literature
Translations
Translations into English

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