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Voltaire (1694-1778)

Oeuvres complètes. V.1. 1785

25.5 x 4.0 cm (book measurement (inventory)) | RCIN 1051001

Description

plates : ill., diags., ports.

Provenance

Acquired by George IV when Prince of Wales, by c.1800
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Voltaire (1694-1778)
(author)

Search the collection Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet (1743-94)
(editor)

Search the collection Société Littéraire-Typographique : [Paris]
(publisher)

Acquirer(s)

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

Measurements

25.5 x 4.0 cm (book measurement (inventory))
Groupings
Category
Books
Object type(s)
printed & manuscript material
books
book: all edges gilt
book: full leather bound
book: full leather bound in calf
book: full leather bound in red calf
Subject(s)
Language, Linguistics and Literature
Literature
French literature

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